Our annual Sports Day was held on Friday May 25th. It was a beautiful day and a huge success.
Second Class Short raceFourth class short raceLong RaceHappy group of medal winners!Second Class Sack RaceSenior Sack RaceEverybody enjoyed the races.Lots of cheers for Mums’ Race!Dads were cheered on too!Winning Mums and Dads proudly show their medals.Dad and daughter are winners.Well done girls!Three Legged Race WinnersLong Race
Relay Race
Teachers’ RaceWinning TeachersThere’s a big queue for ice-cream after sports day.We LOVE ice-cream thank you!
A big thank you to the Parents Council, Ms Bolger, Ms Cummins, 5th class, and to all the teachers and parents involved in Sports Day. A lot of work went into the preparation, time table, setting up and tidying up. It was brilliant. The sun shone, everybody had great fun and the ice-cream was yummy.
First Holy Communion May 20th 2018
Second class girls from Rooms 13 and 9 made their first Holy Communion with CBS boys, and Mother of Fair Love boys and girls on Sunday May 20th. Mr Brennan’s CBS Choir sang with our 5th and 6th class girls. It was a beautiful ceremony. The girls looked gorgeous in their beautiful dresses. We hope everybody had a great day with their families. A big thank you to their teachers, Mrs Millea and Ms Cuddihy for all their work preparing the girls for the event. Thanks to Ms Fitzpatrick and Mr Brennan for their work with the choir. It was a wonderful occasion.
Silver Circle Draw: A big thank you to all the parents, boys, girls, neighbours, friends and families who supported the draw. Over €7000 was raised. The money raised will go towards the resurfacing of the Junior Yard. The draw was held on May 17th. Congratulations to all the lucky winners!
Fifth Class, Junior Entrepreneurs were in Lyrath Hotel to showcase their product, Squishies, on May 17th. It was a very enjoyable and worthwhile experience. A big thank you to Ms O’ Meara for all her work. Congratulations and well done Fifth Class!
First Holy Communion -May 21st 2017
First Holy Communion took place on Sunday May 21st for our Second Class girls, and the boys from CBS. It was a lovely ceremony, the choir sang beautifully, and everybody looked great. A big thank you to Mrs Millea and Ms Mc Carthy ,our second class teachers, for preparing our girls for the sacrament and to Mrs Fitzpatrick for her work with the choir. We hope you all had a great day with your families.
Second Class girls-Rooms 10 and 13, looking wonderful!
New Junior Infants: we welcomed our new Junior Infants and their parents to the school on May 24th.
Senior Sports Day 2017
Sports day was held on May 26th. It was a brilliant day. The sun shone and parents and pupils enjoyed the event.
Second Class -Short raceRoom 12 medal winners4th and 5th class medal winnersSixth Class proud winners6th Class RunnersSecond and Third Class Sack RaceRoom 11 proud medal winnersWe can do this!Parents’ RaceWell done parents! Your children are proud!Teachers’ Relay RaceCongratulations to the winning teachers. Your classes are proud of you!Fifth Class 3 legged race-great fun!5th Class Medal WinnersSixth Class Medal WinnersSixth Class Novelty Relay RaceSixth Classes with their teachers Ms Carrigan and Ms Maloney ,and our principal Ms Deasy
Ice Cream
What a lovely surprise we all got when Billy arrived with his ice cream van! Thank you very much Parents’ Council for such a lovely treat, on a hot and sunny day, after all that running and racing.
Ice Cream time!yummy ice cream, thanks
Parents’ Council Tablet Draw
Congratulation to our lucky winner!
A big thank you to Ms Bolger, Mrs Moran, The Parents Council, Ms Deasy and to all the teachers involved and to the boys and girls who took part. Thank you to all the parents who came to support and cheer on their boys and girls. Bhí lá iontach ag gach duine.
Wassa Wassa : drumming classes took place on May 29th and 30th. They were great fun.
First Holy Communion 2016: congratulations to our second class girls from Rooms 11 and 14 who made their First Holy Communion on Sunday May 22nd. We hope you all had a lovely day with your families.
You all look beautiful!
Internet SafetyTalk:workshops2nd -6th classes Thursday May 5th. Talk for parents was at 7pm that evening.
No Uniform Day: Friday May 6th-fundraiser for the Kilkenny Homecare Team. We finished our Friendship Week/Fortnight with all the school coming together in the Junior yard in two big circles, singing Circle Of Friends on No Uniform Day. It was great. Thanks to all who supported this very deserving cause.
Mrs Kelly rallies the troupes!Together one and allCircle of friends was fun.
Gaelic Football: training Tuesdays after school, 5th class blitz Thursday May 26th in Dunmore
School Closures: school closed from Monday May 9th -Friday 13th , reopening on Monday May 16th. Staff planning day for D.E.S. new language curriculum on Thursday May 19th.