DENNY PRIMARY ECO WARRIORS

Eco School Action Plan

Eco Schools Topic:Date Range of this Plan:

 

 

Action

Who’s in charge?

When will it be done by?

How can we monitor it?

How will we know when we’re successful?

How much will it cost?

Did it work?

Any ideas for the future?

 

 

Children will learn what transport is

 

 

P1R

Jan 2015

P1 will create a display showing a variety of modes of transport.

P1 will be able to name different types of transport

 

 

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Children now aware of more modes of transport.

 

 

 

Children will be able to categorise types of transport eg. motorised etc

 

 

P1R

April 2015

Evidence from class work – photographs, cut and stick sorting activity

P1 will be able to sort types of transport based on how they move/work.

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Children were able to group the different types of transport.

 

 

Children will learn what transport is

 

 

P1R

Feb 2016

P1 will create a mindmap showing different kinds of transport that they know.

P1 will be able to name different types of transport

 

 

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P1 had a good understanding of transport and many ideas came forward once discussion was started.

 

 

 

 

Children will be able to categorise types of transport eg. motorised etc

 

P1R

April 2016

Evidence from class work – drawings, photographs, cut and stick sorting activity

P1 will be able to sort types of transport based on how they move/work.

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Children will be able identify modes of transport which are more eco-friendly

 

 

P1R

April 2016

On our transport display we will sort transportation into eco and non eco friendly.

P1 will begin to understand the concept of eco and non eco friendly modes of transport.

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Children will complete a traffic survey – how many cars pass the school gates in 10 mins. Completed at different times of the day

P1R

June 2016

Record sheets from each survey.

P1 will be able to use tally marks to record the number of cars passing the school. We will be able to use our results to identify the busiest time of day.

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Walk, scoot or cycle to school posters made and displayed around the school, including information about the benefits.

 

P.3/4

 

May 2016

Survey prior to displaying posters of method of transport to school.

Follow-up survey and find if there has been an increase in walking/cycling or scooting to school.

 

 

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Write letters to parents encouraging them to walk, scoot or cycle to school when possible. Discuss benefits

 

 

P3R

 

April 2015

Survey prior to distributing letters to parents for how many children walk to school.

Follow-up survey roughly one month later to see if there has been an improvement/increase in the number of children walking, scooting or cycling to school.

 

 

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Write letters to parents encouraging them to walk, scoot or cycle to school when possible. Discuss benefits

 

 

P3/4

 

April 2016

Survey prior to distributing letters to parents for how many children walk to school.

Follow-up survey roughly one month later to see if there has been an improvement/increase in the number of children walking, scooting or cycling to school.

 

 

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Children will complete a traffic survey to see what types of vehicles pass the school gates in 20 mins. Completed at different times of the day

P.3/4

June 2016

Record sheets from each survey.

P.3/4 will be able to use tally marks to record the number of each type of vehicle passing the school. We will be record our results in a bar graph.

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Car Parking

Walk to School Survey

Car Park Safety

Car sharing

 

Walk to School posters

 

P.4

 

June 2015

Weekly survey and graph showing results which can be displayed.

Most successful class have an award.

Posters displayed around the school.

More children are walking to school.  Parents observe safety in the car park.

 

 

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Bikes

School rules for bikes

Bikeability 1

Bike/scooter survey

Bike security/police marking

Police road safety

Protective clothing, reflectors.

 

 

P.5

 

 

 

 

P.5

 

 

May/June 2015

 

 

 

Aug/Sept 2015

Write letters to police to mark bikes, input on road safety.  How to be safe on our bikes.

 

Posters for bike safety.  Put safety videos on available for school.

 

Children cycling to school will have appropriate protection.

 

 

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Bikeability 2

 

P.6

 

 

 

Aug/Sept 2015

Cycle Training Assistants will train and monitor children’s progress.

Children taking part in Bikeability 2 will be more competent cycling on roads.

 

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Car Safety

Speed limit 20 mph

Seatbelts

Lay by/drop off point

Engines running-exhaust fumes

Smoking in the car

 

 

P.5

 

Sept 2015

 

Information leaflet to be sent home designed and produced by the children.  Find out about new smoking laws and produce No Smoking signs/stickers for the cars.

 

By observation and Mr Forsyth reporting whether there has been an improvement in passenger safety.

 

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Health and Wellbeing ongoing lessons on being fit and healthy and road safety.

 

 

 

 

P.4

 

June 2016

Relating to survey above.

Children being able to discuss and show an awareness of health and safety.

More children using the route to school safely.  Checking regularly children’s awareness of the rules.

 

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Food Miles

Seasonal food

Transport and food

Locally sourced food/farm shops

 

 

 

P.5

 

June 2016

Investigating where food comes from.  Environmental and financial costs of transportation.

Environmental and financial benefits of locally sources food.

 

 

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Cycle safety- children to be aware of the importance of cycle safety.

 

 

P.7.

 

October 2015

Children to look at how to cycle safely and create leaflets to promote this.

The children will be able to discuss and give reasons for the importance of cycling safely and wearing appropriate clothing.

 

Children had a great discussion and created leaflets to show how the importance of cycle safety.