Tag Archives: Eco Schools
Rag Bag Collection
Last shout out for a summer clearance, all donated items will be collected on Monday so please ensure your bags are dropped off early Monday morning.
Outdoor Play 2017
The children at IMFC play outside every day, no matter what the weather!
Children learn so many valuable skills whilst accessing the outdoor spaces for learning; from self help skills and independence whilst getting dressed and undressed for outdoors to safety when handling tools, sharing and co-operation with others not to mention team work, problem solving and self-risk management!
The children may go home a little muddy on occasion but we know it is well worth it!
Remember, the children are all wrapped up well against the cold and there are more germs in the nursery playroom than there are outdoors so please encourage your child to explore the outdoors as much as possible!
Have a look at the photo gallery and I’m sure you will be amazed at the wealth of learning taking place outwith the doors of the playrooms 🙂
Look at our recycled bird feeder!
Can you guess what the children made our bird feeder from?
You got it!
We recycled our Summer Sunflowers…….wow!!!!
Welly Waddle
We had a FANTASTIC waddle on Friday morning and again on Friday afternoon. We asked for your views and listened by hosting two waddles! One in Eastwood Park for those who preferred a more woodland waddle and one in and around the school and family centre for those who preferred a local waddle! The children certainly enjoyed their waddle – or as they renamed it – their ‘Wibble Wobble Welly Waddle!’ Some excellent literacy with your alliteration boys and girls!
We are now gathering in sponsor money following our waddle. Some parents have asked if it is okay to make a donation rather than sponsorship. This is completely fine and we are glad of all donations. All money raised from this event will go into our Toy Fund to help cover the costs of Christmas i.e. Nativity costumes, cost of children’s gifts etc!
Welly Waddle
A letter went out recently asking for you to share your views on the best way to host our upcoming sponsored Welly Waddle fundraiser.
From the 68 letters than went out to parents, we had a total of 15 return slips with mixed responses.
6 parents said they would prefer the waddle to take place at Eastwood Park and were happy to meet there.
4 parents said they would prefer the waddle to take place in and around Isobel Mair School and Family Centre grounds.
3 parents said they would love to attend but had no preference to where the waddle takes place.
2 parents said they did not want to attend and therefore did not state where to waddle.
Following some discussion with staff it has been decided that we will offer both waddles!
Colette and Joanne or Donna will be at the car park at Eastwood Park at 10.30am and again at 2pm to meet children and parents ready for the park waddle. If you decide to waddle in the park you MUST stay with your child for the duration. Please bring along a small snack for your child too. Siblings and other family members are welcome to waddle along too!
All other staff will be waddling in and around the school and family centre grounds. Please come along and join us if you can!
RSPB Action Award
Johanne March, keyworker of the Blue Group is introducing lots of new learning about birds and wildlife through engaging children’s interests as we work towards an RSPB Action Award!
We are all very excited to find out what learning experiences the children will be planning with Johanne over the next few months.
This Action Award scheme is all about finding out about wildlife, doing practical things to help and telling other people. Lots of things threaten our wildlife, but nature is all around us and there are things we can do to help. The award scheme will support children’s learning across the curriculum.
There is a bronze award, a silver award and a gold award and the activities the children can participate in are divided into four sections:
- Finding out what’s there
- Helping wildlife
- Being environmentally friendly
- Spread the word.
There are 33 tasks in the award scheme and you get one point for each. Johanne and the children are going to have to work very hard!
Bronze award
To get your bronze award, you need to complete six activities, including at least one from each section. You only need to do five activities if one of the activities you have chosen has double points.
Silver award
For a silver award, you need to do another six (making a total of 12), including at least two from each section.
Gold award
For a gold award, you need to do another six activities (making a total of 18), with at least three from each section.
Here are some photographs of the children beginning to work towards the award through participating in bird watching.
Recycling at IMFC
An impromptu learning opportunity for our morning children when the recycle truck came to empty our paper recycling bags. Well done to all our keen recyclers, very responsible citizens.
Izzy Bizzy Children!
Here are a few photo’s of our very busy Izzy Mair children!
Eco News
Have you been over to see the Eco Learning Wall? The children have voted for who should represent the Family Centre on the Eco Committee and the new members made some Eco Committee name badges from recycled bottle tops!
The children have been learning how to care for our worms and the ants in our anthill. Next week, Miss Dewhurst has arranged for Erica from ERC Cleansing Department to come and talk to the children about important environmental aspects such as litter.
There is also something of an Eco Mystery taking place in Cara! Watch this spot to see what is going to be unveiled soon…….
Here are some Eco themed photo’s of the children’s learning. If you are able to support learning in any way i.e. if you have skills or knowledge you could share – please just let us know!
