Today was a focus day at Banton Primary. We are looking at some of our Eco Schools Action Plan targets around litter.
We started the day by litter picking around the community and in Dow’s Wood. Banton is a very tidy place and we did not get too much litter!
Back in class we weighed the litter from different groups and categorised it into different types. We used numbers on our iPads to analyse and make graphs of the results.
The winning group was Juliet, Alexia & Robert. They found 41 pieces of litter weighing 450 grams.
We also read the stories of Litterbug Doug and Michael Recycle to our p1-3 pals.
In the afternoon we finished our graphs, started designing super hero logos for a litter battling super hero.
Finally we presented what we had been doing to the rest of the school. We had an enjoyable busy day that was a break from our usual program.
That looked like a great day and a fantastic way to apply the skills you have learned in an outdoor context. 41g was the most collected by one team. I agree, Banton is a tidy village. Maybe it also means that the children who live in it are so eco-friendly that they put all their litter in the bin. Now that is a sustainable action we can all take on board.
I really liked your notebooks and the variety of ways you recorded your thoughts, what you saw and heard. What was the owl doing during the day? I don’t think you would have woken it up because I see how many of you have commented on the quietness of the location. Great work! Mrs McLeod