As part of our Life on Barralay topic, p6a have been exploring ways to live more sustainably. After some fact finding on plastic, we decided to make a plastic pledge to say how we will cut down on our usage. It takes 500 to 1000 years for plastic waste away, and does lots of damage to the environment in that time! We’re hoping that our plastic pledge will help others think about how they use plastic and we’re excited to see that the government are thinking about this too.
We also thought about how to reuse our plastic. In a technologies lesson, we turned old plastic into new and useful designs. In the end, we had a huge range of new things, such as bird feeders, book marks, vases, pet toys, decorations, pencil holders, dog treat containers and even a watering can!
Cate’s container for her puppy’s treats!
Oliver’s new watering can/bottle. Watch out Nathan!
Muhammad Mu’aadh created a vase for his mum.
Zoe created this beatiful wishing well which she later filled with hand lotion.
Harris made these book marks using old toilet roll tubes – each different haired book mark represents one of his friends.
Libby made a toy for her lovely dogs, Loki and Missy, using an old sock (hope they don’t mind the smell!) and old recycled string.
