Climate Action Week
Last week the Green Team planned and led Climate Action Week for the whole school.
The week started with planting and litter picking in our playground.
We had a whole school walk to the woods on Tuesday where parents and families were invited to join us. This was a great success. The weather even stayed nice for us and the pupils and parents had a lovely time exploring and hunting for different things in the woods. In the spirit of sustainability, we didn’t bring anything home from the woods except for some lovely memories.
Tuesday continued with a recycling challenge in assembly where the pupils were challenged to create a toy or a game using recycling that had been brought in from home. Reusing items that would have normally gone in the family recycling bin. You will be able to see some of our fabulous creations in our photo gallery.
On Wednesday we continued our planting. P5/6/7 learned the planters at the front of the school and the bee hotels in the playground. They will be replanted with wildflowers and spring bulbs. P3/4/5 planted herbs such as thyme and rosemary, whilst P1/2/3 planted onions and carrots.
Thursday was “No Power Day” and whilst it was nearly impossibly to get through the whole day using absolutely no power, it was possible for staff and pupils to all be more aware of the power we use every day without thinking about it.
Friday was our “One Planet Picnic”. Pupils all prepared foods to eat. P1/2/3 prepared fruit, P3/4/5 prepared fruit smoothies and P5/6/7 made their own bread for sandwiches. We sourced our fruit from the fruit shop in Kilsyth and it was delivered to us. We saved on plastic packaging and our fruit was lovely and fresh from the fruit market that morning. Pupils brought waste free snacks in reusable containers and we all enjoyed fruit, smoothies, and sandwiches prepared by our pupils. Once again, the weather brightened up for us and we had a great picnic outside with our friends.
Have a look at our photo gallery for a wee taste of our week.
