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We were proud and honoured to raise our latest Green Flag, a momentous achievement that reflects the hard work, dedication and teamwork of our entire school community. We were especially delighted to welcome back Mrs Sweeney, a former Principal of our school, who raised the flag alongside PJ Burke, a valued and long-standing member of… Continue reading Honouring Our Green Flag Success
Today was a very special day for our school as three lucky members of the Green Schools Committee had the exciting opportunity to travel to the Radisson Hotel in Letterkenny to collect our school’s 8th Green Flag! This latest achievement is for the theme of Global Citizenship-Marine Environment, recognizing the incredible efforts our students and… Continue reading Celebrating our 8th Green Flag
Our school proudly celebrated Global Marine Environment Flag Celebration Day with a splash of blue! To mark the occasion, all students came dressed in blue, showing their support for protecting our oceans and marine life. The senior members of our Green Schools Committee led the way, delivering an engaging and informative presentation to each class… Continue reading Global Marine Environment Celebration Day
Well done to our green School’s committee who renewed the Green School Flag at the Green School Award Ceremony at The Radisson Hotel in Letterkenny this week. Green-Schools is Ireland’s leading environmental management and education programme for schools. Promoting longterm, whole school action for the environment. The flag is a great motivator for the whole… Continue reading Green Flag Presentation
The junior class have been learning all about Spring. They discovered all the things plants need to grow and even planted their own seeds! They will grow them indoors in the classroom and when they have grown, they will bring them home to plant in their own gardens.
Spring has sprung and the bulbs we planted have blossomed into beautiful flowers brightening up the school building. Our new flower boxes that the students designed with bottle caps really stand out with all the lovely flower colours!
Spring is here and Mrs Claydon’s class took full advantage of the great weather yesterday and walked to Ballyare Woods. The class were searching for signs of Spring in nature. The children noticed lots of changes and looked carefully at the new leaves, buds and Spring flowers. It was lovely to have everyone out enjoying… Continue reading Spring Walk to Ballyare Woods
Miss Kelly’s class had a brilliant day exploring Ballyarr woods thanks to Glenveagh National Park who took them on a tour of the Park. The kids got a chance to explore the natural reserve and learn about the variety of mammals and diverse bird life that habitat Ballyarr woods. Our very own Zac Ferry also… Continue reading Ballyarr Woods
The junior room had lots of fun making different types of homes using recycled materials. Using recycled materials to make crafts was a fun way to teach the students about the benefits of recycling. All the houses turned out great and the class really enjoyed making them.
The middle and senior classes enjoyed planting bulbs that will flower during the Spring. They discussed what is important for a flower to grow and will make sure to water them. Each child planted a bulb in our new flower boxes designed with bottle tops. We look forward to the Springtime so we can watch… Continue reading Planting Bulbs in our flower boxes
Scoil Cholmcille Drumman 