End of year with new beginnings...

Plastic-Free Christmas Tree: 'end of a year, start of change'

Here at Wicor, we are very aware of the damage that plastics are causing to our planet and the wildlife, people, plants and trees that are dependent on it.

One of the biggest occasions in the calendar that contributes to the discarding of single use plastic is Christmas. As part of a whole school enquiry we are looking through out a year at plastics during seasons. How can we make our school community aware of the value of materials sourced from finite resources?

This Christmas all 440 children took part in making a decoration that was made from recycled or natural materials that fits within their national curriculum studies.

Year R collected pine cones from our Scots pine tree in the orchard and decorated them.

Year 1 dried oranges and bay leaves, looking at how Victorians would have decorated their tree before plastic.




                                                           Year 4 explored how in wartime Britain's decorated their homes creatively by folding paper to make decorations.