It has been a busy term for the school egg company Gugalaí Gug, which is run by 5th class pupils. Business has still gone from strength to strength, with parents and pupils in Ms. Delaney’s and Ms. Collins’ classes buying free range eggs. The next class to be able to buy eggs is Ms. Murphy’s senior infants. However, in bad news, one hen passed away during the term. It had blood coming from its back passage and was very unwell….
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This is our 7th year with hens and they still keep laying. The pupils formed a company many years ago called the “Gugalaí Gug Egg Company” and received a loan from the Slane N.S. Parents’ Association to build the henhouse, fence an area of the garden off and buy feed. The loan is long paid off. At the end of the year, pupils get to decide how their profit is reinvested in the school. Our 5th class pupils have been…
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We had our naming ceremony last month for our five new hens. Each pupil in the school was asked to think up of a name for the hens and names were then pulled out of a hat for junior and senior infants, first and second, third and fourth and fifth and sixth classes. Everyone’s suggestions were then put into a large box and we picked out the name for the last hen. Their names are Rosie, Matilda, Chewbacca, Rainbow and…
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