These are the things we are going to do at Melrose House Nursery School this year to make sure we are guardians of the planet.

• There will be songs, maths, art and pen control activities around each season.

• We will study the life cycle of the Painted Lady butterfly by watching 4 caterpillars.

• Learn about composting. Compost food scraps and use the soil that we make in our compost heap.

• Build the children's natural curiosity about their local environment by going on minibeast hunts in the garden and at Fulham Palace.

• We will forage the blackberries in the garden and use them to bake blackberry and oat squares.

• We will learn about where our food comes from and how it grows.

• We will reuse materials (fabric, cardboard) in our junk modelling and craft activities.

• We will learn about recycling.

• Using the Little book of bird song in the garden we will learn about bird names and their songs.

• We will learn the names of the plants that grow in the garden.

• Plant, bird and flower names will be introduced throughout the year. For example, holly, robin red breast, daffodil.

• We will plant and look after spring bulbs and measure the runner beans we grow.

• We will create transient art and patterns with natural materials (petals, twigs, leaves, seeds) we collect in the garden.

From September 2025

-              Joined Let’s Go Zero to help play our part in creating a healthier, lower-carbon future.

-              Discuss if we need to invite a climate ambassador into our setting to help with our commitment to sustainability and climate.