Well done to all of boys who participated in the Community Games Quiz event last night. Best of luck to Peter, Cillian, Denis and Tadhg who will go forward to the next stage in the Woodlands in Adare.
Sophia Physics Workshops
Today, the Department of Physics and the Science Learning Centre in University of Limerick visited our school and provided workshops to fourth/fifth class and fifth/sixth class. The workshop aims to encourage students to take physics as a subject in secondary school and to encourage positive perceptions of physics from an early age. They facilitators did some fun activities to demonstrate physics in our own lives. Thank you to Gráinne Walsh and the two undergraduate students who facilitated the workshops. The students enjoyed the workshops and definitely have a positive perception of physics going forward!
Junior Entrepreneur Programme
This year, fifth class are participating in the JEP programme. They are working hard to come up with a new product. We cannot wait to see the results! Keep up the good work!
Analog Devices Robotics Workshop
Fifth Class took part in a full day Robotics Workshop delivered by Learn It. Analog Devices sponsored the full cost of ‘EV3 Senior Robotics’ Workshop. Only 32 places were on offer. This workshop introduced students to the exciting world of robotics. Students worked in teams to build and program robots.
This was a fantastic opportunity for Fifth class and it was enjoyed by all. The winning team was Cara Cremins, Ronan O Brien and Jack Slattery. The runner up team was Ella Dunne Byrnes, Jenna Johnson and Alex Guerin.
The winning team will represented fifth class and the school at the Primary Schools Final on the 29th February. They will compete against 31 school teams in Limerick.
#ChristmasJumperDay
This Friday, children dressed up in their Christmas jumpers in aid of Crumlin Hospital. Thank you to all the parents and children who contributed in this worthy cause. It was a great display of Christmas jumpers in each of the classes.
Christmas Art Displays
Well done to all of the boys and girls and their teachers in the different classes who were busy completing Christmas art work over the past couple of weeks. Our school is looking very festive!
Our Christmas Baubles
Senior Infants were busy making Christmas baubles to take home to put on their Christmas trees!
Thank you to the Parents Association!
A big thank you to Greg Ashe who presented Mrs. Griffin with STEM resources (Beebots and WeDo Lego) on behalf of the Parents Association today. The Parents Association collected funds by organising the creating and selling of Christmas cards in our school. A big thank you to all of the parents who contributed to this worthy cause. We look forward to investigating and exploring our new resources. Let the fun begin!
Medley of Songs
Well done to the boys and girls in Fifth and Sixth Class who performed a ‘Medley of Songs’ today.
Five Gold Rings
Well done to the boys and girls in Third Class who performed ‘Five Gold Rings’ today.