Children at Newington Community Primary in Ramsgate have a firm plan of action for helping to protect the environment.
Year 4 pupils have been finding out how to actively convince others that caring for wildlife and woodlands, plants and animals, is vitally important for the planet.
In English studies they have considered the act of ‘persuasion’ through two texts – ‘Wangari’s Tree of Peace’ and ‘Greta and the Giants’ . These are both about saving the environment and persuading other characters to stop cutting down trees.
To act out their actions the children took part in a peaceful protest around their school, just like just like Greta and Wangari.
And they continued their protest and persuasion campaign after receiving a letter from a fictional landscaper called Mr Reynolds who warned them he planned to cut down trees and shrubs in Ramsgate’s beautiful Ellington Park to concrete over and build 200 garages.
Fired up with concern for the woodland, the children worked extremely hard planning and writing him a stern letter protesting against his actions – thankfully their persuasive deeds worked and he agreed to abandon his plans because he was so moved by their arguments.
Head Teacher Hannah Tudor said: “This is a fantastic example of using a variety of initiatives to get across a message in a persuasive way, as well as further endorsing our ongoing message of caring for our environment and our community.”
