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During February Mr Gault's P4 class had the highest amount (69%) of Active Travel Journeys to/from school recorded and they'll hold the trophy for this month. Many classes should see an increase in their Active Travel journey's with 'The Big Pedal' soon to begin. Notes about this will be coming home shortly.
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We are into the fifth month of our 'Wrigley Litter Less Campaign' and today five more of our P7 girls (who will be representing us at the Eco Conference later this year) went out to litter pick inside and outside of our school grounds. The girls litter picked on the adjoining laneway at the bottom of the path and along the main road up to the entrance of our main gates. Today the girls collected one bin-liner (6kg) of litter.
As an Ambassador Eco School we are delighted to be involved in such a campaign, which is a joint initiative of the Wrigley Company Foundation and FEE, currently running in 15 countries. We want to not only reduce litter but also change long term behaviour.
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We are into the fourth month of our 'Wrigley Litter Less Campaign' and today four more of our P7 girls went out to litter pick inside and outside of our school grounds. With the builders being onsite, a lot of our grounds and currently inaccessible, although we still managed to bag some litter on the adjoining laneway at the bottom of the path and at the Windsor Lodge entrance. Today the girls collected one bin-liner (6kg) of litter.
As an Ambassador Eco School we are delighted to be involved in such a campaign, which is a joint initiative of the Wrigley Company Foundation and FEE, currently running in 15 countries. We want to not only reduce litter but also change long term behaviour.
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Our School ‘Eco’ Council are inviting you to take part in another competition, which is to create a new ECO CODE.
This year, we would like our ECO CODE to be made as a character (which will be used as an ECO Council logo and replace the one on the top left of this note).
What is an ECO CODE?
- Your Eco-Code should be your mission statement. It should demonstrate, in a clear and imaginative way, your school's core values and commitment towards improving its environmental performance and striving towards a sustainable future.
Competition details:
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In your own time, create an ECO CODE CHARACTER (and their Mission Statement).
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It can be created either using pen & paper, or on the computer.
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Give it to Mr Gault before FRIDAY 08 FEBRUARY
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When the School Eco Council meet again they will bring all the entries and will select a winning one which will be used as our School ECO CODE and LOGO.
- Competition entry form is attached to this article.
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We are into the third month of our 'Wrigley Litter Less Campaign' and today four more of our P7 girls went out to litter pick inside and outside of our school grounds. Today they collected another two bin-liners (12kg) of litter which will help to clean up our surrounding area just before Christmas.
As an Ambassador Eco School we are delighted to be involved in such a campaign, which is a joint initiative of the Wrigley Company Foundation and FEE, currently running in 15 countries. We want to not only reduce litter but also change long term behaviour.
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Pamela Hanna from Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council came in to speak to our P4s about Litter Awareness. She talked about protecting our environment and preserving our community. We looked at the damages to wildlife and how our community should look! Our pupils were informed about what our Council do to stop people littering and the message of what we can do to be create less litter was talked about.
Now its up to us to 'PASS IT ON.'
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This week we will take any of your donations for our Bag2School project.
Donations can include adult and children's:
-clothes
-Shoes (tied together please)
-Hats
-Belts
-Bags
-Teddies
-Mobile phones, tablets or digital cameras (handed into ofice)
Please NO Duvets, Pillows, Curtains, Bedding, Towels or End-Of-Life Clothing
Any donations should simply be left along the walls of the mall. Try and fill as many bags as you can (ask grandparents, friends and neighbours also). Any bags can be used, although if you would like I do have a number of Bag2School bin liners in school. Please just ask.
Why are we doing this?
Firstly, we will receive money for the school for the amount we recycle, and secondly, this recycling is a great way for us to continue our 'Eco Schools' vision.
Let's see how well we can do.
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We are into the second month of our 'Wrigley Litter Less Campaign' and today four more of our P7 girls went out litter pick inside and outside of our school grounds. Today they collected another two bin-liners (12kg) of litter! Let's all make an effort to reduce this.
There will be four more ventures outside our own grounds before the project report must be completed, by April 2019.
This is all part of our ECO journey.
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By getting involved in our Bag2School collection you have an opportunity to sort through your cupboards and wardrobes and donate any unwanted textiles to school.
This can include adult and children’s clothes, shoes (tied together please), hats, belts, bags and teddies. Donations of mobile phones, tablets and digital cameras can also be handed in separately.
Please NO Duvets, Pillows, Curtains, Bedding, Towels or End-Of-Life Clothing
It is very important that the clothes have to be of good quality for reuse in Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe.
Please try to fill as many bags as you can (there are spare bags in the mall if you need any), don’t forget to ask grandparents, friends and neighbours to have a sort out as well!
If items could be brought into school and placed in/alongside the bags set out in the Mall from Monday 26 November to Tuesday 02 December this would be greatly appreciated (Any donations of electronics should be directly to the School Office).
Many thanks indeed for helping us with this unique fundraising opportunity.
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Did you know that our bodies are 75% water? We naturally lose water daily!
P4 were learning about the importance of Water today as part of their healthy living curriculum. It was great to have Pat from NI Water join us to talk about how much water we should drink. He showed us the amount of sugar in various other drinks and informed us about how water helps to:
- boost energy levels
- keep mentally alert
- keep organs healthy concentrate
- stop headaches
- have healthy skin
- have fresher breath
- flush waste from our bodies
Click 'read more' to see some pictures
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Some of our P7 girls have signed up as our 'Wrigley Litter Less Team,' and will be involved in going around our school grounds and local streets in picking up litter. Today four of the team went out with Mr Gault to begin our project.
The Litter Less Campaign is a joint initiative of the Wrigley Company Foundation and FEE. The Campaign entered its third phase in 2017 and will run in 15 countries until 2019. The Litter Less Campaign Phase III is being implemented in schools through the Eco-Schools and/or Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) programmes. It aims to engage and educate children and young people on the issue of litter, and encourage them to make positive choices.
There will be five more ventures outside our own grounds before the project report must be completed, by April 2019.
The Litter Less Campaign is a joint initiative of the Wrigley Company Foundation and FEE. The Campaign entered its third phase in 2017 and will run in 15 countries until 2019. The Litter Less Campaign Phase III is being implemented in schools through the Eco-Schools and/or Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) programmes. It aims to engage and educate children and young people on the issue of litter, and encourage them to make positive choices.7
This is all part of our ECO journey.
