Today visit seen every pupil in the school from reception to year 6 take part in a litter pick activity. The morning was spent with children from Willow, Rowan, Hazel and Oak classes litter picking their school grounds. A reception pupil from the willow class came running up to me with her litter picker raised to show me that she had found half a grass snake. Her very proud achievement seen us all smile (and shiver a little) as we congratulated her on her find. This as an ambassador was a first for me as no one has ever found a snake before. The children from Willow were the clear winners of the day as they found the oldest piece of litter of 12 years slightly buried in the soil under a tree. Brilliantly spotte
On a more serious note the children loved the litter pick activity and their infectious enthusiasm was witness as they raced around to find the oldest piece of litter throughout my litter challenges.
The afternoon seen key stage 2 classes Ash, Maple & Elm take to the schools community streets to litter pick showing incredible community support. Ash class made their way to the recreational park where one pupil found a crisp packet dating back 10 years but I have to say the community areas were impressively very clean.
Maple and Elm are the oldest year groups in the school so I set them a slightly harder challenge to clear up as we headed along a public footpath. The teachers were surprised at the amount of plastic waste the children found in such a short amount of time. Personally children never shock me as they are incredible at hunting out litter and this visit did not let us down as over all the children collected 7 bags of litter in total.
I would like to thank the school, teachers and pupils for a fantastic day spent talking rubbish. Karen
TEACHERS COMMENT
I wanted to email you to tell you what a fantastic time we had with Karen from Little Litter Warriors. She delivered litter picking sessions to the entire school in one day, which was a brilliant achievement! Every class enjoyed the sessions immensely and the whole school was buzzing with excitement afterwards. The children certainly became more aware of the impact that litter has on our local environment- particularly wildlife.
Communication with Karen in the lead up to the visit and on the day itself was excellent. She was very engaging and ensured all children were involved and felt successful. It was fascinating to see the litter that she brought in from so long ago!
I'd like to say a massive thank you to Karen for her hard work, I'll definitely be recommending the fun and informative session to my teacher colleagues around the area!
Kind regards,
Year 5 teacher- Norton Juxta Kempsey Primary School
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