Yesterday we had Sports Day. All classes participated. We had activities on the field such as sack races, athletic races, egg and spoon, welly throwing, a three-legged race and even an obstacle course. There was also a tug of war. 5th and 6th had a tug of war between them and 6th won. In the Hall there was unihoc set up which is a
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Today, June 6th, we had a visitor in 6th class. A really nice lady called Maureen from the Sligo Cancer Support Centre. She came so that we could present her with a cheque for €500! We raised this money together, donating from our Confirmation money, so that the centre could continue to provide the excellent services that they provide. The Support Centre cares for
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InTouch is the monthly magazine for Irish primary school teachers which is published by the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO). The magazine is delivered to every INTO member in every primary school in the country. The current April/May edition of the magazine features a two page spread about the Friendship Squad that operates in our school. It was written by Principal Siobhán Clarke in
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Please keep Friday Night, June 7th free in your diary. A Fundraising Race Night will be held in the Strand Bar. Please support by purchasing a horse, sponsoring a race or by being there on the night.
We just wish to alert parents to a problem we had with school email over the past while. If you sent an email to the school between mid-February and the beginning of April, it may not have reached us. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. We think that this problem is now resolved and we ask that you re-send us any email that you
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During December 2012, as part of the process of Self-Evaluation in the school, we asked both parents and pupils of the school to take part in a questionnaire. The Parents’ Questionnaire sought feedback in relation to School Organisation and Literacy in the School. We received a 62% response from our parent body to the questionnaire. We thank you all very sincerely for taking the time
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The name of the book is Snakehead. It is about a fourteen year old boy called Alex Ryder. He was recruited by MI6 to work as a spy. The author’s name is Anthony Horowitz. Alex Ryder’s parents were killed in a plane crash when he was only a baby. His uncle Ian Ryder adopted him but he was killed in a car crash when
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My book review is on a book called The Cinnamon Tree written by Aubrey Flegg. It is about a thirteen year old girl called Yola Abonda who lives in Africa. Her father is the chieftan of their tribe. One day she steps on a landmine and her leg has to be amputated. She has an argument with her stepmother (her father has three wives)
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The book I’m reviewing is called “Lord Brocktree”. It is part of a brilliant series, written by someone called Brian Jacques. The series is called “Redwall“, and you learn what this is by reading all the books. I have read nearly all of them, as most are in the County Library. Instead of human characters, it’s about (please don’t laugh) animals, and it’s set
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I just couldn’t put it down! The standard of writing is brilliant! I would absolutely recommend this book to my friends. Thirteen year old Finbar is from Queenstown, Co.Cork. His father is the staff captain of a huge liner called the Lusitania. Finbar’s father has to work all over the world and Finbar misses him greatly whenever he has to go. He decided to
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