Back in March, after initially preparing a pocket for est area, the Green school planted plants and shrubs. Just last week, the Green School Committee revisited the pocket forest site to see first hand the growth that had taken place over the past few months. The results we are delighted to announce were outstanding and…
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We would like to say a big thanks to the pupils who cycled on our annual COW day. As a result of so many of them choosing to cycle to school we smashed our previous COW day record. It was fantastic to see the bike shed bursting with bikes. A huge thanks goes to Ms…
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This week is National Bike Week. Tomorrow, is our Cycle On Wednesday – COW Day! We encourage boys to cycle to school if it is safe to do so. Remember, cyclists must wear a helmet! This week we marked Bike Week 2024 with a number of very exciting line up of events. The first was the the…
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A huge thanks to Louth County Council for the donation of our new compost bin. This will help our school continue to reduce food waste and foster a more sustainable environment in our school community.
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Today our Green Flag committee took to finish the process of the Pocket Forest that they had started a few months back at the Fairy Pumping Station. In doing so the boys planted trees throughout the prepped area ranging from small shrubs to taller trees in order to replicate what would be present in a…
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Our Big Travel Challenge will return from Monday March 4th and lasts for 10 days school days, finishing on March 15th. The challenge is to Walk to School as much as possible during this time. Our classes will be recording the progress on their Golden Boot sheet and improvements as well as overall winners will…
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This year our Green Schools Committee ran the annual Chrsitmas Tree Decoration Competition. The criteria for this year was that the decoration must be made from recycled materials (nothing bought!) and it must hang. As you can see from our beautiful decoration tree, there were over 40 entries this year and such a high standard…
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This week our Green School Committee took a trip to the Fairy Pumping Station, just around the corner from our school to prepare for the planting of a pocket forest. In preparing the ground, the committee gathered leaves from the path and wetted these with a tea-bag solution to create a liquid fertiliser. The green…
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Congratulations to Ms Ronan’s 4th Class who clinched this months Golen Boot Award. This is an award given to the clas who has accumultaed the most pupils who travel to school using sustainable methods such as walk, cycle or park ‘n’ stride. This months award was a very prestigious one as it coincided with our…
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Well done to all out art competition entrants for Bike Week 2023, the judges had an extremely hard job picking a winner from each class. Here are the winners, pictured with their goodie bag prizes. Well done to one and all on a brilliant Bike Week 2023
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Our yard was a hive of activity this morning as the 3 groups of boys from 2nd – 6th Class who cycled to school with a helmet took part in our Bike skills Workshop for Bike Week 2023. A huge thanks to our organising partner, Barry Casey from Louth Sports Partnership and Karl Doran from…
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Today is the commencement of Bike Week 2023 as it runs from May 15th – May 19th. During the week, we will have a n umber of activities related to biking including our COW (Cycle on Wednesday) initiative on May 17th. We ask that if any pupil cycles in on Wednesday, that they leave tehir…
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Our annual ‘An Taisce’ spring clean kicked off this week with Ms Ronan’s class putting on the high viz bibs and gloves. The class took to the yard and surrounding area to clean up and recycle the litter they found. A tremendous effort by all. Thanks to Ms Ronan, every class will get a chance…
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Thanks to the work of our Green Schools Committee guided by Ms Ronan and Ms McNally, our An Taisce ‘Spring Clean’ preparations are well underway. You may see boys from various class groups litter picking in our yards, driveway, car park and walkways in the coming weeks. This is organised to ensure everyone plays their part…
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Congratulations to Ms Bond’s 3rd/4th class who scooped the Golden Boot for March. The class placed a huge emphasis and effort into taking environmentally friendly means of travelling to school. Stay tuned to see who wins next months award.
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