Ty trip to Ploughing Championships
Ms Colum’s TY Science class had a great trip to the ploughing Championships. Lots of sites to see and people to meet. A great day, despite the long journey!
Category Agricultural Science
Biodiversity Workshops
Ms Colum’s Ty, 5th Year Agricultural Science and 1st Year Science classes had a very informative visit to the community Garden recently. The group learned about how food is grown at the site in polytunnels and also learned about the…
TY Fungus Investigation
The Ty Class, together with Ms Colum and Ms Simpsoncarried out an investigationinto the different tyoes of fungusgrowing on the school grounds. In total, the group found 9 different species and were able to identify 6.
TY Willow Weaving Workshop
TYs had an excellent workshop in willow weaving this week delivered by Helena Golden. The group made bird feeders, and Christmas decorations. An interesting art-form and a new skill for the group.
TY Ag Science Class Visit Ballinamore Community Garden
On Wednesday 1st September Ms. Colum and the TY class visited the local Community Garden in Ballinamore. Students had the opportunity to see many vegetables such as beetroot, potatoes, cabbage, courgette, carrots and also many fruits such as raspberries, pears,…
TY Mini-Gardens
Green-fingered TY students planted red onions, peas, bread beans and beetroot in the poly-tunnel as they began their individual mini-gardens.
TY Visit to Ballinamore Community Garden
Ms Colum brought the TY class to Ballinamore Community Garden. Kay Maguire and Eamon Smith showed the students the polytunnels. Students got to look at plants such as nasturtiums, strawberry plants, borage, kale among many other plants. Companion planting is…
5th Year Ag Science Soil Investigations
Fifth Year Agri Science students carrying out soil investigations to find particles in the soil, soil texture and soil mineral matter. Students worked with clay loam soil and a peat soil.
Hairy Halloween Pumpkins
Students in Ms Colum’s Science Class carved pumpkins last week and noticed a couple of days later that furry white and black growths had begun growing inside the pumpkins. As, scientists, the first year students looked a bit closer at…
Love Where you Live
Third year students took part in the “Love Where You Live” competition run by Leitrim County Council. The students were Highly Commended on their excellent work by well known biologist and environmentalist Eanna Ni Lamhna.