With the environment being at the forefront of many people’s minds these days, we thought we’d have a whole school Arty Party, re-designing old T-shirts in preparation for Europe Day.
The School Council led our Great Big School Clean assembly on Friday 9th March. They also took part in a school litter pick and found a surprisingly large amount of litter! There was a mixture of different materials – plastic, cardboard, foil and fabric.
We know that litter should be recycled wherever possible. Each class wrote a poem about litter to submit to the Eco Schools Litter-acy competition. We are really proud of all of the entries. Fingers crossed!
Following on from The Big School Clean Up, our School Council decided that they’d like to make this a regular event.
Mrs Parker, our school caretaker, kindly offered to help the School Council pick litter twice weekly in the school grounds.
This week it’s Year 1’s turn. They were delighted to find a butterfly garden ornament in the bushes, which they are going to upcycle.
Mr Robson from Northumbia Water introduced us to ‘Dwaine Pipe’ this week. During an assembly about how the company provide clean water for health, and take away waste water to treat it, we found out that we should not put cotton buds, hot fat, facial wipes or potato peelings down the toilet or sink. The children really liked the Dwaine Pipe cartoons which showed what happens when drains become blocked.
