All that remains this evening is to wish our team the very best tomorrow evening in their County Final in McHale Park at 3.15pm. We are so proud of the girls and hope they each enjoy this very special occasion.
All support would be greatly appreciated. Go n-éirí libh!
The Parents Association in collaboration with St. Attracta’s NS are delighted to announce that our final fundraising event of the year is a golf classic in Tubbercurry Golf Club on the 29th June. The primary focus for all our fundraising efforts is to help pay for the new play yard which all our children enjoy.
We are fortunate that in our community local people and businesses are always very generous in their support of the school and we are asking again for everyone’s support to make this end of year event a success. Now you do not have to be Tiger Woods to get involved!
You can support this event in a number of ways:
• If you would like to sponsor a hole: the sponsorship we are suggesting is 50 euro. Your sponsorship will be well publicised on the day for all golfers and fans to see.
• If you would like to submit a team: teams are made up of 3 members at a cost of 60 euro per team.
If you wish to sponsor a hole or book a tee time please call 087 3688641 or you can email: golfclassic@stattractasns.ie . There will be a host of prizes on the day and it promises to be an exciting event.
We would love to see you there and feel free to spread the word to all golfing enthusiasts that you know. Please also check out St. Attracta’s NS Facebook page for further updates.
At our assembly today we remembered all our past pupils who are completing their Junior and Leaving Certificates at the moment. We really hope all their hard work is paying off and the remaining exams go well.
While this week was a short week it was again very busy as we prepared for our class and end of year graduations. We also continued with our GAA Coaching and prepared for Sports Day. The highlight for many this week was of course our swimming lessons. It really was magical to see all the boys and girls walking from our school to their local pool despite the inclement weather conditions.
We were also delighted to welcome our incoming Junior Infant Class 19/20 and their parents back to school earlier.The girls and boys received their booklists, school calendar, ordered their school uniforms and met with their teacher. Big steps in preparation for the great adventure of our next school year.
Three recurring adjectives were used to describe the children who were awarded students of the week. These were consistent, conscientious and kind. These are wonderful descriptions of children examples of all that we strive to achieve with our students. Each week our children are role models for the rest of our school and we as teachers are always thrilled to hear the reasons for their success. At times it can be a challenge, especially as we head towards the end of term, but our children are always doing their best. It really is great to see this progress and that development can occur at all times throughout the year. These students progress only highlights the belief that your teachers have in you! Well done to you all. Maith sibh go léir.
Swimming continues next week in Charlestown Swimming Pool. Our remaining Swimming dates are as follows Monday June 10th, Wednesday June 12th and for Sonas, Spraoi and Sásta on Thursday June 13th.
Dates for Diary
Junior/Senior Infants: June 12th : Tullyboy Farm
Rang 1/2: June 19th Achill Aquarium .
Rang 3/4 :June 25th Lough Key Forest Park
June 21st: Sports Day Weather permitting .
June 27th : Class Graduations for all classes : details will follow / Flag Raising Ceremony @1.15pm
June 27th: Sixth Class Graduation Mass at 7.30 pm details will follow.
Finally all that remains this week is to wish our Girls the very best on Monday evening in their County Final in McHale Park. We are so proud of our girls and hope they each enjoy this very special occasion.
Sonas, Spraoi and Sásta had a fantastic day in Maghu’s Castle in Kilimagh on Thursday the 30th of May. We arrived at 10am and the children showed great excitement as they delved into their indoor play. The children explored indoor mazes, a rope bridge, large ball pit, a fun booster cannon game and a large slide. We also had access to a newly opened state of the art sensory room including light projectors, fibre optic strands, mirrors, music, a colour changing fish tank and bean bags.
Afterwards we headed to their party room where the children had a feast of chicken nuggets, sausages, chips and ice-cream. After much energetic play and a delicious lunch we headed to the Town Theatre and watched the animated movie ‘Moana’.
We had a wonderful day overall and everybody behaved brilliantly and enjoyed themselves. We want to thank Mrs Colson, Ms Munnelly, Ms Ruane, Margaret, Lorraine, Fiona, Yvonne, Michelle, Esther and Claire for taking care of us today.
What a day Rang 5/6 had in Dublin for their school tour. From start to finish the day offered us lots of fantastic experiences. The weather forecast hadn’t been great, but the sun came out to welcome us to the capital on many occasions!
We had an early start at 8.30am but the excitement on everyone’s faces was a sign of all the great times ahead we would have. Our first stop in Dublin brought us to the Office of the Children’s Ombudsman, Niall Muldoon. We learned all about the Children’s Charter of Rights, had a cinema experience, group workshops and chill-out time on their fabulous buddha bags. As ever our students were a joy to have with us and were very impressive in their input into the session. Our facilitators Aoife and Stephen were very impressed by the children’s knowledge and interesting questions regarding children’s rights, and commented on the excellent levels of manners and enthusiasm.
We then headed off to our second destination St. Patrick’s Cathedral to board the hilarious, exciting and informative Viking Splash Tour. Sitting in the open-topped 1940’s amphibious vehicles used first in the D-Day landings in Normandy, our tour guides imparted vast knowledge on some of the most famous historical sites around the city. With the Bórd Gáis theatre in sight, we parked at the Grand Canal Basin and our guides passed out the life jackets for the next treat of the day…our buses took to the water and we continued our sightseeing of Dublin, all the time entertained by our guides. Back at base in Christchurch, we all agreed on one thing for sure…that this was so much fun!
Croke Park is a familiar stop for many, however we rarely get to look behind the scenes. The children were treated to a tour of the grounds and facilities. We got to see the player’s lounge, dressing rooms, warm up area and we even got to climb the hallowed steps to collect Sam! Once we had raised the famous cup, we took on the vertigo inducing Skyline tour. After climbing 140 steps, we were led on a bird’s eye tour of some more famous sights of the city, with lots of informative facts and tales from our tour guides. We saw Mountjoy Prison, Poolbeg, Christchurch, The Four Courts, Glasnevin Cemetary, the Olympic torch sculpture and much more. At 44 metres in the air we had an amazing view of the city and the grounds, along with the added excitement of the sky-high walk.
All that was left was our journey home with a yummy treat along the way! We got back to school at 10.00pm and were still all full of beans as we could not have asked for a better day, and as always our children made us so proud with their good humour, manners and sense of fun.
This certainly was a day to remember!
We had a wonderful assembly to conclude another busy week. As always we were reminded of all the great things that are going on in our school and in our classrooms. This week we had Cumann na mBunscol, Active School’s activities, Green School Awards and preparation for our First Holy Communion not to forget excellent teaching and learning!
Our Students of the Week have a common theme this week. All of their teachers spoke about their positivity and desire to finish the year on a high.
We heard of children who just get on with things. If they see something that needs to be done, they just get on with it. This is a wonderful trait to see in our children and makes our job as teachers so much easier.
We also heard about pupils who are helpful, patient and empathetic of the needs of others and are willing to give up their own time to be of help and comfort to them. We concluded by learning of students with excellent manners who set a great example for all.
Finally our assembly concluded by wishing the students of our Second Class and their families a wonderful day tomorrow as they make their First Holy Communion and we thanked Mr.Clarke and Mrs. McCafferty for all their work in preparation for this special day. Maith sibh go léir.
Bianigí an taitneamh as an deireadh seachtaine.
Date for your Diary:Reminder
Friday May 24th School closure due to European/Local Elections and the referendum on the regulation of divorce.
We’ve had a very busy week on the sporting field. Firstly, on Wednesday, we had our Area Finals. We’re delighted to report that both our Girls and Boys team progressed after thrilling contests against St.Attracta’s Ballaghaderreen and Scoil Mhuire agus Treasa Swinford to the County Quarter Finals which were held this morning in Charlestown.
First up this morning our Girls defeated Barnacarroll NS after a great battle and team performance. They now progress to a County Semi Final on Wednesday/Thursday of next week in McHale Park (Dates to be confirmed).
Our Boys were then pitted against an excellent Ballindine NS team. Unfortunately it did not go our way but we gave our all and can be very proud of reaching this stage.
Well done our young players who as always represent their school with great pride. Best wishes and good luck to our girls in their Semi Final next week!
We enjoyed a very special assembly this afternoon in the sun as we welcomed back our past pupils Amy Mahon and Leanne Duffy to our school.
Both girls have excelled in recent times on the sporting fields. Amy, representing the Irish U-15 Ladies Soccer Team who were victorious in the Bob Doherty Cup in Salou, Spain. She is also an important member of the Mayo Ladies U-16 team who are preparing for a Connacht Final this weekend against Galway. Leanne is the captain of the the Mayo U-18 (minor) ladies team, currently taking part in the Connacht Championship.
We are so proud of both Amy and Leanne and wish them both well for the season ahead. Maith sibh!
We had a wonderful first assembly of the Summer term and presentation of our latest students of the week. Firstly we received the great news that our latest renewal for the Green Flag has been successful and we have been awarded our eight Green Flag. We also reflected on our trip to Dublin earlier this week and our Mission Possible award. This really was a special day and an award which all our students should be very proud of.
Next week is ‘Active School’s Week’. As always we spoke of the importance of being active, having a health lifestyles and learning to enjoy different activities and sports. Most importantly we focused on enjoyable participation and learning to work and play with others. Please note the children can wear their tracksuits throughout the week.
Our teachers this week praised students for settling down and getting straight back to work on their return to school. Some expressed their delight at the maturity and level of common sense on display this week. It is always a pleasure to hear of children achieving with a task that they found difficult. It shows that their hard work will pay off, if they persevere. Children learn by example and the praise we heard today was a great example for all of our students.
Congratulations to those awarded Student of the Week. Keep up this great work!
Dates for your Diary for the coming week.
Monday: Reminder on Monday next we will close for the May Bank Holiday.
Finally best of luck to our 5th and 6th Class students who prepare next week for their confirmation on Saturday 12th. We wish each of our students and their families well and hope they enjoy this very special day.
Bainigí taitneamh as an deireadh seachtaine!
