We are into our final stretch of the school year and our students of the week were commended on their development since September.

We heard of pupils who have made huge improvements in maturity and common sense this school year and are very much heading in the right direction. Our teachers pointed out pupils who consistently give their total attention to their work, who strive always to make it the best that they present.

Here in St. Attracta’s, we encourage children to be helpful to others at all times, both towards their teachers and fellow classmates. This was highlighted at assembly today. We also heard of pupils who are always in good humour, helping to create a very pleasant classroom environment.

As always we have pupils who could be given this award every week such is their diligence and attitude in school. These are our children who give example to others and who have over time become role models in our school. Well done everyone. Maith sibh go léir. Táimíd fíor bhródúil asaibh. 

Comhghairdeachas to 3rd & 4th class who have been very busy learning about “The Island of Saints and Scholars”. As well as learning about the history of our great country they have also worked together to create a model of a monastery from 1500 years ago.

They were divided into two groups and together they created a monastery. The children learned that the most important building was the church/oratory and that the monks slept in small “cells” made from wood, clay and thatch. The round tower was built from stone and it had many functions such as housing the bell, hiding the well and providing protection for both monks and valuables.

The children worked together for 2 weeks to finish the monastery. Each child had an equal say in the development of the project. Thanks to Mrs McCafferty and Joseph, the amazing art skills of the students had a huge part to play in the project. Construction, sketching and painting were all central to its completion.

The children really enjoyed getting the chance to show off their historical knowledge through this artistic project.

Well done to all the very talented boys and girls in Third and Fourth Class and of course Mr.Rushe their teacher, this is a wonderful project, Maith Sibh!

Well the boys stepped up a gear this week and I hear there were some very close calls for the prize. Our student of the week presentation this week was a treat for us as teachers. Our day at work is made so much more enjoyable by having pupils who show these attributes.

Today our students were described as helpful and conscientious young people. They are mature and willing to help those around them in the classroom and helpful to the teachers also. As we move toward summer and nature is evolving all around is, so too, it appears, are our pupils. Teachers described children who have matured greatly over the past months and are showing signs of preparation to move up to their next level. We love to hear of children who apply themselves wholeheartedly to the tasks assigned.

Happiness is contagious and we heard of children whose happy personality is spreading through the classroom. These are children whose consistent attitude to hard work has made them stand out this week. Well done all of you. Maith sibh!

We hope you all enjoy the long weekend, we look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday morning at the usual time!

We were delighted to learn yesterday that our 5th and 6th Class story ‘Smelly Elly Strikes Again’ was selected to feature in yesterday’s Irish Times supplement to showcase young Irish Writers.

We composed our story at a Fighting Words workshop in the Museum of County Life Castlebar in late January. Fighting Words is a fantastic organisation which provides free tutoring and mentoring in creative writing and related arts to children,with their programmes and workshops delivered mainly by volunteers. We had a fantastic time at the workshop (https://stattractasns.ie?p=3896).

Yesterday’s supplement showcased a sample of the works of schools who participated in these Fighting Words workshops and as you can imagine it was lovely that our story received special recognition.

Maith sibh Rang a Cúig agus Rang a Sé !

Its all systems go for tomorrow morning the second day of Rang 4/5/6’s Spring Smoothies venture. This week our Junior Entrepreneur team are delighted to introduce a delicious new smoothie
‘The Easter Suprising’.

We received great feedback last week and are really looking forward to presenting tasty smoothies to kickstart your day! We also have looked at areas we can improve upon and very much hope that these will be in effect tomorrow morning. We will be open for business at 9 am and all are welcome.

Looking forward to seeing you all again in the morning, thanks you for all your support.

Rang 4/5/6 J.E.P. Team

A brief reminder that our open afternoon will be held on Friday afternoon March 20th at 2 p.m. We are very much looking forward to meeting our new students and their parents/guardians.

Spring Smoothies at St. Attracta’s Rang 4/5/6

This Friday morning we are delighted to announce that as part of our Junior Entrepreneur Programme (JEP) our mini company ‘Spring Smoothies’ will begin selling our delicious, healthy and revitalizing smoothies to help you kick-start your day!

All our ingredients have been sourced locally and are freshly blended to make healthy and tasty smoothies. We’re very excited to present the smoothies to you, and we’re sure you’ll enjoy them.

The smoothies will be offered to all our parents on Friday morning as they drop their children to school. We will be open for service from 9.10 a.m. on the following dates Friday March 20th/Friday March 27th and Friday April 17th.
We will offer a delivery service to all our fellow students in their classrooms from 10.45 a.m.just in time for their small break!
Our final serving will be during our lunch break at 12.30 pm at our school gates where we hope to see many of our past pupils sample our nutritious drinks.

The delicious smoothies we have on offer are as follows …

Berry Bomb:
Strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, blackberry and cranberry juice.
Tropical Breeze:
Pineapple, mango, banana and orange juice.
Rainbow Smoothie:
Banana, mango, strawberry, grapes, blueberry and apple juice.

Each week our St. Attracta’s Special will change. This week we’re delighted to announce that our St. Attracta’s Special will be (Raspberry, pineapple, mango and apple juice)

Each week you can follow our progress on our school website and we will also let you know of the changes to our menu.

We have priced our smoothies at a very reasonable rate of €1.50 for a small smoothie and €2 for a large smoothie.

We look forward to meeting you all on Friday morning.

Thank you

Spring Smoothies Marketing/Sales Team. (Holly/Ella/Amy/Brian/Mateusz)

Spring Smoothies sure to put a Spring in your step!!!

Bhí Céilí Mór againn ar scoil ar an Aoine, 13ú Márta. Bhíomar ag damhsa. Rinneamar Skip to my Lou,Ballai Luimní,Port on Fhomhair,Ionsaí na hÍnse agus an Rince Mór. Bhí an-spórt againn agus bhí gach duine go hiontach. Bhaineamar alán taitneamh as an lá.

We had the Céilí Mór on Friday in the school hall. We danced skip to my lou the siege of ennis,harvest time jig and the rince mór. We had great fun and everyone really enjoyed themselves.