Our new Bird Boxes were installed today. It will be great for the pupils to see the birds coming and going as they build their nests. Our thanks to Mrs McDaid, our Green Schools Co-Ordinator, for organising the boxes.
The Green Schools Committee were out today checking the bug hotel for storm damage.
They were also identifying suitable locations for new bird boxes and hanging baskets.
The pupils of 1st and 2nd Classes went on a nature walk today to see what species of birds they could find. They also visited our bug hotel to see if there were any new residents!
The children of 3rd and 4th Classes collected hollow plant stems, rocks, bricks, small branches, twigs, wood, pine cones, plant pots and leaves to make their bug hotel. Our thanks to Mr. McDermott’s father for helping us with our project!
The hotel is now open for business – cheap rates available!!
Some of the pupils from our 5th & 6th Classes gathered fallen leaves and bark from the side of our school yard and relocated some of it to a suitable location to create a space for a hedgehog nest area.
As we begin our final preparations for our Green Schools Biodiversity Flag application, we welcomed our Green Schools Committee to their first meeting of the new school year. They are working very hard to help us obtain our next flag – well done everyone!!
Our thanks to Donegal Town Credit Union for their very generous donation of €1,000 towards our Green School Biodiversity Projects. Donegal Town Credit Union have always been great supporters of our school and we were delighted to receive this donation. Our thanks to Gabriel, Sandra and Alana for coming to school for the presentation of the cheque.
The children of 3rd & 4th Classes picked their vegetables this week. They were delighted with their home grown produce!
The children of Junior & Senior Infants learned about habitats. We made our own ‘Jungle’ and ‘Under the Sea’ art displays.
We let our grass grow during the month of May to take part in ‘No Mow May’ to support biodiversity.
