Room+4+-+Australia



=We are a class of mixed aged students (with special needs) ranging from Years 2-7. Our teacher's name is Angie. W​e live in South Australia. You can read our adventures on our blog.= =__ Earth Day 2010 __= = Room 4 had a lengthy discussion about why we have Earth Day and the importance of taking care of our planet. Some students mentioned that they had participated in Earth Hour during the holidays. We discussed what might happen if we throw our rubbish on the ground instead of putting it in the bin. We also talked about the animals on Earth and what would happen to them if we didn't look after our planet. = = = = All student have curb side recycling bins and we discussed where our recycling goes and why it is a good idea to recycle some of our waste. We are going to make sure we always use our paper recycling bin in the classroom. We are also going to remember to turn the lights off when we leave the room. In South Australia our supermarkets no longer give you plastic bags. We talked about why this is a good thing for our planet. = = = = To finish our dicussion we finished this statement "The Earth is worth protecting because...". Room 4 came up with a variety responses. We wrote our sentences in the middle of a circle to represent earth. We then traced our hands, cut them out and glued them around the circle to represent how much we care for our planet. = = = = =

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