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Sligo Woodland School Trip

23/03/2026 /

As part of our Heritage Keepers project this year we had the amazing opportunity to visit Sligo Woodland School for a day where we got to learn all about tress, nature and how and why it is important for us to protect it for future generations. We learned how to plant trees, chop wood, make sustainable toys and crafts from wood. We also got the opportunity to build our own shelters from wood, make skewers for roasting marshmallows and had lots of fun relaxing in hammocks and playing on the wooden swings.  Thank you so much to Trisha and team for facilitating such an amazing day.

 

School Vegetable Garden

26/06/2024 /

We spent yesterday afternoon harvesting some of the vegetables that we have been growing in our vegetable garden over the past few months. Our potatoes, salad leaves, onions and radishes did particularly well this year. We have another little while to wait on our beans, beetroots, garlic and carrots but we very much look forward to trying these tasty vegetables very soon too.

Music Generation Performances and Assembly

24/06/2024 /

We all really enjoyed our afternoon of celebration in the hall on Thursday May 30th where we marked the end of the Music Generation programme in our school for 2023/2024. We were thoroughly entertained by a group of Music Generation tutors who got us so sing along with their performance of some catchy hits. They were followed by our amazing ukulele group from 3rd class who performed 6 pieces that they have learned this year, guided by their tutor Karl and teacher Ms Downey. Our audience watched, mesmerised, by our Violin group made up of 5th class girls who play violin each week in a social group, led by our very own Ms Reilly. We also marked the retirement from our Board of Management of Patricia Robinson and Kenneth Loftus who have given many years of commitment and loyalty to our school. Our Green School committee, along with our proud coordinator Ms McHugh explained what they did this year in the lead up to our Green Flag Award for Global Citizenship- Energy. Our school choir rounded off the afternoon with 2 songs which left us all singing on the way home. Thank you to all involved for a wonderful afternoon. 

 

Green Schools Flag

15/05/2024 /

We were absolutely thrilled to attend the Green Schools Awards  ceremony on Tuesday in Claremorris where we received our 7th Green School Flag for Global Citizenship Energy. Zara and Mollie collected the flag on behalf of the Green School’s Committee. All the children and staff have worked so hard over the past couple of years learning and raising awareness of what it means to be a Global Citizen and how we can conserve energy for a brighter future. We want to thank our Green School Committee for their hard work and dedication over the past two years and we hope they will maintain their passion as Global Citizens in making the world a safer, cleaner and more sustainable place for the future.

Nature’s Energy Workshops

01/06/2023 /

On Tuesday 3rd, 4th and 6th class took part in Nature’s Energy Workshops with Martina Butler from Heritage In Schools. We had a fantastic day learning all about where Nature gets its energy from and how this is used. We also learned a lot about how we can be responsible global citizens and better take care of nature all around us. We played games where we learned more about energy in nature and we got to do a bug hunt around the ATU ground in the sun. Lots of learning and lots of fun.

Green School Committee

21/03/2023 /

Our Green School Committee

We are very proud to be working towards our 7th Green School Flag. Over the next 18 months we will be working hard towards our Global Citizenship Energy Flag. Our committee have been extremely busy so far this year reintroducing many of our pre-covid Green School initiatives. We have reintroduced battery recycling, composting, ‘Last Out Lights Off’, and recycling. We are also very busy organising our big  An Taisce Spring Clean which will be taking place in the school on Wednesday 19th April. Make sure to keep up to date with all our Green School work on our blog, Facebook page and on our Green School Notice Board in the school.

December in The Parents Room

18/12/2022 /

We have had a very busy few weeks in the Parents Room with 2 two very successful workshops.

Make Up Session:
Early in December, the wonderful Caroline Wimsey ran a Make Up Workshop for Parents. It was a lovely morning with Caroline sharing her make up skills and talents with us.

Doesn’t Emma look fabulous !!

 

Flower Arranging:
On Friday 16th, Martina Kilian joined us to help us to create floral center pieces for Christmas. We used materials that can be easily found in our homes- ribbons, old decorations and recyclable containers. The 6th Class pupils helped Ms Browne to gather greenery from around the school grounds.

It was a great morning and these Parents are so creative yet didn’t think so at the start of the workshop. Their pieces are beautiful!

Lots of creativity, chocolate, coffee and Christmas music- a morning to remember!


 Flower Arranging



Plenty more activities for Parents to get involved in 2023. Keep in touch with HSCL and remember that it is so important to take time out for yourself !

The Crocus Project

02/12/2019 /

In St. Edwards NS, four pupils from sixth class and most of the pupils from second class helped to plant some crocus bulbs in one of our courtyards.
We planted them in the shape of the Star of David.
We were using lollipop sticks but we ran out, so we used old Twistables to make the outline of the Star of David.
Mr. Murphy took pictures of us planting them and it was really fun. We used our math skills in dividing and grouping our bulbs to have enough for both stars. It took 40 bulbs for each star. The stars were made from two triangles placed on top of each other in opposite directions. We made the Star Of David because we want to remember the Jewish people and children who lost their lives in WWII. We planted yellow crocuses to remember one and a half million Jewish children who died during The Holocaust. The yellow colour of the flowers remind us of the yellow star Jewish people were made to wear. When the crocuses bloom it reminds us that after terrible things happen, things can get better again. Flowers remind us of the beauty in the world around us.

By : Yeamin, Marcus, Arnus, Dean from room 12
Room 10: Hughie, Blake, Charlie, Anna, Sally, Amelia, Kayla, Brooke, Sophia, Ashley, Jack

Lough Gill Lions go on a trip to Hazelwood

20/05/2019 /

On Monday 13th of May the Lough Gill Lions went on a trip to Hazelwood as their reward for great cooperation and teamwork. It was a beautiful day and ideal for some outdoor fun. They climbed trees, skimmed stones on the water and camouflaged themselves in the undergrowth.

 

Then it was time for the challenge. The group were divided into 3 teams. Each team had to build a woodland shelter from twigs and branches strewn on the woodland ground. The shelter had to be big enough for all the team to fit into. Each team gave themselves a name. There were ‘The Tree Hunters ‘, ‘The Bear Grylls’ and ‘The Green Team’. Each team divided into builders and gatherers.

Every team member was very aware of caring for the woodland as they played in it. Only branches and twigs that were lying on the ground could be used. Time flew by and soon each team sat into their shelter. The Bear Grylls Team decided they needed to improve their roof while the Tree Hunters decided their shelter needed to be bigger. The Green Team were sitting comfortably in their shelter.

 

 

 

Back at school, there was a picnic waiting for all the Lough Gill Lions. Eating ice-cream in the sunshine is a lovely way to finish a Monday in May.

First Assembly of 2019

18/01/2019 /

Happy New Year everybody!

We held our first assembly yesterday. We discussed waste and recycling in our school. In each classroom we have 3 bins: one for composting, one for recyclable items and one for general waste. We talked about the items which can go in each and how we could reduce the amount of waste we produce. We also talked about how important it is to have food that we like for lunch so that we don’t waste food!

After that, 3rd to 6th classes held a reading assembly. We listened to some very interesting book reviews from one student from each classroom. 2 teachers also gave us a review of a book that they have read. Reading certificates were presented to children who have earned enough points from reading books in our library and completing quizzes on them. It was a great day for a large group from 3rd class who were receiving their very first Ready Reader certs. Congratulations!

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