4th class continued their study of air quality this week by finding new places in the school grounds where we could plant trees. There were three places identified. Two in the car park and one beside their classroom. Trees need 1 metre distance from each other when they are young. The pupils are now going to write to the Community Centre committee to see what plans are in place for more trees or hedges in the new car park.
Continue ReadingHens 2023-2024
This is our 7th year with hens and they still keep laying. The pupils formed a company many years ago called the “Gugalaí Gug Egg Company” and received a loan from the Slane N.S. Parents’ Association to build the henhouse, fence an area of the garden off and buy feed. The loan is long paid off. At the end of the year, pupils get to decide how their profit is reinvested in the school. Our 5th class pupils have been…
Continue ReadingSlane N.S. in International GLOBE Air Quality Study
Pupils in 4th class have taken part in a study of nitrogen dioxide levels at the front of our school, as part of a global study on air quality. Over 160 Irish primary and secondary schools participated in the project, which is co-ordinated by the Environmental Protection Agency and An Taisce. Two tubes were placed at the front of the school to collect nitrogen dioxide levels in October and give the school a reading of levels of the gas, which…
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