Earth Day

Earth Day is celebrating its 50th anniversary today. It is a global event that happens every year where more than 1 billion people take part in what is the largest civic-focused day of action in the world.  Usually, people march, sign petitions, meet with their elected officials, plant trees, clean up their towns and roads. Environment Organisations and governments use it to make pledges and announce sustainability measures. 

The theme this year is Climate Action. Earth Day is running a Climate Action Challenge which you might like to get involved with at home. https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-challenge/ 

We would like you to take part in this day if you can. You may want to link it with Mrs Smith’s assembly task this week to make it even more relevant. 

You could:

• Plant a vegetable from seed
• Reuse an item like newspaper, carton or toilet roll tube to make a plant pot or maybe upcycle something in your house giving it a new life as a plant container
• Reduce your food waste
• Create a healthy snack
• Make a meal from locally sourced food 
• Try a plant based meal for lunch or dinner if you’ve never tried one  
• Make your own wormery  
• Make a bug hotel or a bird box using recycled items that could be found around the home 
• Sow wildflower seeds to create a habitat for bees and insects
• Make a pledge linked with protecting our environment
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair, Refuse, Rethink! 

You might have your own ideas about what you could do on this day.  Please send photos with a short explanation of what you did along with any environmental pledges to earthday@damers.dorset.sch.uk by Friday. 

Finally, you could watch Jane Goodall: “The Hope” documentary  on Wednesday 22nd April at 8pm on National Geographic and Nat Geo WILD.

Have a great Earth Day, we look forward to seeing what you got up to. 

Maths:

Whilst thinking about Earth day and Mrs Smith’s cooking themed assembly this week, why not include some maths learning. 

Counting – carefully count out how many seeds you have at home, how many recycled items you have found for a bug hotel or how many different types of ingredients you have for your cooking. 

Weighing – use scales to weigh out your ingredients for your cooking. Have a go at reading the numbers on the scales. Compare which food items are heavier and order them from heaviest to lightest. 

Shapes – what 2D and 3D shapes can you spot in your recycled items for the bug hotel? Are there any shapes in the food you use for your cooking or the kitchen items you use?