We are thrilled that our school has been chosen to take part in the Music Generation Programme. Ellen Glennon, from Music Generation Roscommon, came to meet with our Principal to organise music lessons each week in our school. Cian Cunniffe is our new music teacher and he will teach a range of ukulele, fiddle, mandolin […]
Monthly Archives: November 2019
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Nov
Nov
We had a busy time for Science Week. Our theme was Marine Environments and we carried out many experiments and activities based around this. (This topic is in line with our Green School Project.) We focused mainly on water pollution. The Senior Pupils also held workshops for the Junior pupils which the children really enjoyed. […]
08
Nov
Nov
Michael Bell, from Heritage in Schools, came to us for a workshop on Marine Environments as part of our Green School Project. This workshop was funded by Roscommon County Council. We learned about many aspects of wildlife – flowers, plants, birds, insects and animals. It was a beautiful, bright day and we had lots of […]
07
Nov
Nov
We are delighted to announce that our school was awarded Best New Entry in Co. Roscommon at the Tidy Schools Awards in the Roscommon Arts Centre. We were presented with our award by Eanna Ni Lamhna. We received a lovely plaque and 200 euro for our school. We thank all the pupils, staff, teachers and […]
02
Nov
Nov
P.E. is an integral part of our school week. Jean, our P.E. teacher, comes every Tuesday. She covers all the strands in the curriculum. On Wednesday our soccer coaches come to school and finally our Gaelic coach comes on Thursdays. We are very lucky with the lovely grounds that we have at our school. We […]
02
Nov
Nov
We had a Halloween party in school. Many pupils dressed up in scary costumes! We had a great day completing our Halloween Art. The Juniors made spooky 3D pictures and the Seniors made pumpkins using balloons and paper mache. We hope all our pupils, teachers, staff and parents have a lovely mid-term break.
02
Nov
Nov
Reading is a very important part of our day, in school and at home. We go to the library every month which we really enjoy. We take part in the Accelerated Reader Programme. When we finish reading a book we get to take a quiz on it. It’s lots of fun! It also encourages and […]
02
Nov
Nov
This year we are hoping to receive out 11th Green Flag. Our project is on Marine Environments. On 30th September we went to Galway Aquarium for a workshop there. We had a brilliant day. We got to rub and feed various types of fish! We held star fish and crabs. We learned loads about sea […]