Thank you to Miss Philp Smith and the children of Primary 5/19 and 5/20 for their assembly today. Click here to visit The Pod eco website. Here are further details of their Switch Off Challenge.
Welcome to switch off fortnight 2012, we are the Markethill Eco-committee and we have a challenge for you.
SWITCH OFF AND SAVE
We would like to see if we can reduce the amount of electricity we are using and wasting at home and at school.
We need to save electricity because making electricity using fossil fuels pollutes the environment. Also Fossil fuels will run out one day . Then we won’t have petrol or diesel for our cars or oil for our central heating.
So what can you do to help reduce pollution? Switch off and save. When you are not using a light switch it off. When you are finished with the tv switch it off, don’t leave it on stand by. When you are finished on the computer switch it off properly. Don’t over fill the kettle when making hot drinks. Don’t spend more time than you need in a very hot shower.
Would you like some eco stickers for your house? To win stickers and an eco badge you have to try and save electricity at home. Then get your parents or guardian to comment below about what you’ve been doing to save electricity.
Charlie has been saving electricity by switching off the lights, tv and his nintendo ds with a little encouragement from his big sister Sophie who took part in the eco assembly.
Maureen Greig
Well done Charlie…stickers on their way to you! 🙂
Georgia has been switching off the lights when not required. She has been shutting the doors to keep the heat in the room. She has been shutting down the computer properly. Having shorter showers to save the hot water. She was part of the eco assembly
Sheila Shand
Katrena has been really annoying telling everyone at home to put lights off when we leave a room and making sure doors are closed to stop heat escaping. She’s also been shutting curtains to stop heat escaping as well. We’ve only been allowed to fill the kettle with exactly the right amount of water.
Martin Morrison
Well done Katrena and Georgia.Stickers for both of you on Monday! 🙂
alisha has been switching off the lights in the kitchen and livingroom when not needed and she has also been turning off the tv before she goes to school and she has been trying really hard to save electricity.
martin wilkie.
Thank you for leaving a comment. Stickers on their way for Alisha and Mr Wilkie 😀
thanks mrs maclean
alisha 😉
Gregor is saving energy by switchig his Xbox,tv and light off when he is not useing them.
Andrew Smith
Well done Gregor……come and get a sticker!! 🙂
thanks Mrs Maclean i will come and get it