Drumlease N.S. Dromahair,Co.Leitrim

We have a bug hotel on the school grounds at the front of our school.

It was created some years ago.

Today, Dolores O’ Conaill along with students of science, Orelia and Sarah came up to us to help us all revamp and enhance the natural habitat for the bugs and mini beasts.

Different children took in suitable materials to help make the habitat attractive for the insects; these included bamboo sticks, leaves, tiles, twigs, cardboard, toilet rolls, and roof tiles.

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Dolores shared her knowledge with us on many different mini beasts and their characteristics.

We learned that insects ,plants and animals are all connected to one another. The sun is our primary energy source.

In the afternoon, we all took time to create attractive bug hotel signs.

If you visit our school, you will have a chance to see our creations.

We understand that we all have a duty to look after and care for our environment.

Thank you to our visitors who came along today.

It was a very enjoyable morning.

Seterra is a great website for revising your physical and political geography. 5th and 6th class were revising their European geography today. Why not test yourself on European cities by clicking on the picture above! Warning – it’s not easy!

We are focusing on litter and waste as part of our Global Citizenship theme. Each student in our class has designed a poster identifying items that can be recycled. We have laminated these posters and will bring them home tomorrow. Students will place their poster beside the recycling bins in their homes. 

We want to reduce the amount of recyclable materials going into the landfill bin by accident. Have a look at our posters!

Some 5th and 6th class pupils took part in the Irish Aid ‘One World Awards’. Here is Anna’s entry.

Thanks to all who helped organise and who supported today’s Mutomo Fundraiser. A particulareal mention must go to the pupils  of 6th class for all their efforts. In total a wonderful 841.27 euro was raised!