Toucans week beg. 29.6.19

Date: 29th Jun 2020 @ 8:14am

Good morning Toucans.

This week is a special week for us as we come together (virtually) as a whole school for our whole school topic SAVE OUR SEAS. See the attached letter that has been emailed to your parents.

As most of our Toucans are back in school I will set out the list of activities for this week on today’s blog. However, I will still check in daily on the blog and you will have an ocean themed story or link on your blog, as well as a message from Mrs Powell.

Today- find out about the problems in our seas and oceans with Sir David Attenborough   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLx4fVsYdTI .

Also take a look at this website https://www.skyoceanrescue.com/

SAVE OUR SEAS: I have attached a page with a list of ideas for programmes to watch, websites to use and activities to choose from.

Message form Mrs Powell

This week we are celebrating our wonderful oceans.

The UK is surrounded by the sea, and our waters provide the habitat for over 44,000 different species of sea life, yet often our wonderful beaches are covered in litter.

Point out that scenes like these show us that all is not well in our oceans. Marine scientists have discovered that many plastics that find their way into the world’s oceans are toxic. This means that these plastics can damage the animals and even kill them. Another problem is that wildlife such as seabirds can get entangled in bits of plastic or even become stuck in plastic bottles.

Fortunately, scientists, marine conservation societies and the UK government agree that we need to do more to protect our seas and oceans, particularly where the use of plastic is concerned. They suggest that we can all take some action – even if it is something as simple as taking home our rubbish after a day at the beach.  We all need to do the following:
Invest in a reusable water bottle rather than relying on single-use ones.
Take a bag with you when you go to the shops, rather than paying for single-use plastic ones.
Look for alternatives to plastic containers.

Time for reflection

Many world faiths believe that we all have a responsibility to look after the world in which we live.

Christians believe that God made the world and wants us all to care for it: this is known as stewardship.

The Bible says, ‘The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it . . . for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.’ Christians believe that this means that we have no right to abuse God’s creation. Instead, we should act responsibly, realizing that we are privileged to have such a wonderful place in which to live.

Prayer
Dear God,
Thank you for the beautiful world in which we live.
Thank you for the amazing variety of animals and plants.
Thank you for the sea and the beaches.
Please help us to think carefully about our responsibility in the world.
Please help us to care for the environment.
Please help us to think before we act.
Amen

You will enjoy listening to this story today - Mrs Esling reading The Invisible String- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlwgA17RaWw

Have a great day everyone and best wishes from Mrs Whittingham, Mrs Downing and Mr Beswick.

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