There has been lots going on at Dalbeattie Primary to mark Fairtrade Fortnight 2024 which has been held at the later month of September this year due to its being the 30th anniversary of the Fairtrade Foundation.
As previously reported, the eco committee made Fairtrade chocolate and Malteser crispies made with ingredients donated by Dalbeattie Co-op, Castle Douglas Tesco and Dalbeattie Spar. The pupils brought in donations for this to help raise money for the Fairtrade Foundation. Throughout the school, pupils have also been including learning about Fairtrade as part of their learning in class.
Running alongside this was a Fairtrade Quiz based on products in the local shops. We are very grateful again to Dalbeattie Co-op, Castle Douglas Tesco, Dalbeattie Spar and also to Dalbeattie Londis for facilitating this.
The children who took part returned their forms with one pound donations and the chance to take part in a prize draw. Today, in assembly, the lucky winning forms were pulled from the ‘hat.’ The winners were Logan, Annie, Elise, Rex, Evie and Niamh who also got a special prize for compiling the most comprehensive list of other Fairtrade items, not featured in the quiz. All the participants received a treat size bag of Maltesers in recognition of their effort in completing the quiz. The school has raised almost £100 for the Fairtrade Foundation. All these activities help us to retain our Fairachiever School Status which we have to reapply for every two years.
