After a very windy King’s Coronation Day lunch outside our litter pickers were in demand. As a class we went out to the local field to pick litter and we filled 6 bags of litter! Well done!
Today we reviewed what environmental dignity, equity and equality are and what they look like as part of our environmental eco plan.
P6/7 had a great opportunity to work with Olivia McGregor from The Royal Bank of Scotland and participate in a Moneysense workshop linked to Natwest. The theme was ‘Save your pennies, save our planet.’ The children identified sources of energy in the home and calculated the cost of running appliances. One of the most surprising one was hair straighteners at 28p per hour and a shower at £1.30 per hour compared with a washing machine at 30p an hour or a computer at 2p per hour.
The children made links to Global Goal 13: Climate Action and identified ways in which they could save energy and money in our homes.
As part of Global Goal 13: Climate Action we went around the school to check the lights and boards were all off between 2 and 3pm to save energy as part of our support for Earth Hour 2023.
Primary 6/7 used their own energy to play circle time and team games during this time.
Today we explored Global Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation linked to UNCRC right 6, 24 and 27. After watching the Global Goals cartoon ‘Chakra and Mighty Girl’ the pupils created their own cartoon strip showing the importance of having clean water and sanitation.
Primary 6/7 explored Global Goal 13, specifically target 13.3 and made links to Earth Hour. The class created posters to encourage the rest of the school to turn off all lights, sockets and Promethean boards this Friday between 2pm and 3pm. This year the theme for Earth Hour is the ‘Biggest Hour for Earth’ so the pupils discussed the importance of everybody contributing towards Global Goal 13 through small actions to make a huge difference in creating a sustainable, long lasting Earth. They then created posters to inform others in the school about Earth Hour and encourage them to take part.
We would love if you could take the time to watch the clip attached below to learn a little about Earth Hour and we hope that it encourages you to take action.
https://www.watchkin.com/0510270be8
Lots of laughter today as we shared our jokes and well done to Rory for winning the best joke. We took part in some laughter mindfulness activities; talking about how laughter is good and how it makes us feel. We also watched the Red Nose Day video about how Comic Relief helps people and families.
We identified sources of electricity in our homes then created electricity circuits using bulbs, switches and motors.
Today the Lord Provost Jim Todd came to share with us his experiences, stories, skills and role as the Lord Provost. He told us about his education, travels, jobs and how he helps people in the community.
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