Congratulations to Mrs McCarthy and 6th class who were awarded the prestigious Primary Science Fair plaque at the BT Young Scientist & Technology exhibition in the RDS Dublin on Friday January 13th. Timoleague NS were one of only 35 schools countrywide who reached the RDS this year.
Inspired by our school's location on the estuary in Timoleague, their project is called "What we put into our water has consequences". They chose this project to investigate the impact on what we put down our drains on marine life. Using cockell and limpet shells and adding common waste products, they observed their shells in class over the last 8 weeks recording any changes they noticed. Working in groups, they put together their findings and observations using written accounts and charts.
Our project was judged by Emer Hickey, former winner of the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition in 2013. She was amazed by the project presentation and how engaged and enthusiastic the pupils were. It was wonderful to read that Emer was "left impressed and inspired by the standard and... looking forward to seeing some of these students out in the main hall in the next number of years!". Feedback form attached below.
The Primary Science Fair was a fantastic experience for all our students and they also visited all the other exhibitions at the BT Young Scientist - including exhibitions from past pupils Meabh, Sarah & Orla as well as visiting a past pupil who was there in her capacity as a teacher.
Thanks to all the staff for their help and support, in particular the 4 staff members who left Timoleague at 4.30am on Friday morning - Anne McCarthy, Helen Crowley, Susannah Keohane and Norma Harte.
A sincere Thank You to Mrs. McCarthy who coordinated the project and prepared the pupils for this wonderful experience.
