Green School Newsletter

St. Joseph’s N.S. Woodford

March 2016

Hi Everyone,

The Green School’s Committee is back with our first newsletter of 2016. We are making progress with our latest theme ‘Global Citizenship – Litter and Waste’.

Mark Molloy from Galway County Council called to the school on Thursday 28^th January to discuss how we are all global citizens. Therefore, as global citizens we have both rights and responsibilities. One of our most important responsibilities is to protect the environment. He will continue working with us during the year to help us progress towards our 6^th Green flag.

In order to really promote the ‘Global Citizenship – Litter and Waste’ theme within the school, we recently took part in Fairtrade Fortnight. On Thursday 3^rd March 2016 the Green Schools committee organized a Fair Trade Day. The committee made a special presentation to the whole school to inform the children of the event during Assembly. We set up a stand and organized lots of fun activities to inform and promote awareness children and parents about Fair Trade.

Fair Trade Day

We hope to organize a CLEAN UP Day in the coming months in collaboration with An Taisce’s National Spring Clean. The children will organize a clean-up around the school. Parents will also be welcome to help with this day. It would be hoped that having a CLEAN UP Day during the school year will encourage more people to dispose of their waste correctly. We will let you know more about this day closer to the time!

Our School’s Green Code

 

Be aware and take care of our planet.

Litter and waste:                                                 Energy:

In our school,                                                       In our school,

If you want to be cool,                                         If you want to be cool,

Reduce, reuse, and recycle.                                   Turn off the lights when not in use.

Water:                                                                 Travel:

In our school,                                                       In our school,

If you want to be cool,                                         If you want to be cool,

Water is precious, don’t waste a drop.                Walk, cycle or car pool to school.

Biodiversity:                                                        Global Citizenship:

In our school,                                                       In our school,

If you want to be cool,                                         If you want to be cool,

Take care of all the creatures.                               Be fair to the planet.

Remember:

We continue to use the hazardous boxes in school, so please continue to bring in your used batteries.

Remember not to throw litter around because we want to keep the school grounds clean. Remember also to use the correct bins for your rubbish.

Along with keeping the school clean we must also keep in mind our most recent themes of ‘Energy Conservation’ and ‘Water Conservation’. Remember to turn of taps, lights and any other electrical appliances when not in use.

In other news!

Some children from 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th class took part in the Credit Union table quiz in Loughrea on Saturday 30^th January. Congratulations to everyone who took part!

In order to promote awareness of water conservation, we held a Poster competition in the school. Students had to design a poster on the theme ‘Be Water Smart’.

Remember our motto:

Look After Your Environment and Provide Enjoyment.

Fair Trade Day

   Fair Trade Day

On the 3rd of March 2016, St. Joseph's N.S. held an event called Fair Trade Day. Fair trade is when farmers grow their crops e.g. cocoa, tea leaves and coffee beans using the natural organic environment in an environmentally friendly way without using pesticides. Most fair trade products are not processed in factories. During this event the Green School Team teaches other pupils about this. We had a great day and we raffled a fair trade Easter egg. Thomas Gorman won it.

Green School Newsletter

St. Joseph’s N.S. Woodford

November 2015

Hi Everyone,

The Green School’s Campaign is back. Our Green School’s coordinator this year is Miss Gaffey. To date we have been awarded six Green Flags. This new school year brings a new theme in order to obtain a 6^th Green Flag for our school. This year our theme is Global Citizenship – Litter and Waste. We will be in touch with you during the year to let you know how you can help us with our most recent challenge.

 

After voting in our classes, our new Green Flag Committee is as follows:

6th Class	5th Class	4th Class	3rd Class
Ciarán Mc Mahon Helena O’ Keeffe	Harry Gaffey	Ben Touhy Cara Leonard	Marty Gaffey

2nd Class	1st Class	Senior Infants	Junior Infants
Hannah Touhy	Caitlín Starr	Clodagh Mc Cole	Jack Bows

We continue to use the hazardous boxes in school, so please continue to bring in your used batteries.

Remember not to throw litter around because we want to keep the school grounds clean. Remember also to use the correct bins for your rubbish.

Along with keeping the school clean we must also keep in mind our most recent themes of ‘Energy Conservation’ and ‘Water Conservation’. Remember to turn off lights and any other electrical appliances when not in use. Turn off taps fully and report any dripping/leaking taps

In other news!!!

Congratulations to all our students who participated in The Manning Cup in Loughrea. Our 5^th & 6^th class girls finished 3^rd in the Cross Country Competition. Congratulations also to Caoimhe Farrell who won her race.

Congratulations to those 4^th/5^th/6^th class students who were recently awarded certificates for participating in The Shorelines Festival. Samantha Stanley finished 2^nd and Clíona Page finished 4^th in the Story competition. Caitlín Page finished 4^th in the Poetry competition.

We will start practising for our Christmas play soon and are looking forward to performing for you in a few weeks!

Remember our message:

Look After Your Environment and Provide Enjoyment