Green Schools 

Travel Theme

We are continuing with the theme of Travel this year. Our whole school community is working hard to achieve our new flag.
We have had a busy first term working together to promote and encourage sustainable travel while exploring the most eco friendly methods of travel to and from school.

Our senior class explored ariel maps to trace their route from home to school. Many thanks to our Green School coordinator, Dolores, for assisting!

Cycle Bus

Well done to the boys and girls on our cycle bus. The cycle bus meets at the Mall park every Wednesday morning and the children cycle to school together. Many thanks to the parents/guardians for your support with this initiative and to the members of An Garda Síochána who lead the bus safely to school. We couldn't do it without you! The bus will take a break during the winter months but will be up and running again in the summer term.

Tidy Towns

Our 4th and 5th class students from Ms Curran's room took part in a litter pick led by our Green School Coordinator, Dolores. Barry, from our local Tidy Towns group, came along too. The children were provided with gloves, bags, litter pickers and hi vis vests for the afternoon. Not a piece of litter was safe as the children competed to fill the bags.
On our way back to school, Barry explained the history of the Ballyhanna burial site. The children were fascinated to learn of the town's rich history. Many thanks to Dolores and Barry for a fantastic afternoon.

Hallowe'en

Some tips for sustainable Hallowe'en Fun!
Try to make you own decorations.
Repurpose your pumpkin.
Limit individually wrapped sweets and treats.
Choose a pre loved costume. Swap or share.

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Clean Air week 2025
The amazing senior students from the Green School committee carried out a survey to see how many cars have their engines left running outside our school building. We are happy to report very few cars were left idling.
The committee ran a competition to raise awareness of the issue during Clean Air week and we had some fantastic entries from the classes. Our committee had a very difficult time picking the winners. Well done to everyone who took part!
The winning entries in the colouring competition and the wordsearch challenge are displayed on our Green School notice board.
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Christmas Jumper Exchange
Thank you for donating to our jumper exchange. We still have a few gorgeous jumpers left if you would like to call in and have a look.

  Tips for a sustainable Christmas from our Green School       Committee!

We are hoping to apply for our new Green School flag in March. It will be a fantastic achievement for the committee if we are successful. The children have worked so hard and deserve huge praise for all their efforts. Fingers crossed we will have a new flag to fly in 2026!