Primary 7J have been challenged to design a Top Trumps card to promote and celebrate actions that we can take to become more environmentally friendly.

Pupils have been given a consent form to allow for entry to the competition.  Please return the completed forms by Tuesday 28th September.

In preparation for completing their game-card designs, each pupil has been asked to carry out some research at home to find an interesting fact relating to their chosen environmentally friendly action and to plan a drawing to go with it.

The themes for our age group are: shopping, energy and travel/transport.  Through discussion, we made a list of possible actions to feature on our cards, such as:

• turn radiators down and close doors to keep heat in;
• open curtains and blinds, switch lights off;
• turn electrical items off at the plug when not in use;
• re-use shopping bags;
• pick items that have recyclable packaging;
• upcycle unwanted or old furniture;
• make gifts instead of buying them;
• donate unwanted items to charity;
• shop in second-hand shops;
• drive electric cars;
• holiday locally: staycation instead of vacation;
• walk or cycle to school;
• take the train or bus when going on longer journeys.

Time will be given in class on Tuesday to complete the final entry designs.