Eco at Boundary: Blog items
Date: 27th Mar 2026 @ 3:21pm
This week, Redwoods class have been busy becoming eco‑engineers! 🌍💡 The children designed and built their very own bug hotels using recyclable materials, helping us learn about sustainability while supporting the mini-beasts living in our school grounds. 🍃🪵
Working in teams, the children planned their designs carefully ✏️📐, thinking about what different insects might need to feel safe and cosy. They selected materials such as cardboard tubes, pinecones, sticks, plastic bottles and paper scraps ♻️📦, showing fantastic awareness of how everyday items can be reused instead of thrown away.
Throughout the project, Redwoods demonstrated wonderful teamwork, creativity, and communication 🤝🎨💬. They shared ideas, listened to one another, and worked together to bring their designs to life. It was brilliant to see everyone so engaged, focused and proud of their creations! 😄👏
Our finished bug hotels are now ready to be placed outdoors 🌳, and we can’t wait to see which creatures decide to check in! 🐛🐞🕷️
Date: 27th Mar 2026 @ 10:50am
We are delighted to share that 15 saplings donated by the Woodland Trust have arrived at school. Over the next few weeks, these young trees will be planted around the school grounds to help create a greener, healthier environment for everyone.
Planting trees brings so many benefits. As the saplings grow, they will help reduce our carbon footprint, providing cool, clean air for pupils, staff, and wildlife. Trees also play an important role in helping to reduce flooding, as their roots absorb water and strengthen the soil.
Beyond the environmental impact, spending time around trees and nature can boost physical and mental well-being, helping children feel calmer, happier, and more connected to the world around them.
We’re excited to watch our new saplings grow and to involve the children in helping look after them—planting small trees today for a brighter, greener future tomorrow.
Date: 27th Mar 2026 @ 10:11am
Reception enjoyed a lovely Spring walk around school today. The children were excited to spot lots of signs that Spring has arrived. They noticed bright yellow daffodils, new buds growing on the trees, and tiny green shoots beginning to appear in the ground. The trees around school were filled with pink and white blossom, which the children were fascinated by.
At the pond, the class discovered frogspawn, and they talked about how it will grow and change over time. The children also explored under rocks, stones, and pieces of wood, where they found spiders, ants, and other small creatures hiding in the damp, dark spaces.
One of the most exciting discoveries was a bird’s nest tucked up in the roof near the door in the Key Stage 1 playground.
Each child carried a clipboard and pencil, carefully ticking off the signs of Spring they spotted during the walk. They were introduced to new vocabulary, including blossom, spring, daffodils, bird’s nest, and frogspawn.
All the children really enjoyed the activity and worked beautifully together, helping one another with their observations.
"I saw pink blossom on the tree" Max
"There was lots of frogspawn in the pond...it looked like jelly" Rubie- Louise
"I saw yellow daffodils" Cherry
"The trees had buds growing on them" Faith B
Date: 20th Mar 2026 @ 10:23am
Over the past few weeks the children have been busy finding out about different animals from around the world. We discussed what animals need to survive as well as exploring their diet and their habitat. The children sorted different animals into catagories depending on whether they were a carinvore, herbivore or omnivore. They also explored different habitats around the world including the desert, polar regions, rainforest, savannah and the ocean. The children learnt about how the animals have adapted inorder to survive in different conditions,
"Polar bears have blubbler to keep them warm"
"Octapuses change colour to hide from predators"
During our oracy sessions we explored new vocabulary to describe the different habiats. The children then sorted animals into different catagories as well as making their own habitats at the creative area.
Reception- Waste Week in Reception
Date: 10th Mar 2026 @ 5:17pm
This week, following a whole school assembly, Reception have been learning about how to reduce and reuse food waste.
They have been making sure that they put any rubbish in the correct rcycling bin as well as trying to reduce wasting food at lunchtime.
"Always put fruit or toast in the blue food bin to recycle it" Noah
"Only get what you like to eat from the salad bar" Faith B
"Choose a dinner that you like" Zane
"Don't take just one bite out of your apple at snacktime" Reggie
"Only paper and card can go in the brown bag" Raya.
Date: 10th Mar 2026 @ 4:54pm
Waste Week is a national campaign aimed at helping schools reduce food and plastic waste while engaging students in sustainability education.
This year we are focusing on reducing food waste in school and also at home.
Over 10 million tonnes of food are wasted in the UK every year! Wasting food wastes money, water, energy, and time.
When we waste food, we also waste all the resources used to grow, transport, and store it.
The law says: schools cannot mix food waste with other waste. Schools must recycle food properly. Schools must sort all recyclables (paper, glass, metal, food etc.).
Our Eco Warriors will be ensuring everything gets recycled correctly and less food is wasted at lunchtime.
"Don't take too much from the salad bar if you can't eat it" Darcy.
"Use leftovers to make another meal" Albie
"If you have to leave food put it in the new compast bin" Esme.
"Eat food before it goes out of date" Ellie- May
Year 1 Science: Exploring Animals and Their Habitats!
Date: 10th Mar 2026 @ 2:34pm
🌧️ The Rainforest
🌊 The Ocean
Eco- World Book Day-Swap Don't Shop!
Date: 6th Mar 2026 @ 12:27pm
This week we have been recycling costumes for World Book Day to reduce waste and to encourage recycling and sharing.
Many shop-bought costumes are only worn once and then discarded, contributing to textile waste. In addition, a large proportion of mass-produced costumes are made from synthetic materials, which contribute to plastic pollution and microfibre shedding.
By swapping costumes instead of buying new, families can save money while reducing waste and carbon emissions associated with textile production. It’s also an opportunity to encourage creativity - accessories are a really easy way to transform everyday clothes into a book character outfit! Whether it’s a simple hat, glasses, a scarf, or a prop, small additions can bring a favourite character to life without the need for a full costume.
Reception Healthy or Unhealthy
Date: 3rd Mar 2026 @ 7:13pm
This week we have been thinking about different foods that we eat. During our oracy lessons we have been discussing whether these food are healthy or unheathly. We have been exploring why certain foods are good for us and why some foods should just been had as a treat. The children designed their own healthy meal for the Tiger who came to teas as well as sorting the foods into different catagories.
"Pasta gives you energy" Noah
"Chocolate is a treat. To much choclate is not healthy" Ibrahim
"Milk makes your teeth and bones strong" Leena
"We have a healthy snack at school" Shiloh
Date: 26th Feb 2026 @ 9:10am
Today we started the Fit2Go programme with Blackpool FC. Over the next few weeks we will be learning about the importance of a healthy lifestyle and learning some new fun sports and games. In the classroom, we had a lesson all about healthy lifestyles and the coaches explained all of the exciting things we will be doing over the course of the programme. Then we looked at how we can keep our bodies and minds healthy. We were physically activite as well, taking part in an intense dodgeball session.
Eco- Boundary's Carbon Footprint
Date: 24th Feb 2026 @ 11:47am
Jarek Radon was our special guest. He spoke about our carbon footprint at Boundary and how we are trying to reduce it the best we can. Most of it is caused by fuel (heating and electricity). We must remember to switch off lights, screens, water and taps.
Another way to reduce our carbon footprint is to reduce our rubbish by recycling it. We will carry out a bin audit and check that everyone in school is putting the rubbish in the correct bin. Brown- cardboard and paper. Small grey box for food. All other rubbish in the general rubbish bin in the classroom. Mrs Farley gave us a tick sheet to help us and we will meet again this half term to discuss it.
Mr Radon would like us to carry out regular litter picks. This will be arranged shortly by Mrs Farley.
We are also awaiting delivery of saplings from The Woodland Trust. this will help reduce our carbon footprint too.
School Council- Symposium Meeting January 2026
Date: 3rd Feb 2026 @ 7:52pm
On Friday 30th January, the Year 5 & 6 school councillors visited Highfurlong School for the Spring meeting. Here, they met with other Blackpool schools to reflect on issues that had been raised in the previous meeting.
First, they listened to a guest speaker from Blackpool Council who chatted to the children about trading standards and the illegal selling of certain items. He talked about the selling of knives and vapes to underaged children, the illegal vapes and toys that are sold along the promenade and perfumes that have harsh chemicals in them.
They then took part in a discussion about climate change and pollution, led by Blackpool Council's Active Travel Team. They created their own 'Blackpool' by deciding what they thought should 'stop', 'start' or 'change' in Blackpool to improve the environment.
Date: 20th Jan 2026 @ 12:12pm
Reception have been busy tidying up their outdoor area after the blustery weather. There were lots of leaves and rubbish blown into our garden that needed to be tidied away so that the children can enjoy a clean and safe environment in which they can learn through play.This activity also helped the children who needed to develop their gross motor skills and turn taking.
Everyone worked together to get the job done!
Year 2- Investigating habitats
Date: 16th Jan 2026 @ 8:00am
Date: 8th Jan 2026 @ 11:57am
Over the last week, Year 4 had the opportunity to work with Ribble Rivers Trust. Some of their team members came into school to talk to us about all the work they do. We all started our own conservation team to help RRT. We were given a model of a river and in our conservation teams, we had to label each part of the river Ribble. We had to use our oracy skills to discuss where we thought each part went. We found the tributaries, saw meanders in the river and found the source and mouth.
Helen (RRT) told us how the floodplains rich with wildlife because the river’s water creating the floodplains bring lots of nutrition for the wildlife. We looked at lots of different wildlife and decided which were freshwater and which were saltwater. We were surprised to learn that trouts all start in a river as a Brown Trout, but some migrate to the sea and become sea trouts.
Helen and Cody from RRT also told us about their jobs as engagement officers and how they work with school to help spread the word.
RRT are planting 35,000 trees this year to help provide shade for the river wildlife during hot months and they have also helped farmers pay for fences to stop their animals going near the rivers and causing pollution. Pollution such as sewage waste and litter can harm rivers and their wildlife.
In the afternoons, we were lucky enough to go out on a walk to Stanley Park. We saw lots of nature and Helen taught us about wildlife we saw there.
In a tree filled area of Stanley Park, we paused for two minutes to listen to the sounds we could hear. We heard birds tweeting, people talking walking passed and even the sealions at the zoo!
Afterwards, we picked leaves to do leaf printing back in school.
Along our walk there and back we couldn’t believe the amount of litter we saw. We spoke about how this affects wildlife and our environment.
Date: 12th Dec 2025 @ 10:11am
The National Trust are committed to preserving the natural beauty of the landscape and, as a testament to this, they encourage festive tree dressing at this time of year.
Here at Boundary, we decided it would be fun to celebrate this and chose three trees in our school grounds to dress- one in Nursery outdoor area, one in Reception outdoor area and one in KS2 garden area.
Take a look at how great they look!
Date: 5th Dec 2025 @ 10:27am
Tree dressing is celebrated in different cultures all over the world. It’s a tradition that brings people closer to trees and highlights the important role they play in our lives. It’s also a great way of showing gratitude for all the benefits trees provide.
We loved dressing one of the trees in our outdoor area. It's so lovely to look outside and look at..
Find out more here:
Date: 26th Nov 2025 @ 12:17pm
Nursery have been learning about Autumn and how as it gets colder, there is less food for the wildlife. We talked about how squrriels will collect as much food as they can and store it for winter (a bit like doing the big shop!) and how we can help the animals by leaving food out. We filled up some bird feeders with seeds and fat balls and are now waiting to see if any birds come to our Bird Cafe!
Date: 25th Nov 2025 @ 12:55pm
In Redwoods we spent the week looking at and thinking about what being Eco Friendly means. We discussed different examples of pollution and how these damage the environment. Together we also designed persuasive posters encouraging our peers to become Eco Friendly by recyling, walking to school, saving water and electricity and many more ways. We were lucky to get a tour of school from Mr Galloway our site surpervisor. He told us all about the things Boundary School does to be Eco Friendly. This helped us to gather ideas for our letters to Miss Moyes about other ways our school could reduce its carbon footprint.
Date: 21st Nov 2025 @ 11:13am
This week was the launch of Switch of Week.
It was began on Monday as a whole school assembly where the children were reminded about saving electricty at both home and school. The elctricity metre was read by Redwood class and the Eco Warriors have been checking around school to make sure light swithches, plugs for screens and laptops were switched off to save electricty.
This should help reduce our electricty bill and climate change.
Eco at Boundary- Switch Off Week
Date: 17th Nov 2025 @ 6:59pm
This week was the start of Switch- Off Week!
It was launched on Monday with an assembly reminding children of how to save electricity at school and at home and the reasons why.
The Eco Warriors read the electricity meter on Monday and they will be monitoring the number of lights and plugs that are switched off around school.
"We need to switch off electricity to save money- electricity is expensive" Lacey.
"You could try and wash your clothes by hand and then put them outside on a washing line to dry" Rose.
"I will switch off the lights in my classroom" Isaac.
Date: 7th Nov 2025 @ 10:37am
Gardening club have been busy preparing the school for Winter.
They have been harvesting the pears from the pear tree,weeding, tidying up rubbish and planting Spring bulbs around school.
Date: 17th Oct 2025 @ 11:12am
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Date: 25th Sep 2025 @ 11:09am
Our fitness unit continues as we look at increasing our heart rate through gentle exercise, increasing this so we use more energy. This week we also introduced the skill of evading in small group games involving attack and defence positions. We thought tactically about how we would move in order to slow down an attacker and how sometimes this involves larger movements of our bodies all the while the attacker had to think about how they moved, introducing 'false moves' to put off the defenders and break through the defense.
Eco- 6 Times Winner of the Green Flag Award
Date: 8th Sep 2025 @ 4:18pm
We are pleased to announce that once again we have acheived the Eco Schools Green Flag Award!
The award recognises the incredible efforts of our children and staff, showcasing their dedication to supporting our planet's health and inspiring others.
Our wall plaque is on display outside the hall doors near the car park and our certificate is proudly diplayed on the wall with all our other school acheivements.
