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Hazelwood pupils touched by the Moon Moredon pupils looking after Earth

Hands on experience for Hazelwood pupils Matthew, Summer, Joseph Moredon Primary School eco-kids, headteacher Claire Leach, rear left,
and Lily and teacher Jenna Godfrey with the new Green Flag

RARE samples of Moon rocks and a were collected in the late 1960s and YOUNGSTERS at Moredon Primary make sure that everybody is thinking
collection of impressive and ancient early 1970s during some of NASA’s School are celebrating the award of ecologically so that electricity or
meteorites landed at Toothill’s first manned space missions to the their second Eco Schools Green Flag water is not used for longer than
Hazelwood Academy in mid-January Moon. Most of the 382kg of lunar award. necessary. “We’ve all become keen
to inspire a term of study about material brought back to Earth To achieve the award again, gardeners,” she said. “Planting beds
outer space. is studied by scientists, but small the school had to show their are kept free of weeds so that bulbs
Pupils were able to get up close quantities have been distributed commitment to five Eco Schools and flowers looked their best and we
and personal with some hand-sized for use in planetary sciences topics, instead of three. Over the made bird feeders.
meteorites, including a 1.2 billion educational packages. last two years children have learnt “The children loved being able to
year old piece of Mars and a 4.3 Year 5 teacher Kristie Brown said: about and taken practical action to show off their produce at Harvest
billion year old nickel meteorite “We’ve all been in awe of the age of save energy, reduce water usage, Festival and all the classes took part
which originates from the beginning the samples; it’s really special when improve the school grounds, engage in Forest School activities exploring
of our solar system 4.6 billion years you can actually hold something so in healthy living and strive for woodland along Hreod Burna.
ago. The lunar samples, on loan from old. The experience inspired a lot of greater biodiversity. “It’s been hard work but a lot of
the Swindon based UK Science and classroom discussion, imaginative Teacher Jenna Godfrey said Green fun; we’re all extremely proud of
Technology Facilities Council (STFC), writing and science work.” Ambassador children in each class keeping our Green Flag.”

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