Three In A Row
Clare Co. Council
Environmental Awareness Officer, Joan Tarmey visited the school last
Wednesday to assess us for our third Green Flag on behalf of An Taisce.
She spoke in depth with the Green School Committee; G.Roseingrave, D.Rodgers,
E.Cleary, S.Cunningham, D.Kearns, D.Molony, D.Hansbury, S.Hurley and
R.Kearney. She visited the various classrooms to hear of the wonderful
work the school is doing in Environmental Education.
The infants told her about their traffic survey and how you can save
energy by sharing cars. They explained our Healthy Eating Policy, displayed
their Water Project and Art Work on conservation. They also sang a song
about Goldilocks and the Re-cycling Bin.
1st & 2nd classes, showed their Bird-Feeding Project and Wormery.
They had also composed a Green School Rap which they performed using
their percussion instruments made from recycled materials!
3rd & 4th classes, have been involved in an Energy Project. They
also had produced Anti-Litter Posters and explained how our Litter Monitors
operate in the school.
5th & 6th classes, have been extremely busy conducting a Traffic
Survey, learning about Renewable Energy Resources in Ireland, monitoring
acid rain and working on Environmental Web Sites on the internet.
The good news is that Joan informed us before she left that she would
be recommending that we keep our flag for a further 2 years. She was
hugely impressed by everything she saw.
Parent/Teacher
Meetings:
Parent / Teacher meeting will be
held on Friday January 27th from 3 p.m. Meetings on that day will be
mainly for families that have a number of children in the school. Other
parents will be accommodated at suitable times before and after school
during the coming weeks. School will close at 2.45 p.m.
Visit
from local Story Teller
Eddie Lenihan, our internationally
famous storyteller and author was a welcome visitor to the school before
Christmas. Once again he held all present spell bound with his stories.
Christmas
Carol Service
A most enjoyable evening was held
in the local Church on December 21st as the pupils sang carols, played
music and recited seasonal prayers. Many thanks to staff and pupils
for making this a moving and memorable occasion and especially to Miss
O'Keeffe for her work in preparing the music and singing and accompanying
the children on the night.
Christmas Tree
Decorations:
Congratulations to all who took
part in our Recycling Competition before Christmas. The winners were:
Junior/senior Infants - Ana Lia Goodman, Molly McNamara
First & Second Class - Nick Pyett, Mark Kearney
Third & Fourth Class - Niamh Moloney, Ultan Kearns
Fifth & Sixth Class - Nikola Makulova, David Hansbury
Youen Horner's creation was chosen to represent the school at the Clare
Co. Council project. All entries were displayed at the Church during
the Christmas Season.
Staff Meeting
The school will close on Monday
January 30th at 12.30 p.m. for a staff meeting.
Calendar
Mid-Term Break 13th - 17th Feb. incl.
St. Patrick's Day 17th March
Easter Break Closing April 7th at 12.30p.m. Reopening on April 24th
Holy Communion 6th May
Confirmation 4th June
PE Inservice 11th/12th May
ENERGY SAVING
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