Our healthy schools council have been busy handing out stickers to children who have been eating a healthy snack on Monday and Friday playtimes! Well done to our healthy eaters!
Healthy Snacks
Tree planting
Cnoc-y-coed planted trees on the school ground showing a commitment to the sustainability of the planet.
Sorting Litter for Recycling!
Junk Modelling
Captain Green wanted us to ‘use things again’. So, in groups, we created models using junk materials.
Our new Eco School committee
Gwennol’s small steps to saving the planet!
Dosbarth Gwennol are helping Captain Green clear up rubbish so they took part in a litter pick on the school grounds!
This year’s action plan
Fruit trees! Coed Ffrwythau!
We recently applied for and received 2 apple trees and 2 pear trees, from The Conservation Volunteers. We planted them on Friday!
It was interesting digging the hole; there were so many discussions about how to hold the spade, what to do with your feet, is the hole big enough? Hopefully we’ve done the job correctly!
Whilst we were on the field some children collected litter from hedgerows and gather broken equipment. We also measured the fence lines that hadn’t got hedgerows…that might be our next project!!
The Size of Wales workshop – Maint Cymru!
Today Year 3 & 4 were visited by Elin from The Size of Wales to deliver a workshop about rainforests and climate change. We have been working on rainforests within our mantle so a lot of the information felt familiar to us. We learnt more about the issues with the ingredient ‘palm oil’ and how our day-to-day lives can impact of the tropical rainforests.
Did you know that tropical rainforests that equal 9 times the size of Wales are cut down every year? We can make small changes to help with this, such as buying a Fairtrade product once a week, baking at home (who knew baking could save lives?) using sustainable ingredients etc. And if you see this symbol on the products, even better! Let us know if you find one, it is apparently quite elusive!
Bird Feeders
The children have enjoyed following instructions carefully to make their own bird feeders.