June 2017

Bernadette Daly Activities, Nuacht, Speech and Drama

June 2017

Retirements: we would like to wish Ms Riordan and Mrs Moran all the best  in their retirement. Míle buiochas to both of you for all your hard work and dedication during your time here in The Pres. We will miss you both. May you have many years of health and happiness with your families. Slán agus beannacht.

Farewell: to our sixth classes,to our first class boys and to the Language Units boys and girls, who are returning to their local schools. We wish you all the best in the future.

Holidays: we hope everybody has a wonderful Summer holiday, we will see you all on August 31st.

Sixth Class Play : June 22nd

Sixth class put on a brilliant play this year. They entertained the school first and then their families.

Baron and Baroness Smug evicting the poor tenants
The Singing Farmers and Ant And And And Dec
The Gremlins have kidnapped the prince.
Jackie sings Mrs Lonely, with The Shabby Old Couple And The Cow as backing group!
Jackie frees the Prince. but will he marry her?
The Cast of the Show
Ant And And And Dec looking for Where’s Wallys
The Prince says “YES” and he and Jackie will “live happily ever after”!

The play told the story of Jackie and The Beanstalk, with lots of interesting characters included in the story. There was lots of singing, dancing and some great lines! There is a lot of talent in sixth class! The audience loved it and really got into the spirit of the play. The costumes and set were great. Thanks to Mrs Mc Dermot, sixth class teachers, sound engineers, Grainne and Ciara, and to the girls who put on a brilliant show. Everybody loved it!

 

June 21st

There were lots of sporting activities on June 21st. It was a beautiful sunny day.

Junior Fun Sports

Senior Infants and First classes were dressed in their team colours, and enjoyed lots of novelty races.

Having a rest before the races begin
Running for fun!
Almost there!
I can do it.
We need a water break, it’s hot.
Sack races are fun.
Yes!
Flying without wings!

Everybody had a great day, a big thank you to our teachers, and to our Mammies and Daddies who came to cheer us on.

Rugby Blitz

While the Juniors were busy with their sports, Fifth and Sixth Classes were having a Rugby Blitz. The teams in the Blitz were Bangladesh, Croatia, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and South Africa.

The final took place between Ireland and Poland. There was lots of cheering for both sides, but after a great display of skills, Ireland were the winners. Míle buiochas to Ms Bolger, our coach Noel Devin and his assistants, and to fifth and sixth class players, who entertained us all.

Going on Tour

It’s the school tours season now. Some boys and girls have already been on their tours, and others are looking forward to theirs. But for our Junior Infants, June 14th 2017 was their First School Tour, a Teddy Bear’s Picnic in a “surprise” location!

All set for our Surprise Trip
Where’s the bus?
The bus is here, lets go.
Wonder where we are going?
We are going to have a great day.
We are on the bus yippee!

Everybody had a great day, and came back tired and happy. Teddies enjoyed it too! Thanks teachers for bringing us.

 

Cake Sale 2017

Our annual cake sale took place on Friday June 9th. There were some delicious cakes, buns, pastries, brownies, cup cakes and biscuits for sale. There were some great bargains to be had on the books and novelties stalls. There were competitions guessing the sweets in the jar, raffles and special offers.

What will I buy they all look great?
We are ready for our customers.
There’s a competition to win this cake.
Come and buy, they are yummy!
Some satisfied customers
We can”t wait to eat these treats!                                                                                                                             Our cake sale was a huge success. A big thank you to our local Supervalu and Dunnes stores for their contributions and support. Thanks also to all the teachers involved in the organisation of the day. Thanks to 5th and 6th classes for all their work. Thanks to all our parents, boys and girls for their wonderful baking. Míle buiochas to everybody who supported the bake sale. We hope you enjoyed your purchases.  It was a great fundraising event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Junior Infant Fun Day

Junior Infant Fun Day took place on June 2nd.  It was brilliant, everybody had a great time. There were lots of fun activities in different stations going on around the school indoors and outdoors.

Great face painting! Thanks 6th class artists.
Outdoor hand painting
Parachute fun
6th Class Whistle Blowers who kept everything running on time.
Time for a rest!
Look at us in Fancy Dress!
We love painting!
Water play
We love playing with sand.
We made bubbles.
Girls just want to have fun!

Our Fun Day was great. The sun shone and all our Junior Infants enjoyed it. A big Thank You to their teachers, to all the other teachers involved, to their parents,to members of the Parents’ Council, who provided tea and coffee and to sixth class girls. Bhí an lá ag gach duine.