In Scene 1, "Joey" is seen playing on his X-Box. When called for dinner, he leaves his X-Box on, despite the reminder from his mum to switch it off. That night, as he sleeps, he dreams that three "energy inspectors" visit his room. They seem to show great interest in the X-Box which is still on. In an interview, the inspectors explain their concerns. By leaving the X-Box on when it isn't in use, energy is being wasted. The inspectors tell us that wasting energy adds unnecessary pollution into the environment and, because it is expensive, wastes money too.

Scene 2 focuses on lights being left on in empty classrooms. When the morning's lesson is finished, the teacher asks everybody to line up for lunch. The children (with the kind help of School Councillors to make up numbers) leave the room, but no one switches the lights off. Again, the energy inspectors appear and make notes about energy being wasted. At that moment, Joey reappears in the classroom. (The inspectors hide.) He says he has been thinking about his dream and now knows why the inspectors were investigating his X-Box. He promises to switch his X-Box off when he goes home. He then notices that the lights have been left on in the classroom and the play ends when he switches them off.

(Joey should have received a trophy as an award from the inspectors for changing his ways! Apologies from Miss Mathias for jumping to the end before this had taken place!!)

Thank you to all the Eco Councillors for their commitment and creativity in devising such a thoughtful play. You have helped us to think about the way we use electronic and other energy consuming equipment at home and at school. As a result of watching the play, all of us will make a special effort to save energy by switching off lights and devices when not in use.

The energy play in action

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Class R Recycling week

Year 4 Trip to Sutton Courternay Environmental Centre

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Class Projects

Click on the links below to see what eco projects we have been doing in our classes.

Find out about Year 4's Healthy, Green Lunchbox Project (Term 1).

Year 6 have completed an Energy Project (Term 2).

Find out about the Year 1 Outdoor Explorers Project (Term 3).

Come and find out about the Year 5 Community History Project (Term 4).

Find out about the Year 2 Nocturnal Animals Eco Project (Term 5).