“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

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“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

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“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!

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