Green Flag
Green-Schools is Ireland’s leading environmental management and education programme for schools.
Promoting long-term, whole-school action for the environment Green-Schools is a student-led programme with involvement from the wider community. The programme is operated and co-ordinated by the Environmental Education Unit of An Taisce (FEE member for Ireland).
Green Flag News
Active Week – School Walk
Today, Monday June 17th, To 1st to 6th classes went for a walk on the Great Southern Trail. We set off from the school with our high viz jackets and high spirits at 11:30. The sun was in the sky and it was a lovely day for a walk. We all did an 8km loop and arrived...
LEAF Project School Workshop
We were delighted to have a visit from Rachel Geary from the LEAF project to do a school based workshop with us. We did and saw lots of things over the day. We had a look back to our day in the forest. Then we did some leaf rubbings. We went outside to the field and...
Team Limerick Clean-up
The Team Limerick Clean-Up (TLC) initiative is sponsored by the JP McManus Benevolent Fund and is spearheaded by Paul O’Connell and Limerick City and County Council, with the support of Mr Binman, the Limerick Leader and Live 95. Our school registered to take part in...
Aistear- The Garden Centre (March)
This month our Aistear theme is the Garden Center. Gardening: We planted spinach, lettuce, turnip, carrots, chives, gherkins, lemon balm, radish and even strawberries!! It is great fun watching them grow. We also learnt all about the different flowers you can find in...
Nature Walk
This week Junior and Senior Infants went on an autumn nature walk. We have been learning all about the changes that occur in autumn so it was great to go outside and see them. We noticed how the leaves have changed color and they are starting to fall from the trees....
LEAF Project 2018
LEAF about: Learning About Forests instills in students a sense of ownership in their natural surroundings, rekindling in them the wonderment which woodlands evoke and reminding them of the importance the environment plays in our lives. Students are encouraged through...
Halloween Fun Day!!
Today 25/10/2018 Our students came to school dressed up in BRILLIANT home made costumes from recyclable materials. We had loads of creativity and ingenious ideas on display! The children and their parents worked really hard to create these fantastic pieces! Well done...
Clean Ireland Recycling Presentation
This morning, 3rd and 4th class enjoyed learning about waste and recycling and its transformation over time. Sarah, from Clean Ireland Recycling, showed us what happens in recycling plants and why it is so important to recycle. Everyone had fun playing the waste...
LEAF Programme
Congratulations to First class who successfully completed the Leaf programme. They received their certificate on June 20th from LEAF coordinator Rachel Geary.