Environment Week

The children discussed the need for a change in attitude around plastic and were introduced to – REFUSE, REUSE, REDUCE, RECYCLE​.

​During assembly, our guest speaker was Celeste Skinner, who owns Blueberry Den, a zero-waste shop in Salisbury who came and spoke about plastic and how we can reduce our single use plastics.

Pupils in Year 7 and 8 also contributed to the day, by heading out around Salisbury’s streets and parks to help pick up litter – three bin bags of rubbish were collected! 

Tuesday: What is climate change and what impact does it have on our animals?

Pupils discussed how across the globe, climate change is impacting wildlife in different ways.​ Hotter temperatures, less rain and more droughts will have a direct effect on animal numbers. Other year groups also continued with cleaning up the streets and green spaces of Salisbury by litter picking together.

Wednesday: Food: Where does our food come from and how our food choices impact the environment?

Today also saw the whole school (teachers included!) ‘wear it wild’ by dressing up as an endangered animal.  Some of the costumes were amazing and the children thoroughly enjoyed it.  The catering staff also supplied us with a meat-free menu for the day.

Thursday: Biodiversity

The importance of protecting UK wildlife was discussed today as well as a book/toy swap. Children were invited to bring in any unwanted items and they were able to swap them with another item – helping us reduce waste going to landfill. A number of the children also helped with monitoring food waste and we asked everyone to indicate if they wanted a smaller portion than the one given and stressing the importance of eating what they have asked for.

All in all, a fabulous week – one which is now firmly in the school calendar to repeat next year.