Clean+Up+Australia+Day+2011

// On Sunday the 6th March it was Clean Up Australia day. So on Monday the 7th of March we had a Clean Up Moreland Day. At the end of play time all the children cleaned up the yard while some of the grade 5/6 MEPA, (Moreland Environmental Protection Activators), leaders helped Mrs Charuckyj clean up along the fences, on Moreland Road and outside the school. // // We all got into pairs and got gloves and a bag to collect all the rubbish we could find. My partner was Magma and we collected a lot of papers and rubbish. There wasn’t so much in the yard because we are cutting down on wrappers and packaging by bringing Nude Food lunches to school. Magma and I looked around the grass. There were lots of wrappers hidden in the bushes. Some of the things we found in the yard were wrappers, packets from chips and crackers, lolly packets and food wraps. I hope children are not sneaking wrappers or unhealthy food into the yard! // // Three-quarters of the rubbish we found was outside our school, which means that our school is doing great but the rest of the world is not. Outside we found papers, beer bottles, tissues and lolly packets. We need to cut down on our rubbish, so STOP bringing wrappers and packaging to school but if you see wrappers on the floor, don’t leave them there, pick them up and bin them. Thank you. // // Check out the photos we took on the day. // // By: Arshiya Merchant //