Primary 5N are organising Switch Off Fortnight which is taking place between 21st November – 4th December. Switch-Off Fortnight is going to be a fantastic opportunity to get the whole school learning about energy and thinking about how we can cut down on the amount of energy we use both at school and at home. We are going to be coming into classes and monitoring how much energy is being saved!
Primary 5N and Primary 6 ran a whole school waste competition this week. All classes were asked to reuse any type of plastic bottle and turn it into something for Halloween! We had many creative entries including a bat, a ghost and even Frankenstein! Miss MacAulay picked Gui as the winner from the infants and Callum won from the upper school! Well done to everyone who took part!
This term primary 5N and primary 6 are responsible for waste minimisation in our school. This was the old 3 R Warriors responsibility.
WHY should we recycle?
– All the plastic bottles you put into the normal rubbish bin end up going to the tip. At the tip the rubbish is either burned or buried in the ground. Many plastics don’t break down very easily when put into the ground and so will stay around for years.
– If we recycle our bottles by putting them into the blue recycling bins around the school we are making sure those bottles and cans are destined for a brighter future!
We can’t keep burying and burning rubbish forever!
Remember to –
* Take the lid off your bottle before you put it in the recycling bin.
* The lid can be recycled too!
* If you can, try to rinse the bottles out before putting them into the bin. The bins might get a bit sticky if we don’t!
* Please empty any juice you don’t want into a sink.
* Reuse the bottle if you can. You might fill it up again with water or take it home and make it into something.
On Thursday 6th October Jen Barrett came in to school and spoke to us about Falkirk’s Waste Watchers Challenge. We learned that over £1 billion worth of food is wasted in Scotland each year. That’s an average of £430 per household, the equivalent of 1 in every 3 shopping bags going straight into the bin! We are going to work with our parents and complete a food waste diary to note how much food we throw away for 1 week. We will then try to reduce the amount thrown away the following week. We will be sharing our results at assembly so watch this space!
On Thursday 15th of September, P4 went to see Muiravonside Country Park. We went to see the history of the park, which used to be owned by the Stirling family.
We went to see Dobbie’s house and a Witches house. They were deep in the woods, but near to the river. We also saw the Stirling family graveyard, and had to say a password to get in.
We also went to the farm and the play park. At the farm we saw big fat round pigs, a shetland pony, two lamas, loads of baby chicks and three big bulls with horns like viking helmets.
We really enjoyed it. By Primary 4.
