- Fr Gavigan extended an invitation to the three First Communicants to take part in the ‘Washing of the Feet’ ceremony during Mass on Holy Thursday evening. The children accepted the invitation and had the opportunity to imagine themselves as Apostles as they re-enacted the event. This was a wonderful occasion, as it added another real life dimension for the children as they progress along their faith journey.
The following article was written by Cillian Boyle, Sixth Class
- On April 20th, the pupils of Fifth and Sixth Class went to the St. Nathy’s Transition Year Fashion Show. When we arrived, we were greeted at the door by Mrs. Staunton. She brought us through a corridor to the sports hall where the fashion show was happening. We sat down and after a few minutes the show began. The first theme of outfits was ‘Spring/Summer’. All of the clothes in this section were in bright colours and full of life. After that some traditional music was played, a few of the musicians being past pupils of Kilmovee N.S! Then GRG had a section. That was mainly sleek, sporty gear. Next there was a company called Pure. Their clothes were neat, like what we might wear to Mass. That brought the first half to a close. During this break we had an opportunity to play on the astro-pitch, which we really enjoyed. Then the second half began, which featured the last theme of clothes, ‘Autumn/Winter’. This was mostly jeans, trousers and jackets. There was also a section promoting sustainability in which we saw some lovely graduation dresses sourced from local charity shops. Following this, a boy in First Year played two very nice tunes on the piano. Next there was solo and group singing to entertain the audience. Finally to end it all off, there was a Junk Kouture challenge which required students to make an outfit out of recycled materials. There were five outfits in total, two of which really caught my eye, one a Minecraft creeper and the other a Fortnite llama. That concluded the St Nathy’s TY Fashion Show. My friends and I really enjoyed the day!
- We welcomed past pupil, Ms. Saoirse Duffy to the school as she completes her Hibernia College Placement in the senior room. We are delighted to see Saoirse returning as part of her further studies and wish her every success in her endeavours.
The following article was written by Sean Roddy, Sixth Class
- We have been very busy ever since we came back from our Easter Holidays, because we have been focused on our Junior Entrepreneur Programme. Our wellbeing products include stress balls, a painted stone with a positive message and a bookmark featuring our logo. In order to make the stress balls, we used balloons, flour and wool. We measured the flour into a coke bottle just below the label and filled this into the balloons which were then decorated. The stones were mainly collected from the beach and were painted and then posca markers were used to write a message. Our bookmarks were printed featuring our ‘Bee Well’ logo which comprises bees and a well! It has been a lot of work but has also been very enjoyable.
- We were very pleased to be chosen to have GAA Coach, Eugene Lavin visit our school for a number of sessions. Eugene will instruct the pupils in Mrs. Meehan’s room in the skills of Gaelic football.
- Past pupil, Oisín Duffy will be helping out in the school as part of his Transition Year work experience requirements.
- We congratulate our seventeen pupils who were confirmed by Bishop Paul Dempsey on Saturday, April 29th. It was a beautiful parish ceremony as our pupils were confirmed along with children from Tavrane and Kilkelly Schools. Many thanks to Mrs. McDonnell for her preparation of the Fifth and Sixth Class children.
- There was only one winner of the lotto this month- Cillian Boyle
- Frása na Míosa- Bíonn blas ar an mbeagán!
- The Aistear theme in Mrs. Shevlin’s room was ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. Children worked in pairs and used plasticine to make ‘mud huts’. They imagined Jack living in a mud hut with his mother. In addition to the plasticine, roofs were made using toothpicks and huts had to stand alone when finished. They are still standing! Learners worked in small groups for construction to make either Jack’s house or the ogre’s house from lego or bricks. The rooms had lots of fantastic details, including a shower! The class worked collaboratively to write a poem called ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. The rhyming technique was excellent!! The story was also sequenced as part of a literacy task. Jack made a few mistakes and children discussed how that can happen to us too. A book called ‘Beautiful Oops’ was read to the class. Its message was about turning an ‘oops’ into something beautiful. Sometimes we can get a little frustrated with ourselves in the classroom when our plan for Art doesn’t go the way we had envisioned. Now, pupils understand that these ‘mistakes’ are opportunities to use our imaginations and create something not thought of previously. Just like a beanstalk grew for Jack, the pupils are growing cress and will eagerly watch its progress. Discussion was also had on how plants drink and the class carried out an experiment using celery and blue food colouring. Pupils are keenly observing how the blue dye moves through the celery!