Cairnshill has held an ECO (Environmental Conservation Organisation) flag since 2000. Every 2 years a committee is formed involving children from Primary 4 , 5, 6 and 7. We have always had a committee of; enthusiastic and motivated pupils who work extremely hard not only to maintain our flag but to introduce new initiatives to improve our school in the areas set out by ECO Schools Northern Ireland.

We are currently in our second year and will be applying for our next ECO flag in Spring 2020.

ECO Competitions

Competition 1 - Create a new Cairnshill ECO code

Song/poem/rap/acrostic

Remember to include info about -  the environment, recycling, litter picks, gardening, healthy breaks, daily mile, fruit tuck shops, forest school.

Competition 2 - Design a Cairnshill ECO Logo or Mascot

Design a character to represent all things ECO in Cairnshill PS

This could be an animal, plant, person or superhero. You could include a short snappy slogan which they say.

Entries returned to the ECO Committee by Fri 18^th October

The winners will be announced in assembly the week beginning 21^st October.

Eco Code Competition

We would like to thank everybody that took part in the ‘Eco Code Competition’ (P4-7). All of the entries were fantastic, showing lots of creativity and giving super advice on how to ‘Be Green’. The eco committee had a very difficult job in selecting a winner, as all of the performances were superb!

We would like to say a HUGE well done to all of P4 on being the chosen winners. They wrote, choreographed and performed a rap to the tune of the ‘Fresh Prince of Bel Air’. They even made their own instruments from junk materials to add to their performance…very impressive!

We are very excited for the rest of the school to learn this, as we all must do our job in keeping Cairnshill an eco-friendly school. We hope you enjoy our wonderful new eco code…

ECO RAP!! (to the tune of ‘Fresh Prince of Bel Air’!)

Well this is a rap about our school,

We want you to know that we’re no fools!

Cos we recycle and we don’t waste,

We don’t leave litter around the place.

We care for our school, our planet too.

It’s so important for me and you!

All of us must play our part,

And in our classrooms is where we start!  

We recycle paper in the big green bins.

We also put our plastic in!

We wash yogurt pots and plastic trays,

To recycle them, every day!

If you leave your room don’t leave the lights lit,

And switch off the board when you don’t use it!

Close all the doors to keep in the heat,

Cos this saves energy and that is sweet!

Out in the playground we use the bins.

We don’t drop litter – we put it IN!

We care for flowers and plants and trees,

We care for birds and bugs and bees.

So now you know why we are proud.

And we are going to sing it LOUD!

We’re ECO friendly, we go for green,

We keep Cairnshill so nice and clean!

Reduce, Reuse…. Reduce, Reuse Recycle!!!

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