While out on duty Tuesday and Wednesday I noted
that there was a large amount of rubbish around the school. So Room 15 had an Emu
Parade (I have always had Tidy Kiwi clean ups until I learnt the Northern Territory version which is an Emu
Parade definition below).
We thought as leaders of the school it would be
great to role model an Emu Parade and pick up the rubbish that maybe surfacing
due to wind, Melita our gardner away on leave or just plain not getting the rubbish to the bin.
Our investigations unfolded juice box straw
wrappers and mini chocolate bar wrappers e.g. dairy milk, milky way etc, being
the biggest culprits.
We put a message out to staff to PLEASE keep an eye out on the rubbish that gets
away on us and to share our findings with their students.
Australian Slang: 1. (military) parade to clean up an area by emu-bobbing; 2. picking up of litter in a camping area, school playground, etc., by a group of people organised for this purpose; 3. (police) combing of an area for clues, suspects, e |
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