Anne Malone Children’s Books Ireland advocates for well-stocked school libraries to guide young readers and runs a annual book gifting scheme for schools. This year, our school has been selected to receive An Bosca Leabharlainne – a box of 25 original Irish language books handpicked by Laureate na nÓg, Áine Ní Ghlinn. In addition, as part of the … Read more
Congratulations to all the children who took part in Wicklow Co. Council’s annual Recyclable Christmas Tree Decorations Competition. The decorations were made out of recycled materials and had to be weather-proof this year. Our Christmas tree looks absolutely wonderful with its many attractive decorations. The children took great care and spent much time designing their … Read more
Well done to the children in 2nd Class who win the Golden Boot again this term. An amazing 81% of them used green modes of travel on their journey to school this term! Overall, 56% of the children took part in Walk on Wednesday this term – 11% walked to school; 38% parked and strode; … Read more
Some of the beautiful entries made by the children for Wicklow Co. Council’s Recyclable Christmas Tree Decorations…
On Friday 8 October, St Mary’s and St. Gerard’s NS was awarded its 8th Green Flag for Global Citizenship Marine Environment at a virtual Green Flag Award Ceremony hosted by An Taisce. On Friday last, 26th November, we gathered in a socially distanced manner as a school to raise our latest green flag and to celebrate … Read more
Congratulations to the children in 3rd Class who win the Golden Boot this term. An amazing 79% of them used green modes of travel on their journey to school this term! Overall, 61% of the children took part in Walk on Wednesday this term – 11% walked to school; 48% parked and strode; 2% carpooled … Read more
Well done to the children Senior Infants who win the Golden Boot this term. An amazing 99% of them used green modes of travel on their journey to school this term! Overall in the school, 74% of the children took part in Walk on Wednesday this term – 11% walked to school; 60% parked and … Read more
St. Mary’s and St. Gerard’s NS is delighted to announce that its application for a Green Flag for Global Citizenship Marine Environment has been approved. Well done to everyone! “I am delighted to inform you that your application for your Green Flag has been successful. Your assessor and the team at Green-Schools were very impressed … Read more
On Thursday, 22 April the children in 1st Class learned about Earth Day and brought home some environmentally friendly messages.
Green Schools announced the winners of its first ever National Marine Creative Writing Competition today. Judges were blown away by the talent and creativity displayed by all the children. Entries were judged on the basis of plot, originality, spelling, punctuation and content. St. Mary’s and St. Gerard’s was proud to learn that three of our … Read more