Our Student Council has worked very hard this year on the Amber Flag Programme which promotes positive mental health in schools. As part of this they have organised a Mental Health Awareness Day on Thursday 19th May. All classes will take part in a walk from the school to the GAA pitch and back. Children can make a small donation towards Pieta House if they wish.
Well done to our Robotics team who took part in the Offaly Vex Robotics Championship in O’Connor Park on Friday. The team has shown great dedication over the last few months, from building and programming their robot to practicing the game and then practicing some more! It was a very wet and miserable day at the event but the team performed very well and should be very proud of their achievements. Thanks to Ms. Galvin, Mrs. Gorman and Mr. Galvin for all their work with the team.
Congratulations to our pupils in 6th Class who celebrated their Confirmation on Saturday.
We are all having a wonderful time taking part in this year’s Active School Week.
On Tuesday we started the week with a great variety of activities. We had Fun & Run with Offaly Sports Partnership, badminton with Judy, soccer league matches at lunchtime, rounders and a Cumann na mBunscol football match. A very busy day!
On Wednesday we did a lot more activities. Our soccer league continued, Peter (one of our parents) visited to do Ju Jutsu, we relaxed doing yoga and had lots of frisbee fun as well. Mr. Galvin really enjoyed his Ju Jutsu experience!
Our Green School Committee organised a litter pick-up all around the village on Friday to mark National Spring Clean 2022. The senior classes donned their gloves and high vis jackets and set about their task very enthusiastically. Well done to everyone for their good work.
We have extended our school garden recently and all our classes will be planting some vegetables in the next couple of weeks. Thanks to Pat and all in Geashill Tidy Towns for their hard work over the Easter holidays.
6th Class continued their preparation for Confirmation by going on a retreat to Mount Saint Anne’s Retreat Centre in Killenard. They enjoyed the day and are now looking forward to their Confirmation on Saturday, 7th May.
Just before Easter 5th and 6th Classes took part in a STEM Primary School Outreach Program in association with Boston Scientific. They had a wonderful opportunity to gain an insight into the running of Boston Scientific, Galway. We owe a special thanks to past pupil Keith Quinn and Greg Delahunt who presented so much information to the children. They learned about:
-The importance of Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths in the everyday world.
-Devices that are made by Boston Scientific.
-How these devices are inserted into the body.
-The importance of hygiene in a medical manufacturing company.
-How to keep our hearts healthy.
The children had many questions which were answered very clearly by both Keith and Greg. They all enjoyed the presentation very much and we are very grateful to have been given the opportunity to take part.
