Outdoor Learning Lessons

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Fourth class had three lessons in one last week as part of their Erasmus outdoor learning project. The class were at the front of the school for their lessons this week, where they explored these topics: Why May is the time of year where nest building is happening for birds. Pupils got to see a blackbird’s nest and how it was built. They then built a nest of their own and it was tested with a golf ball as an…

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Pollination Workshops

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First and fourth classes were lucky to have a pollination workshop with Edel Heeran this week. Edel is a beekeeper and she spoke to the classes about wild bee species in Ireland, how they are in danger and what we can do to help them. Edel also spoke about the honeybee, and had some frames from a hive to show the pupils, as well as some honey for them to taste. We hope to reduce the amount of grass we…

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