Children have taken part in the annual RSPB birdwatch again this year. The children spotted crow, blue tit, parakeet, robin amongst others.
Eco Club
Corrie Children Combat Climate Change
Amazingly, 19 children managed to complete all six challenges in the Eco Schools Cut Your Carbon challenge during the month of November. A total of 108 children took part and they have managed to cut their carbon by an estimated 1435 kgCO2e. It was fantastic that so many children and their families were prepared to make small changes to help protect the environment.
Cut Your Carbon Challenge
Throughout November, we’re challenging everyone to complete 6 small carbon cutting activities at home with friends and family.
These actions will reduce your everyday carbon emissions and benefit our planet.
How many can you complete?
Corrie Primary School receives RHS Gardening Award!
The children in school have continued to grow their own fruit and vegetables. Some of the delicious strawberries were sold at the Summer Fair and we have received amazing compliments about them. As a result of the gardening, school have received a level one, RHS School Gardening Award.
Habitat heroes!
Children have been taking part in the National Education Nature Park’s programme. This empowers children and young people to make a positive difference to both their own and nature’s future. They have recently taken part in the ‘Habitat Heroes’ where they identified places for wildlife that we have on our site, and mapped them on an interactive map.
Sustainable Art Awarded!
It was fantastic to welcome The Worshipful, The Civic Mayor of Tameside, Councillor Betty Affleck, to school. She spoke to all Keystage 2 children and presented our year 5 children with their ‘Keen to be Green’ arts award.
The children have been working with a local artist, learning how to create artwork in a sustainable way.
Let’s Go Zero
It was fantastic to welcome Danielle from Let’s Go Zero to school today, supporting us on our commitment to raising the profile of environment and sustainability at Corrie Primary and Nursery School.
After meeting staff and governors, Danielle met our Eco Committee and talked about our school’s carbon footprint.
The children were then able to identify that one of the school’s main carbon footprints is due to travel to and from school. The Eco Committee then suggested that children could walk to school, car share with pupils that live near them or use public transport to help reduce our footprint.
City of Trees
It was fantastic to welcome City Of Trees to our school last week. City of Trees plant trees to create better, greener places; to boost health and wellbeing; to enhance green skills; and to tackle the climate and biodiversity emergency.
Many of the children were proud to have the opportunity to help plant the trees around our school grounds. We are looking forward to watching them grow and hopefully harvesting some fruit from the fruit trees!
RSPB Big School Birdwatch 2024
Children participated in the RSPB Big Schools’ Birdwatch 2024. It was fantastic that more species were identified on school land this year. The ongoing conservation work in our Forest School area is having a positive impact!
