Fairtrade School
September 2010 - We now have all the evidence of a year's work and our next step will be to apply for Fairtrade School status.
July 2010 - Our Fairtrade action for summer term 2010 was to sell rice from Malawi. This was sold in 1kg bags at £1.00.
March 2010 - On March 5th during Fairtrade fortnight Mrs Downes' class held an assembly on the subject of Fairtrade. It featured the Mad Hatters' Fairtrade Tea Party. The assembly was followed by a Fairtrade tea party for parents and other visitors.
February/March 2010 - Class 4/5D decorated a piece of Fairtrade cotton to mark Fairtrade fortnight. This was one of 85 pieces from schools across Wales which contirbuted to a giant Fairtrade tablecloth. The giant tablecloth was displayed in the Welsh Assembly Government building.
February 2010 - The Fairtrade Committee visited the Cooperative store in Clydach and carried out a survey of customers to test their knowledge of Fairtrade. 50 customers were questioned and back at school we collated the results.
January 2010 - In January we were pleased to have our old friend Mrs. Carol Sayce back in school to talk to all out pupils in an assembly about being a Fairtrade School.
December 2009 - We had a Fairtrade stall with coffee, tea, chocolate and Christmas items.
November 2009 - A group of pupils attended the ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the official opening of the new Cooperative store in Clydach.
September 2009 - We set up a Fairtrade Committee and agreed a Fairtrade Policy. We committed to becoming a Fair Trade school and to carrying out one action for Fair Trade each term.