Author: Bernadette Daly

Easter Celebrations

Easter Prayer Service

Raffle Prize Winners

The draw for the Easter hampers took place after the Prayer Service and we had a surprise visit from the Easter Bunny himself to present the prizes! Congratulations to Keelan in Room 1, Sophie in Room 17 and Mia in Room 16! We hope you enjoy your hampers.

Visit of the Easter Bunny

The Easter Bunny visited all the classrooms and everybody got a treat from our very generous Parents’ Council. There was much excitement, dancing and fun!

A big thank you to the Easter Bunny for coming to visit us and to our Parents’ Council for all the treats.

Easter Art

There was lots of great Easter art to be seen all around the school. We hope everybody enjoys their holidays and we will see you all back at school on Monday April 25th.

Save The Bees Campaign

We here in the Pres are looking for your help in saving our bees. One third of all the food we eat is pollinated by bees and thirty percent of Irish bees are in danger of becoming extinct. We are gathering collection cards from Supervalu. We are not asking you to change your shopping habits. Due to all your support, we now have 600 cards and we are hoping to gather another 300 by May 12th so that we are in with a chance of winning a share of €50,000. If you shop in Supervalu, or know anyone who shops there, we would be grateful for your help. Thank you to everybody who brought in cards and to Ms Moran for all her work on the project. Míle buiochas!

Everybody is learning all about our bees.

Easter Raffle

Every Child A Reader Project

We got some wonderful books from the Every Child A Reader Project. They have been delivered to our senior classes as part of their library/accelerated reading programme.

Here are fourth class in Room 17 enjoying reading their new books.

Spike Ball Blitz

On March 31st the girls from 5th and 6th participated in a Spikeball Blitz in The Watershed. The other  teams taking part were  from John of God, the Gaelscoil, CBS, and Del la Salle schools.  Our girls had a great day and really enjoyed taking part in the blitz.

Confirmation Class

Congratulations to our sixth class girls, who celebrated the sacrament of Confirmation on April 2nd. It was a lovely ceremony. We hope you and your families had an enjoyable day celebrating the event. Thank you to Ms Collins and Ms Carrigan for all their work preparing for the sacrament.

March was a very busy month here in the Pres. We celebrated World Book Day and Seachtain na Gaeilge. Our camogie team have been busy training and playing matches. We now have a Creative Schools Committee and classes have been visiting the Castle Park to learn more about  trees during National Tree Week. Sixth classes have been preparing for their Confirmation ceremony and as always there are lots of projects and art work to be seen around the school.

Welcome back everybody . We hope you all had a very enjoyable mid term break. Thank you so much for your generosity on no uniform day €520 was raised for Special Olympics Ireland! All your donations are much appreciated.

Ukraine Fund : thank you SO much everybody again,  for your very generous donations in support of the people of Ukraine. The total of €1,200 has been forwarded to Mary Pierce of Helping the Homeless Kilkenny who organised a shipment of much needed first aid supplies to Ukraine If you would like to donate toiletries, Infant supplies, camping equipment, tinned /dry food and warm new/like new clothes , Kilkenny Presbyterian Church (R95X588) is a drop off point on Saturdays 2-6 pm.

World Book Day March 3rd

We celebrated World Book day on Thursday March 3rd. Lots of our boys and girls brought in their favourite books and dressed as characters from those books. Some classes went to visit The Book Centre and got to meet a local author, a past pupil of the Pres, Helena Duggan.

These are just some of the characters from different books that were to be seen all around the school.

Girls in Room 17 listened intently to Helena as she read from her book A Place Called Perfect. They got to ask her some questions about her life as a writer. It was a very enjoyable experience. Thank you to Helena and to the Book Centre. Of Course we know every day should be a day when we all enjoy reading!

Seachtain na Gaeilge

We have been celebrating Seachtain na Gaeilge with lots of different fun activities. Bhí na cailíní agus na buachaillí ag foghlaim agus ag caint Gaeilge ar fud na scoile. Classes have being enjoying learning Irish poems, songs, dances, tunes, seanfhocail and taking part in quizzes. Congratulations to these boys and girls on becoming Gaeilgeoirí na Scoile 2022. Well Done!

Comhghairdeas Gaeilgeoirí na Scoile 2022!

Second, third and fourth classes had a concert in the corridor!

Bhí an spórt ag gach duine ag canadh, ag aithris filíochta agus ag rince.

Creative Schools Committee

Here we see the members of our Creative Schools Committee with Mary Bourke, the coordinator, discussing their creative ideas for the future. Thank you to Mrs Millea , Mrs O’ Shea, Mary and the committee for all their work. This project is run by the Art’s Council who provide funding of €4000! We are very fortunate that our school was chosen to participate in this project. We are looking forward to seeing their ideas being put in place.

National Tree Week

Third and Fourth Classes Room 14

Second, Third and Fourth Classes from The Library and Rooms 17 and 18

Lots of classes enjoyed a lovely sunny morning in the Castle Park and learned a lot about trees.

Our Camogie Team

The 5th and 6th class girls in the team are really enjoying training and playing matches in Cumann na mBunscol League. Míle buiochas do na muinteoirí, Mr Burke, Ms Nolan agus Ms Carey

Confirmation Candidates 2022

Spring Art and Projects

These are just some examples of the art and project work that can be seen all around the school.

February Friendship Fortnight

Friendship fortnight is from Monday February 7th to Friday February 18th. By taking part in Special Olympics Ireland’s Friendship February Mission, we all promise to do two acts of kindness and friendship each day in school or at home. There are reminders and examples of acts of kindness every day. We have lots of lovely ideas and games for  everybody to take part in and enjoy. On Friday the 18th please show an act of kindness by donating €2 to the athletes of Special Olympics Ireland. All donations will go towards supporting children and adults in Ireland who are enjoying the benefits of being part of a Special Olympics club. It is also a no uniform day! The whole school contributed to the creation of our fabulous Friendship Tree. Míle buiochas do gach duine.

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Soccer Skills

Fifth classes are enjoying learning soccer skills every week at the moment.  A big thank you to David and James for all your work with our fifth and sixth classes.

February Art and Project Work

Art work and project work on all subjects can be seen all around the school. Here are some examples of what is on display.

Confirmation Candidates

The ceremony of Confirmation will take place on Saturday April 2nd.

Team Hope Christmas Box Appeal

We had a fantastic response to the Team Hope Christmas Box Appeal. Thanks  to Ms Collins and all her 6th class for promoting it. The vulnerable children overseas, who will receive these boxes will be thrilled with the lovely surprises they will get in the boxes.

Every Child A Reader

As a result of taking part in the Every Child a Reader competition last year, we have received 250 beautiful books, some of which are  on display in the front hall . Thank you Ms Ciara Moran for all your work on this. Everybody is  enjoying reading them. Children’s Books Ireland is a charity that champions every child’s right to develop a love of reading. Their aim is to engage young people with books, and to foster an understanding of the importance of books. Their mission is to inspire a love of reading in young people and for them to share their enthusiasm with the adults in their lives.

Projects and Art Work

There is some wonderful art and project work to be seen all around the school.

Nano Nagle: we remembered all the good work in education done by Nano Nagle and the founding of the Presentation Order, with a zoom prayer service on November 19th. Thank you to the Board of Management for sanctioning a half day to celebrate Presentation Day !

Welcome Back!

Welcome back everyone. We hope you had a lovely Summer and are all set to go for the new school year ahead. We hope everyone stays safe and well. You will find our updated Covid 19 Response Plan on the Information for Parents page.

Confirmation Class 2021

Our 6th class of 2021 took part in the Ceremony of Light on Monday 6th and received the sacrament of  Confirmation on Thursday 9th in Nowlan Park.  It was a lovely ceremony. We hope everybody had a lovely evening with their families. We wish you all the best in the future.

First Holy Communion Classes 2021

  First Holy Communion  took place in the Cathedral on Saturday September 18th. The Masses and ceremonies were wonderful occasions. The children looked gorgeous in their finery! The very talented Browne family provided stunning music and singing. We would like to say  big thank you to the teachers, the Browne family, the children and their families, Fr Scriven and Sr Maria for making it such a wonderful occasion. We hope you all had a lovely weekend with your families.

Third Class First Holy Communion  groups with their beautiful art work.