On Thursday October 25th pupils and staff dressed up in a wide variety of costumes.  Many children made an extra effort by designing and creating their own costumes using recyclable materials.  These children went for a walk around the village.

A reminder that the school will be closed on Friday 26th October as it is being used as a polling station for the presidential election.

The school will be closed from Monday 29th October to Friday 2nd November for the mid-term break.

Well done to our wonderful girls’ football team who won their Cumann na mBunscol Group E Final against a very good Kilcormac/Broughall team today.  In a hard fought and exciting contest the Geashill girls came out on top by 5 points.

Thanks to everyone who turned out today to give great support to the team.

The team enjoyed a well deserved visit to Supermacs on the way back to the school.

Best wishes to Ms. Leonard who gets married on Friday.  Everyone in the school hopes that Kate and John will have a wonderful day with family and friends and that they will enjoy a long, happy and healthy life together.

There was great enthusiasm in 4th Class this week as the children took part in a mock presidential election and referendum.  They took things very seriously and made sure every vote was cast correctly.  Candidates included Papa Smurf, Donald Duck, Roadrunner, Jerry the Mouse and Tweety.  The referendum was to change school starting and finishing times.

The count takes place tomorrow morning!

Breaking News!!

Votes have been tallied and counted in the 4th Class election and referendum.  Tweety has won the presidential election while the referendum to change school opening and closing times was easily defeated.

The AGM of the Parents’ Council takes place on Monday 22nd October at 8.30pm in the school. Hopefully a good representation of parents will be able to attend. All parents welcome.

Thanks again to all those who have given their time so freely to the Parents’ Council over the last year. This support is vital to our school and is very much appreciated.

Our girls’ football team play Kilcormac/Broughall in the Group E Cumann na mBunscol Final in O’Connor Park on Wednesday 24th October at 12.15pm.  All support welcome.  Please note there will be a €5 entry charge.

We have been very busy in 5th & 6th Classes over the last number of weeks.

In Geography we have been drawing mind maps of our local area as well as the world.

In Maths we have been working on many topics such as Angles and Graphs.

In History we have been learning about the Ancient Greeks and their lives.  As part of English writing we used what we learned in History to write diary entries about a day in the life of a Greek boy or girl.

We have also written some autumn poems.

In Science we have been learning about the heart and the job it does.  We carried out experiments where we measured our pulse rates at rest and after exercise. We showed our results on trend graphs.

In Art we have been working on portraits and with clay.

Over 30 children from 3rd to 6th Classes represented our school in the Offaly Primary Schools’ Cross Country Athletics which took place in Tullamore Harriers on Wednesday 3rd October.  They all performed very well, competed to their best and had an enjoyable afternoon.  Well done to them all for their hard work over the last number of weeks and for being selected to take part.

A big thank you to everyone who contributed to make our fundraising run such an enjoyable and successful event. There was a real community spirit on display and your support is very much appreciated.
Special word of thanks to our Parents’ Council and Naomh Mhuire Athletic Club, Daingean for all the planning and organising.

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