Sixth class graduation, Green Flag Raising, Nicky Brennan Visit

Yesterday there was a lot of things happening in our school. There was a Graduation Mass, raising the Green Flag Ceremony and a party for Mairead Anglim, Claire Halpin and Leonie O' Dwyer. Mariead is retiring, Claire is being redeployed to Mullinahone NS and Ms. O' Dwyer is returning to college. We wish them all the best of luck.

Once we came in at 7pm it was Graduation and we had to sing in the choir and Red Baron, Shortie, Dannan, Batman and Matilda.Fr. McGrath very kindly said a special mass for the 6th class. For the Graduation there was lots of people in the school. We were so lucky that Nicky Brennan and his wife, Mairead came to visit our school. Nicky is the President of the GAA. Lots of our parents and coaches from the local GAA and soccer clubs and our teachers and SNAs were also with us on the night. There was also a great turn out from County Councillers and representatives of the government. We were honoured to have Chairman of the County Council, John Fahy, Councillers Susan Meaghar, Jimmy O' Brien and Eddie O' Meara and Bernadette from Green Schools with us to celebrate.

After that the Green Flag was raised by Nicky Brennan. It was great fun. Then we had a bit of a party with food and drinks. There were crisps, drinks, bars, sandwiches and cocktail sausages. Then I went out and played with ....., Dannan, Matilda, Rose and Smiley. ....., Matilda, Rose and I made up a dance to the song ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone. After that we played games around the back. It was great fun. After the party there was music. A man called Eric Wilson sang and played the guitar. Everybody danced and had great fun in the marquee that was set up outside the school. It was the best part of the night.I went home at 10:15pm. Once I got home I went to bed. I couldn't get up till 08:45am this morning.

Green Flag Award Ceremony.

Mrs. Brett, Sarah, Ronaldo and Kitten went to Cork to get the Green Flag.
When we got there we had something to eat and drink. Then we went into
the award ceremony and Michael John O'Mahony started the ceremony and then
Michael John and Jim Wilson gave us the green flag. After the ceremony
we had lunch Chicken Curry and a chocolate cake. Then after a busy day we went home.

We worked really hard around the school to make it environmentally friendly and a nice place to be for everyone! Congrats to everyone!
The head of the GAA Nicky Brennan is coming to our school on Monday 23rd of June next to raise the Flag. We are also having our 6th class Graduation that evening at 7pm.

by Ronaldo

Our Garden

Today we went out to the garden and planted some cabbage heads. We all worked together to plant them and to also water them. Mrs.Brett brought them in to day.
Mrs.Brett`s class and us shared the cabbage heads. The teacher took pictures of us digging holes to put them into. This is us!

Scoil Mhuire come 2nd in County Environmental Award

Receiving our Certificate

Green School Asessment

By Redser

Bernadette came today from the South Tipperary County Council to examine us to see if we are good enough to get the green flag. The green flag is given to schools that keep their schools clean and tidy and Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. We will know in 2 or 3 weeks time if we were successful. Bernadette asked us lots of questions about what we have done to earn the Green Flag. We explained that we set up a green schools committee which the whole school is a member of. We have a meeting every week and we see what we are doing and what we can do to make our school even greener. Every day after each school break one person from each senior class do a litter run. We do lots in the school. We recycle glass, cardboard, mobiles, ringos, cans and we bring clothes for orphanages in Africa. We also shred paper for the puppies in PAWS, which is an animal rescue centre near Mullinahone. We have a vegtable garden and we planted 750 daffodils this year. We have done a lot of hard work and think we deserve a green flag. The Green School Flag Award Ceremony will be held in Cork the end of May and we hope to be there!!

This is our Green School Code which was wrote by Batman:

I wish we were a Green School, with our flag flying so high.
It would be cool to see it touch the clear blue sky.
I hope that people do not litter,
'cause if they do, they are bitter.
Come on Kilvemnon, we all rule.
Go us, go school!!!