{"id":8502,"date":"2019-07-01T12:22:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T12:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/?p=8502"},"modified":"2019-07-01T12:22:32","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T12:22:32","slug":"keep-our-seas-plastic-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/blog\/2019\/07\/01\/keep-our-seas-plastic-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Our Seas Plastic Free!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a Rights Respecting School, the whole school community is aware of the the Articles of the UNCRC. Article 24 states, among other important things, that every child has the right to a clean environment.<\/p>\n<p>We are all aware of the damage discarded plastic can do, especially plastic that ends up in the sea. SIr David Attenborough&#8217;s Blue Planet highlighted the serious damage that is being caused by plastic being dumped in our oceans.<\/p>\n<p>Some months ago some of Mrs Ng&#8217;s class asked us if we could collect plastic bottle tops. They were looking for a variety of different colours. &#8216;What&#8217;s this about?&#8217; I asked. &#8216;It&#8217;s a secret!&#8217; was the reply. So, as requested, we all saved bottle tops and passed them on to P7N. We then received a request for a specific colour as they were short of it. We wondered what on earth was going on. Soon, it became clear!<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Ng&#8217;s class has carried out some work on the issue of plastic pollution and their work has culminated in the most amazing mural\/mosaic made entirely from plastic bottle tops. That was &#8216;the secret&#8217; as to why the pupils wanted to collect bottle tops!<\/p>\n<p>If you happen to be in school, do have a look at the mural\/mosaic as it&#8217;s quite spectacular!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8504\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8504\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8504\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/blog\/2019\/07\/01\/keep-our-seas-plastic-free\/collage\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Collage.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Collage\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Collage.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-8504 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Collage.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Collage.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Collage.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Collage.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A beautiful bottle top collage urging us to Keep Our Sea Plastic Free! It&#8217;s amazing!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We all think this is a most amazing piece of work. Well done to everyone in P6N!<\/p>\n<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7470\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/blog\/2018\/09\/11\/p7s-set-off-to-cromdale\/gold-level-badge-small\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gold-Level-Badge-Small.jpg?fit=247%2C241&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"247,241\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gold Level Badge Small\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gold-Level-Badge-Small.jpg?fit=247%2C241&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7470\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gold-Level-Badge-Small.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>UNCRC \/ RRSA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Article 24 &#8211; &#8230;..every child has the right to a clean environment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Article 28 &#8211; Every child has the right to an education&#8230;..<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Article 29 &#8211; Education must develop every child&#8217;s personality, talents and abilities to the full. It must encourage the child&#8217;s respect for human rights, as well as respect for their parents, their own and other cultures, and the environment.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a Rights Respecting School, the whole school community is aware of the the Articles of the UNCRC. 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