Outdoor Classroom and Polytunnel Construction

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We have a busy few weeks ahead on the construction front in the school. In the last few years more teaching and learning has been happening outdoors on school grounds in St. Patrick’s N.S. As a result, an outdoor classroom and a polytunnel are being built at the rear of the school. The classroom will become a focal point for outdoor lessons, where pupils can use the benches sponsored by the Parents’ Association last year. The polytunnel will provide a…

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GLOBE Air Quality Project – More Trees in Slane N.S.!

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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.

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Hens 2023-2024

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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…

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