The Golden Boot Award for January 2012

Well done to all the boys and girls in Room 16 who won the Golden Boot Award for January 2012. Come on everybody for the month of February and the start of Spring let's get our walking shoes on!

Last WOW Day of 2011!

We had great fun walking together for our last WOW Day of 2011. Thank you to all of our parents who continue to make WOW a success. Without your support we could not implement our WOW Day. The Green School Committee would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and see you back walking in 2012!

Congratulations to Room 7 who won the 'Golden Boot Award' for the month of December!

Fantastic WOW Participation and Slogans

"One, two, three, come walk with me" - Ciara Grealish, Room 16

"Wet or dry, we walk with joy" - Jane Francis, Room 16

"Walk to school is the Golden Rule" - Julia Leyden, Room 15

"Walk to school and just be cool" - Chelsea Ofoegbu, Room 15

"Stride with Pride" - Maeve Leyden, Room 12

"Be cool, walk to school, if you can't try to car pool" - Emiliya Stibe, Room 12

"You have legs you can use, so really you have no excuse" - Shaina Femn Alngohuro, Room 5

"Keep fit and don't delay, walk to school on WOW day" - Janet Olajide, Room 5

A great WOW Day

Congratulations to everyone for participating in our WOW days so far.
Let's keep it up and aim for 100% participation!

Walkability Audit

Walking to school with our friends is fun! We get exercise and some fresh air before we start our day at school. We also cut down on traffic congestion outside our school.

On Wednesday, 20th January 2010 the girls in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th classes walked some of the possible routes we might use for our "WOW" (Walk on Wednesday) Days. Their teachers, Múinteoir Helena and Múinteoir Anne with the help of some parents, Liam and Sherri, Tiernan, our travel co-ordinator and Múinteoir Siobhán, walked with separate groups of girls from four locations.

The locations were: Bohermore (17 minutes), the Claddagh (18 minutes), Seamus Quirke Road (20 minutes) and Tesco (13 minutes).

En route we noted if the footpaths were wide enough, that we had safe places to cross the road and if we thought it was an enjoyable route. We noted any hazards, for example uneven footpaths and vehicles parked on the paths.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Well done Eva and Fiona who won prizes for their entries in the Environment Calendar Art Competition. We hope you enjoy the calendar and remember to keep Galway clean.