This year we had Bart who took us through our paces with golf. We practiced putting and chipping skills at various targets. They had games and mini-competitions over the 5 week period.
March 15th was Proclamation Day. All schools across Ireland raised our National Flag at 12 noon. In Gortanumera, the Junior Room presented the school with their flags. The Senior Room read out the Proclamation of 1916 and Our Proclamation for the Ireland today. Some pupils read “The Wayfarer” by Padraig Pearse which was written by him …
The children are enjoying the Spring sunshine. Some beautiful Spring posters designed by the Junior and Senior Rooms.
We held our annual Book Fair from 3rd – 10th March. It was open to parents and the children to browse around or purchase books.
Congratulations to the Second Class children on making their First Confession in Church of the Ascension Gortanumera.
Beautiful flowers from the Senior Room for all the Mother’s.
The children did a six course on pottery. They learned about the importance of keying the clay to make it stick. They made and decorated lots of clay items.
Each year the teachers prepare pancakes and bring them into the school for Pancake Tuesday. We look forward to it and love putting our favourite toppings on our Pancakes!!
This year we had a visit from our local Hurling G.A.A. Club. They spoke to us about the importance of sport and work. We were delighted to have them visit us.
Senan and Maeve kindly brought in their adorable puppy “Cooper” for us to see. He was as good as gold and was a very welcome visitor to the school.