Sports Day in Ballycomey

On 19th June, all the boys and girls, and all teachers headed for the pitches of Ballycomey to have fun, take a break from the classroom, and be active! Sports Day activities included obstacle races, novelty races like egg-and-spoon, sack and three-legged races, rounders, distance races, a camogie blitz with Dermot Ryall, hula hoop games, parachute activities and more.

Kilkenny hurler David Blanchfield presented the 5th and 6th Class girls with medals from their camogie win this year.

Mr Whippy was on hand (thanks to the toy and book sale proceeds!) to serve ice-creams to all.

Thanks to Erins Own for allowing us access to their facilities for the day.

Toy and Book Sale

We would love to thank EVERYONE for supporting the Toy and Book Sale on 10 May.

Many, may toys and books were donated, in great condition.

The sale 'popped up' in the gym, and 5th class pupils were the eager shopkeepers!

All items sold for either 50 c, €1 or €2 each.

The school raised €270.

Míle buíochas!

The money raised will go towards the bouncy castle hire, for our school sports day in June.

Creative School Update - Junk Art

We are in Year One of a two-year Creative School programme.

Year One is all about planning and finding out what pupils really would like to achieve from being a Creative School.

Our Creative Associate is Jo Hennessy, who works with Barnstorm Theatre Company in Kilkenny.

Pupils from the Creative School Committee have met with Jo for a workshop and discussion, and Mrs M Kenny also met Jo, with Mrs Jacob.

Together, we are making a plan for the 2024 - 2025 school year.

For this year, Year One, pupils are engaging in painting and in junk art. 6th Class will also have cookery classes in June.

Over the next year, we hope to move outdoors, to make a school mural, with lots of pupil input, and to create a 'chill - out' area for pupils. We have received funding to help us achieve our aims.

The Creative School Committee and pupils from 3rd and 4th class, have been busy making posters to encourage all pupils to bring in recyclables from home, which are suitable to use for junk art making.

More pictures of the junk art classes will follow.

For now, check out some inspirational work by Mrs Keogh/Ms Treacy's class, on the theme of Insects!

See also, painted self- portraits by the boys and girls of Ms McGrath's class: