Tag: Green School

STEM workshop with Grow at School’s Mary Bishop

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As part of Maths Week and our Climate Action work, we had a hands on STEM workshop with Grow at School and Mary Bishop of GIY.
We shared our work so far in Clontuskert’s Outdoor Classroom and Mary advised us on the next steps for winter and spring planting. She was very impressed with the Greenhouse Committee from Mr. Gohery’s room and how well they have been caring for the plants.

The students learnt so many tips for not only growing fruit and vegetables but also how to prepare our produce in the kitchen.

Thanks Mary and GIY!

Spring Clean Days in Clontuskert

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Clontuskert Parents Association organised Spring Clean Days in the school to ensure our lovely school is bright and beautiful again after the winter months.

Huge thanks to Philip & Ada Cummins, Tom & Laura Coleman, Darina & James Cooke who power washed and cleaned the yard.

It was all hands on deck again today with Kate O’ Brien, Enda Shiel, Teresa Lyons, Rebecca Cullen, John Paul Butler, Orla Dolan, Ada Cummins, Darina Cooke, Laura Coleman, Karen Conneely and Mary Kelly getting the flowers and vegetables planted and setting up new sports pitches for the next term. 🌸 🌺 🥕 🥔 🥦

Check out the transformation!

Clontuskert at Galway Science and Technology Festival

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Today Clontuskert’s students presented their Climate Action project at Galway Science and Technology Festival. Check out highlights from the day.

Thanks to staff, parents and students who all travelled to the Bailey Allen Hall in the University of Galway to share our work.

Learn more about the project here:

Climate Change is a massive problem.
What are you doing about it?
In Clontuskert we want change.

One small change would be to ban plastic packaging in supermarkets.
Let’s start with the Fruit and Veg Aisle.
Why do we need plastic on fruit and veg at all? It already has its own natural packaging!!!

France banned fruit and veg packaging from January 2022.
Why can’t we do the same?

We are calling on the Irish government and all of our supermarkets and shops.
Ban plastic on fruit and veg!

Sign our petition here.

Outdoor Classroom in Clontuskert 2022

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Today the Senior Room began the task of planting the seeds we have been growing over the past month in the school garden.

The students have grown vegetables from seeds and today we transplanted them in the school garden.

Thanks to Clontuskert Parents Association who fertilised and covered the garden over the winter ❄️ we had a very quick job to make our drills and plant our vegetables.

We have planted carrots, courgettes, peppers so far!

Clontuskert Virtual Open Day 2021

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Virtual Open Day today on Microsoft Teams.

Did you miss the event? Contact us on clontuskertns@gmail.com for more information!

We also offer tours of the school outside of school hours as per HSE COVID-19 regulations.
Please contact the principal if you wish to avail of this.

Admission Form for September 2021:
Application for Admission of New Pupils 2021-2022

If you are interested in enrolling your child for 2022 or beyond, please complete this Expression of Interest Form:
Expression of Interest Form.

Clontuskert Brochure 2021 Final Draft

School Policies relevant to Annual Admission:
Admission Policy

Data Protection Policy

Policies for review for Permissions in Enrolment Form

Clontuskert students speak at international Climate Action Day

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Clontuskert students were invited to present our Climate Action Project during international Climate Action Day, on Thursday, November 5th. We shared our solutions and ideas.

Climate Action Day was a free, daylong, online event. Classrooms around the world joined with international speakers such as Sir David Attenborough, Dr. Jane Goodall and former Irish President Mary Robinson, from 11:00-18:00 GMT.

During the broadcast, we were one of several classrooms who had the opportunity to present for 10 minutes on our experience with the Climate Action Project, at 13:40 Irish Time. (GMT)

See our presentation here:

View the full the webinar here:

You could also watch on Facebook (Global Learning), Twitter (@ClimateActionED) or the website climateactionday.net

You can find the updated time schedule here.

Find out more about work of the 2.5 million students participating in the Climate Action Project here.

You can see some of the amazing international speakers that spoke at the event here: https://www.climate-action.info/day/

Happy Hallowe’en from St. Augustine’s N.S. Clontuskert

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Greetings to all of our families and friends of St. Augustine’s National School Clontuskert!

Please click the link below to view our Hallowe’en Newsletter.

We wish you a very happy and safe Midterm and look forward to welcoming you back to school on Monday 2nd November 2020 at 9.00am.

Clontuskert Hallowe’en Newsletter

#ClontuskertStrong

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Thank you to Caroline Lynch and family, Teresa Lyons, Mary Kelly and family and Hanoria Curley who prepared the school garden, sowed window boxes and cleaned outside the school.
Thanks to Pat Curley for power washing the handball wall, plinths and yards.

It gives a wonderful lift to everyone in the school to see it looking so well both inside and out.