Green Schools
Welcome to the Naas CNS Green School
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June 2024: Raising the Green Flag
This month was a very exciting month for Green Schools as we got to raise our very first Green Flag! This flag was awarded to our school in recognition of all of the great work we have done over the past two years on the theme of "Litter and Waste."
The Green Schools committee made a short presentation at the ceremony, and then the whole school headed outside to raise the flag! We are so proud of all our school has achieved- Well done to all!
May 2024: Collecting our Green Flag!
Diary entry written by 4th and 5th class committee members.
We got a taxi up to the Helix (Dublin). Then we went inside and signed up. Next we went into a room with a few games related to the environment. After that we went upstairs and got some lunch. We ate our lunch and then went into the theatre. Different schools did acts such as singing and dancing related to Green Schools.
After the acts we were called to collect our Green Flag. When the ceremony ended we went outside and took a picture with our flag. Lastly we took the taxi back to school.
Our School Green Code is....
Green and Clean is Our Dream.🌍
By Sabrina, 4th Class
Our Green Schools Action Plan
Notice Board
This is our Green Schools Notice Board. Here we display a variety of things relating to our committee, such as our action plan, a book from the library, a list of members in each class and graphs/ bar charts on waste we produce. We update it every few weeks and next to it we display the Growing Green competition.
Isabella, 5th Class
Clothes Pod
In March, we sent out a letter that we would be collecting old clothes and sending them off to be recycled. We collected them the next day and we brought them to a spare classroom. Then they were sent off to a company called Clothes Pod and they recycled them.
Max, 5th Class
New Composting Areas!
We are creating our very own composting areas in our school garden for green waste. These have been made from recycled pallets. We will be putting grass cuttings in some of them, and in others we will be creating a "dead hedge" using branches and tree cuttings. This will not only create mulch to help our school flowers grow, but it will also provide a home for insects (especially pollinators) and birds. We can't wait to paint them this month!
Green Schools Library
So this is our Green Schools Library where you can take a variety of books and borrow them for a day. Some popular ones are Greta and the Giants and Naturama.
Max, 5th Class