Learners join Water Month commemoration
The learners were reminded of the steps already learnt at school on how to correctly wash their hands while saving water.
A group of learners from Zakheni, Menzi and Happiness primary schools in Duduza, Brakpan and Tsakane respectively commemorated the start of Water Month at Marievale Bird Sanctuary, recently.
The objectives of Water Month and Water Week, which is observed in March, is to:
• Raise awareness around the need to conserve and protect water resources.
• Call upon all citizens to ensure each person always uses water wisely and sparingly.
• Remind citizens that South Africa is a water scarce country and that water is a finite resource.
One of the highlights of the day for the learners was the surprise arrival of the water conservation mascot, Mrs Drop, who taught them about how to use water sparingly.
She tasked them to play “water detectives” at home checking how everyone was handling water including how their fathers shave, making sure that they turn off the tap when not in use as well as “policing” their siblings so they too adhere to the dos and don’ts to save water.
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Teaching fellow learners how to wash their hands was fun for all, with some of them at times fluffing their own lines.
The learners were reminded of the steps already learnt at school on how to correctly wash their hands while saving water.
They had fun trying to remember the correct sequence of the steps with all the scrutinising eyes watching them.
Step 1: Wet the hands.
Step 2: Close the tap and apply soap.
Step 3: Thoroughly rub the palms, the fingers, back of the hands, thumbs and nails for at least 20 seconds.
Step 4: Rinse and dry with air.
Utilising water samples from the Marievale Bird Sanctuary, learners received a lesson on tactics used to check water safety for animals.
The presence of various small animals (macro invertebrates) living in rivers/dams is used to measure the quality of the water in a river/dam.
This gives authorities an idea of whether the water is suitable for consumption by animals, or, if not – does it need treatment – thus prompting the necessary actions to be taken.
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