Last week was Green Schools Week 2026 in St. Mary's National School. Students took part in a wide variety of activities, with each day having a specific focus. On Tuesday, the students focus was on Cycling to School. Students from Junior Infants to 2nd Class enjoyed taking part in Art activities which included designing your own [...]
From the 4th February to the 10th of February marked our annual Green Schools week in St. Mary's National School. Students have had to chance to take part in a number of activities based around our current theme of Travel. Students have learned about how to reduce our carbon footprint through; litter picking, learning about the [...]
Over the course of the past five weeks, the Green Schools committee have been very busy working on our current Green Flag theme of Travel. The Green Schools committee took part in a Clean Air workshop, facilitated by our Green Schools Travel Officer Julianne Pickard, as part of National Clean Air week. The committee members displayed [...]
We have explored the Garden Centre theme this month in class. Through integrated play we are enjoying lots of hands on activities. We have been busy planting potatoes in the school garden, learning about what they need in order to grow and have enjoyed some messy play using soil and sand. We are very creative [...]
Thursday 18th of June was a proud day for St Mary's N.S., Saggart. We raised two very important flags. The first of these was the Green Schools Flag. Ms Mc Crea and Ms Byrne want to say a huge 'Well Done' to all the children and congratulate them on getting the first of our Green Flags. [...]
We are trying to get a Green Schools Flag this year. A lady from An Taisce visited the school last Wednesday and spoke to the children about how we could reduce the amount of waste that the school produces. A committee has been set up and they are encouraging everyone in school to be more aware [...]