MARY QUEEN OF ANGELS 2, PRIMARY SCHOOL, BALLYFERMOT
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Green Schools Flag

Bugs, Bees and Native Trees

Bugs, Bees and Native Trees is an organisation whose mission is to support young people to address issues of the environment, biodiversity and climate change through tree planting and environmental community initiatives. MQA2 were lucky to work with this group and planted some native trees on the school grounds. Boys from 4th/5th class, who are part of the Green Schools Committee, planted the trees with help from Ms. O'Hare, Mr. Brennan, Mr. O'Shea, Eoghan and Dan. The Green Schools Committee will be responsible for looking after these trees and caring for the area in which they were planted.   
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Water!

After successfully getting our first Green Schools flag for litter and waste, we have begun working on our next flag!
The theme for this flag is WATER!
We will be working on conserving water, keeping the water in our local area clean, and not wasting it!


We did it! We have been awarded our Water Flag! Well done to everyone involved. On to the next one!!
On Friday, three boys from the Green Schools committee, Miss Ray and Lydia went to Pearse Street Library to take part in a water workshop. Here, we got lots of great ideas for how to go about getting our next green flag. We were also given some great posters!
We learned all about Hippo Bags for toilet cisterns and how they can reduce the amount of water used in each flush by 2 litres. We also learned about what can and what can't be flushed down toilets.
We designed and presented our 'ideal water school' in which zero water would be wasted. We saw a presentation from a school who already got their flag. A man from Water Ireland also spoke to us. 
We had a great day and definitely learned lots!


We are working hard to reduce our landfill waste by recycling, composting and reusing materials for art activities. The most important thing is raising awareness about what goes in each bin and helping everyone to keep our environment clean. 

WE DID IT!!! We've been awarded our first Green School Flag for Litter and Waste. We are very proud after all of the hard work we put in to reducing our school waste! :) Come celebrate with us on the 25th of May for our Green Flag Ceremony.

Update on our progress Feb 2018: We are very proud to announce that we have reduced our landfill waste by a further 24%!!! :)
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GREEN ACTION DAY

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Boys cleaning up our black litter spots

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Green Schools Noticeboard. The school and parents are kept up to date through our noticeboard at the front of the school. The best class wins a prize for the cleanest bins. The yard is kept in check by a traffic light system. 

5th and 6th class boys reused all of our green plastic water bottles to create a beautiful Christmas tree.

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Litter and Waste workshop with Cre8 sustainability. Creating posters with recyclable materials. 

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Litter Waste Review. We searched through our bins to see what we were throwing away and the things we could be recycling that is going to landfill. 

Art competition winners for 'The World in 2040'

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  • Home
  • Our School
    • Book Rental Scheme & Booklists
    • Enrolment Forms
    • History
    • Home, School, Community Liaison
    • School Calendar
    • School Clubs >
      • School Activities
      • Córfhéile
      • Computer Club
      • Teaching and Learning Initiatives
      • Summer Camps
      • Art Club
    • School Policies >
      • Admissions Policy
      • Anti-Bullying Policy
      • Attendance Policy
      • Child Protection Policies
      • Code of Behaviour
      • Home School Community Liaison Policy
      • ICT Policy
  • Reopening School
  • Classes
    • Junior Infants - Ms. Brogan
    • Senior Infants and First Class - Ms. O'Brien
    • The Nest - Mr. Shannon
    • Second and Third Class - Ms Ryan
    • Third and Fourth Class - Ms. O'Hare
    • Fifth Class - Mr. Gillooly
    • Sixth Class - Mr. Brennan
  • Gallery
    • Christmas
    • Classes 2017/18 >
      • Sen Infants/ 1st class - Ms Lawlor
      • 2nd class - Ms. O'Donnell
      • 3rd class - Ms Ray
      • 4th class - Ms Mc Garry
      • 5th class - Ms O'Brien
      • 6th class - Mr Shannon
    • Classes 2018/19 >
      • Jun Infants - Ms O Donnell
      • Sen Infanst/ 1st - Ms Brogan
      • 2nd - Ms O Donnell
      • 3rd - Ms Ray
      • 4th - Ms Murray
      • 5th - Ms O Brien
      • 6th - Mr Shannon
    • Classes 2019/20 >
      • Junior Infants - Ms. Brogan
      • The Nest - Ms. Ray
      • Senior Infants/ 1st Class - Ms. Lawless
      • 2nd Class - Ms. O'Hare
      • 3rd Class - Mr. Sorohan
      • 4th Class - Mr. Shannon
      • 5th Class - Ms. O'Brien
      • 6th Class - Mr. Brennan
    • Classes 2020/21 >
      • Junior Infants - Ms. Brogan
      • Senior Infants/1st Class - Ms. O'Brien
      • 2nd/3rd Class - Ms. O'Hare
      • 3rd/4th Class - Ms. McGarry
      • 5th Class - Mr. Shannon
      • 6th Class - Mr. Brennan
    • Classes 2021/2022 >
      • Achievements
      • Early Start
      • Junior Infants- Ms. Brogan
      • Senior Infants/1st Class - Ms. O'Brien
      • The Nest - Ms. Ray
      • 2nd Class - Ms. Ryan
      • 3rd/4th Class - Ms. McGarry
      • 4th/5th Class - Ms. O'Hare
      • 6th Class - Mr. Brennan
  • Contact us
  • Green Schools
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    • Physical Activity
    • Physical Education
    • Active School Partnerships
    • Active Schools Week
    • Active Home Week
    • Information for Parents
  • Newsletter
    • Events >
      • Classes 2019/20
      • Maths Week
      • Croke Park match report
  • Useful Websites
  • Parents
    • Information for parents
    • Covid-19 - Parent Support
  • 6th Class Graduation 2021

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