Birchgrove Primary School News Feed - Eco News

Eco Celebration – Year 3

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 11:46:42 GMT

Year 3 investigated litter in the school grounds and at Heath Park. They shared their findings with the school, and what they have done to help prevent so much litter in the future.

Eco Celebration - Year 3 Litter & the local community

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 17:49:17 GMT

Year 3 completed a litter pick in Heath Park. They analysed their data and concluded that there was too much litter in the local area. They then designed informative posters encouraging local people to use the bins provided or take their litter home. The children also wrote to the University Hospital of Wales asking them to take care of their equipment, as quite a few plastic medical gowns were found on their litter pick in the park. The children shared and celebrated their positive action in a whole school assembly.

Eco Celebration - Year 5 Fairtrade Cafe

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 14:15:55 GMT

Year 5 learnt about carbon footprints and how Fairtrade products can help farmers in other countries.

Eco Celebration - Year 1 Bug Hotels

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 14:19:22 GMT

Year 1 - Bug hunt and making bug hotels to attract more insects.

Eco Celebration - Reception - How we feel before & after exercise

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 14:21:39 GMT

Reception thought about how they felt before and after exercising.

Eco Celebration - Year 6 Water & Energy Conservation

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 14:25:39 GMT

Year 6 had a visit from Dwr Cymru and then thought about ways to conserve water. They also looked at the school's energy consumption and considered ways to reduce it.

Eco Celebration - Year 4 Beach clean & choosing sustainable fish

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 14:01:10 GMT

Eco Celebration - Year 2 Eco Sandwich Wraps

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:37:54 GMT

In Year 2, we completed an eco-activity where we investigated what we use to wrap our sandwiches. After carrying out a survey, we found out most children bring their food wrapped in cling film. After researching, we learnt this one-use plastic is bad for the environment, so we decided to think of a different way to wrap our food. Using the iPad, we researched different options and chose beeswax wraps as the best choice because they are reusable. We then decided to make our own beeswax wrap! We designed, measured, decorated and made our own wraps and now use them to wrap our tasty treats in! Year 2 put a short presentation together to 'show and share' their learning with the rest of the school. Have a look!

If you would like to make your own, here are instructions on how to make a beeswax wrap.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uJYJzPZR7Ow6-Me1dpPvWq9lpI4LQGB1P03Av1olQVU/edit?usp=drive_link

Here is the PowerPoint that shows what the children did during the project.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lf58wejSaAckcPUycZFDW4Wmepq8DuoIi4syA1Y6f5Q/edit?usp=drive_link