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.
World Book Day 2024.
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New Year Reading Challenge!
Library Van.
All of the pupils love when the library van arrives at the school. It’s a fantastic service that gives the children the opportunity to browse and choose books for the school library. The library van arrived on Thursday of this week amid the chaos of preparations for the Christmas play later in the evening and just before Múinteoir Peter arrived for the weekly German lesson. However each of the pupils still managed to have a few minutes in the calm of the library van to pick out books that will add to the reading material in the school library for the New Year.
The Book Fair is here!
The Book Fair books were delivered to the school on Thursday amid great excitement. The pupils enjoyed browsing, choosing and buying their favourites. The books will remain in the school until Friday the 8th of September. If anyone would like to purchase books during the week please contact the school.
Book Fair.
We are hosting a Book Fair on Friday the 1st of December. Parents are welcome to visit the school throughout the day to buy books. The books will remain in the school until the 8th of December if pupils want to buy books next week. Please click here to see what titles will be available to buy at the Fair.
Halloween Reading Challenge!
Get reading this October with our Halloween Reading Challenge. Read everyday, fill in your reading log and you will be in with a chance to win treats and spooky prizes!
Summer Reading Challenge.
February Reading Challenge.
We continue to encourage the children to get into the reading habit with our various reading challenges. The most important thing is that each child reads a book that they like and are interested in. If they find that they don’t like what they are reading they should try a different book, maybe they could spend 20 minutes reading a magazine or a comic. The priority is that they enjoy the time spent reading. We ask parents to initial their child’s Reading Log and to take a little time to talk to him/her about what he/she is reading during the February Reading Challenge.
Visit to Westside Library.
On Thursday the 8th of December the pupils in the Senior Room went to visit Westside Library. They had a wonderful day! To start with, one of the librarians talked to them about the library, how it works and the services they have to offer. Many of the pupils are already members of the library and they were able to bring their library cards with them on the day. All those who weren’t already members were able to join and get library cards of their own.
After learning all about the library the children got to make elf bookmarks and also to build a Christmas themed piece of lego art!
Then they got to meet the Mayor of Galway, Clodagh Higgins!
Finally, everyone got a chance to browse and choose books to borrow and take home to read.
Sincere thanks to everyone at Westside Library for making this such a special day. Go to Galway County Library online to see all of the services that the library has to offer.
December Reading Challenge.
