The children had great fun dressing up and having a party for Halloween.
On 6th October 4th – 6th class students took part in a Hurling Blitz which was organised by the Transition Year students in Portumna Community School. We played many teams and it was a really enjoyable day.
The girls from 3rd – 6th class had their Mini Sevens Camogie in Ahascragh on the 3rd of October. We had a great day and were successful winning some matches and we were unsuccessful against other teams. Apart from the competition we also played challenge matches which were great fun. We played against Garbally …
On the 10th of October the boys from 3rd – 6th class had their Hurling Mini Sevens in Portumna GAA pitch. We won some matches and lost some but a great day was had by all. We played Kiltormer, Derryober/Woodford, Duniry and Clonfert.
Junior Infants, Senior Infants and 1st class went to The Aquarium and Treasury Island in Galway for their school tour on 3rd June. They had great fun and really enjoyed the day.
The whole school went off to visit Portumna Castle on 25th May. We had a guided tour of the castle and gardens. Afterwards we had a picnic and went to the playground.
The Senior Room completed their 42km marathon and were awarded a medal, t-shirt and snoods from Marathon Kids Ireland. This was a fantastic achievement. Well done to them all.
4th, 5th and 6th class went to Derg Isle Adventure Centre in Scarriff on 30th May for their school tour. They did a land and water event and team building games. They had a great day out.
Dermot Sheils did 4 tennis lessons with the children. They learned lots of tennis skills.
We held our Sports Day on the 14th June. As always this is a great day for the children and teachers. The kids were terrific at all the events.