Fourth classes were out looking for signs of winter last week in the school grounds. They heard rooks, house sparrows and seagulls, saw holly, birch, dogwood and hazel trees and rubbed the bark on the birch trees. In another sign of winter, the day was cold, with temperatures around one or two degrees Celsius so pupils could see water vapour when they breathed out. The sap has gone from trees now so they will be dormant over the winter months.
Continue ReadingSlane Air Pollution and Bypass News!
We were delighted to hear the news that Slane may, at last, get a road bypass. Recently, pupils have been measuring levels of Nitrogen Dioxide, a gas which comes from car exhausts, outside the school on the N2 Slane to Collon road. The laboratory results are not good. Slane N.S. levels of Nitrogen Dioxide were the 16th highest out of 160 schools in the GLOBE research project. Also, the schools with higher levels were all in bigger towns and cities….
Continue ReadingGreen School Committee 2023-2024
St. Patrick’s N.S. has a long tradition of involvement with the Green Schools scheme, run by An Taisce. We have a number of flags proudly displayed outside our school and a lot of sustainable practices in place, including composting, clothes and waste recycling, food growing, school hens, Bus, Bike or Walk on Wednesdays and energy conservation. This year the theme for Green Schools is travel. Fourth classes have already taken part in the GLOBE Air Quality programme. This involved two…
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