Welcome to the first Parkland Post of the Summer term!  We hope you had a restful Easter break and that the lighter mornings and evenings are lifting spirits.  We’ve had such a busy week back and have welcomed some new members to our team.

Eco Conference

Eco Warriors gave a presentation of what we have done so far in our academy and what we are hoping to achieve over the year at Parkland and in our local community.

There was a presentation from Don Mitie about vertical wall gardens and their benefits for biodiversity and personal wellbeing.  The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) told us about a new project that will be launched in September, we took part in one of their activities and provided feedback.  The activity was called ‘What am I?’ Which you can see in the photos below.  

After a delicious lunch (Jack loved the chips), a company called ‘fairandfunky’ showed us how to make a wallet out of a juice carton; we had lots of fun!  This was followed by multiple choice questions and a Q&A session.

Finally, they introduced ‘The Great Big Green Week’ which takes place from the 10th to the 18th June 2023.  They gave us some lovely ideas for what we can do e.g. to work outdoors during lesson time and to take photos of any species we might see on the school grounds and where they found them.  

They had a busy day and loved every minute of it!  Thank you to Mrs Clegg and Mrs Lee-Winter for accompanying the children for the day.