Picker Pals

Posted on 2nd December 2020 by Togher

The children in the Junior Room have been selected to participate in the new Picker Pals programme launched by the environmental charity VOICE Ireland. Picker Pals inspires and motivates primary school children and their families to become the next generation of environmentalists through litter picking in their local areas. Each child will be given the opportunity to take home the Picker Pal kit for a weekend. The family can then go on a litter picking adventure in their local area with each child reporting back to their classmates.

Christmas Wreaths

Posted on 11th December 2019 by Togher

Stephanie from the Heritage Council showed the children how to make simple Christmas Wreaths using willow from the school garden and greenery sourced by the children. The children made beautiful, locally sourced and sustainable Christmas decorations.

Sherkin Island Marine Station Art Competition

Posted on 5th November 2019 by Togher

We always enjoy the Sherkin Island Marine Station Art Competition. Find out more about the Sherkin Island Marine Station here sherkinmarine.ie Our talented young artists were delighted with the prizes they received today.

Autumn Nature Walk

Posted on 8th October 2019 by Togher

The children in our First and Second Classes have been busy exploring our local habitats. As well as looking beautiful, berries, fruits, nuts and cones contain the seeds of a plant and are therefore crucial for the cycle of life. Seed dispersal was discussed and samples were collected. These samples were displayed by the children in their lovely autumn nature booklets.

Our Local Stream – Scientific Study

Posted on 5th October 2019 by Togher

The children were delighted to identify a wide variety of mini-beasts in our local stream as they are a sign of healthy and clean water. It was now time for the science bit! Stephanie from the Heritage Council showed the children how to test our water samples with litmus paper. Our visual observations were confirmed when these tests showed minimal traces of nitrates.

Flower Pressing

Posted on 28th September 2019 by Togher

We picked some lovely flowers from our school garden and Jessica from the Heritage Council showed the children how to press them.

Not all carrots are orange!

Posted on 27th September 2019 by Togher

Years ago carrots used to come in a wide variety of colours from white to bright yellow and deep purple. Around the 16th century the Dutch began developing the orange variety so common today. This year our vegetable garden was planted with an emphasis on biodiversity. It was time to harvest and taste these interesting carrots.

Nature Walk

Posted on 26th September 2019 by Togher

The younger children really enjoyed exploring the flora, fauna and mini-beasts of our local habitats with Stephanie from the Heritage Council.

Identifying the mini-beasts

Posted on 16th June 2019 by Togher

Following our trips to the local stream and hedgerow. Stephanie from the Heritage Council helped the children identify the mini-beasts they had discovered and explained their life-cycles. The younger and older children were delighted to show their finds to each other before we returned them safely to their habitats.