THE GREEN SCHOOLS PROGRAMME
In St Patrick's N.S we have been working on the Green Schools Programme for over 10 years. We are very proud of all the work that has been done to date to achieve the five green flags that we have been awarded. A huge amount of dedication has been shown by the whole school community to attain these flags.
The programme is based on seven steps:
1. Green Schools Committee
2. Environmental Review
3. Action Plan
4. Monitoring and Evaluation
5. Curriculum Work.
6. Informing and Involving
7. Green Code.
The Green Schools Programme is a themed programme. We are currently working towards our Global Citizenship Flag. We are learning about our responsibilities and rights as global citizens and making positive changes to our school environment and our practices.
We look forward to raising our 6th flag some day soon!
The themes are:
1. Litter and Waste
2. Energy
3. Water
4. Travel
5. Bio-diversity
6. Global Citizenship
Green Schools Committee Members 2021-2022
Sam and Sophie
6th
Laura and Uy
1st
Leah and Logan
Junior Infants
Bella and Seán
4th
Celeste and Ruby
3rd
Sinead and Anbou
5th
Lauren, Aaron
Senior Infants
Dhyan, Elisa, Lacie
2nd Class
National Spring Clean in St. Patrick's
We are delighted to take part in the National Spring Clean this year in St. Patrick's. Each class will go out into our community to pick up rubbish from the roadsides and estates each week.
We have already started with 2nd class on the 24th of March 2022. Please see some photos of them out and about. They were so enthusiastic. We are very proud of them. Next week 3rd class will be out and about.
Thank you to An Taisce and The National Spring Clean for our Hi Vis Jackets, bags and gloves. Also to Kildare Co co for the Litter Picks.
We are also delighted to be taking part in Newbridge Tidy Towns 'Pick a Patch' Campaign in conjunction with the National Spring clean.
Well done to all the boys and girls!
We have already started with 2nd class on the 24th of March 2022. Please see some photos of them out and about. They were so enthusiastic. We are very proud of them. Next week 3rd class will be out and about.
Thank you to An Taisce and The National Spring Clean for our Hi Vis Jackets, bags and gloves. Also to Kildare Co co for the Litter Picks.
We are also delighted to be taking part in Newbridge Tidy Towns 'Pick a Patch' Campaign in conjunction with the National Spring clean.
Well done to all the boys and girls!
Please Visit our Twitter page for regular updates on all our hard work!
https://twitter.com/patrick_schools
Our 5th Green Flag flying high in blue skies in June 2019. The boys and girls of 5th and 3rd class are holding flags which represent the other 4 flags previously awarded to St. Patrick's NS.
Green Schools Flag award Ceremony
On Tuesday the 21st of May, St. Patrick's was awarded its 5th Green Flag 'Biodiversity' at a ceremony in The Helix Theatre, DCU. It was a super event and a proud day for all the students and staff.
On the day, two of the students from the green school committee, Sophie and Sarah received the flag on behalf of the school.
As an additional honour, a group of our 6th class girls were asked to perform our Green school Code. The girls put the code into a very catchy rap. Not many can say they performed on stage at the Helix so this was definitely a day to remember and one which they can be very proud of.
We would like to thank all the students and staff for their efforts and interest which made this possible. Please see the gallery for pictures from the ceremony and a video of the girls performance.
On the day, two of the students from the green school committee, Sophie and Sarah received the flag on behalf of the school.
As an additional honour, a group of our 6th class girls were asked to perform our Green school Code. The girls put the code into a very catchy rap. Not many can say they performed on stage at the Helix so this was definitely a day to remember and one which they can be very proud of.
We would like to thank all the students and staff for their efforts and interest which made this possible. Please see the gallery for pictures from the ceremony and a video of the girls performance.
Final BOW WOW Day June 10th
Well done to everyone who walked to school together this morning from Pairc Mhuire. We had approx 60 children and adults walking to school. It was a fabulous morning for it and we hope that you'll keep up the walking over the summer months. It's great for you and for the environment... and most of all, it's great fun!!
TRAVEL FLAG WINNERS!!!
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Huge congratulations to everybody who has contributed towards the winning of our fourth Green Flag for travel. All the staff and parents are very proud of all the hard work that every pupil did to help win this award for the school. Special mention to the Green Schools Committee who did wonderful work in creating artwork, organising BOW WOW days and representing the school when the Green Schools co-coordinator visited our school. A big thank you to the parents who helped our school achieve this award. Without your help and encouragement we would not have been able to pursue this special achievement. Beth and Alex in 6th class will represent the committee at the Green Schools Awards day in the Helix, DCU on May 20th! Keep up the hard work everyone!
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Golden Boot Awards Roll of Honour
Congratulations to all the winners of the Golden Boot Award in 2014-15.
3rd June 2015: It's going to be a close call this year as 6th class won the Golden Boot this time which means it's all up for grabs for the overall prize!!! All will be revealed in two weeks who has won!
6th May 2015: Congratulations AGAIN to 4th class who once again won the Golden Boot award this fortnight.
Keep up the hard work everyone! You are doing the school proud!
15th April 2015: Well done to 1st class you nabbed the Golden Boot award this time around! An incredible 65% of their class walked to school over the last two weeks! Congratulations also to Junior Infants who saw a HUGE improvement in effort with 62% of their class walking to school. 4th class scooped 3rd place this time around!
18th March 2015: Congratulations to 5th class who scooped Golden Boot award this time with a grand total of 162 bones!
9th March 2015: Well done to 4th class who retained their title of Golden Boot winners again this fortnight. They had a very impressive tally of 186 bones!
16th February 2015: Congratulations to 4th class who won the Golden Boot award for the second time with an impressive 176 bones. Keep up the hard work everyone!
1st February 2015: This week 1st class scooped first prize in the Golden Boot awards. Congratulations to all for a great effort!
6th January 2015: This week 4th class claimed the top prize with an impressive 160 bones!
5th class came in second with 130 bones and 1st class came third with 119 bones.
18th December 2014: This week 6th class claimed first prize in the inaugural Golden Boot Awards ceremony!
Best of luck to all other class this year in the Golden Boot Awards. Don't forget; your class can win the award by travelling to school using one of the following five methods.
1. Walk
2. Cycle
3. Carpool
4. Bus
5. Park & Stride
3rd June 2015: It's going to be a close call this year as 6th class won the Golden Boot this time which means it's all up for grabs for the overall prize!!! All will be revealed in two weeks who has won!
6th May 2015: Congratulations AGAIN to 4th class who once again won the Golden Boot award this fortnight.
Keep up the hard work everyone! You are doing the school proud!
15th April 2015: Well done to 1st class you nabbed the Golden Boot award this time around! An incredible 65% of their class walked to school over the last two weeks! Congratulations also to Junior Infants who saw a HUGE improvement in effort with 62% of their class walking to school. 4th class scooped 3rd place this time around!
18th March 2015: Congratulations to 5th class who scooped Golden Boot award this time with a grand total of 162 bones!
9th March 2015: Well done to 4th class who retained their title of Golden Boot winners again this fortnight. They had a very impressive tally of 186 bones!
16th February 2015: Congratulations to 4th class who won the Golden Boot award for the second time with an impressive 176 bones. Keep up the hard work everyone!
1st February 2015: This week 1st class scooped first prize in the Golden Boot awards. Congratulations to all for a great effort!
6th January 2015: This week 4th class claimed the top prize with an impressive 160 bones!
5th class came in second with 130 bones and 1st class came third with 119 bones.
18th December 2014: This week 6th class claimed first prize in the inaugural Golden Boot Awards ceremony!
Best of luck to all other class this year in the Golden Boot Awards. Don't forget; your class can win the award by travelling to school using one of the following five methods.
1. Walk
2. Cycle
3. Carpool
4. Bus
5. Park & Stride
BOW WOW February 4th
Our second BOW WOW event was a great success with 70 people in attendance. Keep up the hard work everyone!!
Our Next BOW WOW Day Feb 4th
Our next
BOW WOW day will take place on Wednesday
February 4th. The walk will commence at 8:30am on the green in
Páirc Mhuire. Our last BOW WOW day in November was a great success with 72
pupils and 10 adults in attendance. Please support our next BOW WOW day.
Bow Wow Day November 26th
Our first BOW WOW day of the school year was a great success. 72 pupils and 10 adults walked from Pairc Mhuire to school on that morning. Thank you to everyone who took part in this walk. Watch this space to find out when our next organised BOW WOW will take place. In the meantime, please continue to walk, cycle, take the bus, carpool or walk and stride where possible!
Welcome our Green Schools Committee 2014/15
St. Patrick’s Green School Committee 2014/15
St Patrick's has an active green school committee made up of a minimum of two pupils from each class group from 2nd to 6th and staff. Every two years the committee applies to have its work evaluated and if successful it may be awarded the prestigious award of a green flag by An Taisce.
St Patrick's has already been awarded three green flags. One for the theme of recycling, one for the theme of energy and the other for the theme of water. Much hard work went into these projects and a lot of time and effort had to be put in during and outside of school hours, with the committee working over lunch breaks regularly.
We are currently working towards our fourth green flag and we are studying the theme travel. Last year all class took part in the RSA street smart programme. This took place over two days when our school hall was converted into a mini town as part of the program. As you are now aware, we are working towards obtaining our fourth flag for travel. We cannot do this without your help!
Things that you could do to help us win the flag are:
Did you know?
Walking and cycling to school makes children more alert and ready to face the school day than if they had been sitting in a car. Research shows that educational achievement improves in line with increased physical activity.
Did you know?
In Denmark bicycles outnumber cars two to one! This means there is less need for parking spaces or huge roads.
Did you know?
Of the fuel put in the average car 80% of the energy is lost in heat and through the cars exhaust. Only 20 % is used to actually turn the wheels.
Did you know?
That our 15 principal railway stations are names after the executed leaders of the 1916 Easter rising. How many can you
name?
St Patrick's has already been awarded three green flags. One for the theme of recycling, one for the theme of energy and the other for the theme of water. Much hard work went into these projects and a lot of time and effort had to be put in during and outside of school hours, with the committee working over lunch breaks regularly.
We are currently working towards our fourth green flag and we are studying the theme travel. Last year all class took part in the RSA street smart programme. This took place over two days when our school hall was converted into a mini town as part of the program. As you are now aware, we are working towards obtaining our fourth flag for travel. We cannot do this without your help!
Things that you could do to help us win the flag are:
- Encourage your child to walk or cycle where possible.
- Get the bus if possible
- Carpool with another family
- Park and stride
- Take part in BOW WOW days
Did you know?
Walking and cycling to school makes children more alert and ready to face the school day than if they had been sitting in a car. Research shows that educational achievement improves in line with increased physical activity.
Did you know?
In Denmark bicycles outnumber cars two to one! This means there is less need for parking spaces or huge roads.
Did you know?
Of the fuel put in the average car 80% of the energy is lost in heat and through the cars exhaust. Only 20 % is used to actually turn the wheels.
Did you know?
That our 15 principal railway stations are names after the executed leaders of the 1916 Easter rising. How many can you
name?