Eco activities and competitions

Harvest Food Bank Appeal

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Category: Eco activities and competitions
Published: Thursday, 15 October 2015 16:39

Dear parents

As part of our focus on Harvest in school we seek to continue our link with the Craigavon Food Bank Harvest Collection.

Many of you will already be aware of the good work of the Food Bank and perhaps already contribute to this charitable work through your own church however, we wish to collect food for this charity on Friday 16 October in our Assembly.

We ask therefore, that you consider sending your child in to school with a non-perishable food item/s as part of this appeal. A list of recommended items has been included on the back of this letter, but the Food Bank is thankful for any food donations that are provided to help meet the needs of people in emergency and crisis situations.

All schools which take part in the Harvest Collection will be issued with a certificate by the Food Bank.

If you wish to view the Craigavon Area Food Bank website please see the address at the bottom of our letter.

Many thanks in anticipation of your support.

C McCambley

(Principal)

www.craigavonareafoodbank.com

 

 

 

 

NEW HIGH-VISIBILITY VESTS

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Category: Eco activities and competitions
Published: Tuesday, 22 September 2015 14:26

Today, your child(ren) are receiving their new high-visibility vest thanks to one of our pupils winning the ‘My Walk to School’ Competition which took place last year. You can see our winner with her winning entry in the pictures below. Her picture has also been framed on our new ‘Celebration’ Wall which is directly to your right as you walk through the main entrance of the school.

With the darker evenings fast approaching, we ask that you label your child(rens) high-visibility vest(s) and them to wear it to and from school.

 

Here is the press release from Travelwise NI:

PRESS RELEASE
June 26, 2015TRANSPORT MINISTER ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ‘MY WALK TO SCHOOL’ COMPETITION

Transport Minister Danny Kennedy visited Waringstown Primary School in Craigavon and Hart Memorial Primary School in Portadown as he announced the winners of the recent Travelwise NI ‘My Walk to School’ competition.

Fifteen schools from across Northern Ireland were named as winners in the sustainable transport initiative which took place during Walk to School Week 2015. A record number of schools in Northern Ireland registered to take part in Walk to School Week this year and all primary schools were asked to encourage pupils, parents and teachers to get active and to take part in a competition to be in with the chance of winning high viz vests for all pupils in the school.To enter the competition, pupils were asked to use words and images to describe their walk to school with three categories to enter; Foundation, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.Transport Minister, Danny Kennedy said: “Walk to School Week offers a positive platform to improve the travel habits and health of our young people and it is fantastic to see so many schools from across Northern Ireland getting involved.“I would like to congratulateall fifteen schools on winning the competition and also thank all the pupils, parents and teachers that walked to and from school and took the time to enter the competition.

“Encouraging children to walk to school has major benefits for the whole community. It reduces vehicle pollution, decreases traffic congestion and helps to keep children fit and healthy. This year’s prize of high vis vests for pupils also helps to highlight the importance of safety while walking to young school pupils.”

 

Please click on the link below see our winning entry and the visit from Danny Kennedy MLA.

View the embedded image gallery online at:
https://waringstownps.co.uk/our-eco-school/eco-activities-and-competitions?font-size=smaller&start=80#sigProId1368df9440

 

Below is a link to the photos of all the winning schools on the Travelwise Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.865820960165681.1073741839.271668626247587&type=3