Author: Brian McDermott

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Students of the Week Friday February 28th

Bhí bronnadh mar is gnáth ar daltaí na seachtaine níos luaithe. Chuile seachtain tá daltaí ann a bhfuil a dúis tuilte aige/aici. Ní raibh aon difríocht ann inniú.
Chuala muid cur síos den scoth ar daltaí atá ag déanamh a leithéid a bheith díograsach sna ranganna agus lasmuigh de na seomraí ranganna freisin. Bhí moladh ann do leanaí atá cineálta í gcónaí do daoine eile agus tá sé iontach le chloisteál. Maith sibh go léir.
This week at assembly we awarded our pupils of the week following on from a very busy week not least the participation of many of our classes in the Féile Dramaíochta Cill Moibhí, developing our new whole school theme alongside our Senior Classes busy preparing for the Primary Science Blast in the RDS on Wednesday.

We always hear that there are children in our classes who earn this award every week because of their hard work and diligence and today was no different. Today we heard of pupils who are trying their hardest both inside the classroom and outside of it, students willing to go the extra mile at home and in school and of new students who have made a hugely positive impression on us all.
There was widespread praise for children who are kind to others, which is a wonderful attribute to have. Well done all, keep up this great work! We are proud of each of you and your individual endeavours to be more than you can be.
Have a great weekend everyone!

Dates for your Diary.

We have our World Book Day celebrations on Thursday next March 5th here in school. All students are encouraged to come to school dressed as a character of their choice from their favourite book. Further details will follow on Monday.

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Máirt na hInide / Pancake Tuesday

We had pancakes for everyone in school yesterday. A very special thank you to Susan O’Connor for all her hard work and kindness preparing the batter, Conor and his team in Delaney’s Mace for kindly presenting us with Nutella and Syrup and finally to Fiona, Miriam and Sarah from our Parents Association for cooking beautiful pancakes. These were delicious!

All students enjoyed special tasty deliveries to their classrooms and had great fun before learning of the background to this important date and its significance. Finally mile buíochas to Ms.Sweeney for all her help coordinating this special morning.

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Students of the Week Friday February 14th

Our week and half term concluded as always with a very positive and uplifting assembly this afternoon as we celebrated the many achievements, deeds, hard work and effort of our wonderful students.

We spoke of the wonderful work over the past number of weeks in all classes as we explored the theme of Buildings. It has been a learning experience and a joy to visit our rooms and see this at first hand. A special word of thanks to Rang a Cuig/Sé who concluded our project/theme with lovely poetry.

We also learned of excellent spikeballer’s,kind deed, maturity, leadership, wellbeing and of the trojan work ongoing in our classrooms. Well done we are very grateful to you all.

To conclude, well done to all our students but in particular to those chosen as Students of the Week. We hope you all have a lovely rest over your mid-term break and come back refreshed for a busy conclusion to our term.

Dates for your Diaries:

Féile Drámaíochta will take place on Wednesday February 26th for Rang 2 & 4/5 in Kilmovee Community Centre. We are still awaiting details of the arrangements. However we will inform all parents once we have these to hand. We hope the children enjoy participating in the Féile Drámaíochta and we thank them for all their hard work and effort in preparation. Maith sibh go léir.

5th and 6th Class will present a project at the RDS Primary Science Blast in Dublin on March 4th. We look forward to learning all about this.

World Book Day: On Thursday March 5th we will all celebrate World Book Day here in school. All students are encouraged to come to school dressed as a character of their choice from their favourite book. Further details will follow.

St.Patrick’s Day: We look forward to participating in the town’s Parade on St. Patrick’s Day March 17th . Further details will follow after our mid-Term break.

Mid Term Break: Finally we hope you all have a lovely mid- term break! We are closed as per our school calendar next week (Monday 17th – Friday 21st ) and will reopen on Monday 20th of February at the usual time.

Finally a very sincere thank you to all who supported our Parents Associations non uniform fundraiser for the Kilbeagh Community First Responder Group. It was a great success with all proceeds going to the purchase and installation of the defibrillator at our school.

Bainigí taitneamh as as sos!

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Defibrillator Installed in School

As you may all be aware last Friday saw the installation of a defibrillator and outdoor heated AED cabinet here in school. A very special thank you to the Kilbeagh Community Alert/First Responders Group for recommending the placement of the defibrillator here in St.Attracta’s NS. Our school was selected alongside a number of new locations in our town/community. (Cassidy’s Garage / Supermacs / Grady’s Joinery / Bushfield Church) in addition to existing devices at Tavneena NS / Egool Water Tower and Glann Church. These are also supported by three mobiles debribrillator’s.

A defibrillator is a device that gives a high energy electric shock to the heart through the chest wall to someone who is in cardiac arrest. This high energy shock is called defibrillation, and it’s an essential life saving step in the chain of survival. Having an onsite defibrillator in school could potentially save a life.

With this in mind, our Parents Association will run a non uniform day this Friday as we approach our Mid-Term break. We ask each child to bring in €2 and to a maximum €5 per family on the day. All monies raised will help offset some of the costs involved with the purchase and installation of the defibrillator.

Again, a very sincere thank you to the First Responder group and we wish all members well with their selfless community work.

Finally, a short reminder we will close on Friday next at the usual times 2.05pm/3.05pm for our Mid Term Break (Monday February 17th through to Friday 21st). School will reopen on Monday 24th at 9.25am.

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Students of the Week Friday February 7th

Another extremely busy week here in St.Attracta’s. It really has flown by! We had our Cumann na mBunscol Quiz,Enrolment Day and we are working very hard towards the end of our Building whole school theme. This afternoon it was also lovely to welcome our new Junior Infant Class 20/21 to our school and we very much look forward to having them back with us in September.

As always it was a very difficult choice for all the teachers to select their ‘Students of the Week’ with so many students working so well. However this afternoon we learned as always of students working so hard whilst being helpful, kind, reliable and eager to take part in all class activities. It was great to hear of Senior students who are very mature and are a positive influence on their classmates, setting a great example throughout the school while learning of others who have made significant strides in recent times particularly in areas that may have been challenging.

Maith sibh go léir, Bainigí taitneamh as an deireadh seachtaine!

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Enrolment Afternoon Friday February 7th

We are now accepting enrolment applications for the 2020/21 school year. Enrolment forms are available by calling our school secretary, Geraldine, at 094-9254905 in our School Office or by email at office@stattractasns.ie. Alternatively you can download a copy of our enrolment application from the homepage of our website (www.stattractasns.ie). Copies will also be available on the day

We are very much looking forward to meeting our new Junior Infant students and their parents/guardians on Friday next February 7th at 2pm. This will be the first of two visits this school year as the pupils prepare to transition to Primary School.

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Students of the Week Friday January 31st

We had a very special assembly earlier as we celebrated the conclusion to Catholic School Week before focusing on a theme that rings true with us all. We can only do our best and as a result should always try to do our best. Nobody is perfect and we learned that many of our children are working hard to do their best everyday.I can’t is no longer on our minds but I can!

In recent week’s all our students have been making a huge effort in many areas from Gaeilge to handwriting. Teachers also told us of children who are trying so hard to improve in their classrooms and with their school work. We heard about children who take great responsibility and pride in their excellent behaviour. It’s a very mature attitude to see displayed in our school. As a result of this wonderful effort the teachers told us that it’s always a difficult decision to come to each week as so children are very achievers and in contention.

Another very pleasing aspect of today’s assembly was hearing of children who have made huge efforts in being a very good team member in their respective classrooms. Collaboration is so important and these students have worked so hard with others to produce excellent work with their peers.

Maith sibh go léir. Táimid fíor bhródúil asaibh.

Dates for your Diary for the coming week.

Thursday February 6th Cumann na mBunscol Sports Quiz in Carracastle Community Centre at 6pm.

Friday February 7th Enrolment Afternoon for our new Junior Infant Class 20/21 at 2pm.

Bainigí taitneamh as an deireadh seachtaine!

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Students of the Week/ Gaeilgeoirí na Seachtaine Friday January 24th

At assembly on Friday afternoon we had a lovely discussion about Grandparents Day which is part of Catholic Schools Week. Teachers told us of children who are trying their best to improve in their classrooms and in their work. The efforts made by these children inspire not only their fellow students but their teachers also.

They talked about children who are so adaptable as they are always trying their best, or even trying to do better than they did last week. We heard of pupils who despite all that is going on around them in school, dramas, art work and projects are still working hard and applying themselves to any task set before them.

We all know and appreciate how busy and hectic school can be, so we are so proud of our children’s abilities to remain focused on their work and not be distracted by the other things going on. Our teachers spoke of children who do not always find change easy but who are now adapting to changes more readily. We also heard teachers talk about the manners shown to them, to visitors and to each other. It’s a lovely thing to hear being praised in our children.

As always our teachers spoke of the commitment to peers shown by students and their high levels of interaction with their own classmates and the other students. To hear consistently of these students make us very proud. Máith sibh go léir. Táimid fíor bhródúil asaibh.

Finally Comhghairdeas fresin le Gaeilgeoirí na Seachtaine a bhí ag déanamh an-iarracht ag labhairt as Gaeilge i rith na seachtaine!Maith sibh go léir.

Dates for your Diary

Catholic School’s Week begins today in our parish and school. An important part of this week as mentioned is Grandparents Day.

To mark this special day ‘Grandparents’ Day’ on Wednesday next at 10 am we will have a special mass in St. James’ Church. All our grandparents are invited to join us for refreshments in the school hall after mass and to then visit their grandchildren’s classrooms. We look forward to welcoming our Grandparents and acknowledging the very important role they play in our lives.

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Students of the Week Friday January 17th

Táimid fíor bhródúil anseo ar scoil as ucht na scolairí atá againn. Bhí cuir síos den scoth déanta ag na múinteoirí faoi bhuanna agus obair na daltaí thuas.

Once again this week we are proud teachers of our wonderful pupils here in St. Attracta’s. At our weekly assembly the teachers gave a great description of the talents and attitudes towards hard work that our pupils of the week possess.

We learned of pupils who have made great improvements and are setting further challenges for themselves and we heard of pupils who are always happy even on challenging days and those who have faced new and exciting challenges with determination and good humour. As always we heard of students who could be given this coveted award each week.

We are so pleased with the engagement of all our pupils with our whole school theme of ‘Buildings’. Throughout this week we saw many examples of wonderful work in all our classes. It really promises to be a very exciting few weeks here in school.

To conclude as always well done to all of our Students of the Week and to all our students who continue to try their best in all that they do. Maith sibh go léir.