Coiste Scoileanna Glasa/Green School Committee

The Green Schools Committee was founded in November 2007. The committee is made up of 2 teachers, 4 parents and two children from each class.  Our aim is to implement the seven steps programme in order to achieve the green flag award. These steps include:
-Committee
-Environmental Review
-Action Plan
-Evaluate and Monitor
-Curriculum work
-involving and informing
-Green code
Chuireamar tús leis an Coiste Scoileanna Glasa i mí na Samhna 2007. Tá beirt múinteoirí agus ceathrar tuismitheoirí ar an gcoiste. Chomh maith le sin tá beirt páistí mar ceannairí ó gach rang ar an gcoiste. Is í aidhm an coiste an bhrat glas a fháil  i 2008/2009. Tá 7 gcéimeanna le leanúint:
-Coiste
-Athbhreithniúchán
-Pleain
-Monatóireacht a dhéanamh
-Obair Curaclam
-Eolas a thabhairt don phobal
-Cód

We as a committee promote teachers, children and parents to Reduce, Re-use and Recycle. Iarrfaimid ar gach duine chun bheith ag laghdú an bruscair atá acu, é a ath-usáid agus chuid a eile a ath-chursáil.

Measures have been taken within Gaelscoil Riada to ensure rubbish is divided into waste, recyclable materials and reusable materials. Already a decrease in our waste bin has been noted and we monitor our progress on a regular basis.
Roinneann na páistí agus na múinteoirí an bruscair i trí boscaí, bruscar, rudaí le n-athúsáid agus athchursáil. Tá níos lú bruscair le feiceáil gach seachtain!!!

Curriculum work includes/Obair Curaclam:

• Orby worksheets/ Lch Orby mar Obair bhaile
• Planting of flowers, trees, peas/ag cur síoltaí agus crainn
• Cleaning our environment/ ag glanadh suas an timpeallacht
• Basing art lessons around reusable materials, e.g.: milk cartons, paper rolls, pencil parings. Ag usáid rudaí arís le haghaidh ceachtanna ealaíne m.sh:cartúin bhainne srl…

To date some activities include:

• Planting flowers/trees/potatoes ag cur bláthanna, crainn agus prátaí
• Cash for Clobber
• National Spring Clean up/ Glannadh suas an Earraigh
• St. Patrick’s Day Parade dressing up in green and providing tea/coffee in paper recyclable cups. Lá Fhéile Pádraig

Our aim is to apply for the green schools award next year. In the meantime, there is lots of work to be done and you can help us by staying green!!
Keep an eye out for our green messages!!
Is í aidhm na scoile a chur isteach ar an mbrat glas an bliain seo chugainn, Idir an dhá linn tá neart obair le déanamh agus is feidir libh ar fad bhur tacaíocht a thabhairt dúinn- Fanaigí uaine!!
Beidh teachtaireachtaí glasa le feiceáil gach mí, mar sin coimeaid súil ar an tsuíomh idirlíon!!