Junior Crafters!

The Junior Room were thrilled to be chosen to work with a CRAFTed Tutor in association with the Craft Council of Ireland. We were delighted to be pair with Jeweller and Goldsmith Marie Thèrese Walker who tutored us in the craft of Repoussé which can be seen on the Ardagh Chalice. We first had to…

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Water Conservation Workshop

In the 28th February, we delighted to be visited by geologist Michèle Castiaux who talked to use about water conservation and the things we can do to save water. Michèle also brought in samples of different types of rock samples to examine. Thank you Michèle, we enjoyed hearing about your work and all the different…

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Have you seen Clive?

The students and staff of St Mary’s National School were delighted and thrilled to be visited by our very own Elf!  He joined us mid way through December to keep an eye on things in the school but we were busy trying to keep an eye on him! We thought that the first thing we…

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Green School: Water Flag

In our efforts to get our water flag this year we have been looking all things to do with water! During our assemblies we have been learning about the water cycle and how water is distributed over the earth. Through these water distribution activities we have been able to examine how much water we use…

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Anyone 4 Science

After the superb effort at collecting used batteries for recycling last year the School was awarded science workshops with Anyone 4 Science. On Tuesday 18th December Angela from Anyone 4 Science arrived in St Mary’s ready to work with our eager scientists in the Junior and Senior Rooms. The Senior Room made their own batteries…

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Teddy Bear’s Picnic

The Junior Room had a great time at their Teddy Bear’s picnic on the 28th September. We were busy making scones in the morning to enjoy with our Teddy Bears. Thankfully the sun was shining so we were able to enjoy our baking with our Teddy Bears outside. 

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