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Every year hundreds of thousands of Australians help
clean up their local environment on Clean Up Australia
Day. As part of the programme, the National Organizing
Committee also promotes a Schools' Clean Up Day to allow
students the opportunity to participate in Clean Up
Australia as part of a school activity.
Teachers Bob Beaton and Helen Whisson talk to their
students prior to moving outside to help clean up the
local environment. Helen organized and co-ordinated the
school's participation in this year's Clean Up
Australia programme.
In
2007, Happy Valley once again took part in this
worthwhile programme during Week 6 of Term 1. The
environment enjoys a high profile in our school's
curriculum and our students are encourage to adopt
positive measures to help protect and preserve our
delicate environment. Clean Up Day is an ideal way for
students of all ages to learn about how to make a real
difference in their local community by reducing the
impact of waste in their immediate surroundings.
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Our students helping "to make a difference" |
So,
on Monday 5th March, we cleaned up our part of
Australia. Class groups checked the school yard, the
Reserve next to the school and the streets around the
school. We piled all the rubbish we collected on the
basketball courts. While there wasn't a huge pile when
we finished, it was significant, and our community is
now a cleaner and neater place to be. Well done to our
fabulous students for all their persistence and hard
work.
Our
students impacted on many places in our local
surroundings
Also a special thank you
to our wonderful staff for all their assistance and
particularly to Helen Whisson for co-ordinating the
school's participation in the clean up.
Well done, everyone! |
