On Wednesday 29th June we had our first Green Day in school. Everyone wore something green and some children even painted their faces! We started the day with an assembly by Action for Stannington which helped us to understand how important recycling is.

After that we did lots of “Green“ activities in our classrooms. We all wrote pledges about what we will do to help the environment which will be hung from our Pledge Tree. This tree was made by Anya’s mum, Mrs Simpson and Mrs Turner with groups of children from all classes.  We all had a Philosophy Circle in our classrooms, debating environmental issues. We then made musical instrument out of recyclable materials and we played these in assembly at the end of the day when we sang our  Eco School song.

Going green, going green,
How can we do it? What does it mean?

Turning lights off, checking the tap,
Having a shower instead of a bath.

Going green, going green,
How can we do it? What does it mean?

Picking up litter, planting some seeds,
Tidying up the garden, getting rid of weeds.

Going green, going green,
How can we do it? What does it mean?

Taking the bus and walking to school,
Or riding your bike, now that’s really cool!

Going green, going green,
How can we do it? What does it mean?

Eating your fruit, composting the peel,
Drinking your water – just see how you feel!

Going green, going green,
How can we do it? What does it mean?

Recycling our paper, re-using our jars,
Thinking of others from Sheffield to Mars!

Going green, going green,
How can we do it? What does it mean?