Local Area

Study and
John Muir
Award
 John Muir Award
Primary 3 are working towards achieving a John
Muir Award through our Local Area Study.
We have 4 challenges –
• Discover a wild place
• Explore a wild place
• Conserve a wild place
• Share our learning with others
 John Muir Award
We are tackling these challenges in and around
our local area.
We have been in our school garden, at the canal
area and around the Falkirk Wheel.
Water Safety Workshop
Alan Forrester from the Waterways Trust gave us a really interesting
water safety workshop.
Water Safety Workshop
The main lesson we learned was to
Stay Away From the Edge – SAFE!!!
Walk 1
On our first walk Alan had us doing some exercises before we went!
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We went through a Woodland Walk.
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We learned a lot by listening to Alan.
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We learned about Silverbirch trees.
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Here we are at the Falkirk Wheel.
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...and again...with some silly faces!
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Looking at the map.
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Learning about baby trees.
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More silly exercises!!
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We weren’t strong enough to lift it!
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We played a game that taught us about the danger of too many trees
being cut down and animals losing their habitat!
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We walked through a dark tunnel.
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This is how dark it was!!
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We started to get a little bit chilly!!
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Union Canal
Litter Pick
Here we are listening to the local Litter Officer before we go on our litter
pick.
Litter Pick
We found lots of litter on Carmuirs Street.
Litter Pick
The bin bags soon got heavy with all the litter we picked up!
Litter Pick
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The children took turns to keep a tally of the rubbish we picked up.
Litter Pick
Tally Sheet
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Look at our lovely bibs!
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On our way back to school.
Litter Pick
Thanks Sophie for bringing in hot chocolate for us to have when we got
back! YUMYMY!