CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS FOR THEIR STUDENT OF THE MONTH AND SPECIAL COMMENDATION AWARDS:
WELL DONE TO THESE 3RD CLASS PUPILS WHO WORKED VERY HARD TO GRADUATE TO PEN!
JUNIOR INFANTS INVITED THEIR GRANDPARENTS TO VISIT THE SCHOOL. THEY SANG SONGS, RECITED A POEM AND HAD THEIR PHOTOS TAKEN WITH THEIR GRANNIES AND GRANDADS. THIS LOVELY VISIT INCLUDED A NICE CUP OF TEA/COFFEE AND TREATS FOR THESE VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE.
WE CELEBRATED ST. BRIGID’S DAY BY ATTENDING MASS, DOING ART WORK ABOUT ST. BRIGID AND BY MAKING ST. BRIGID’S CROSSES.
WELL DONE TO ALL THE PUPILS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS YEAR’S CREDIT UNION SCHOOLS QUIZ. WE HAD THIRTEEN TEAMS PARTICIPATING THIS YEAR WITH ONE TEAM COMING FIRST PLACE AND ANOTHER COMING 2ND PLACE IN THE UNDER 12S SECTION:
WE ARE BUSY PREPARING FOR FRIENDSHIP WEEK (FEBRUARY 5TH TO 9TH). HERE ARE PHOTOS OF PUPILS PAINTING OUR NEW BUDDY BENCHES WHICH WILL BE FINISHED VERY SOON. WE HOPE TO HAVE ONE IN EACH YARD. YOU SIT ON THE BENCH IF YOU NEED SOMEONE TO PLAY WITH OR IF YOU ARE FREE TO PLAY WITH SOMEONE. WE ARE ALSO CREATING A PIECE OF ART CALLED “OUR FRIENDSHIP TREE”. EVERY PUPIL’S HAND PRINT WILL BE ON THE TREE AND THE FINISHED PIECE WILL BE HUNG
PLEASE VISIT THE LECTERN AT THE LIBRARY TO SEE THE FABULOUS DISPLAY BY STEPHANIE, LUCY AND LEAH. ALL THREE GIRLS RECEIVED AWARDS FOR DESIGNING GREEN SCHOOLS MASCOTS WITH THE THEME OF SUSTAINABILITY. CONGRATULATIONS TO LUCY WHO WON 1ST PRIZE IN COUNTY LOUTH FOR HER MASCOT “SOLAR PANEL SID”. THIS WILL BE A NEW MASCOT FOR COUNTY LOUTH WHICH WILL BE USED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY SO KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED!
