We conducted a flower-insect timed count (FIT count). This involved us watching a 50x50cm patch of flowers for 10 minutes and taking a record of how many insects that visited the patch during the 10 minute period of time. We created cardboard quadrats to outline the areas we surveyed. We documented our findings using a FIT count template from the National Biodiversity Data Centre (a centre that documents wildlife).
We celebrated World Bee Day on May 20th by:
Enjoy the photos of these plants and flowers.
The pupils of the Senior Classroom were invited to attend a coaching session hosted by the Transition Year students and sports teachers of Mount Saint Michael. They were joined on the pitch by Ardagh Boys NS, Lisavarid NS, St Mary’s Girls NS and members of Carbery Rangers. Skills worked on included: hand / fist passing skill; high and low catching skills; punch passing; shooting skills; solo / bounce skills; blocking skills; and pick up / chip up skills.
A fun morning of learning was had by everyone.
Monday 13th May saw our Sixth Class students alongside Mary Ronan, our Green Schools Coordinator, journey to Cork for the presentation of our third Green Schools’ Flag. This flag is the Water Flag and was a whole school collaboration, well done to everybody in achieving this award.
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