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Irish Guide Dogs

Justin came to visit the children with his son’s dog “Quizzer”.  The Irish Dogs help people with visual impairment and they are also used as assistance dogs.  They are trained and not all dogs are chosen.  A dog usually stays for approximately nine years with their family.  We presented Justin with  €70 to go towards …

Connacht Rugby Captain John Muldoon’s Surprise Visit

John Muldoon gave us a surprise visit on June 2nd bringing in  the PRO12 Cup to show the children.   The students, staff and Board of Management would like to congratulate him and the Connacht Rugby team on their great success in winning the PRO12 title. John is a past pupil of Gortanumera N.S.   

First Holy Communion Class 2016

Congratulations to the 2nd class children who made their First Holy Communion on Sunday 22nd of May in Church of the Ascension, Gortanumera.  The children worked very hard all year to prepare for this special day and their hard work paid off when they did a fantastic job.  We are very proud of you. 

Confirmation Class 2016

On 8th of May 2016 5th and 6th class made their Confirmation in St Brigid’s Church, Portumna.  It was a very special day and we had prepared for it throughout the year.  Bishop John Kirby came to visit us on the 29th of April to discuss the importance of the Holy Spirit.  We had our …

Spelling Bee Competition

The Spelling Bee is open in 5th and 6th class.  Nathan Canning, Clodagh Hickey and Leanne Hickey competed in the school round.  They were seated at the top of the room and were asked questions of various difficulty.  The three candidates were excellent and they were asked tricky spellings. Leanne was the winner and went …

Golf Lessons

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. 

Proclamation Day

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 …

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