On June 17th 3rd & 4th had the opportunity to engage in the Ardnacrusha Experience Tour. On arrival they had to put on their high-vis jackets, safety hats and glasses. 

After climbing the 86 steps to the top of the dam they got an aerial view of the headrace, canal lock and tailrace. They also saw the four penstocks and later on in the tour they saw where the 4 turbines are housed. They really enjoyed the Ardnacrusha Experience. have a look at our pictures!!

On Thursday June 13th we made our way to our National Stadium Croke Park for a guided tour in which we got to see the dressing rooms, come out through the tunnel, sit up in the stadium and hold up The Sam Maguire Trophy. 

Next it on to the National Gallery of Ireland for a guided tour. We finished off our day in Cosmic Bowl in Tullamore.

Thanks to Birr golf club who organised an introduction to golf to our pupils.

Here are a few of our funny characters that paid a visit to school at Halloween!!!

Pupils reused a shoebox to design and make their own aquariums. take a look at their designs...

The pupils enjoyed their six week gymnastics programme with their instructor Mrs. Emer Feehan.

Just before St.Patrick's Day 2019 - pupils in 3rd & 4th class watched videos on 'Single use Plastics', which include cups, bottles bags and straws...... used once and then discarded. Following discussions pupils engaged in creative work such as making individual posters, composing acrostic poems in groups and desiging objects from plastic.
Enjoy the slideshow.

Plastic is pollution, think of a solution.
Leave plastic behind it’s just a waste of time.
All of us need to work together to make the world better.
Solve the problem of pollution then we will get the solution.
Try to reuse, reduce and recycle and rethink how to use plastic in an environmentally friendly way.
In the Pacific Ocean there is a garbage patch twice the size of Texas.
Countries and counties are changing their habits so why don’t we change too?
 
Plenty of amazing animals are becoming endangered because of plastic.
A lot of marine life is getting injured in knotted nets.
Don’t litter, just participate in community clean ups.
Decomposing of plastic takes hundreds of years.
Yes, yes, yes we can, yes we will, yes we can rethink a lot how we use plastic!
 
 
By: Laura, Emily and Allie 

​​Plastic Paddy
 
Plastic, plastic please stop pollution.
Let’s put single use plastic to an end.
All of us can do our part and do without straws, plates and cutlery.
Save our world from this crisis.
The whole world can work together to get rid of plastic.
Is this how we want our world to be...a “Giant Garbage patch”?
Currents are taking the plastic trash all over the oceans.
 
Patrick’s day will be special without plastic.
Are you ready to have a new world with no plastic?
Durable, indestructible materials ...that is plastic.
Destroying our natural environment.
Your time is NOW to save our world.
 
 
By: James,  Aoife, Shauna and Jack

Plastic Paddy
 
Plastic Paddy is today.
Lose your love of plastic.
And save our sea creatures before it’s too late.
So let’s make a change and take care of our environment.
Tipping a bottle can cause a lot more damage than you think.
It needs to stop, are you with me?
Can we stop littering so can we be a team?
 
Plastic is in the sea on the shores and everywhere.
And always remember reduce, reuse and recycle.
Do participate in Plastic Paddy.
Do you really need plastic?
You don’t .... neither do I?
 
 
By: Katie Delaney, Katie Smyth, Gráinne Boyd and Cara Mannion

​Plastic Paddy
 
Plastic pollution is in the Pacific known as the “Garbage Patch”.
Lids of bottles are usually devoured by beautiful sea birds.
All our world has to work together.
Single use plastic is not fantastic.
The world needs to rethink.. how to use plastic?
In the sea plastic flows free.
Currents carry all colours of plastic.
 
Plastic playground equipment and garden furniture, toothbrushes and Lego blocks.
All marine life is in danger from all small plastic particles.
Durable, long lasting wonderful but terrible plastic.
Decomposition doesn’t  happen for years.
You need to work with us to “RECYCLE” our plastic properly.
 
 
By: Mark, Macdara, Michael and Stephanie.

Plastic Paddy
 
Plastic is junk long lasting and durable.
Littering plastic is terrible.
Animals are dying because of plastic.
Some of them choking on plastic and small particles of plastic
Transparent bags, black bags, bubble wrap and wrappers.
Its killing wildlife.
Councils should ban single-use plastics.
 
Plastic bags are bad for marine life.
A lot of life is dying, the world is trying.
Destroying the world is what plastic is doing.
Do the best you can to stop littering.
You are responsible to keep our oceans tidy.
 
 
By: Hugh, Rory, Jay and Dylan

Plastic Paddy
Plastic is a material that is man-made.
Litter less plastic, more marine life will stay.
Always reduce, re-use and recycle plastic.
Start using paper bags instead of plastic.
Thousands of plastic pieces in the patch everyday.
In the Pacific lies a mountain of plastic waste.
Currents and waves pushing plastic away.
 
Plopping and dropping into the sea.
A little straw takes 450 years to decompose.
Do your part for this world.
Durable long-lasting material,
Yes we can use plastic...just a little less!!
 
By: Kieran, Peadar, Saoirse and Áine.

Plastic Plastic Paddy
 
Plastic is Pollution.
Lids and bottles are made of plastic.
A variety of bags, black, blue, pink and yellow.
Some plastic is in stationery.
Terrible terrifying plastic.
It has been getting worse for years.
Carbon is in plastic.
 
Plastic is man-made.
Animals are being snared in plastic.
Decomposing could take a thousand years.
Do not use much plastic.
You’re here to tell the world how dangerous plastic is!
 
 
By: Bláithín, Chloe, Hollie and Róisín.

​Plastic usage needs to be reduced
Lots of marvellous marine life are being killed
All of our creatures of the world are endangered.
Shredding and breaking into smaller parts.
Travelling to the “garbage patch” ... oh no too much trash.
In our seas there’s a lot of plastic bags, bottle tops and disposable cups.
Can stop it don’t bag it.
 
Pollution is not the solution.
A lot of fish are dying now the kids are crying.
Decide to use another material, like a paper bag.
Don’t ruin the fish’s diet.
Years go by while fish die.
 
By: Aaron Q, Sean, Liam and Aaron D

This year 3rd & 4th class went on school tour to Bunratty Castle and Folk Park and Craggaunowen. It was a great day, Enjoy the pictures!!

On Friday October 23rd there was some very spooky looking pupils coming through the school gates. It was a bit like a day at Hogwarts!!! Take a look if you dare.

The children from fourth class visited Birr Library to take part in the Doodle initiative.