Green Schools

Well done to the boys and girls who collected rubbish around the school grounds on the last day of term as part of Team Limerick Clean Up 2021.

School Garden

22nd March 202123rd March 2021 Staff

Our school garden has been beautifully transformed thanks to the hard work of Louise and Breda.

It is well worth stopping by to have a look at what will be a lovely space for the school children to use.

The pupils of first and second class got to use the new traffic lights in Herbertstown on Monday. This will provide a safe crossing point for school children when heading up the street to the hall or the church.

10 Day Travel Challenge

28th February 202010th March 2020 Staff

Herbertstown NS completed the 10 Day Travel Challenge with a Green Schools Action Day!

BFF Day – Bring a Friend to School Friday!

Fifth class – Cycling Safety

4th February 20204th February 2020 Staff

Fifth class are continuing their cycling safety classes on Tuesdays.

The classes are part of the Green School Travel Flag application and is supported by An Taisce.

Green Schools Update

30th November 201930th November 2019 Staff

Our Green Schools Committee have been very busy of late!

**Litter Legion hard at work during break time.**

**Clean Air Poster encouraging people to switch off their engines in the school carpark.**

**A Water Warden fetching recycled rain water for Art class.**

4th November 20194th November 2019 Staff

Here are our new Green Schools Committees:

Litter Legion

Travel Team

Switch Off Squad

Water Wardens

Water Forum

26th January 201830th January 2018 Staff

On Friday 19th January the Green Schools Committee went to the Woodlands Hotel in Adare for a Water Forum, where the Committee members represented Herbertstown NS as a model school to other schools present, in order to show them how to go about achieving the Water Flag.

World Water Day

22nd March 201731st March 2017 Staff

World Water Day

The school marked World Water Day in a number of different ways. The centrepiece of the day was a ‘Walk for Water’. The object of the walk was to highlight the distances people in certain parts of the world have to walk for water.

Over the previous few weeks, the children had brought in used plastic bottles. These bottles were filled using water from Barry the Barrel. The children then carried the water bottles on their walk around Herbertstown. The Walk was led by our water mascot, Spencer Sponge. Afterwards, the pupils brought their bottles home with them with the aim of using the water to water plants etc.

Below is a gallery of photographs from the day.