Category Archives: Green Schools

We learned about the river Shannon. On a blank map of Ireland we drew the Cuilcagh mountains, the river Shannon, its tributaries, the Shannon estuary and lakes Lough Allen, Lough Ree and Lough Derg. We explored other Irish rivers and the journey a river makes. We learned about the Water Cycle. Janet, Community Water Officer […]

In Forest School with Emily this morning, we planted some marigolds and wove some willow to create bird feeders. We learned so much and had great fun outside. Emily is completing a six week programme with pupils in the Junior Room which ties in perfectly with our Green School Project. Thank you Emily.

We had a great time in school, celebrating Seachtain na Gaeilge. Éire was our focus for the week. We learned about Irish trees (also celebrating Tree Week), Irish counties, mountains and rivers. Children revised the Story of St. Patrick in English & Irish. We revised Amhrán na bhFiann & Ireland’s Call also. We learned Hail […]

Our pupils had a brilliant day at Stemtacular in Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim. They presented their five projects; Is milk good for your bones? Which learning style works best? Which is better in food, brands or off-brands? How do you make eco-friendly electricity ? How do aeroplanes fly? We were very proud of them all. Congratulations […]

Pupils in the Junior Room revised our Litter Campaign during SESE. They explored a lovely story called The Messy Magpie. They found lots of rhyming words. They discussed the impact litter has on our environment. The children designed and created anti-litter posters. They did a brilliant job!  

Well done to Eabha and Ciara who won prizes in the Roscommon County Council Recycled Art Competition.  

Well done to all our pupils who represented our school at the BT Young Scientist Primary Science Fair at the RDS on Thursday. They presented their project Can you make plastic out of milk? and we were incredibly proud of you all. The children were interviewed by the Irish Times, Cúla 4 and RTE Junior! This […]

Our pupils had lots of fun taking part in the Avatar Art Competition with An Taisce. This was part of our Green School Project. In groups, the children had to design and create an Avatar using recycled materials. They also had to give their Avatar a name and to decide on the superpowers that the […]

Mark Gallagher visited our school today. We presented our engineering projects to him in 5 groups and he provided us with some very positive and helpful feedback. Mark showed us some projects that he is working on. We were delighted to see that there were a lot of similarities between the work that our pupils […]