Ballynahinch Primary Ballynahinch Primary School’sSchool’s

“Litter Less Campaign”“Litter Less Campaign”

Our Eco-Schools CommitteeOur Eco-Schools Committee

Here at BPS we feel it is very Here at BPS we feel it is very important to be aware of the important to be aware of the problems that litter causes in both problems that litter causes in both our school grounds and the wider our school grounds and the wider community.community.

We are taking part in the Eco-Schools We are taking part in the Eco-Schools Litter Less Campaign as a whole Litter Less Campaign as a whole school project.school project.

We have devised an Eco-We have devised an Eco-CodeCode

In our Primary SchoolLitter can be a painWe pick it all upBut it gathers again!We do try our bestTo make use of the binsTo keep our school groundsLike needles and pins.Because of the squirrelsOur crisp bags and wrappersShould not leave the classroomTo become creature trappers!So to keep our school tidyAnd help us to help themGo get litter pickingJoin the LITTERLESS CAMPAIGN!!

This is our School Slogan!This is our School Slogan!

Stop the mess…

Litter less!

We have identified where the We have identified where the Litter is worst in our grounds.Litter is worst in our grounds.

We do our best to keep on topWe do our best to keep on topof it…of it…

On sunny days we don’t mindOn sunny days we don’t mindat all…at all…

We sent a questionnaire to the We sent a questionnaire to the children in school…children in school…

Then we created an Action Then we created an Action Plan to tackle the problem Plan to tackle the problem

areas…areas… Identify why we are finding so much Identify why we are finding so much

litter in our school grounds. Is it in litter in our school grounds. Is it in specific places? Why is it gathering specific places? Why is it gathering in these places? Is the litter in these places? Is the litter generally of a specific kind? eg generally of a specific kind? eg sweet wrappers etcsweet wrappers etcIdentify the various types of food

waste at snack and lunch time and work to encourage children and adults in school to bin and recycle.

Make the wider school community aware of the problems that we have identified in school and how we plan to tackle the problem.

The way forward…The way forward…

Walk around the school grounds and Walk around the school grounds and identify, photograph, record where we are identify, photograph, record where we are finding litter, what litter there is and finding litter, what litter there is and discuss why we think there is a problemdiscuss why we think there is a problem

Goal 1 was discussed by the whole Goal 1 was discussed by the whole committee. Ryan and Ellie walked around committee. Ryan and Ellie walked around school and identified where the litter school and identified where the litter problems are to be found and recorded, problems are to be found and recorded, with teacher help, the types of litter and with teacher help, the types of litter and places it was foundplaces it was found

Snack time and lunch times in school Snack time and lunch times in school produce a lot of food waste. The committee produce a lot of food waste. The committee would like to encourage the adults and would like to encourage the adults and children in school to stop putting their food children in school to stop putting their food waste into the classroom bins. Instead we waste into the classroom bins. Instead we hope that they will separate the food waste hope that they will separate the food waste into a bin of it's own and this can then be into a bin of it's own and this can then be recycled in the garden in compost bins. recycled in the garden in compost bins.

Goal 2 has again been discussed by the Goal 2 has again been discussed by the whole committee. Mr Darcy is very keen that whole committee. Mr Darcy is very keen that we take action with this goal and start fruit we take action with this goal and start fruit snack with no wrappers to litter.snack with no wrappers to litter.

Create a snappy slogan that will be Create a snappy slogan that will be prominently displayed in school as a prominently displayed in school as a reminder to everyone of the good reminder to everyone of the good work we are carrying out.work we are carrying out.

Put the slogan and our intentions on Put the slogan and our intentions on the school website for the wider the school website for the wider school community of Board of school community of Board of Governors, parents, guardians and Governors, parents, guardians and visitors to see. visitors to see.

We involved the wider We involved the wider community- Parents, Guardians community- Parents, Guardians and children from neighbouring and children from neighbouring

schoolsschools Monday, 14th May 2012 Dear Parent/ Guardian, I n school we are taking part in the Wrigley’s Litter-less Campaign as a means of highlighting the problem of litter in the school grounds and the wider community. This letter is to keep you in touch with the work we are doing to help us achieve our Eco-Schools Green Flag. Please feel f ree to log onto the wrigley’s site and view our work and that of other schools around the globe. There is also a link f rom the school website. J ust click on the “About Us” tab, “Curriculum” and “World around Us.” The link is at the bottom of that page. www.eco-schools-wrigley.org Thank you, Miss Edgar

We planned a BIG SPRING We planned a BIG SPRING CLEAN at Tyrella Beach …CLEAN at Tyrella Beach …

We hope you have We hope you have enjoyed our enjoyed our

presentation.presentation.

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