On Friday 17th May, the boys in 3rd, 4th and 6th class took part in a hurling blitz in Mullagh. They played against Mullagh, Eyrecourt and Ballinakill N.S. They won a game, drew a game and lost a game. Well done to all who took part on the day.
Well done to Shaunagh, Emma and Patrick who made their First Confessions on Wednesday 10th April in Gortanumera church.
On Sunday 7th April we had our annual 5km Walk/Run. We got a beautiful day and terrific support from the children, their families, locals and friends. We raised €1050.00 and this was put towards our new flooring. Thank You so much.
The sixth class children competed in the school round of Spelling Bee. They were seated at the top of the room and were asked questions of various difficulty. They were all excellent as they were asked tricky spellings. Seán Geraghty was the winner and went through to the Galway County Final which was held in …
The 5th and 6th class went to Shiven Rovers FC for a soccer blitz. Despite the heavy rain and bad playing conditions they did really well. We are very proud of them representing the school. A huge thank you to Ms Watson for all her training sessions and organising and managing them on the day.
We held our annual Scholastic Book Fair from March 11th – 15th. Books are supplied with mobile bookcases packed with the best books to help the children develop a life-long love of reading. This is an opportunity for parents and children to browse and purchase books if they wish.
We had our usual pancake feast on Pancake Tuesday with the children enjoying their pancakes with a mix of their favourite toppings. 6th class did a great job of hosting the event.
Our school has been taking part in the Food Dudes Healthy Eating Programme. We have received deliveries of fresh fruit and veg. to our school and won many Food Dude prizes for eating more fruit and veg. We are going to keep eating fruit and veg at lunch time to win certificates.
We had Grandparents Day on Tuesday 19th Feb in the school. We had prayers from the children and Fr. Michael Byrnes P.P. It was great to meet the Grandparents of the children and we had a cuppa afterwards. It was a lovely morning.
Sixth class with Ms Watson held a cake sale to raise money for our school resources. They did a great job.