Last week we had Community Week. P4’s task was to tackle parking in and around the school. We took a survey of the school to find out how many children were driven to school and then examined the problem with having so many cars parking at school. Our message is ‘ Think before you park!’ We wrote persuasive arguments, to persuade drivers to think before they park. Here is Jessica’s below.

It Stops Now!

Parking at Fernielea School has become a problem. There have been complaints about parking in the school car park. The problem is that people don’t think before they park.

At first NO PARKING IN THE SCHOOL CAR PARK! That is because at 9:00am and 3:00pm, especially there are a lot of children so if you’re trying to get in or out of the school car park you might not see a child and the child could get run over or badly hurt and end up in hospital.

Secondly if you want to help our community you can do that by NOT PARKING ON PEOPLE’S DRIVE WAYS! How would you feel if people parked on your drive way? It is important not to park or even wait on the zig-zag school keep clear markings.

You could have a nice walk to school, instead or you could learn about nature or talk to your friends or family during the walk. It is healthy for children to walk and it’s also daily exercise.

 

So please think before you park

 

By Jessica, P4