Green Team News
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| Rhubarb - some caterpillars enjoyed having the leaves for lunch too! | C.A. inspects the crop | Cutting off the leaves and harvesting the stems for eating |
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| They grew in a pod | We tasted the peas | Look at our Sweetcorn |
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| Making Rhubarb Crumble! | ||
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| A. gets the baking trays ready for the oven | B.K. thought this was hard work | The rhubarb and brown sugar were placed in the pot |
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| S. makes sure the rhubarb doesn't stick to the pot | Instructions for custard | C.A. and B.K. mixing the magic ingredients |
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| J.L. weighed the butter on the weighing scales | We made the crumble using brown sugar, butter, flour and muesli | Our green / cooking team! |
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| The stewed rhubarb was put in the baking tray | The crumble was put on top of the rhubard | R.McK. and L.M. whisking the custard |
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| A.R. put the crumble in the oven | S.McC. and L. were our waiter and waitress! | Making sure any lumps are whisked out! |
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| E.M. and Mrs. K. are about to sample our cooking | We had to set the table for our feast | Mmmmmmmm....... |
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Reports from the staffroom
were extremely good! If you would like
to try making our rhubarb crumble, click here for the recipe |
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| Another Satisfied Customer | The bowl was licked clean ! | |
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| Busy planting! | Sunflowers from the courtward! | Beautiful sunflowers! |
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Children from all classes planting daffodils beside the playground fence in front of the prefab. Happily working in the Autumn sunshine ! |  |
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We received news on the occasion of the Taoiseach's visit on May 21st that we have been awarded the green flag again! Hurray! |
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| Rev. Wright, Neil
Blaney and members of the green team proudly holding the green flag |
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| We had fun planting vegetables and fruit in our new courtyard | ||
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| Courgettes | Lettuce | Rhubarb |
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| A job well done ! | Strawberries | |
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| Foxgloves at the pond | 'Reflections on the pond' - junior infants visit | I'm sure I saw a tadpole wriggle in our new pond ! |
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| The green team planted margingal plants at the pond | A.G. McI. and J.D. identify the pond plants | |
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| Now as we move back to our newly renovated and extended school and playground, we are very excited by the challenges and opportunities ahead. Here are some of our forthcoming projects... | ||
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| The green team resource class will plant this flowerbed in May | Hopefully our new pond will be home to lots of tadpoles and minibeasts | The path is put in beside the new pond |
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| This will be our new butterfly patch | Our courtyard garden | Some flowerbeds |
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The Ballyraine N.S. 'Green Team'
for 2006/2007: 3rd Class: A.P. and J.R. 4th Class: R.B. and T.N. 5th Class: J.P. and A.M. 6th Class: J.B.G., A.N., J.B. and
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| As we hope to keep our green flag this year despite our unusual location and circumstances, we were recently visited and assessed by the Green Flag Schools' representative Suzanne Tinney. | ||
| Green Flag
Renewal
Ms Suzanne Tinney, Environmental Officer, Donegal County council visited our school to assess the work of the Green Team for our 3rd Green Flag renewal. The theme this year was 'Water'. During the visit Suzanne met the class representatives of the Green Team who talked about their Green Team projects and activities. These included: 6th Class showed their Eco houses to Suzanne who was really impressed by their innovative, environmentally friendly design ideas. The Green Team would like to thank Suzanne for her friendly approach
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| Last year's work on the hospice garden | ||
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| D.G. helps to tidy up the Hospice Butterfly garden | Mrs. Mary Chandler-Kavanagh presents the Adrian Mitchell Cup to G.H. (6th Class 2006) | We planted summer bedding plants in the Hospice Butterfly garden |
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A list of 'helpers' has been drawn up for each class. This will provide an opportunity for more pupils to get involved in this important work. The 'Green Helpers' look after the school compost bins, bird feeders and garden tasks. |
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Recycling Zone Worksheets and paper are shredded and used as animal bedding Some of our art materials come from 'The Source' Recycling centre in Derry We also recycle - batteries - Postage stamps - Computer ink cartridges All items for recycling should be brought to the school office. Don't forget to visit your nearest recycling centre and bottle banks.
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