May is the Month of Mary

In Ireland, the month of May is traditionally associated with Our Lady. Some of the classes have a May Altar in their room this month.

Summer 2009

Summer started on May 1st and all the children in Scoil San Phroinsias are really hoping that summer 09 will be remembered as a warm, sunny one!
Mí Bealtaine atá ann. Did you know that in Celtic times a celebration was held on the 1st of Bealtaine to celebrate the arrival of summer?
We are also eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Volvo Ocean Race in Galway. Click on www.letsdoitschools.com to find out more.

Green School Inspection 22.4.09

Last Thursday, the 22.04.09, the green school inspector came. She talked to the green school committee. The green school inspector asked a lot of questions to find out if our school was green enough to get it's first green flag. The committee showed her around the school . She thought the school was so clean that she has recommended us to receive the GREEN FLAG!! We are getting it some time in May. We are absolutely delighted and are glad all our hard work is going to pay off. Congratulations everyone.

Put Litter in it's Place

We received an excellent dvd about litter and it's effects from Dublin City Council this week. Did you know that it costs our government over €100 million every year to combat the litter problem in Ireland? Even worse, approximately 100,000 marine mammals and turtles and over 700,000 sea birds are killed worldwide by litter every year. Almost half the litterbugs in Ireland are under 18. Make sure you are not one of them!

Lá Fhéile Pádraig 2009

Bhí an-lá ag banna ceoil na scoile inné. Ghlac muid páirt sa pharáid agus bhí muid ar fheabhas ar fad. A picture tells a thousand words.......

Lá Fhéile Pádraig

Tá Lá 'le Pádraig ag teacht agus tá banna ceoil na scoile ag ullmhú.

Have your met our Green Committtee?

It's a hard job.....but these children look happy to be doing it. We have sent in our application for our 1st Green Flag, so fingers crossed! Keep up the good work. Remember REDUCE first, then REUSE and lastly RECYCLE.

Spring has Sprung

What a wonderful sight Spring is! Rang a 3 decided to paint Spring pictures this week. You can see more on their class blog.

Galway City Council Environment Calendar 2009

Congratulations arís to Róisín in Rang a 6, whose picture appears on the front of this year's Environment Calendar. Wouldn't it be nice if all the visitors to Galway noticed what a CLEAN GREEN CITY it is?!! Watch out for Nicole's picture inside the calendar.

Rusty Nails

You can see some great young scientists on Ms. Kelly's 1st class blog!

Incredible Edibles

The Incredible Edibles pack from Agri Aware arrived in Scoil San Phroinsias this week. The pack contained some strawberry crowns, some cabbage, lettuce and scallion seeds and some potatoes, as well as plenty of pots, some compost and a cd rom for the computer. Check out Ms. O'Byrne's 3rd class blog for more details, and to keep track of how well our fruit and vegetables are growing.

Mid Term Break February 2009

Welcome back to all the children and teachers after a lovely mid-term break. The senior classes are busy now, learning new tinwhistle tunes, for St. Patrick's Day. Watch out for us as we march around the area over the next few weeks, practicing for the parade!
Congratulations also to two students from 6th class, Nicole and Róisín, who won prizes in the
organised by the environmental section of City Hall. Both girls will have their art work appear in a 2009 calendar which will be distributed shortly.

4.02.09

Today is the day! We had our Big Spring Clean Up in Scoil San Phroinsias today. Everyone, from Junior Infants right up to Rang a 6 helped out. We are well on the way to getting our 1st green flag!

We started with the junior infants. I was there too and they found a glove. Then we moved on to the senior infants .The senior infants and the junior infants thought that stones were rubbish! Then it was the first classes turn. They were very excited and made a lot of noise!. Then it was the second classes turn . They found more normal rubbish . Then it was supossed to be the third classes turn but the sixth classes went first . They went all the way to the church and they found a land mower and a door mat . Then us third classes went outside and we found lids of plastic bottles and chewing gum and all kinds of paper . Then the fourth classes went outside . Then it was the fifth classes turn . That was all the classes filled in for the day. There was nobody left in the school to go out for rubbish . We all did our best and we hope to get a Green Flag! By Klaudia, Rang a 3.

Lá le Bríde 2009

Lá le Bríde, the 1st of February, announces the arrival of Spring. St. Bridgid was born in Faughart in the middle of the 5th century. The St. Bridgid's cross is named after her. Ms. O'Byrne's class enjoyed learning how to make crosses from rushes. Check out their class blog for more photos!

Spring Clean 2009

It's official: Scoil San Phroinsias are holding their first Green School Action Day on Wednesday 4th February 2009.
On this day, the whole school will be involved in one big clean up of the school and school grounds. Any parents who would like to help on the day are asked to let their child's teacher know. Click on the Green School to find out more.

It's Electrifying!

Go to Ms. O'Byrne's 3rd class blog to see what they learnt this month about electricity and magents.

Catholic School's Week 2009

Did you know that it is Catholic School's Week this week? Well it is, and here in Scoil San Phroinsias we are marking this week in a special way.

• All the senior classes are taking turns to go to morning mass this week.
• All the classes have been making sure their prayer corners and class altars are looking spic and span.
• At 12noon today, the bell rang and we all said a prayer. The older classes said the Angelus and the younger classes said their own prayer.

Did you notice the green cloth on the prayer corner in 5th class? That is because it is ordinary time now in the church calendar, and green signifies ordinary time.

How Green is Green?

This week the Coiste Glas are busy asking questions! They are asking, counting, looking and checking to see just how good we have been at putting their recommendations into place. So watch out.....they may wander into your classroom today to check up on you!!

Lá le Pádraig 2009

Preparations for this years St. Patrick's Day parade are in full swing now. The children from 3rd to 6th class are busy learning a new selection of tunes on tinwhistle, accordion and belyra. Over the next few weeks, you will notice the school band marching around Tirellan, as they practice for this year's big parade. We are all hoping that the weather on March 17th will be nothing like January's weather!

Welcome Back

Fáilte ar ais to everyone, pupils and staff alike. We have rarely seen such an icy start to a new term. Lots of exciting things will be happening in Scoil San Phroinsias this term, aswell as lots of hard work! The senior classes will have to opportunity to learn how to Kickbox. Swimming lessons resume next week and will be held in Leisureland this term. The Coiste Glas are planning an Action Day for February, a day when we will show off all the hard work we have been doing towards earning our Green Flag. The photo shows Ms. Farrelly's Rang a 6 who didn't waste any time getting outside with the litter pickers....well done for being the first class to pick litter in 2009!