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New Sensory Room.
Our new Sensory Room is really beginning to take shape. It is a lovely calm space where children can go to relax if needed. We will be adding more elements to the Sensory Room during the coming school year.
Cellissimo.
On Friday the 24th of May the pupils in the Senior Room had lovely day out at the show ‘Song of the Trees‘ in the Town Hall Theatre. It was part of the Music For Galway cello festival Cellissimo .
Cumann na mBunscol.
On Wednesday the 15th of May we had a fantastic day out at the Cumann na mBunscol competition in Annaghdown. The team played brilliantly and with great heart winning 4 out of 6 of their games. Well done to all of the players and to the supporters who came along to cheer on the team. đ
Seachtain na Gaeilge 2024.
BhĂ damhsa, spĂłrt agus ceol againn le linn Seachtain na Gaeilge. We had great fun throughout the fortnight! On both Mondays the senior children read books ‘as Gaeilge’ to the pupils from the junior room while on Tuesdays we played co-operative board games ‘trĂ Gaeilge’ and on Wednesdays everyone enjoyed playing cluichĂ clĂłis! To finish the fortnight on Thursday we held a trĂĄth na gceist. Friday was a LĂĄ Glas when everyone did their best to dress in green. It was also the day we held a raffle – throughout the two weeks pupils were rewarded with a raffle ticket for speaking as Gaeilge while the pupils in the Junior Room entertained us with the Haka Gaelach and the Seige of Ennis and the pupils in the Senior Room sang cĂșpla amhrĂĄin ‘as Gaeilge’. BhĂ Seachtain na Gaeilge den scoth againn go lĂ©ir!
Check out our Facebook page where we have posted lots of other photos of the fun we had during Seachtain na Gaeilge.
World Book Day 2024.
World Book Day provides a great opportunity to celebrate our favourite books and authors. All of the pupils enjoyed dressing on the 7th of March. Have a look at the wonderful costumes and the books that inspired them.
Wonderful Wellbeing Week!
We had a fantastic Wellbeing Week in the school this week. There were lots of fun wellbeing activities for the pupils to enjoy including mindfulness colouring, body scan, Yoga with Natalya, daily wellbeing log and co-operative games. The 6th class Wellbeing Committee did a great job of facilitating many of the activities under the expert guidance of MĂșinteoir Veronica. Wellbeing is not just for one week in the year. The pupils will get to chose some of their favourite activities and these will be incorporated as part of regular classroom routines in the weeks and months ahead.
Images above of the Wellbeing Committee chatting to the rest of the pupils about mindfulness and some photos of everyone getting ready for their body scan on Monday and Yoga with Natalya on Wednesday.
Below are images of the pupils in the Senior Room playing co-operative games with the pupils in the Junior Room as part of Friendship Friday.
Wellbeing Week
At the end of January we will have a week to celebrate all things related to Wellbeing. Wellbeing Week will take place from Monday the 29th of January to Friday February the 2nd. MĂșinteoir Veronica and the Wellbeing Team have lots of lovely activities planned.
Working with clay.
The pupils in the Senior Room are enjoying working with clay this month. Here they are making decorative slabs.
New Year Reading Challenge!
Straw and Order!
We held our annual Christmas play on Thursday the 14th of December at 7pm and it was a great success. There are many future stars of stage and screen in our midst if the level of acting talent on display was anything to go by. All of the pupils performed brilliantly on the night. As always we were delighted to welcome parents and grandparents and it was especially lovely to see so many of our past pupils back in the school for the occasion. The Christmas atmosphere was enhanced by the addition of Christmas lights to the holly tree in front of the school and we are very grateful to Pamela from the Parents Association for organising them. The Parent’s Association, held a raffle on the night and we would like to thank the following for sponsoring prizes;
Supervalu, Moycullen, Supermacs, Matt O’Flaherty Pharmacy, Sweeny Oil, Wildlands, Galway Cakery, Brigit’s Garden, Moycullen Bookshop, StandĂșns, Justin Keogh, Henry Keogh and Sullivan’s.
All in all it was a great evening. Well done everyone!
