Hello everyone, and welcome to our February blog post! February may be a short month, but it is certainly a busy and meaningful time in our school calendar. Below you’ll find highlights of what’s been going on and what’s coming up here at [School Name].
St. Brigid’s Day & Catholic Schools Week
We kicked off the month by celebrating St. Brigid’s Day on February 1st. It was wonderful to see the creativity of our pupils as they learned about the life and traditions associated with St. Brigid.
This special day also coincided with Catholic Schools Week, a time to reflect on the ethos of our school and the importance of kindness, compassion, and community. Each class engaged in daily reflections and activities that showcased how we live out these values in our everyday school life.
Communion Preparations
February is a significant time for our pupils who will be receiving Holy Communion later in the spring. They have been busy with sacramental preparation, learning about the importance of these steps in their faith journey. Thank you to all the teachers, parents, and our parish community members who are supporting the children so patiently in their preparations. Your guidance and encouragement are truly invaluable.
GAA Training with Gary
We continued our GAA training sessions throughout the month, with Gary guiding our pupils through football drills and fun games in the school yard. It’s been wonderful to see the children grow in skill, teamwork, and confidence. Each session brings plenty of laughter and a healthy dose of competitive spirit!
Grandparents’ Day
One of the most heart-warming events this month was our Grandparents’ Day. We invited grandparents to join us up in the hall, and they were greeted with tea, buns, sandwiches, and other treats generously provided by parents. class Our guests loved hearing stories from the children, and the pupils gained an even greater appreciation for their grandparents’ wisdom and experiences. A huge thank you to everyone who made this event such a success!
Valentine’s Day Music & Drama Performance
In line with our annual music lessons and to celebrate Valentine’s Day, the children put on a fantastic music and drama performance led by our music teacher, Gillian. On the day of the midterm holidays, families were treated to:
- A drama production titled “Cupid’s Heartfelt Tale: The Origins of Valentine’s Day.”
- Wonderful songs and ukulele performances by our talented pupils.
- A few funny jokes from some of our boys that had everyone in stitches!
“Say Yes to Languages” Workshops
We’re thrilled to have started our “Say Yes to Languages” workshops with our French tutor on Fridays. The children are thoroughly enjoying picking up new words and phrases each week. We even have a fun phrase they’ve been practising:
« C’est la vie ! »
(“That’s life!”)
We look forward to seeing their language skills continue to grow.
Senior Room: “Finding Bear” & Black History Month
In the Senior Room, pupils have been busy finishing their class novel, “Finding Bear,” engaging in thoughtful discussions about the characters and story. Alongside this, they have also been learning about Black History Month, exploring the contributions and achievements of influential figures through readings, videos, and classroom conversations. We’re proud of how engaged and empathetic our pupils are during these lessons.
Junior Room: “Creepy Crawlies” and “There once was an old lady…”
In the junior room, we were so excited for Grandparent’s day and all conducted interviews with our Granny’s and Grandads! We painted beautiful love hearts for our valentines performance and sang our hearts out Lion King Style! We learned all about Creepy Crawlies this month, both in English and As Gaeilge. Finally, we listened to the story of the old lady who swallowed a fly and have decorated our classroom door in preparation for world book week in March!
January 2025
The senior room is reading a book called ‘The House at The Edge of Magic’ by Amy Sparks. It is about a girl called nine who is a pickpocket and is working for gang master called Pockets. One day she pickpocketed a young lady around her age and stole a small house from her bag. She knocks on the little door and her life never be the same
The senior room has been practicing chess with the help of Mr. Looram will be and participating in a chess tournament in Moyle rovers on the 31st of January. The Senior class has also been learning how to play the ukulele with Gillian and will be performing the day of the midterm break.
While Mr. Looram is in the junior room, Mrs. Murphy is taking his place as support teacher. She organized hot chocolate on her first Friday, to get to know us better. We had to bring our own mug to put our hot chocolate in and there was one option of cream or marshmallows or both! We had great fun that day.
This month we started back with Gary our football coach and Gillian our music teacher. This month the Junior class made some lovely Snowman art and they have also been learning about France.
On January 12th the school held a Tractor Run. We used the money raised from the Tractor Run to fund a SPIKE Lego coding and Bee bots for the school.. We are so thankful to everyone for supporting our tractor run. We hope that next month will be just as exciting!