On Monday 28th of November we began practising the bongo drums with Ms Meagher. We only had two days to accomplish our bongo drums. We practised all day Wednesday and Thursday. On Thursday 1st December at seven o`clock we all arrived happy and content but also anxious. Everyone in the audience burst out with excitement when we started to play the drums. It ended with applause from the audience. Then the junior room went on stage and performed     “Prickly Hay” and they all did amazingly well. After that, the senior room proceeded to use the chimes and bells. The songs we played were “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” and “We wish you a Merry Christmas”. Then the senior room sang “ The Glory rap” and “Grandma got run over by a Reindeer” and for this song Lucy, Rebecca and I lifted up Robyn O’ Reilly and instantly everyone gasped with shock. Another song that was sang was “I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas “. When the show was over the audience applauded. They all really enjoyed it and so did we. It was really nice to have all the parents at our Christmas show as we had not been able to present one for three years.  
                                By Alannah Brunnock

The month of November this year was a very exiting month.
First of all the whole school did gymnastics classes with Sharon Pyke. We all had an amazing time with Sharon and we hope she can come back again soon.
We were also very busy preparing for our Christmas show with Gillian. We learned three songs “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer” and “The Glory Rap” and also Ellie O’ Donnell, Lucy Meagher, Caitriona Tobin, Robyn O’Reilly and Judy O’Donnell performed “I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”. The Junior Room were also very busy preparing for their Nativity Show “Prickly Hay”.
The sixth class had a big decision to make deciding on what secondary school they wanted to go to. But now we have all decided where we are going to secondary school and are really happy with our decisions.
As you all probably know the Late Late Toy Show was on Friday 25th of November so the teachers decided to surprise us with a Late Late Toy Show quiz. The overall winner was Lucy Meagher’s team the “Christmas Cabbage’s”. We were all delighted with our surprise.
For science week we made chocolate bark. The experiment was that you need to use oil based food colouring so that it doesn’t rise to the top of your melted chocolate.
 For science week in the Junior Room they did experiments investigating the effects of static electricity and magnetism.
The infants did Aistear with the theme “The Restaurant” or “Sa Bhialann”. They also did role play and made menu’s in English and Irish. All the Infants had a great time and learned lots of new things.
 
 
Achievements This Month
Congratulations to Lucy Meagher who has received an award from the Credit Union Art Competition.
Congratulations to Cathal O’ Sullivan who made it onto the Waterford Soccer Team.
Congratulations to Billy Tobin and John Joe Morrissey who travelled to Thomand Park with Clonmel Rugby Club and watched Munster play.
Congratulations to all the 1st and 2nd class who have had their First Holy Communion enrolment mass and are preparing for their big day in May.
 
By Lucy Burke