News – Page 11 – Herbertstown National School

Hospital/Herbertstown GAA Continue Support of School

12th October 202212th October 2022 Staff

We had a special visit from John Collins and Brian Mulcahy of Hospital/Herbertstown Bord na n-Óg on Tuesday.

They made a donation of footballs to the school which we were very grateful for.

Some fantastic artwork is headed to Caherconlish as the pupils have a great number of entries for the Credit Union Art Competition.

Well done to everyone who took part.

More Wonderful Art

30th September 202230th September 2022 Staff

All classes have produced some wonderful artwork during the month of September.

Much of this is on display around the school while some other superb pieces are being entered in the Credit Union Art Competition.

A Word For Everyone in Ireland

29th September 202229th September 2022 Staff

The boys and girls from 1st class to 6th class have been set a target of reading a word for everyone in Ireland.

They will achieve this target by reading books which are on the Accelerated Reader system and then passing a quiz on one of the school iPads. So far, the children have read almost 1.5 million words!

The whole school will get a night free of homework when the target of 5.123 million words read is reached.

Colourful Corridors

9th September 20229th September 2022 Staff

Just over a week since we returned and the school’s corridors are already filling up with some lovely colourful displays.

Welcome Back!

5th September 20225th September 2022 Staff

It’s great to be back in school and a special welcome to all our new pupils!

Wishing all the staff, pupils and parents/guardians all the best for the new school year. We are looking forward to lots of new learning experiences.

Ní neart go cur le chéile

Huge congratulations to the boys and girls across the school who have achieved a fifth Green Flag for Biodiversity!

Speared headed by the Green Schools Committee and Mrs Murphy, there has been fantastic work over the course of two years into the areas around biodiversity, as well as the previous elements of the Green Flag process.

The following speech was proudly read by members of the Green Schools Committee at the flag raising ceremony today.

We are the Green Schools Committee and we are delighted to be raising our 5th Green Flag for Biodiversity! We’ve been working hard as a school to get this flag and we appreciate all the work everyone has put in. We’d like to say a big, special thank you to all our sub-committee members: the Litter Legion, the Switch-off Squad, the Water Wardens, the Travel Team, the Bio-D Bunch, Ms, Murphy, Breda, Louise and Niall for all your hard work too!

Since we began our Green Schools Adventure years ago, we have put recycling bins in our classrooms, raised awareness with signs everywhere, done lots of litter picking, installed Barry our Water Barrell, gone for lots WOW walks, installed a bicycle rack, planted trees and bulbs, improved our garden with a bug hotel and bird feeder and have had many fun Action Days to show how much we care about our planet!

Biodiversity is so important for our planet and our well-being. From the smallest seed to the largest tree. From the tiniest insect to us humans, we all depend on each other, so it’s a great honour to raise this flag now! Thanks again to all the staff and pupils for all the work you have put in over the past 2 years especially when Covid made it so hard to come together. Please give a big bualadh bos for our brand new Biodiversity Green Flag!

Incredible Edibles

22nd June 202222nd June 2022 Staff

Congratulations to the boys and girls in first and second class who have received a gold award from the Incredible Edibles programme.

Their work over the course of the year included encouraging wellbeing within the outdoor classroom, learning where your food comes from and how to support Irish, as well as learning how to grow, cook and eat your own food!