By Ruby Cole, 5th class.
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We had our Green Schools inspection and we did really well! 

The inspector asked us a load of questions about our progress and we answered them all.

We explained about our Climate Action Week, Walk for Water, Water Wednesday, Book Swap and everything that happened during that week. We told the inspector about our Action Plan and what we have achieved this year. We also told her about our plans for the future like Green Day on March the 14th   and the Clothing Collection on the 10th of April.

We explained how we are saving water in Scoil Naomh Colmcille:
1. Water Butt
2.Hippo Bags
3.Raise Awareness: Blog, website, and newsletters sent home to parents.

The inspector told us we were doing a great job saving water and to keep it up.

Here are some pictures:

​Amazing presentations this week in 5th class based on the Aztecs. Well done everyone!

During the month of January, Senior Infants have been learning about the uses of water on our journey to becoming a greener school! So we have put our lab coats on and conducted a very exciting experiment! Senior Infants will observe two potted plants on our classroom windowsill over the next few weeks . One will be watered using our school’s new water butt and the other will not. What do you predict will happen?

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Well done to all  the students in 5th Class who completed group projects based on water pollution. 

Our Green Schools committee was formed in December 2017 and we decided to keep the same committee members again for the 2nd year (Sep 2018- June 2019) as a lot of pupils felt they were missing out by only being involved in Year 1.
When our 6th class left in June 2018, we replaced them by inviting new members from 2nd class. The committee members were selected by the class teacher. There are 4/5 pupils from each class from 2nd- 6th. Although the committee is made up of primarily senior pupils, it was agreed that they must represent the whole school body and aim to be as inclusive as possible.

Committee for our Water Theme
 2nd Eanna Cullen,Erin Buggy,Kevin Bracken,Sam Heffernan, Laura Jackson
3rd Mark Flynn, Jenny Clavin, Conor Murtagh, Kathleen Lynam
4th Grace Cleary, Grace Condron, John Cusack, Alannah Lydon
5th Saoirse Murtagh, Ruby Cole, Graeme O’Connor, Philip Smith, Darragh Galvin Dunne
6th Charlie Burke, Cian Kinnarney, Sean Devine, Kate Regan, Aoibhe Cowen
Ms. Gaughan and Ms. Corcoran are the Green School Co-ordinators
 
 Mary, our cleaner is also on the green Schools committee. Although she does not attend any of our meetings, her role is vital, as she communicates with us and keeps us informed with litter, recycling, leaks and the general upkeep of the school.
Our committee usually meets once a week, We usually meet in Ms. Gaughan’s room straight after big break. Our meetings usually take 20-25 minutes. Saoirse is in charge of taking the notes/minutes. The committee must report back to their classes and report any news/events. It’s important to constantly remind everyone that while we are working towards a new theme, we still have to maintain our litter, recycling and energy efforts going.