Each class have been collecting Christmas cards for the last 3 weeks. We are doing this so they can be recycled and turned into something new. Primary 7 helped gather all the bags from all the classes and primary 4/5 weighed them. Here are the winners –
Primary 6 were 1st – 17 kg
Primary 2/1 – 14.5kg
Primary 2 – 13.8kg
After we put out some of the bird cake, we started to watch the birds from the window. We used binoculars. Aaron has already seen a wren! We put the bird food out early so that the birds would know to come to our school for food. We are using the Outside Inside Eco Pod, our outdoor classroom.
By Lucy, Aaron, Liam M, Caitlin, Kyle and Reece.
Some of us went to the staffroom to make bird cake. First we cut up the lard. Then we put the lard into the plastic mixing bowl with the bird seed and raisins. After that we squashed it together with our hands. Then we put the mixture into plastic cups and then into the fridge. Finally, we washed our hands.
By Simon, Bonnie, Aidden, Abbie, Luke and Brooke.
We worked in groups to make our own recycled bird feeders. First we rinsed out the bottles in the sink. Next we cut a hole in the front of the bottle. Then we made holes in the bottom of the bottle to let the water drip through. After that we out a hole in the lid of the bottle so we could attach wire to the bottle to hang it up.
By Tiegan, Rebekah, Aaron, Liam S, Simon and Bonnie.
P4/5 are collecting Christmas cards for our Christmas card competition. Each class will bring in Christmas cards and put them in the bag you have in your classroom. Every class is taking part and the class with the most Christmas cards will get a reward. We are collecting Christmas cards because we are making sure that they are being recycled.
We had a switch off fortnight from 19th November – 2nd December and P7 were going around classes to see if the classes switched off their lights, computers and smart boards and their appliances at the plug. The winners were the nursery, P4/5 and P7. Every class did very well. Beforehand,P7 were learning about energy and how it causes global warming and how we can save energy by wrapping up warm and turning off appliances at the plug. It was very fun and everybody tried very hard and done extremely well.
Adam
Three weeks ago we set the school an eco challenge! We asked each class to aim for a total of 190 bottles to contribute to our new greenhouse.
This week we found out which class had collected the most plastic bottles for our greenhouse. Every class tried really hard and here are the results –
8th – P2/1 35 bottles
7th – P6 42 bottles
6th – P1 48 bottles
5th – P2 57 bottles
4th – P3 81 bottles
3rd – P5/6 127 bottles
2nd – P7 179 bottles
1st – P4/5 219 bottles
We are still collecting bottles so keep saving them up at home! Thanks!!!
A couple of weeks ago Primary 7 were building a pond with Jennifer from Jupiter. She helped us design and build it. We also had a visit from a lady who works at Dobbies to help us get plants for our Inside Outside Eco Pod. Some of us used trowels and some used shovels but we all had a go at each of them. We have found some wildlife living in it already. It took us about 2 afternoons to dig the pond. Once we dug the pond we had to line it with tar pollen and carpet to make sure the water did not drain away.
On Wednesday 19th September the provost came to the opening of the inside outside eco pod and our one planet picnic. Jordan from Falkirk High School piped us in with the bagpipes. There was a BBQ for the parents in the quiet area and tasters round on the tarmac. There were smoothies, milkshakes, strawberries and chocolate bananas, potato salad, carrots, pickles, kebabs and pavlova’s . All of the foods were made with local, seasonla or ethically produced foods and were yummy!
Ingredients
1. First we got 2 bananas and we cut them up into about 7 slices.
2. Then we did the same with strawberries but we cut them in half.
3. After that we stuck cocktail sticks in them.
4. Then we got Dairy milk fair-trade chocolate and broke it up and melted it in the microwave for 4 minutes.
5. Next we dipped the fruit into the chocolate and then we left them to dry.
6. Now they are ready to enjoy!
The strawberries we used were from Perthshire and the bananas are fair-trade. We made sure our peelings and fruit waste were put into our brown compost bins!
