Green Schools

We planted hyacinth and tulip bulbs last week. We look forward to watching these grow over the coming months. We are observing a hyacinth bulb growing in a jar and are surprised at how quickly roots have appeared. Nature is amazing.

We are thrilled to announce that our school has been awarded its 10th Green Flag, this time for Global Citizenship – Food and Biodiversity! This prestigious achievement reflects the hard work and dedication of our entire school community in promoting environmental awareness, sustainable food choices, and the protection of biodiversity. Through a variety of projects, from planting crops to exploring food miles our students have shown incredible commitment to making a positive

We were delighted to welcome back Taragh Cosgrave from Edible Landscapes. Our 3rd and 4th classes weeded around our existing herbs and apple tree. They also planted lemon balm, honey berry and strawberry plants. We can't wait to sample the fruits of our labour!

The weather has been fantastic this week. We were able to transplant our peas and beans to our raised beds. We will be busy weeding and watering for the next few weeks!

We planted our potatoes, strawberries, carrots and lettuce seeds. We look forward to watching these grow over the next couple of months.

This week in science, we investigated surface tension using our art lesson on the northern lights as a starting point. We mixed food colouring with milk and then dipped soap in to observe the chemical reaction.

Junior and Seniors Infants went on a search for signs of Spring and New Life in our school yard 🌸

Our food can come from all around the world. The total distance the food or its ingredients have travelled are called Food Miles. Food...

At break we took some photos. We were very excited to spot a small nest in a tree in the front yard. We painted some lovely spring flowers in our art class.

1st and 2nd class have been learning about the lifecycle of the frog in our SESE class. We wrote a report on the frog also.

Thank you to the Parents Association who have organised the plastic bottle return bin as a fundraiser for the school. They have kindly undertaken to empty the bin on a regular basis. The Greenschools Committee are grateful for this initiative as we work towards our 10th Green flag. This scheme will raise funds for our school, reduce litter in our area and protect our environment. Did you know plastic bottles can be recycled up to 7 times and aluminium cans can be recycled inf

We planted daffodil bulbs in pots before the Midterm break. We have a hyacinth bulb on display in our classroom and look forward to watching the roots grow over the coming months.

We had great fun harvesting our potatoes. Our potatoes grew very well in the grow bags. We steamed the potatoes and served them with salt and butter and sprinkled some herbs from the garden. They were delicious.

Look how much our sunflowers have grown. We planted sunflower seeds in spring and our teacher took care of the plant over the summer...

As we finished off a busy school year the junior room learned all about bees and painted their very own bee hives.

1st to 6th class had a wonderful walk to the seashore today. We enjoyed looking at the wildflowers on our adventure and had great fun...

1st and 2nd classes have been learning about Bees. Rathlee N.S. are working towards our 10th green flag under the theme Food and...

All classes have been busy planting our spring onions, spinach and lettuce outside in the raised beds this week.

We transplanted our Sunflower, Wallflower, Spinach and Onion plants from pots into our school planting box outside. We are looking...

There is great excitement in our classroom this week as a butterfly has emerged from its chrysalis. We were lucky to see this happening...

All classes have been busy this week planting spring onion and spinach seeds. We will be busy weeding our vegetable garden in...

We have welcomed 5 caterpillars to our classroom. We are excited to see the transformation they will take over the next couple of weeks....

Today we planted our seed potatoes in potato bags. Firstly, We had prepared the potatoes indoors to help them get a good start - this is...

Every year Rathlee NS recycles approximately 55kg of batteries. As a Green School working towards our 10 th Green Flag we are very aware...

We started learning about the common dolphin from the Seakeepers project. We wrote a report on the dolphin and displayed this with our...

We registered for the Picker Pals programme and received our pack a few weeks. This programme is aimed at 6-9 year olds focussing on...

Thank you to Jacob for bringing in the marine mammal skeletons which he found on the seashore with his family. Our investigations lead us...

We welcome our new members to the Greenschools Committee. We are currently working towards our 10th Green flag Global Citizenship Food...

We are looking after our Edible Landscape area. We now have the perimeter in brick. We have lots of parsley and chives. The lavender is...

Experiment: to examine how the roots of a bulb grow. We filled a bulb jar with water. We placed a hyacinth bulb in the jar. Over the...

For hedgerow week, we had a visit from Micheál Coughlan from The Heritage Council. We talked about all the different things we can find...

We are delighted to have received our ninth green flag last week for the Global Citizenship - Travel theme. It is a great achievement for...

Thank you very much to all who donated pre-loved shoes to the campaign.

Bhi Lá Glass again inniù. Míle buíochas do na páistí a ghleasta suas agus do gach duine as a bhflaithiúlacht. Bhailíomar €372 inniù....

Well done to all involved. WEEE battery merchandiser collected our batteries on February 23rd and we recycled 125kg of batteries which...

Recently Áine from Green -Schools Travel was conducting workshops in the Middle and Senior rooms. Entitled, Through the Lens of the...

We had a very informative and enjoyable workshop with Áine. Food Miles/Kilometres is the total distance the food or its ingredients have...

We are very disappointed here in the school to see the illegal dumping of litter just outside the school grounds. We pride ourselves on...

We planted snowdrops and irises. Each pupil brought in a pot and will look forward to see what flower grows in spring time. A little...

We investigated if seeds will grow without water, light or soil. We labelled 4 pots. A - Control B - no water C - no light D - no soil...

We filled a hyacinth glass with water just below where the bulb's base sits. We placed it in a cool place and covered it with black...

As many of you are aware, we were delighted to see our application to An Taisce/Green Schools for Cycle parking come to fruition over the...

The Leave No Trace programme aims to facilitate children’s learning by inspiring respect for and raising awareness of their natural...

On Thursday last we welcomed Steffi Otto to the school. Steffi is a qualified ecologist, environmental scientist and an accomplished...

Stephen and Donall from Enniscrone Fire Station visited our classroom today. Thank you. The information we received is so important. We...

Bike week is a celebration of active travel, sustainable transport and a great way of getting exercise! In conjunction with the...

We planted basil, parsley and mint.

Our Cycle Right Training Programme continued outdoors this morning, core bicycle handling fundamentals and road skills training were...

On Thursday April 7th, we began our Cycle Right Training Programme with Simon. Our initial session incorporated theoretical knowledge and...

We had a wildflower hunt around our school. We found daisies, buttercups and dandelions. We then used daisies as our inspiration for our...