Friendship WeekTaking Action TOGETHER

As a school we have been very fortunate in receiving 430 trees from the Woodland Trust. This pack of trees is specifically designed to attract wildlife to our school.

On Wednesday and Thursday this week all children in our school plus children from the Nursery and some High schools will be planting these trees together.

The hashed area show where we will be planting our trees.

Your teacher will tell you later in the week where and when you will be planting your trees.

What the trees could look like in 10 years.

The Importance of trees in our World

Trees provide a vital habitat for wildlife - plays a part in the survival of butterflies, moths, dormice, hedgehogs, birds, insects Suppress noise pollution, an ever increasing problem in urban environments.

Trees add aesthetic value to the landscape – make it more attractive. They act as a visual screen

Trees stabilise soil and act as a windbreak, shelter

Trees play an increasing role a natural resource

Trees Clean the Soil

Trees Produce Oxygen – All animals need this to live

Trees Clean the AirTrees help cleanse the air by intercepting airborne particles, Trees Shade and CoolShade resulting in cooling is what a tree is best known for. Shade from trees reduces the need for air conditioning in summer. In winter, trees break the force of winter winds, lowering heating costs.

Trees Are Carbon SinksTo produce its food, a tree absorbs and locks away carbon dioxide in the wood, roots and leaves. Carbon dioxide is a Green House gas.

TREES NEED….LIGHT

WATER

SOIL

TIME

TO GROW

AIR

CARE

Friendship Needs

Time

Space

CareRespect

listening

cooperation

interaction

Fun happiness

compassionTrust/ being reliable

honesty

Love

interest

Patience

Our Friendship Trees

Things you will be doing this week

1) Planting trees with friends from your class.

2) Adding a friendship tag to each tree. This will be a message to a friend or a wish for the future

3) Designing Posters – ask people to care for our trees. These will be added to a fence next to the wood area.

4) Creating the leaves a tree of friendship in the corridor , each one of you will design a colourful leaf with a quality that make a good friend.

5) Whole class art work or poetry around friendship .

Throughout the week members of the assembly committee will also be filming the different activities. They will be asking you what make a good friend, how we can become better friends.

Perhaps you could add your thought to the Committees Blog – Wall wisher.

We will be using all your ideas and work to make a follow up assembly towards the end of term.

BACK TO THE TREES

THANK YOUFOR LISTENING

WE HOPE YOU HAVE AGOOD TIME.