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swich off fortnight

Switch off fortnight is a chance to save electricity with teachers turning their lights off when leaving the classrooms at Lunch time.So this is a chance to save electricity in school .Hopefully other schools can do the same. Make sure you swich off your devices .

Sarah | 13th Dec 2018

Energy saving assenbelly

Global gang did this amazing assembelly about swich off fortnight. We acted out how it affects different people in diferent counries around the globe. We intduced the second week of swich off fortnight as we did the first week in secret! At the end of the assenbelly we did a little quiz about switching of devices and we found out our energy rating is a D!

Sarah | 13th Dec 2018

Switch off Fortnight

We took part in Switch off Fortnight in Eden P.S. for two weeks in November, however we missed getting our energy audits uploaded. We find that the School is better at switching off lights when compared with last year. We have light monitors in p4-7 and the children in P1-3 remind teachers to turn lights off when they are needed. It was pleasing to find that smart boards were off in many classes. Unfortunately our computers were on in the ICT suite as this allows software updates and they need to be kept on. The children of the Eco-council reminded the whole school about the need to save energy.

Sarah | 11th Dec 2018

Switch off Fortnight

We took part in Switch off Fortnight in Eden P.S. for two weeks in November, however we missed getting our energy audits uploaded. We find that the School is better at switching off lights when compared with last year. We have light monitors in p4-7 and the children in P1-3 remind teachers to turn lights off when they are needed. It was pleasing to find that smart boards were off in many classes. Unfortunately our computers were on in the ICT suite as this allows software updates and they need to be kept on. The children of the Eco-council reminded the whole school about the need to save energy using the prepared PowerPoint.

Sarah | 11th Dec 2018

We are Bike Smart!

Chennestone School took part in Road Safety Week 2018. The Green team completed an audit to see who wore helmets to school when riding a bike or scooter. Out of 83 children only 41 wore helmets. We needed to take action! The children spoke to the whole school in an assembly and reminded them of how to keep safe on bikes and scooters. Year 1 and 2 took part in pedals training. The whole school designed helmets and posters in a whole school competition. We then spent a morning greeting children as they came into school and auditing how many of them wore helmets. We published the results in the news letter and encouraged the parents to support wearing helmets and for everyone to be 'Bikesmart'.

lucy | 11th Dec 2018

We are Bike Smart!

Chennestone School took part in Road Safety Week 2018. The Green team completed an audit to see who wore helmets to school when riding a bike or scooter. Out of 83 children only 41 wore helmets. We needed to take action! The children spoke to the whole school in an assembly and reminded them of how to keep safe on bikes and scooters. Year 1 and 2 took part in pedals training. The whole school designed helmets and posters in a whole school competition. We then spent a morning greeting children as they came into school and auditing how many of them wore helmets. We published the results in the news letter and encouraged the parents to support wearing helmets and for everyone to be 'Bikesmart'.

lucy | 11th Dec 2018

We are Bike Smart!

Chennestone School took part in Road Safety Week 2018. The Green team completed an audit to see who wore helmets to school when riding a bike or scooter. Out of 83 children only 41 wore helmets. We needed to take action! The children spoke to the whole school in an assembly and reminded them of how to keep safe on bikes and scooters. Year 1 and 2 took part in pedals training. The whole school designed helmets and posters in a whole school competition. We then spent a morning greeting children as they came into school and auditing how many of them wore helmets. We published the results in the news letter and encouraged the parents to support wearing helmets and for everyone to be 'Bikesmart'.

lucy | 11th Dec 2018

St Gregory's Upcycled Christmas in the school Library

Miss Sen and her team of pupil librarians have made a fantastic Christmas display in the school Library using upcycled materials. The Christmas tree was created out of toilet roll tubes wrapped in foil and glued together. The snowman was made out of old tin-foil and bubble wrap. The snowman’s head was made from used newspaper, scrunched up and covered in foil. Well done to our young Librarians and to Miss Sen for her inspirational ideas.

Gail | 6th Dec 2018

Launch Switch off Fortnight, this Friday.

This Friday in assembly we shall launch the start of Switch Off Fortnight. The whole school is learning the song and actions to perform as part of our wake up shake up afternoon dance sessions/playtimes. We have done an audit which shows that we leave the lights on, and whiteboards all day! Our energy rating is orange! Our site manager is measuring how much electricity we are using this week before and after we try harder to turn things off.

Janette | 3rd Dec 2018