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Hedgerow Week
For hedgerow week, we had a visit from Micheál Coughlan from The Heritage Council. We talked about all the different things we can find...
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Sep 14, 20231 min read
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Green Flag
We are delighted to have received our ninth green flag last week for the Global Citizenship - Travel theme. It is a great achievement for...
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May 26, 20231 min read
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In My Shoes 2023
Thank you very much to all who donated pre-loved shoes to the campaign.
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Apr 27, 20231 min read
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Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh go léir.
Bhi Lá Glass again inniù. Míle buíochas do na páistí a ghleasta suas agus do gach duine as a bhflaithiúlacht. Bhailíomar €372 inniù....
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Mar 16, 20231 min read
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WEEE Ireland Schools Battery Recycling
Well done to all involved. WEEE battery merchandiser collected our batteries on February 23rd and we recycled 125kg of batteries which...
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Mar 1, 20231 min read
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Green Schools Visit
Recently Áine from Green -Schools Travel was conducting workshops in the Middle and Senior rooms. Entitled, Through the Lens of the...
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Feb 14, 20231 min read
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Food Miles/Kilometres & Climate Change
We had a very informative and enjoyable workshop with Áine. Food Miles/Kilometres is the total distance the food or its ingredients have...
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Oct 26, 20221 min read
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Illegal Dumping
We are very disappointed here in the school to see the illegal dumping of litter just outside the school grounds. We pride ourselves on...
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Oct 25, 20221 min read
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Planting Spring Bulbs
We planted snowdrops and irises. Each pupil brought in a pot and will look forward to see what flower grows in spring time. A little...
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Oct 13, 20221 min read
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What Do Seeds Need to Grow?
We investigated if seeds will grow without water, light or soil. We labelled 4 pots. A - Control B - no water C - no light D - no soil...
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Oct 13, 20221 min read
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Growing a hyacinth in a jar
We filled a hyacinth glass with water just below where the bulb's base sits. We placed it in a cool place and covered it with black...
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Oct 13, 20221 min read
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Cycle Shelter/Parking
As many of you are aware, we were delighted to see our application to An Taisce/Green Schools for Cycle parking come to fruition over the...
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Sep 6, 20221 min read
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Untitled
The Leave No Trace programme aims to facilitate children’s learning by inspiring respect for and raising awareness of their natural...
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Jun 21, 20221 min read
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Rope Making with Steffi
On Thursday last we welcomed Steffi Otto to the school. Steffi is a qualified ecologist, environmental scientist and an accomplished...
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May 31, 20221 min read
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Fire Safety Talk
Stephen and Donall from Enniscrone Fire Station visited our classroom today. Thank you. The information we received is so important. We...
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May 31, 20221 min read
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Bike Week 2022
Bike week is a celebration of active travel, sustainable transport and a great way of getting exercise! In conjunction with the...
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May 19, 20221 min read
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Herbs
We planted basil, parsley and mint.
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May 15, 20221 min read
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Cycle Right Training April 28th
Our Cycle Right Training Programme continued outdoors this morning, core bicycle handling fundamentals and road skills training were...
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May 5, 20221 min read
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Cycle Right Training Programme
On Thursday April 7th, we began our Cycle Right Training Programme with Simon. Our initial session incorporated theoretical knowledge and...
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Apr 8, 20221 min read
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Wildflowers
We had a wildflower hunt around our school. We found daisies, buttercups and dandelions. We then used daisies as our inspiration for our...
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Apr 6, 20221 min read
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GLOBE Ireland - Air Quality Campaign
Today, March 31st, marks the end of the exposure period for the tubes we placed around the school at the beginning of the month. We will...
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Mar 31, 20221 min read
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St. Patrick’s Day Parade
We had great fun marching in the parade.
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Mar 20, 20221 min read
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GLOBE Ireland Air Quality Campaign
Following on from our successful No Idling campaign, our Green-Schools Committee were busy today strategically placing tubes that will...
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Mar 4, 20221 min read
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Food Miles
We watched a video on Food Miles. We looked at where our food comes from, how far it has to travel and how this relates to climate change....
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Feb 22, 20221 min read
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