Earth Hour is on Saturday 30th March between 8.30pm and 9.30pm. To take part in this global effort to reduce global warming is so easy from home – just switch your house lights off for an hour!

FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT ACTIVITIES

As part of Fairtrade Fortnight (25 Feb-10 March 2019), the Eco/Fairtrade Group has organised for each class in school to find out about the work of Fairtrade and to carry out activities based on a Fairtrade product they will be researching, using resources from the ‘Fairtrade Foundation’ website http://www.fairtrade.org.uk  This will help us on our journey to becoming a FairAchiever School.

CLASS TOPIC ALLOCATION

NURSERY AND P1 CLASSES – GINGER

P2 – SUGAR

P3/2 – FLOWERS AND HONEY

P4/3 – COCOA (the 2019 focus and it links to chocolate)

P4 – AS ABOVE

P5 – COFFEE

P6 – TEA

P6/5 – BANANAS

P7A – COTTON (CAN LINK WITH P7B ACTIVITIES ALSO)

P7B – FAIRTRADE FOOTBALLS AND CLOTHING (SPORTSWEAR ETC)

* CLASS COMPETITION – which class can collect the most ‘FAIRTRADE LOGOS’ from food packaging found at home?  Pupils should bring the little logos from any products you may buy in to class – these will be stored carefully and counted up on Monday 1 April, before the end of term. Prize to be awarded to winning class. The competition should begin officially from 25 February. All forms of the Fairtrade logo accepted – some are black/white, larger/smaller.  The logos can be found on many products in local supermarkets eg coffee, tea, bananas, biscuits, sweets, chocolate, clothing, flowers and more.

* FAIRTRADE FOOTBALL MATCH – a friendly match is planned for a future date between pupils from Noblehill and Georgetown Primaries (P5-7 age range). Our school Fairtrade football will be used for this promotional event and it is hoped to provide Fairtrade refreshments at Half-Time.  More news soon.

Thanks from Mrs F Boyom (Teacher)