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“Let’s be eco-friendly”
More forests in Spain
2011 is the International Year of the Forests and in Spain we
have to celebrate because the forest areas are growing and
we are the 3rd country in the world
with a higher increase in the
extension of forests, just behind China
and the USA. This has happened
because some rural areas in Spain are
dissapearing.
On one hand, it is something very
good for planet Earth - commented
the children in Year 5 after reading
the news on the newspaper- because
it means that there are a lot of trees
in the country and that we can beathe
a better air. But on the other hand we
have to be careful with the fires.
In Europe, only Sweden, Findland and
Eslovenia have got bigger extensions
of forests: 60% of their territory is covered with forests while in the
United Kingdom it’s only 12%!
Els Pins in a magazine
The Second Hand market that the Pupil’s Parents
Association organized before Christmas was a big
success. And rewarding this initiative a short article has
been published at number 10 of the magazine “Educació i
sostenibilitat” (Education and Sustainability).
Congratulations!!!
Carnival decorations
GREEN MAGAZINE Escola Els Pins February 2011
“Let’s be eco-friendly”
On the 4th of March we are celebrating Carnival but since early
February the school is
preparing this big
festival decorating the
school. This year’s topic
is Stories and all the
school is full of book of
all
kinds,
letters
hanging for the ceilings and characters from the
different stories. Families have helped with the
decorations and, as we are an Eco-friendly school,
they have made beautiful books and letters with
recycled materials (paper rolls, plastic bottles,
cereal boxes, etc).
Making paper at Capellades
Children in Year 3 and Year 4 have visited “Museu Molí Paperer” in
Capellades, near Barcelona. It’s an
old mill that has become a museum
about the history of paper. Children
visited the
different
rooms in
the museum and learned about the
traditional handmade processes of
making paper. Each child did a paper
sheet to take home.
Recycling oil at home
GREEN MAGAZINE Escola Els Pins February 2011
“Let’s be eco-friendly”
From the 28th of February on all the citizens of the city of Barcelona
can get a special container for recycling oil at home. It will help
families to recycle oil in a proper container that they will have to bring
to the Punt Verd (a recycling station) of their neighbourhood. At Els
Pins school we’ve been recycling the oil from the kitchen for a long
time. And we have even organized workshops to make soap with it!
GREEN MAGAZINE Escola Els Pins February 2011