Today is Máirt na hInide/Shrove Tuesday, also known as Lá na bPancóg/Pancake Tuesday, as it is the day on which we traditionally make pancakes to mark the last day before the beginning of Lent. Making pancakes is a great way to use up eggs, butter, milk, and sweet things like sugar and fruit, especially before [...]
Five girls from Rang IV are organising a fundraiser to help injured animals affected by the Australian wildfires. The five girls are Faye Mannion, Holly Sheerin, Clíodhna O'Loughlin, Rachel Kerins and Leah O'Connor. They are organising a cake sale on Tuesday, February 25th. Parents are invited to contribute baked goodies and each pupil will be [...]
Our 2020 Spring Concert in Glór Theatre was a superb success. A sell out Concert, the audience were entertained by our award winning Choir, Céilí Band and Marching Band. The Show ‘The Billy Goats Gruff' was performed by our Rang I pupils. It was their first time performing in Glór and they received a rapturous [...]
At the moment, our school is full of buzz and excitement preparing for our Senior Spring Concert. The busiest room in our school is our halla! Our pupils are really enjoying rehearsing for their performances. We are really looking forward to preforming for all our parents in Glór next Tuesday night, February 18th. We look [...]
Our Junior Spring Concert proved to be a most exciting and entertaining morning when our junior classes performed to a packed audience of parents and grandparents in our halla. All our pupils excelled in singing, dancing, acting and recitations. Our ‘Over the Rainbow’ Playschool performed Songs, Poems and Rhymes. Our Junior Infants dramatised ‘There's a [...]
Congratulations to our past pupil Ciarán Burns along with Patrick McInerney, Frank Melody and Dean Ryan fundraised €27,199.91 for Temple Street Hospital. We were very proud to hold a raffle here in the school for a delicious hamper and a signed jersey from the Kilkenny hurling team. Many thanks to Ciaran for coming in and [...]
Principal John Burns had a most enjoyable class visit today to Ms. McMahon's class, who informed him all about The Celts. Mr. Burns learned that The Celts first arrived in Ireland about 500 BC. Men and women in Celtic times usually wore long tunics with different accessories, such as coats, capes, jewelry or belts. Most [...]
Comhghairdeas le daltaí ó Rang VI a rinne Crosanna Bhríde i rith na seachtaine seo caite. Sa ghrianghraf atá againn, tá Robbie agus Darragh ag tabhairt Cros álainn atá déanta acu do Phríomhoide John Burns. Cuireadh an chros seo ar taispeáint in Oifig an Phríomhoide.
Last week was Friendship Week and we were delighted when Ms. Baker and pupils from Fifth Class paid us a visit. The two classes learned all about Saint Brigid and Ms. Baker's class showed First Class pupils how to make Saint Brigid's Crosses with colourful pipe cleaners. Ms. Baker's pupils were very patient and kind [...]
