News and views from the schools taking part in Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible

Winchester College in Winchester, Hampshire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where Winchester College is on a map and read about their local environment here.

To help educate the school and local community about plastic waste the eco committee decided to do an awareness raising campaign. They came up with an idea of students performing a dance around the theme of plastic. Thirty – three students rose to the challenge and with help from dance …

Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School in Warrington, Cheshire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School is on a map and read about their local environment here.

Bury CofE First School in Pulborough, West Sussex joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where Bury CofE First School is on a map and read about their local environment here.

Trash Plastic Day took place on Friday 11th May. It was part of the school’s campaign to achieve Plastic Free Status. The whole school took part with many film clips being shown about what plastic can do to our wild life as well as the environment. Children came up with …

Grayling One”s Roots and Shoots Pledge was to Trash Plastic on Poundbury. They designed posters giving people ideas about how they could become plastic free. Then they made a list of businesses on Poundbury they wanted to visit, visited them and talked  to the manger of each about how they could …

The children wrote a letter to Poundbury’s Estate Director, Mr Murphy, The Duchy of Cornwall asking for water fountains to be placed around Poundbury. Mr Murphy replied with postive news and said …

At the beginning of each half term each class makes a Roots & Shoots pledge to help people, animals or the environment. The pledges are written on bananas and placed on the Roots & Shoots display board for all to see. The class that makes the biggest impact wins Mr …

The Ockendon School in South Ockendon, Essex joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where The Ockendon School is on a map and read about their local environment here.