Amber Flag Committee

Our Amber Flag Committee for the school year 2020 – 2021 have recently met and have agreed on a date for our annual “Wellness Week”.

Wellness Week will take place in Knockskeagh National School between Monday 10th and Friday 14th of May. Our Committee members will be busy planning the activities over the coming weeks and more details of these activities will follow very soon.

Our Amber Flag Committee is made up of two pupil representatives from 1st Class to 6th Class.

Our Amber Flag pupil representatives are as follows;

1st Class: Laoise Hurley and Tom McCarthy

2nd Class: Lillia Noonan and James O’Sullivan

3rd Class: Ruby McCarthy and Senan O’Hara

4th Class: Jack O’Mahony and Sonny Ryan

5th Class: Ellen Harte and Donnchadh Keohane

6th Class: Annie McCarthy and Ciara Hayes

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