Heinz are running a promotion where schools & clubs can secure playing gear and equipment through collecting coupons. Coupons from Heinz Beanz packs can be dropped into the school and any support will be greatly appreciated!
3rd & 4th class learned about the Irish Presidential Election this week and had an opportunity to experience what voters will be taking part in on Friday. The pupils learned about how the President will be elected, how the votes are cast & counted and how the winner will be decided.
There was a clear winner following the counting of our votes. We will have to wait and see what the actual election result will be!
Local coaches Shane Markham & Pádraig O’Dea from Hospital/Herbertstown visited the school on Monday and presented the staff & pupils with hurleys, sliotars and gaelic footballs for the year ahead. Thank you to Hospital/Herbertstown for their cntinued support of Gaelic Games in the school.
A presentation of a cheque for €2000 was made to Brendan Ring of Clíona’s Foundation and another €2000 was presented to Sinéad Nolan of CMRF Crumlin.
Thank you once again to everyone who donated so generously and those who supported Pedal to the Peak in any way.
Our teams met two very strong Ballylanders NS sides in Martinstown and unfortunately did not bring home a trophy on this occasion. Our teams deserve huge credit though for the way they played and their supporters and mentors were very proud of them.
In terms of Gaelic Games, attention now turns to hurling where 2019 will see teams participate in indoor hurling, INTO Mini 7s, camogie and 11 a side competitions. Before that, the school’s handballers will be in action in November in the South Primary Schools Handball Blitz.
Our girls will also represent the South division in the county finals of the INTO mini 7s sometime in the spring.
Bhí siad ag cleachtadh i rith na seachtaine agus d’úsáid siad “green screen” chun a físéan a chruthú. Is maith linn an Ghaeilge agus an teicneolaíocht!
We have read ‘The Twits’ and are currently reading ‘The Witches’. For Road Dahl day we decided to come up with a book of our own pranks that the Twits pulled on each other!
As his book ‘Matilda’ is 30 years old this year, the class also took part in the Matilda challenge where some mysterious things started happening in the classroom…..have a look for yourself!
The pupils in Junior & Senior Infants today received their High Viz jackets as part of Irish Road Safety week. Pupils in third and fourth received Road Safety goodies like pencils, rulers and colouring books while members of second class got some practice using the Safe Cross Code outside the school.
