Seachtain na Gaeilge March 1st -17th 2019

Bhí scléip agus spórt mór againn le linn an CHEILÍ MÓR a d'eagraigh Michael Cooney dúinn. Is fear an-

greannmhar é Michael agus múinteoir rince den scoth. Buíochas mór le Michael.

Tar éis an cheilí bhí ceolchoirm beag againn sa halla inar chas gach rang amhráin agus dúirt siad

dánta.

Labhair and t-Athair George Bourke linn mar gheall ar an chomhairle a thug an Pápa Proinnsias

dúinn:- Na trí rudaí gur chóir linn a rá go minic-

1. Más é do thoil é.

2. Go raibh maith agat.

3. Tá brón orm.

An Ghaeilge - Labhair í agus mairfidh sí.

Tír gan teanga - Tír gan anam.

On Wednesday 27th March the school had the pleasure of hosting the M and M Theatrical

Production's dramatic interpretation of 'The Hobbit'.

The production was entirely free of charge and can only be spoken of in superlatives - detailed sets, wonderful

special effects, and an enchanting presentation full of magic, riddles and music.

So impressed were we that we re-booked them for 'Beauty and the Beast' in January 2020.

Bongo Drumming

Ms Stella Quinn is liaising with the school and Creative Drumming Ireland to organise Bongo Drumming

Classes over a ten week period from May to September. At the end of the ten weeks the school will be

gifted with a set of Bongo Drums.

Moycarkey, Littleton, Two Mile Borris Community Alert

May we express our thanks to the Moycarkey, Littleton, and Two Mile Boris Community Alert for their generous

donation of €100 towards lighting at the defibrillator station?

Green Flag Update

Catherine Broderick from Tipperary County Council paid a visit to the school on March 25th for our Green

Flag Inspection. She met with the Green School’s Committee and visited each class. She was very impressed

with the knowledge and work the children had put into the flag. Well done to all! We await notification from

Ms Broderick in the coming weeks whether are application was successful.

Congratulations also to Albha O’Connor & Eimear Fogarty on winning our Slogan & Art

Competitions Well done to all!

A representative from Change X visited the school at the end of March and did a workshop with the children

from 3rd to 6th about the effect plastic is having on our world. From April 29th onwards, we, as a school

will begin to try reduce waste in our lunchboxes. Our three aims are to:

1. Encourage reusable water bottles

2. Say no to single use plastic and tin-foil in lunch boxes

3. Say no to plastic straws

With these three small changes, your children can save the planet!

Ms Sarah Costello

Sarah came to our school on work experience in September, it wasn’t long before Sarah settled in. She was

a great help with the junior classes, we will really miss her upbeat personality and kindness around the

school. We wish her well in her future studies.

Ms Ellen McCormack has kindly entered our school in a competition to win a hamper of seeds from

Germinal Seeds, which we were lucky enough to win. Many thanks

Ms Emma Gleeson

Ms Emma Gleeson has been teaching in the school for several weeks now, during the period of Mrs Fiona

O'Dwyer's absence. Many thanks to a wonderful and dedicated teacher. We wish her the very best in her

future career.

Sport

Well done to the Under 13 Girl's Camogie team. In a recent blitz in Littleton, they succeeded in winning all four matches and are now through to the semi-final in the

coming weeks. We wish them all the best!

Hurling Skills

The school is delighted to have Mr John O'Keeffe come to the school every Monday, Wednesday &

Thursday at lunch to assist the teachers in coaching the senior pupils in the school in hurling skills.

Many, many thanks to John.

On 2nd April, our Under 11 hurling team also played a blitz in Littleton against Gortnahoe and Knockavilla.

Girls from 4th -6th class participated in the SPAR FAI Primary School 5's Competition in Newhill. The girls played extremely well and went through to the final on the day.

Unfortunately, it was St. Kevin's National School's day. Well done to Littleton school and to all those who took part.

On 5th April, the boys participated in the SPAR FAI Primary School 5's Competition in Newhill. A great day was had by all.

Junk Kouture Visit

A huge congratulations to Roisin Donnelly, past pupil, Aoife Dunphy, Sarah Curran and Bethel O’Toole who have

proceeded to the next stage of the Junk Kouture Competition. They visited the school to show us their beautiful

creation. It’s title is ‘All Scrubbed Up’ is an impressive piece of art, made using obsolete medical

equipment such as biopsy valves, forceps, scissors, an old fob watch, tubes, cleaning brushes and old

scrubs! The 'surgical' tray is made from scrap mdf which was sprayed with silver paint. You can vote

online for this fantastic project and we wish the girls the very best of luck!

Thank you to all who have left in re-cyclable clothes. Please continue to drop in clothes to the hall as

it’s much appreciated.

Busy Gardeners! The children from the Junior classes have been busy planting in our school garden with

Donie. They also planted their own vegetables with the ‘Sow and Grow’ and ‘Incredible

Edibles’ initiatives

Friday 12th April Easter Holiday – School Finishes at 12pm

Monday 29th April School Opening after Easter Holiday at 9.25am

Saturday May 4th First Holy Communion 11am Moycarkey Church

Monday May 6th May Bank Holiday School Closed

Thursday May 23rd School closed – In-service Day

Friday May 24th School closed - Local & European Elections

Lucy McGann

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