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Students go green for award
LITTLE HANDS made light work transforming the school grounds of Sir Edmund Hillary Primary School.
Youngsters at The Oval, Worksop, planted trees as part of The Tree Council's National Tree Week held between 21st November to 2nd December.
Children worked hard for the eco project with help from Jim Staveley and his wife Sally Staveley both parent/volunteers and Mike Kirkham.
"The project will help improve the school grounds and also helps get the children involved with planting and caring of trees," said headteacher, Simon Tollervey.
Their hands on approach ensured children understood the value and importance of trees for maintaining habitats and wildlife.
Environmentally friendly pupils who took part were: Joshua Hooton, Cara Graves and Olivia Kirkham who helped plant the trees.
The school was one of many community groups picked to share in the 25,000 handout from the environmental charity.
"We are grateful to The Tree Council for the award, it enables us to improve our school grounds further and encourage our pupils to respect and care for our green spaces," added Mr Tollervey.
"The children are already benefiting from a fantastic new wildlife area. The trees we are planting will enhance their learning and play environment further still."
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Sunday 05 February 2012
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