Bunscoil na Toirbhirte, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork
Three Wise Men!
We were delighted to welcome these 3 smashing little men to Bunscoil recently! Ms Hyland and our Green School Committed are working with Bright Sparks Childcare Centre Green School Committee. Together they are working hard to promote clean air by encouraging parents and friends to SWITCH OFF THEIR ENGINE AND REFRAIN FROM IDLING!! Well done to everyone involved.
Following on from the success of our Halloween Costume Swap, our uniform swap and our Holy Communion Dress Donations, our Green School Committee have organised a Christmas Jumper Swap:
Did you know that 1 in 4 Christmas Jumpers end up in landfills? Fast Fashion creates a huge carbon footprint. Bunscoil na Toirbhirte is committed to tackling climate action in our own little way! Please bring your clean and unwanted Christmas jumpers or tops to reception from tomorrow, Monday, the 18th of November. We will host the swap day in the coming weeks. Our Green School Committee will be in touch in the near future with a date for the swap.
Did you know that 1 in 4 Christmas Jumpers end up in landfills? Fast Fashion creates a huge carbon footprint. Bunscoil na Toirbhirte is committed to tackling climate action in our own little way! Please bring your clean and unwanted Christmas jumpers or tops to reception from tomorrow, Monday, the 18th of November. We will host the swap day in the coming weeks. Our Green School Committee will be in touch in the near future with a date for the swap.
Funky Feet
and the Bunscoil Walking School Bus
and the Bunscoil Walking School Bus
7-11 October was National Walk to School Week. To promote a greener school Ms Hyland organised Move it Monday, Travel Together Tuesday, Walk/Wheel on Wednesday and Thoughtful Thursday. On Friday we had our Bunscoil Walking Bus back in action! We also celebrated Funky Feet Friday, with odd socks, crazy socks and blinged up shoes all around! A big thank you to everyone who got involved this week from our Green School Committee and Active Committee. Special thanks to everyone who assisted Ms Hyland and Ms O’ Driscoll on Friday
No tricks, just treats! Let’s keep the environment and our wallets in the green this year!
Drop off your boo-tiful costumes from Monday the 7th of October and help us save the planet, one spooky outfit at a time.
Drop off your boo-tiful costumes from Monday the 7th of October and help us save the planet, one spooky outfit at a time.
Bunscoil Green School Committee
MAKING MITCHELSTOWN GREENER
“The Sea Starts here, Don’t Litter”.
What an inspirational message! Well done girls Green-Schools.
PROJECT PERU 2024
€1,337.85 raised thank you all and congratulations to all the lucky winners
€1,337.85 raised thank you all and congratulations to all the lucky winners
As part of our citizenship element to our Green Schools programme, we as a school occasionally fundraise for Sr. Regina Twomey, former pupil and Presentation Sister who works with local group ADSOPUR in supporting families in settlements on the outskirts of Lima, Peru safe housing with proper sanitation, educational materials and help growing crops. As part of this fundraising this Easter we held the Project Peru Raffle 2024 (congratulations to all the lucky winners) and we raised a grand total of €1,337.85.
We are delighted to announce that every cent received from our raffle goes to Sr. Regina Toomey and ADSOPUR, for the wonderful work they do to help improve living conditions, education and quality of life for families. Ms Kearney and Mr Clancy have both visited Peru in recent years to see the magnificent work being carried out with the funds we have raised. We are most grateful to everyone who donated money and bought tickets, thank you for your support.
Special thanks to Ms Hyland for organising and co-ordinating the fundraiser. She put a tremendous effort into running it. Well done Ms Hyland.
There were many amazing prizes this year:
1. A family pass to Fota Island
2. A family pass for Leahy's Farm
3. Free passes for Monkey Maze
4. A cute squishy teddy from the Favourite
5. Vouchers from Smooch
We are very thankful to all of the above business for their very kind donation of prizes.
We are delighted to announce that every cent received from our raffle goes to Sr. Regina Toomey and ADSOPUR, for the wonderful work they do to help improve living conditions, education and quality of life for families. Ms Kearney and Mr Clancy have both visited Peru in recent years to see the magnificent work being carried out with the funds we have raised. We are most grateful to everyone who donated money and bought tickets, thank you for your support.
Special thanks to Ms Hyland for organising and co-ordinating the fundraiser. She put a tremendous effort into running it. Well done Ms Hyland.
There were many amazing prizes this year:
1. A family pass to Fota Island
2. A family pass for Leahy's Farm
3. Free passes for Monkey Maze
4. A cute squishy teddy from the Favourite
5. Vouchers from Smooch
We are very thankful to all of the above business for their very kind donation of prizes.
Some beautiful First Holy Communion dresses were donated to Bunscoil na Toirbhirte by our families. As a Green School, we would be delighted to loan these dresses to families for their daughter’s special day. Please note that families with daughters attending Bunscoil or attending other schools are most welcome to borrow the dresses. Interested families can message us, email us or call into the office.
We are hosting a Christmas Jumper swap!
We all love a good Christmas jumper, but the trend of replacing them every year is not only terrible for the planet, it's also bad for your pocket. So why not save money, reduce waste and refresh your Christmas wardrobe!
Get involved and bring in any Christmas jumper that is clean and in good condition and while you're here, grab a "new" one! All used Christmas jumpers must be dropped to the school by the 10th of December. Thank you
Get involved and bring in any Christmas jumper that is clean and in good condition and while you're here, grab a "new" one! All used Christmas jumpers must be dropped to the school by the 10th of December. Thank you
Today we raised our
8th Green Schools flag!!!
8th Green Schools flag!!!
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There was great celebration of this wonderful achievement on 20.06.2023. Special thanks to Ms Hyland and our Green School Committee for leading us in promoting the protection of our environment. We are tremendously proud of this achievement. We were delighted to have our caretaker, Mr Billy Murphy raise the flag on behalf of everyone in Bunscoil. PHOTOS BY ANDREW DINEEN (Thank you Mr Dineen)
Well done to Ms Hyland and our Green-Schools Committee on organising another used battery collection. Thank you to everyone that sent in batteries, helping to make our community a Greener Place to live.
UNIFORM SWAP ....
27.03.2023. As a Green School, we will collect all unwanted uniforms that are in good condition. Our Parents Council will organise a "Uniform Swap" event later in the year. Please note that uniforms can be dropped to the school at any time throughout the year. As well as being good for our environment, we hope it will help reduce family costs. Well done to our Green School Committee and Parents Council for organising this event.
tHANK YOU mITCHELSTOWN cREDIT uNION
30.03.2023. Special thanks to Seamus Fox for dropping off Beebombs from Mitchelstown Credit Union. We look forward to seeing these pollinator-friendly flowers grow. Our Green School Committee members were absolutely Buzzing to receive the seeds. Beebombs Irelan
Love of (green) love in Bunscoil on Valentine's Day
On February 14th, Valentine's Day, Bunscoil celebrated a "Love the Ocean" Day. Pupils wore something blue or green and brought in ocean themed teddies. Our Green School Committee and Ms Hyland were busy preparing activities - the senior school enjoyed a Marine themed Kahoot quiz in the Halla and the junior school classes did litter picking relays and seashore games. Classes read stories about sea creatures or watched sea themed movies or documentaries. Others celebrated by creating beautiful Marine art.
Thank you to all families for getting involved and to the Green School Committee for organising the event. Moneys raised from our 50/50 will also go to Seal Rescue Ireland!
Well done to our Green School Commitee and Ms Hyland
Thank you to all families for getting involved and to the Green School Committee for organising the event. Moneys raised from our 50/50 will also go to Seal Rescue Ireland!
Well done to our Green School Commitee and Ms Hyland
February 2023: We organised a very successful Green School Unwanted Clothes Collection. The company we dealing with was Clothespod, an Irish Company who were recommended to schools by Cork County Council Environment Department. Clothespod work in partnership with Green Schools, Ireland’s leading environmental management and education programme for schools
All unwanted clean clothes, blankets, curtains, bed sheets and pairs of shoes were accepted in the school on three different day drops. Thanks to everyone who donated and helped out.
All unwanted clean clothes, blankets, curtains, bed sheets and pairs of shoes were accepted in the school on three different day drops. Thanks to everyone who donated and helped out.
2022 Green School tips for a Green Christmas
Over 200kg’s of batteries (that’s a lot of batteries!!) were collected today (15.09.2022). Well done to Ms Hyland and our Green School Committee on making Mitchelstown a greener place to live. Remember to send in any old batteries to our school and we will ensure that they are recycled correctly.
TREE AMBASSADORS
AND THEIR LITTLE TREES
AND THEIR LITTLE TREES
Did you know that Ireland is the least wooded country in Europe? Here at Bunscoil we are trying to change that by taking part in a tree planting initiative. Thank you to all families who put their names into the raffle for our collection of native trees. Here are some of the tree ambassadors and their little trees - we can't wait to see them in their new homes!
