Fáilte go dtí Ár gCoiste Glas

Is muidne Chloé agus Charlie, táimid i Rang 6 Niamh agus beimid ag scríóbh faoin gCoiste Glas i mbliana. Inné bhíár gcéad cruinniú den choiste againn agus inniu d’imigh na Gardaí Glasa timpeall le nuachtlitreacha agus ceisteanna do na daltaí go léir. Beidh eolas againn daoibh Déardaoin.

Slán go fóill,

Chloé agus Charlie!

Nuacht Litir 15.09.2015

Nuachtlitir ón gCoiste Glas Mean Fómhair 2015

Táimíd cheana féin an-ghnóthach ag obair chun an 6ú Bhratach Ghlas a bhaint amach.. Táimíd ag tosú amach ar an dara téarma agus ‘sé an téama ná Saoránaiocht Domhanda – Bruscar agus Drámhaíl. Ma éirionn go maith linn beidh an Bhratach again roimh dheireadh na bliana. Chun níos mó sonraí a fháil tabhair cuairt ar www.greenschoolsireland.org/

Céiliúraigh Seachtain Eorpach na Luaineachta 2016

Beidh Seachtain Eorpach na Luaineachta ar siúl ón gCéadaoin 16ú go dti Dé Máirt 22u Mean Fómhair 2015. An téama i mbliana ná Roghnaigh Athraigh Cumaisc agus tá Scoileanna Glasa ag mealladh scoileanna chun féachaint ar na nósanna iompair atá i bhfeidhm agus féachaint ar shlite chun úsaid charranna a laghdú. Cén fáth nach siúlfá / rachfá ar do rothar/ pairceail agus siúl / bus ar scoil Cuir chugainn bhur ngrianghraif agus b’fhéidir go mbeidh said le feiceáil ar ár mblag.. Cuir ríomhphost chuig Olga – coiste.glas@gmail.com

Saotharlann Trócaire: Beidh saotharlann faoi Chothrom na Féinne Athrú Aeráide ar siúl ar an 13ú Deireadh Fómhair 2015.Beidh daltaí Rang 6 agus roinnt daltaí ó  Rang 3 – Rang 5 i láthair

Feisteas Oíche Shamhna: Ag dul de réir ár dtéamaa Bruscar agus Drámhailo tugaimíd dúshlán na ndaltaí (agus na tuismitheoirí) feisteas a dhéanmah as ábhar athchursáilte. B’fhéidir go mbeidh duais don éide is fearr athchursáilte no athúsaidthe. Tosaigh ag athchursáil agus bí cruthaitheach! Tuigimid gur bhreá le roinnt daltaí cultacha faoi Leith a chaitheamh – agus ta sé sin ceart go leor.

Achainí Bhoscaí na mBróg : Glacfaidh an scoil páirt arís sa Foireann an Dóchais – Achainí Bhoscaí na mBróg (Buíochas le hIta as é seo a dhéanamh chuile bliain). Anuraidh chuireamar 119 mbosca chuig Foireann an Dóchais. Mar sin ná dean athchúrsáil ar na boscai sin, coinnigh iad. Le haghaidh níos mó sonrai féach ar shuíomh idirl…ín Fhoireann an Dóchais. Gheobhaidh tú bileog faoin dtionscnamh seo roimh an briseadh lár téarma. Cladfar le boscai sda bhforhall ón 2-6Samhain 2015. Led’thoil ná cuir boscaí isteach roimh an dáta seo.

Athchursáil: Ná dean dearmad gur féiri leat do shean cheallairí / gutháin a thógáil nó a chur isteach go dti an scoil!

Birdwatch Ireland – Suirbhé ar Eanlaith Gháirdín: Glacfaimíd páirt samsuirbhé don dara huair (Nollaig 2015 – Feabhra 2016)

Seaicleáid do Charthanacht: Beidh Aonach na Leabhar ar siúl ar an 1ú agus 2ú Nollaig 2015.  Beidh Rang 6 ag díol cnaipí seaicleáide chóirthrádála ar an 2ú Nollaig ó 18.00 go 20.00. Tabharfar aon airgead a dheintear do charthanacht

Gáirdín: Tá do chabhair ag teastáil o gháirdín na nglasraí.  Más féidir leat cabhrú, cuir in iúl dúinn, led’thoil.

Blag an Choiste Glas: Féacha ar ár mblag https://coisteglasgscd.edublogs.org/. Nó téigh go dtí leathanach baile an tsímh idirlín agus téigh go dtí Rang Niamh – rannóg an choiste ghlais.

Cabhair ag teastáil: bealaí inar féiri leat cabhrúl eis an gcoiste glas – Garraíodóireacht, aistriúcháin ón mBéarla go Gaeilge, tú féin a chur ar fáil ag cruinniú, clárú leis an gcoiste glas . Más féidir leat cabhrú leis an gcoiste glas in aon slí (beag nó mór) led’thoil dean teagmháil le hOlga Ó Donnabháin ar 0876404422 nó olgaodonovan@hotmail.com

Newsletter 15.09.2015

Green Committee Newsletter – September 2015

We are already busy working hard to achieve our 6th Green Flag. We are at the start of our second year and the theme is Global Citizenship – Litter and Waste. If successful we will receive our flag by the end of the school year. For further details check out www.greenschoolsireland.org/

Celebrate European Mobility Week 2016

European Mobility Week takes place from Wednesday 16th to Tuesday 22nd September 2015. This year’s theme is Choose Change Combine and Green-Schools is encouraging schools to start the school year by examining the different modes available for travelling to school and how they can be used to reduce private car usage. Why not walk, cycle, park ‘n’ stride, carpool or bus to school? Send us your photos of how you come to school and they may feature on our blog. Email to Olga – coiste.glas@gmail.com

Trócaire Workshop: A Climate Change Climate Justice Workshop will be held on 13th October 2015. Pupils from Rang 6 and some pupils from Rang 3 – Rang 5 will attend.

Halloween Costumes: To tie in with our theme of litter and waste we challenge the pupils (and parents!!) to make, reuse or swap costumes. There may even be a prize for the best recycled or reused outfit!! So start recycling and get creative! We are aware some of the pupils like to wear their favourite costume – and that’s ok!

Shoebox Appeal: The school will participate again in the Team Hope – Shoebox Appeal (Thank you Ita for making this happen each year). Last year we sent off 119 shoeboxes to Team Hope. So don’t recycle those shoeboxes, save them. For further details, check out the Team Hope website. You will receive a leaflet about the appeal before the mid term break. Boxes will be accepted in the forhalla 2nd November – 6th November 2015. Do not send in boxes before this date.

Recycling: Don’t forget you can send / bring in your old batteries and phones to the school to be recycled!

Book Swap: Last year the book swap proved very successful. It will be held again in November (Date TBC). So for the moment, hold on to children’s books you no longer require (Don’t send them in yet!!). Further information will follow.

Birdwatch Ireland – Garden Bird Survey: We will take part in the survey for the second time (December 2015 – February 2016).

Chocolate for Charity: The Annual Book Fair will take place 1st and 2nd December 2015. Rang 6 will sell fairtrade chocolate buttons at the book fair evening 2nd December 2015 (18.00 – 20.00). Money raised will go to charity.

Garden: Our vegetable garden needs your help!! If you can assist, please let us know.

Green Committee Blog: Check out our blog https://coisteglasgscd.edublogs.org/. Or go to the home page of the school website and click on Blog Rang Niamh Anseo. Go to Coiste Glas section.

Help Required: Ways you can help the green committee – gardening, translating some documents from English to Irish, volunteering at a committee event or joining the green committee. If you help the green committee in anyway (big or small), please contact Olga Ó Donnabháin on 0876404422 or olgaodonovan@hotmail.com