Latest Update 22 June 07
Report - St Peter's Primary - Patchwork-Quilt Collage at St Peter's 20th June 2007
To celebrate 500 schools in Scotland achieving Green Flag status, the Eco-schools programme has invited each flag-bearing school to submit a patchwork-quilt square of fabric that reflects their own eco-school experience. Each square will be sewn together to create a stunning display that will be unveiled at "Our Dynamic Earth" in Edinburgh in September. A group of St Peter's primary pupils gathered at lunchtime from Easter to Summer to create their "happy eco-garden square" as part of the 500th Green Flag celebration. Using an old pillow case, buttons, threads and ribbons they carefully stitched their patchwork-quilt collage to depict a happy summer garden. Chief stitcher, P6 pupil, Dylan Mitchell stated, "I enjoyed these lunchtime sessions. I think it will be great to find our work in the completed 500 square display in Edinburgh." Amanda Montgomery and Caitlin Liddell also said: "We used lots of recycled bits and pieces. We didn't buy anything to make this, and yet it looks brand new." Many other P4, 5 & 6 pupils lent a hand to stitch on buttons, ribbons and threads, and learned to use a needle and thread for the very first time! St Peter's was the first primary school in the Dumbarton area to be awarded the Green Flag for its work in the 7 key areas of the eco-schools programme in 2006. Maura McRobbie Eco-Schools Co Ordinator, St Peter's Primary, Bellsmyre, 01389 762054 Participating Pupils Dylan Mitchell Lucy Diamond Thomas Allan Gerard Davenport Amanda Montgomery Thomas Allison Emma Jayne King Melissa Hopkins Rebecca Duncan Caitlin Liddell Joseph Fitzpatrick Amber Woolfries.
