Archive for Green School
Our beekeeper Emma 
Our 3rd class pupil Emma gave a fantastic presentation today to 1st class,explaining all about her new hobby….bees! With the help of her parents,Emma has opened up a ‘bee hotel’ in her back garden. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with us 
Spring 
Second class have been learning all about the changes that occur in Spring! We have planted cress seeds, and are testing to see what happens when you take away one of the essentials for growth such as sunlight, water, or soil! 
We used pointillism to create sunflowers, and created diagrams to show the different parts […]
Green School Update
Our Green School’s coordinators have worked very hard over the past number of years to ensure that we renew our Green Flag every two years. As you can see from the picture of our flag and pennants, we have completed 5 Green Flags and are working on our sixth – Global Citizenship. Keep an eye here […]
5th Class Nature Art
Fabulous Nature Art based on artist Andy Goldsworthy with Ms.Maloney this week. The girls were super creative with their pieces. Using resources the girls collected they constructed some animals and insects- they turned out AMAZING 
Green Flag Awards
Fourth Class were delighted to attend the virtual Green Flag Awards Ceremony today. We received our fifth green flag for Biodiversity
Sunflower Surprise!
Look at what the Junior and Senior Infants found in our school garden!
Second Class Sponsored Walk
Last Thursday we took part in our annual sponsored walk!! Like many things this year, COVID restrictions played their part, but as always our girls were unfazed! We split into two groups with Mrs Dermody and Miss Byrne and Ella Rose was our experienced guide! She knows the castle well, and under her guidance we […]
Different Feathers
First class read 3 beautiful stories recently from the Irish Red Cross that aim to promote the acceptance of social diversities. The stories were Sabina the Swallow a story book on the topic of migration. Paul the Pigeon a story book on the topic of disabilities. Finley the Finch a story book on the topic of gender stereotyping The girls […]
Our Outdoor Classroom
Fourth class have been enjoying the beautiful weather recently. The sun shone down for their Dance lessons with Lisa and their dance moves are improving each week. They took their books outside for DEAR time and they also planted sunflowers and wild flowers to enhance Biodiversity. Let’s hope this good weather continues.