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School trip... not very environmentally friendly

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bigchris · 09/06/2009 16:35

Been told to take disposable bags for lunch and drinks so it can all be chucked away. 60 reception kids so that's a lot of rubbish. And then they have topics like being good to the environment

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sarah293 · 10/06/2009 19:32

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pointydog · 10/06/2009 19:40

lol @ schools being more organised in teh olden days.

mil was telling me the other day how the Home Eccy teacher would often send a coupls of girls down to the local shop at the beginning of a lesson, to buy flour or some other essential ingredient she had not bought in advance.

sarah293 · 10/06/2009 19:42

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melissa75 · 10/06/2009 19:44

thank you!! Well said mrz!!

"no reason why other kids cant all wear rucksacks"....and what happeneds when we get home and lovely DD or DS has put that rucksack down somewhere, and has become inconsolable because there parent is going to be so upset that they have lost it...or all the complaints of "I'm too hot, its too heavy, I don't want to carry it" and on and on and on...and what happeneds when children do not have a rucksack? You have to draw the line somewhere, and it has to be all or none...and everyone can get their hands on a disposable carrier bag. If you are really that upset about it, send their carrier bag in a rucksack and have them bring it back home again...but be sure not to be the first to complain when the rucksack does not make it back home again because it has become lost

BTW...an LSA is a learning support assistant...just a shortform for kids who have one to one support.

sarah293 · 10/06/2009 19:46

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pointydog · 10/06/2009 19:47

They were scarier because of Society back then

sarah293 · 10/06/2009 19:48

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princessmel · 10/06/2009 19:54

I don't think it's too much of a hardship to have to buy cartons for a one off trip.

ds has his first ever trip this month, to Woburn. He is soooo excited!

sarah293 · 10/06/2009 19:56

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mrz · 10/06/2009 20:02

Big Hat and lots of sunblock she will be fine

LadyGlencoraPalliser · 10/06/2009 20:08

DD3 was on a school trip today. She carried her normal lunchbox in a rucksack. AFAIK they are expected to do this from reception. They're a tough school...

ThingOne · 10/06/2009 20:14

What happened when I was five? We didn't go on school trips like this when I was five!

verygreenlawn · 10/06/2009 20:31

Just on the suncream front we've started using P20 - it has the advantage that once it's on, you don't need to top it up during the day at all. Worked very well on holiday for me, and I would usually burn easily. Pricey, but I thought it lasted well too.

piscesmoon · 10/06/2009 21:34

I think OP should volunteer to go and be responsible for all lunch boxes! They can all carry their own but she can make sure they still have it at lunch time and that it gets back on the coach with them.

melissa75 · 11/06/2009 09:41

piscesmoon....lol!! love it

Seeline · 11/06/2009 12:09

I was just going to say the same thing ThingOne! OK I was at school a while ago now, but I had one school trip in Primary School and that was our leavers trip just before secondary school. We went three stops on the train to Epsom Downs - I can't remember what we did with our lunch (it was 30 years ago ) Certainly by the time we reached secondary school we carried our own stuff, but even then trips were few and far between.

islandofsodor · 11/06/2009 12:19

20 years ago we went on a trip to Manchester Airport in what is now Year 3 and the outdoor education centre in what is now Year 6.

We didn;t do reception class trips.

Reallytired · 13/06/2009 15:20

School outings are really hard work. I don't see what is eco unfriendly about using plastic bags. Its not as if the plastic bags will have been bought for the purpose.

My son only has one outing a year. Compared to other things in children's lives (Ie. excessive car use) the enviromental footprint is minimal.

serin · 14/06/2009 00:22

'Home and bargain' and 'Qualitysave' sell paper lunchbags with proper handles 'n all.
Only 80p for 10 and you can write the childs name (and any embarrassing messages like 'Mummy loves you') all over it.

On all the school trips I have been on the coach has stayed around but you could hardly blame the driver for not wanting to let 50 or so 5yr olds eat their lunch on it.

ChoChoSan · 15/06/2009 17:28

ffs...it's one day! - the staff have probably got more than enough on their hands looking after a load of children outside of the school environment with all of the extra safety concerns that entails. Plus, the staff will not get a break if they are out all day with the children, so they will probably not be in the best position to start sorting recycling when they get back and drop all of the children off.

Suggest concerned parents weave a lunch box from reeds, and supply coconuts for a drink, then children can simply drop the empty containers in the bushes and leave to biodegrade naturally .

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