Reduce, Re-use and Recycle with Potter Class!

Reduce, Re-use & Recycle!

On Friday the 27th September the whole school had Global Goals day. In nursery we decided to focus on the importance of recycling. The children were shown 3 different coloured bins and we explained that each bin was for collecting a different type of material. The blue bin was for paper and cardboard, the red bin was for plastic and the yellow bin was used for metal such as tins and cans. After the children had discussed why it is important to recycle they got to take part in a treasure (trash) hunt outside where they found the recycled items and then had to sort them into the correct bin. We read stories about recycling and discovered we could recycle other things such as clothes that had got too small or give our old toys to charity shops. We discussed how we can re-use rain water as there was a picture of a water butt in the story and this also gave us an opportunity to talk about solar panels on roofs. Some of the children understood the suns rays could be re-used and changed into energy for the house. The children were engaged and showed good understanding of this important subject. We also spoke about how they can collect recycling such as empty yogurt pots, cereal packets, plastic bottles and kitchen roll tubes etc. to make models such as rockets, robots and houses in school time. If you would like to collect some recycling at home, please make sure all reclaimed materials are washed thoroughly. We will be placing some bags for you to put the items in within our nursery playground next to the creative shed.