Events

Halloween Pumpkin Winners!

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Congratulations  and thank you to all the children who took part in the very successful Halloween Pumpkin competition. There was a huge entry and every pumpkin was craved with great skill and imagination! Well done to all.    

Intel Mini Scientist 2021

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There has been great excitement over the past week with students presenting projects to their classmates and to a panel of judges.  The judges were really impressed with the level of research, the teamwork and the high quality of presentation.  Well done to all 53 students from 4th, 5th and 6th Classes!  We are really … Read more

Congratulations Will!

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67th Texaco Children’s Art Competition From the thousands of entries received by the judges from all over the country, we are delighted to announce that Will McGuinness in Sixth Class,  was awarded a Certificate of Commendation for his piece entitled ‘Metamorphosis of Architecture’. Will is a very talented young artist and has a particular interest … Read more

Golden Boot Award

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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

Golden Boot Award

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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

Green Flag success!

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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

Breaking News: Winners in the Green Schools’ National Marine Creative Writing Competition

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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

Green Schools’ Marine Creative Writing Competition

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This year, Green-Schools was delighted to announce its first ever National Marine Creative Writing Competition. The competition offered an opportunity for primary school students working towards (or previously awarded) their flag for Global Citizenship: Marine Environment, to explore the ocean through a short story or poem.  Well done to Caragh (1st), Caoimhe (2nd), Sienna (2nd), … Read more

Green Code: Global Citizenship Marine Environment

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Well done to Tom (3rd) whose Green Code has been adopted as the school’s Green Code for the Global Citizenship Marine Environment theme.  “Clean the sea, do your bit. Don’t leave rubbish, take care of it!” (Tom Crowley, 3rd Class 2021) Green Code Global Citizenship Marine Environment Green Code Global Citizenship Marine Environment