The Senior Room have been sharing performances with their class over the past few days. We all got a chance to learn so much about the amazing hobbies, skills and talents of our class mates.
Well done for everyone for performing so well!
Leila Beattie Award
We were delighted to welcome Mrs Beattie back into school today to present the Leila Beattie Award to one of our Sixth Class pupils. As always, it was a very difficult decision! Well done to all our Sixth Class pupils, and thank you all for everything you have contributed to life in our school over the last 8 years. Mrs Beattie very kindly had a treat for everyone before she left. Thank you Mrs Beattie!
Visit from Garda Herron
Today we had a visit from Garda Herron from Ballyconnell Garda Station. He came to speak to us about our behaviour online. He gave us some great advice about how to keep ourselves safe, and also reminded us to always ‘Be Kind Online’ and think carefully about the things we say and do online.
Thank you very much Garda Herron.
Swimming
Today was our last swimming lesson at Cavan Leisure Centre. We have really enjoyed the last 6 weeks and made great progress with our swimming skills. This morning we especially enjoyed the chance to use the slides at the end of our lesson!
Ulster Scots Project
The Middle Room have been involved in a Twinning Project with Castleroe Primary School from Coleraine, organised by the Ulster Scots Agency, over the past few weeks.
The children from both schools were paired up and wrote emails to each other so they could learn a little bit about each other.
The children also prepared a booklet with information about our school and the local area. They also wrote about their favourite places in the local area and included pictures – we gave this booklet to Castleroe P.S., so maybe they will come and visit this part of Ireland some day!
On Friday, there was great excitement as the children headed off the the Ulster American Folk Park outside Omagh to meet up with the children from Castleroe.
We spent a few minutes getting to know each other, then headed off together to explore the Folk Park.
In the morning, we visited the Irish side of the park, learning about what life would have been like in rural Ireland 200 years ago. We explored different houses, churches and even a schoolhouse!
We made our way towards the town and visited some of the shops, meeting some of the people who worked there.
Then it was time to board the boat to America! The journey across the Atlantic often lasted up to 14 weeks – not a voyage any of us wanted to experience!
We had a quick break for lunch when we were glad to have a rest and a break from the sunshine!
After lunch, it was time to explore the New World – we visited some of the shops in America, then learned about life in Pennsylvania where some of the Irish settlers made their new homes.
There was time for a quick run around together before we headed back to get ready for home.
Castleroe Primary have prepared a folder for us all about their local area – we are looking forward to reading it to find out more about where they live.
Thank you so much to Gary from the Ulster Scots Agency who invited us to take part in the Twinning project and who funded our trip. It was lovely to spend a little time getting to know the children from Castleroe Primary School, and we had a fantastic day together at the Ulster American Folk Park.
Teddy Bear Picnic
The Junior Room were very excited when the day finally arrived for Noah’s Picnic! Noah had such a great time visiting everyone’s home so he planned a Teddy Bear Picnic in the playground to say thank you to everyone!
We all had a great time playing in the playground with our teddy bears and we enjoyed some treats. Everyone introduced their teddy to the rest of the class and after the goodies there was time for a quick game of musical statues before heading back to school!
Rath Church, Killeshandra
We were invited to visit the Rath Church in Killeshandra today. It was fascinating to learn about the building and to see the restoration work that is underway at the moment. Thank you to those who showed us around and explained some of the history of this beautiful building.
Ice-cream Van
Thank you to 5th and 6th Class who used some of the profits from their Junior Entrepreneur project to pay for an ice-cream van to visit the school today. We all enjoyed a lovely ice-cream or slushie. Thank you 5th and 6th Class for providing this lovely treat for everyone!
JEP Celebration
To celebrate all the achievements from this year’s Junior Entrepreneur Programme, 5th & 6th class enjoyed an interactive broadcast in their classroom this morning. There was great excitement when the video that the pupils submitted was aired during the show! Well done to the pupils who compiled this video to promote the product. Not only that but a photo of the 5th & 6th class was shown also!
After lunch the senior pupils enjoyed pizzas, goujons and lots of treats as part of their celebrations! It was a great day!
Cumann na mBunscol
This year again some of the Senior pupils joined with Scoil Bhríde to take part in Cumann na mBunscol. Well done to both the boys and girls teams who trained and played hard. A special congratulations to the girls who managed to get to their final and played in Breffni Park yesterday. Well done everyone!
