In March we were delighted that the St. Paul’s girls basketball team visited Collinamuck NS to show off their All Ireland Schools U16 Basketball League trophy and medals. What a fantastic achievement! The girls are wonderful role models for all of our pupils here. We are especially proud of our past pupils, Michelle and Aisling. Well done girls!
The first half term was very busy, as usual. Please find below some of the activities the pupils were involved in this September and October.
This year the semi-finals of the Cross Country Championships took place in Ballybrit. The day was one of the wettest we have had since our return to school but it did not deter the competitors or their supporters. Everyone had great fun! The pupils who took part in the race did themselves proud in what is a tough race made even tougher by the bad weather on the day. One of our pupils came in the top 10 in his race and went on the represent the school in the finals later in October – a fantastic achievement!
The Seatbelt Sheriff was ‘in town’ on the 6th of October to teach the pupils all about road safety and, in particular, the importance of wearing a seatbelt.
Drumadore came to our school on the 9th of October and treated the pupils to a free rhythm and drumming workshop! ‘Drumadore is Ireland’s largest provider of group drumming lessons, offering a fun and engaging way to learn drumming while building friendships and benefiting from the power of music.’ It was a wonderful opportunity for our pupils and they enjoyed every minute of it!
On the 16th of October we attended the annual Baboró International Arts Festival for Children.
The pupils in the Junior Room went to An Taibhdhearc where they attended the show ‘Leaves’ by Branar – the story was inspired by the picture book by Stephen Hogtun about learning how to be in the world and those who guide us all through.
The pupils in the Senior Room attended the show ‘The Little Prince’ in the Town Hall Theatre and got to enjoy Toby Thompson’s magical and thought provoking adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s novel.
The whole school got together on the 17th of October to take part in a maths quiz held to mark the end of another fun Maths Week!
In advance of the real Presidential Election on the 24th of October the pupils in the Senior Room got to propose candidates for our very own mock Presidential Election. The aim was to learn about the election process and the importance of voting. They had to make posters, write a manifesto and finally make a speech to try to convince the pupils and staff to vote for them. Everyone then cast their votes!
As usual on the day we got the midterm break the pupils dressed up in their Halloween costumes – they all looked fabulous!
Our Parent’s Committee organised a hugely successful Halloween Disco which was held on the 27th of October. Well done to all involved in this great fun evening.
We had a great day out on the 4th of April at the Niall Kinnevey and Gillian Lydon Cup competitions in Killannin. Our pupils once again joined with pupils from Tullykyne and Baile Nua to form two girls teams and two boys teams – the NewTullyMuckers!
At the end of the day one of the boys teams emerged victorious winning their final and going home with the Niall Kinnevey Cup 🏆!
Congratulations to the team who won 4 out of 4 preliminary matches to get through to the final of their section of the 5 a-side soccer competition in Salthill Devon. They were beaten in the final but were delighted with their performance and quite rightly proud of themselves and the way they played on the day. Well done everyone!
We had a great day out in Renmore on Tuesday 24th of September. Well done to all of the pupils who took part and to the children who chose to support their classmates on the day.
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. 👏
We were thrilled to welcome past pupils Luke and Rory with their team mates Cian, Darragh and Luke of the U19 Killannin team to the school today. Congratulations to them and to the rest of the team on winning the County Championship! We were very grateful that they took the time to visit and to answer questions. They are such wonderful role models for the junior sportspeople in our school and in the club.
We had a great day out at the Cross Country Championships in Renmore on Tuesday the 26th of September! Well done to everyone who participated and to the pupils who came along to encourage their classmates. Congratulations to Roan in 4th class who qualified for the finals.
Every Monday from September to December all of the pupils in the school are attending swimming lessons in Leisureland.
The team had a very successful day out in Moycullen today, winning 3 games out of 3 in the Cumann na mBunscol 7-a-side competition. We’re heading for the finals in Loughgeorge in June. Well done everyone!
