Tráth na gCeist

Pupils from 3rd to 6th class took part in a Tráth na gCeist as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge 2015. Great fun was had by the boys.

Tráth na gCeist Winners

Green Schools Survey Results

Each Family in the school was given a survey to complete in relation to how they trave to school. They were also asked questions in relation to possible targets for the Action Plan. the following were the questions in the review:

1. How do you usually trave to school? walk/cycle/car

2. Would you be interested in a Park and Stride System, whereby one would park at the graveyard and walk to school or park in the green and walk to school? yes/no

3. Are there opportunitites for you to car pool with your neighbours? yes/no

4. Would you be uinterested in taking part in WOW (Walk to school Wednesday) again or a walking school bus? yes/no

5. Would you aloow your son to cycle to school? yes/no/why

6. Does your son have a Hi-vis vest? Yes/no

7. Does your son have a cycling helmet? yes/no

8. How far do you live from the school? less than a km/ 1-3km/ 3-5km/5+km

9. Are you as a parent interested in getting involved in the Green Flag committee in relation to Travel at KBNS? Yes/No

Any Other Comments

62 of these surveys were returned to the school and I correlated the results and have attached them to this post. There are also possible targets and comments that came from the surveys included at the end of the results.

Green Schools Environmental Survey Results

Green Schools Committee

Students from 1st to 6th class were chosen to form a committee. Those that were interested in putting thier names forward for election were asked to do so to Miss Vaughan by a certain date. They then campaigned for 2 weeks and we held an election in each class whereby the boys voted one boys from their class to represent them on the Green Schools Committee.  The candidates were also given the opportunity to speak to their classmates about why they should be voted for. They were also encouraged to use posters for their campaign.

The Committe was formed and the floowoing boys were voted onto the committee:

1st: Brendan Minogue

2nd: Rhys Barry

3rd: Luke Dillon

4th: Jay Hogan

5th: Liam Daly

6th: Adam Stuart

Congratulations Boys

Well Done

Green Schools Introduction

Miss Vaughan is the Green schools co-ordinator in the school. The flag that we are concentrating on for this cycle is the Travel Flag. Not only do we have to try and improve our methods of transport in relation to getting to and from school we have to maintain our targets in the previously achieved flags. The other flags that we achieved were for Recycling and Waste, Energy and Water. There are two notice boards inside the front door of the school which are dedicated to Green schools. There are 7 steps to be avchieved in order to attain your Green Flag. They are as follows 1. Green Schools Committee 2. Environmental Review 3 Action Plan 4 Monitoring and Evaluation 5. Curriculum Work 6 Informing and involving 7. Green Code

INTO Handwriting

First and Second class have entered the An Post/INTO handwriting competition. They wrote stories about a day in the life of a post-person.

Tag Rugby

Mr. McKeogh and Mr. Corcoran ran tag rugby sessions for each Thursday after school for the months of January and February. It proved to be a great hit with the boys. During each session they worked on their ball handling and footwork skills. Their levels of enthusiasm, co-operation and manners were wonderful.

Through the Gap!

Kennings Poems by 2nd Class

A Kennings is a type of poem that describes something familiar in an uncommon way. Each poem is a series of 2 word phrases. Here are a sample of the Kennings Poems that 2nd class have been composing for the past two weeks.

FRIENDS
Friends are a….
Laugh sharing,
Game playing,
House visiting,
Party celebrating,
Treat sharing,
Movie watching,
Football kicking,
Chit chatting,
Finger painting,
Cookie baking
………kind of people.

By William Tuohy

SPORT
Sport is a….
Goal scoring,
Basketball hooping,
Runners sprinting,
People exercising,
Swimmers splashing,
Greyhounds dashing,
Cyclists pedalling,
Goalkeepers saving,
Tennis stretching,
Rugby tackling
……….kind of thing.

By Cathal Scanlan

SPORT
Sport is a….
Goal scoring,
Football kicking,
Red carding,
Game playing,
Commentators talking,
Soccer training,
Slide tackling,
Hurleys clashing,
Bike racing,
Supporters cheering,
Bodies clashing,
Head banging,
Players celebrating,
Swimmers splashing,
Cyclists pedalling,
Rowers rowing,
Boat sailing,
Runners sprinting,
Hurldle jumping
…………..kind of thing.

By Rhys Barry

 

Enjoying Station Teaching

The boys in Senior Infants had great fun during station teaching recently. There were five different stations which proved to be a very enjoyable way for the boys to learn Maths and English. They especially enjoyed playing games such as Memory, Snap and Bingo.

Bingo!

Snap!

Cara Clois

This week Tony Foley was the Cara Clois in the 3rd and 4th class yard. The boys were playing rounders and there was huge participation form all the boys in the class at some stage during the week. They had great fun playing the game and well done Tony and the other Cara Clois for giving up your lunch time for the week!!! Keep up the great work boys!!!

Wassily Kandinsky

This week in Art the boys in 3rd and 4th learnt about the famous artist Wassily Kandinsky. His love of circles in his work is something which the boys recreated in their own art work today. They all believed that his work is so bright and colourful that it cheers everyone up so we have put them up in the corridor in order to spread the cheerfullness in KBNS.