Glinsk N.S. Annual School Review 2016 – 2017
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Term 1
31st August 2016 – Whole Staff Meeting & Primary Languages planning. We welcome Ms Sharlene Coyle to the teaching staff and visiting resource teacher Ms. Emma Morgan.
1st September – School opened for all pupils - we welcome 11 new pupils and their families to the school
Junior Infants & Senior Infants 2016
School received notice from the Department of Education of a Whole School Inspection beginning on the 19th September.
6th September – A new interactive whiteboard was installed in the 1st, 2nd & 3rd classroom
7th September – Pupils, parents, teachers, members of the Parents Association & members of the Board of Management attended the presentation of a new set of football jerseys sponsored by Glenamaddy Credit Union in Glenamaddy Credit Union.
8th September – all pupils and staff completed a fire drill
12th September
• F.A.I soccer coaching for all classes began with James Muldoon and Mary Kelly
• Parent questionnaires for the W.S.E. (Whole School Evaluation) were distributed to all families
14th September – New drywipe whiteboards were fitted in the infant classroom and the resource room
19th September – Ms. Christina Casserly school inspector began W.S.E
21st September - Cumann na mBunscol girls mini-sevens area final competition took place in Clonberne. Girls made history by becoming the first girls school team to win the area final and qualified for the county finals in Loughgeorge on the 12th of October. Thank you to coaches James Shevlin, Stephen Neary and Ms. Ciara Roughneen for helping to guide their success. This was also the first occasion on which the recently sponsored jerseys by Glenamaddy Credit Union wear worn. The team were greeted by bonfires and great parental & community support on their return to the school.
The school inspector concluded W.S.E. and will return for a post-evaluation meeting on the 29th September, meeting with staff, chairperson of the Parents Association and the chairperson of the Board of Management.
21st September – Cumann na mBunscol boys Mini-sevens area blitz took place in Dunmore. The boys team put in a very good performance winning 2 out of their 3 matches helped by their coaches – James Shevlin and Ms. Ciara Roughneen.
28th September Tin whistle lessons for all pupils from senior infants to 6th class with Ms. Orla Wynn began 3rd October – National Space Week began – pupils learned about our place in the solar system, learned solar system songs, made rockets, completed a solar system scavenger hunt and made a homemade rocket using bread-soda and vinegar launching it with great success outside!
4th October – Fr. Deogratias celebrated mass in the school hall to mark the start of the new school year.
6th October
• Tara McGrath from Goal held 2 workshops – one in the middle room and one in the senior classroom. Pupils worked on a variety of different activities which included matching symbols for vital supplies and needs to clues on a giant map of Africa, deciding which actions would be most effective for Goal to promote the work of the organisation.
• Hip hop dance classes with Dance World West for all classes began for 4 weeks
10th October – Hatch for school 2-week programme began. Deirdre from Inagh Free Range farm in Co. Clare arrived at the school with an incubator containing seven eggs, brooder box with heat plate and all the essential including bedding & feed etc.
11th October – pupils had a full rehearsal for the N.U.I.G Reel Life Science competition under the Science of Farming topic.
12 October – Cumann na mBunscol county finals took place in Loughgeorge. Pupils from 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th classes and a large group of parents travelled to support the team. The girls team won all 3 matches in their group and went through to the play off between the 3 group winners. Girls won the county final making history becoming the first school team ever to win a Cumann na mBunscol county title. Mr. Gerry Hussey presented the Sharon Creaven cup to team captain Aoibhe Brennan.
Mr. Cyril Mannion gave a brief history behind the cup and congratulated the team, parents, school and coaches on the great success. Many bonfires greeted the team as they made their victorious return to the school where another large group of parents, grandparents and supporters turned out to congratulate them on the county title. We are very grateful to coaches Stephen Neary, James Shevlin & Ciara Roughneen for all their work with the team.
Cumann na mBunscol Mini-seven County Champions 2016
Chicks in the incubator are beginning to pip!
13th October
• Two chicks have hatched over-night and a 3rd chick is hatching as pupils are coming into school which was a very exciting experience for pupils to watch. Pupils in the senior classroom prepare the brooder box, ensuring the heat plate is on so that the fluffy chicks can be moved into it.
• Pupils in 1st, 2nd & 3rd class recorded Mr. Field’s Day at School for the N.U.I.G Reel Life Science entry. • Pupils in 4th, 5th & 6th classes used Powtoons to create animated presentations on the planets. Glinsk N.S. was one of 104 schools (including primary & post-primary) to submit entries to the Reel Life Science 2016 competition
• Mr. Peadar Brick called to the school to present prize winners with their prizes for the Glenamaddy Ploughing Art Competition
14th October – Goal jersey day
17th October – Maths Week Ireland began with the senior classroom making 6th place overall on the national leader board for Target boards. Other classes used suitable maths websites and played a variety of maths games.
18th October – All classes and staff completed a fire-drill
21st October – Inagh Free Range Farm collected the hatched chicks
24th October Galway County library visited the school
25th October – Pupils in Junior & Senior Infants travelled to Roscommon Arts Centre for Monster Music Improv performance
• Pupils from 1st – 6th classes attended West Side Story in Glenamaddy Town Hall Theatre staged by Glenamaddy Community School 26th October – Pupils from 3rd -6th class travelled to Renmore Park in Galway for the Cumannn na mBunscol cross-country championships and put in great performances in difficult conditions.
First school teams to represent Glinsk N.S. at the Cumann na mBunscol cross-country championships 2016
27th October – All pupils carved pumpkins for Halloween
28th October - All pupils & staff dressed up to celebrate Halloween and take part in traditional and fun Halloween games. School Closed for Halloween mid-term break
7th November – The school re-opens after the mid-term break
10th November
• H.S.E. Health screening took place for Junior Infant pupils
• Credit Union art competition presentation evening took place in Glenamaddy Community School
Credit Union Art Competition Winners with their entries
12th November – Five computer hard drives were donated to the school by Valeo Vision Systems in Tuam. These hard drives were used to replace hard drives that were no longer working and also one each for the learning support and resource classrooms.
14th November
• Science Week Ireland begins with all pupils working on science throughout the week.
• International Anti-Bullying week also takes place with the theme Power for Good and is also supported by the H.S.E. Health & Wellbeing Division.
• The Irish Wheelchair National Angels campaign takes place
17th November – School has been shortlisted for the Galway Cathaoirleach’s Community Awards in the schools category for contribution to heritage taking place on the 30th November in the Shearwater Hotel Ballinasloe.
18th November
• H.S.E. dentist visit school for 6th class pupils
• All staff and pupils from 1st – 6th classes visited Ballinakill graveyard to pray for All Holy Souls and planted spring bulbs in the nature area on return to the school.
21st & 22nd November
• Parent – Teacher meetings took place for all classes
• County Photos visited the school to take school photos
• Team Hope collected the Christmas shoeboxes donated by families
23rd November – Learn to Type classes for all pupils in 4th, 5th & 6th class began in the computer room for the winter months. The Parents Association organised the classes and Teresa Brennan is the class tutor.
28th November – Ms. Aisling Fitzmaurice began 2 weeks work experience as part of her Transition Year programme
30th November
• Beth O’Mahony was the overall winner in Category A of the Diocesan Year of Mercy Jubilee Art Competition receiving a special certificate & prize from Bishop Kevin Doran
Jubilee of Mercy Art Competition Category A overall winner in the Diocese
• Grow in Love religious education programme in-service training for teachers in Roscommon
• Glinsk N.S. was shortlisted in the schools’ category of the Cathaoirleach’s Community Awards 2016. The awards ceremony was held at the Shearwater Hotel in Ballinasloe
2nd December – The Green Schools Toy & Book Swap took place
5th December – Computer Science Education Week began with pupils working on coding through the Hour of Code tutorials online
8th December – School closed for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
15th December – Sunshine Videos recorded rehearsals of all Christmas plays to be staged on Friday 16th
16th December – Christmas concert took place
• Orla Wynn prepared the music with all pupils from 1st – 6th class which included Away in a Manger, Ding Dong Merrily on High & Oh Holy Night
• Gráinne Nolan prepared A Spaceman came Travelling with all pupils from 1st – 6th class
• Infants performed Toby’s Christmas Drum
• 1st, 2nd & 3rd classes performed A Midwife Crisis
• 4th, 5th & 6th classes performed Straw & Order
Christmas Concert 2016
19th December – Danielle Alison hosted a storytelling workshop in the school hall for infants and 1st class which had a Christmas theme. Pupils were fully engaged in active participation throughout the workshop which included singing.
20th December – Pupils in the senior classroom held a min-J.E.P. project in the school hall which was a Christmas Fair. There were 5 groups which worked on their own project, making, marketing, and selling their products. Visitors to the Christmas Fair were treated to complimentary tea/ coffee and seasonal treats in the coffee shop.
J.E.P. Christmas Fair
21st December – Ms. Róisín Quinn visited the school to meet with all pupils & staff in the school in advance of her substitute teaching position commencing in January.
22nd December – We wish Ms. Ciara Roughneen well on her maternity leave and welcome Ms. Róisín Quinn to the school beginning on the 9th January 2017. School closed for the Christmas holidays
Term 2
9th January – School re-opens for all pupils & Ms Róisín Quinn began her maternity leave appointment teaching position in the senior classroom
11th January – Tin whistle lessons with Orla Mc Atavie begin for Term 2
12th January - Gymnastics for all classes with Freeda Waldron began for 4 weeks
13th January – Knitting began for all pupils from 1st – 6th class for 6 weeks with much help from grandparents and members of the community which we are very grateful for. Pupils knitted a variety of crafts including hairbands, scarves, owls, blankets, teddies etc.
26th January – Niall McCormack from Colmac robotics spend the full day guiding pupils from 3rd – 6th class through the sumo robotics challenge. This fun, practical, hands-on workshop was based on STEM teaching & learning which integrated the following subjects throughout the day – science, technology, engineering and maths. Pupils learned about binary numbers in order to be able to programme the sensor on their finished design which was then connected to a laptop and programmed on a looped circuit. All groups used the testing circle to test their designs before many exciting sumo challenges took place.
The school received funding from the Department of Education under the Digital Schools Strategy 2015 – 2020 programme.
27th January – The Glenamaddy Credit Union Quiz took place in Glenamaddy Community Centre with 4 teams U11 and 4 teams U13 taking part with all teams scoring very highly on the leader board. Congratulation to the U13 team of Sarah-Jane Trayers, Tegan Neary, Sarah O’Neill & Éanna Nolan runners up in the U13 quiz.
29th January – Catholic Schools week began with the theme “Caring for our Common Home”
31st January – All pupils made traditional St. Brigid’s crosses and also some Donegal crosses with much help from Mr. Shevlin.
1st February – Grandparents prayer service took place. All the St. Brigid’s crosses made the previous day were placed before the altar and blessed during the prayer service.
The Galway Education Centre Write-A-Book exchange day took place and all the books from Glinsk N.S. were exchanged with three other schools for 2 weeks.
7th February – Safer Internet Day took place with all pupils learning about staying safer online using www.webwise and www.commonsensemedia.org All pupils also got the Safer Internet day 2017 wrist bands and took part in the #up2us photo competition organised by Webwise
8th February – Teresa Melia the Diocesan Religious Advisor visited the school
13th February – School received a GOAL Humanitarian Award/ certificate in recognition of our work which included GOAL jersey day and also the GOAL workshop held earlier in the year
15th February – All Write-A-Books were exchanged with all pupils receiving their books back, with many highly commended and merit winners. Merit book winners will attend the Galway Education Centre Write-A-Book awards evening on the 2nd of April to collect their book and medal.
20th February - An enrolment evening for September 2017 took pace
23rd & 24th February the school was closed for the mid-term break
1st March – Ash Wednesday – pupils and staff attended mass in St. Michael’s church
2nd March – World Book Day took place with all pupil invited to dress up as one of their favourite book characters for the day. Pupils also received World Book Day tokens.
World Book Day 2017 3rd March – Swimming lessons for pupils from 1st – 6th class began at Roscommon Leisure Centre
4th March – U13 quiz team travelled to Dublin to take part in the CUDA (Credit Unions Districts & Associates) quiz. They were the only team from outside of Leinster taking part finishing with a great score of 80/100
6th March – Engineers Week Ireland began with pupils in all classes taking on engineering challenges, asking an engineer questions via Skype, re-constructing famous landmarks from around the world including the Eiffel tower and the pyramids and learning about all the different types of engineers.
10th March – Two pupils are shortlisted in the National Have you got Maths Eyes competition for their entries, one entry U11 and one U14. An awards ceremony will be held in the future.
15th March
• Bord Gáis Energy Student Theatre Awards shortlist was announced with Glinsk N.S. shortlisted in the Best Supporting Female category for Judge Grumps in the Straw and Order production. The awards ceremony will be hosted in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre Dublin on the 17th May.
• All pupils and staff completed a fire drill
16th March - Seachtain na Gaeilge was celebrated with a Lá Gaeilge. All pupils were encouraged to speak as much Irish throughout the day, and wear green on the day. We held a “séisiúin mór” in the school hall with pupils playing a variety of instruments including tin whistles, guitars, banjos, fiddles, button accordion, mandolin, keyboard, & shakers etc. Afterwards pupils from all classes were divided into mixed class groups for a Kahoot quiz with questions “as Gaeilge.” These quizzes were also made available on the school website. Pupils also learned the Walls of Limerick and had an impromptu River Dance session!
Lá Mór Gaeilge 2017
20th March – Two pupils received Highly Commended Certificates in the Sight Savers Junior Painter Competition in the Connaught/ Ulster area
Highly Commended Entries 21st March – Ms. Clíona Sheehan from the N.P.C. (National Parents Council) held an information evening/ training for the Parents Association.
Local post mistress Margaret Farragher visited the infant classroom as part of the Áistear programme with the theme of the Post Office
24th March – National Daffodil Day took place with pupils and staff in the school supporting the charity buying daffodil pins and badges
Daffodil Day 2017
28th March – Pupils in second class received the sacrament of Penance
2nd Class pupils receive the Sacrament of Penance
3rd April – Galway Education Write-A-Book presentation evening took place in the Raddison Hotel Galway
4th April – Eason Spelling Bee County Final took place in the Salthill Hotel Galway with Sarah- Jane Trayers representing the school.
Eason Spelling Bee County Final
5th April – Confessions for all pupils from 3rd – 6th class for Easter 6th April – All pupils from 1st – 6th class travelled to the Museum of Country Life outside Castlebar as part of the school working towards the DPSM (Discover Primary Science & Maths) Award. Pupils were taken on a guided tour of the exhibitions with informative talks on each exhibition. Pupils from 4th – 6th class also completed a workshop on from Farm to Food. They looked at many different types of food and tested if they were alkaline or acid, predicting and recording their results.
Museum of Country Life
7th – 15th April – work on removing the old kitchen units and upgrading the kitchenette took place. Painting, re-wiring, plumbing for a new heated tap were part of the upgrading works. The Parents Association undertook this project with the support of the Board of Management. Thank you to the many people who gave of their skills, expertise and time to complete this project in a short time frame and Inspired Designs for working with the Parents Association on designing and making the kitchen.
School Kitchen Renovations
7th April – Final swimming lesson for pupils from 1st – 6th class.
Closed for the Easter Break
Term 3
24th April – School re-opens for all pupils & Ms Sinéad Kenny began her maternity leave appointment teaching position in the junior classroom.
Tech week began with all classes completing a variety of Tech Week activities throughout the week, including Skype calls to see how different professions use technology in their work, programming with Run Marco, using the Color Alive app to make pictures come alive etc.
Tech Week 2017
25th April
• Second class received the sacrament of penance in preparation for First Holy Communion on Sunday 30th April.
• Staff completed a manual handling course
26th April – Eir Junior Spider 2017 shortlist announced with Glinsk N.S. M.S. Logo programming website work shortlisted in the group category
27th April – School is closed as all teachers attend in-service training for the New Primary Language Curriculum 28th April – All pupils and staff took part in the National An Táisce Spring clean around the school grounds and immediate environment which is also part of the Green Schools programme on Litter and Waste
30th April – First Holy Communion was celebrated in St. Michael’s church which was a very special day for all First Communicants and their families. Refreshments were served in the school hall afterwards organised by the Parents Association and the Glinsk Ladies Club. Glinsk N.S. is very grateful to all these groups that make the day special and memorable for all
First Holy Communion Class 2017
3rd May – The boys Cumann na mBunscol Gaelic Championship took place at Glinsk G.A.A. pitch
Boys Cumann na mBunscol Championship
4th May - Hurling coaching offered by Ballygar Hurling Club as part of an initiative with the county board to promote hurling began for all classes
5th May – The girls Cumann na mBunscol Gaelic Championship took place at Glinsk G.A.A. pitch with the Glinsk team winning the group outright and progressing to the county final on the 30th May at Loughgeorge. Thank you to Stephen Neary, Eamonn Hegarty & Jason Fannon for all their help and involvement with the running of the Cumann na mBunscol championship for the boys and girls teams at Glinsk G.A.A. pitch on both days.
Girls Cumann na mBunscol Championship
A digital log of evidence of all the work completed by all pupils across STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) subjects for the Discovery Primary Science & Maths was submitted.
Discover Primary Science & Maths Show-case Day
8th May – Pupils from 2nd – 6th class attended the Eir Junior Spider Awards at Croke Park with M.C. Mr. Aidan Power hosting the event. All pupils enjoyed the variety of exhibits including Gowran Reptile Zoo, Virtual googles, face painting and particularly the photo booth! Pupils from 3rd class were very proud to have their Logo programming work shortlisted among a very high standard of entries.
Eir Junior Spider Tech Awards at Croke Park
9th May – The P.T.A.A. awards evening took place at the Abbey Hotel – congratulations to Sarah- Jane Trayers and Alanna Scppaticci, respective winners in the art & essay competitions.
P.T.A.A. Awards
11th May - Pupils presented Evelyn Curley with the proceeds raised on Daffodil Day for the Irish Cancer Society
All classes & staff completed a fire-drill
12th May
• Pupils from 6th class attend a retreat at Kilbegnet church in preparation for receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation
• School received notification from Discover Primary Science & Maths Foundation that Glinsk N.S. has been awarded the STEM plaque of Excellence which will be delivered in June
16th May
• F.A.I. soccer competitions for boys’ and girls’ teams took place at Lecarrow with both teams qualifying for the finals to be held in June. The girls competed in the 5-a-side competition and the boys competed in the 7-a-side competition
F.A.I. Soccer at Lecarrow
• The Galway County School Library visited the school with all pupils from junior infants to 2nd class exchanging books 17th May – Pupils from 6th class received the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Bride’s church in Ballintubber from Bishop Kevin Doran. Congratulations to Ava, Aoibhe, Ciara, Éimear, Tegan, Sarah-Jane & Gabrielle on receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Confirmation Class 2017 with Ms. Róisín Quinn
Pupils from 1st – 5th class, parents, supporters and teachers attended the Bord Gáis Energy Student Theatre Awards in Dublin with Gabrielle Kilcommons short-listed in the Best Supporting Female Role for her part as Judge Grumps in senior room production Straw n’ Order.
It was a great honour and achievement to be shortlisted for these awards as the experience was really enjoyed by all who attended the red-carpet event hosted by 2FM D.J. Eoghan McDermott! The standard of the performances throughout the awards was very high with many large urban schools producing big musical shows such as Annie, Oliver etc.so as a small rural school we were really proud to be there and were inspired for next year!
Bord Gáis Energy Student Theatre Awards
24th May – Pupils from 6th class, parents and teachers attended the National Maths Eyes Awards at the Institute of Technology Tallaght. The group were one of four schools chosen to meet the Minister for Education Mr. Richard Bruton T.D. at Merrion Square where Minister Bruton spoke to pupils about their entries. Mr. Michael Fitzmaurice T.D. met the group at Merrion Sqaure following which they had refreshments at Leinster House.
In the afternoon, the group attended the awards ceremony hosted by the Maths Eyes team. Congratulations to Gabrielle Kilcommons and Ava Joyce who were winners in the U11 and U13 category. Both pupils were presented their trophies by Dr. Terry Maguire, Ciarán O’Sullivan of the Maths Eyes Team and Mr. Thomas Stone, President of the Institute of Technology Tallaght. Gabrielle was also the overall national winner in the U11 category. The group returned to a great Glinsk welcome with bonfires lighting and a large crowd turning out to congratulate the pupils.
Maths Eyes Awards at Merrion Square & Tallaght Institute of Technology
25th May – Final tin-whistle lesson for all classes with Orla McAtavie
26th May – Pupils from 3rd – 6th class took part in the Creggs N.S. Mark Fitzmaurice tournament at Donamon with girls playing in the soccer competition and boys playing in the Gaelic competition. The boys team put in a great effort against strong opposition and the girls won all their matches to go through to the final becoming the first team to win the Mark Fitzmaurice trophy for the school.
29th May – Ms. Aoife Connelly began work experience for the week
30th May – The Cumann na mBunscol girls 7-a-side championship county final took pace at Loughgeorge with a large crowd of supporters travelling to cheer on the team. Glinsk played Lavally/ Brownsgrove which started out a very tight match but as the girls settled into the match, they fought for every ball, took points well and scored two super goals to win yet another county title within the year. The team returned to Glinsk via Curraghbridge and Keelogues with many bonfires greeting their victorious return.
Cumann na mBunscol County Champions
31st May
• 6th class pupils attended Glenamaddy Community School for an induction day
• Mr. Bert Curley visited the school and presented a most fascinating and interesting talk on honey bees, the important work they do and shortage of wild honey bees. Pupils appreciated the importance of looking after habitats which benefits the honey bees. Bert brought his hive, built it before the pupils, showed honey combs to the pupils which had a beautiful smell. Pupils were fascinated to see his collection of honey bees and in particular the honey bee!
Bert’s Bees
1st June - This year Pope Francis blessed 6 statues of Our Lady of Fatima which are travelling the world. One of those 6 statues are currently in Ireland. Sr. Ruth, Sr. Bernadette, Sr. Michelle and Sr. Karen of The Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother who live in Roscommon visited the school on the occasion of the centenary of the apparition of Our Lady at Fatima. The nuns talked to us about their devotion to Our Lady and about their time when they lived in Spain. They sang hymns devoted to Our Lady with us and it was really nice to have one of the 6 specially blessed statues of Our Lady visit our school. 6th June – Maria Fitzmaurice hosted a baking class with 6th class pupils who baked a variety of sweet and savoury products which included queen cakes and delicious homemade brown bread.
Baking Classes
7th June – Flor O’Mahony hosted a most interesting workshop for each classroom on hearing and sign language. Pupils learned about how we hear by playing games, role-playing the different parts of the ear. Pupils also learned about deafness and how people can use sign- language to communicate. Flor taught us all the letters of the alphabet in sign language and then we signed our own names and learned to sign whole words. All pupils received handy pocket size cards with all the sign language signs so they can continue practicing.
Sign Language Workshop
8th June – Maria Fitzmaurice hosted another baking class for 6th class
10th June – The National Parents Council annual conference took place at the National College of Ireland, Dublin. The theme for this year’s conference was Shaping our Future with a number of keynote speakers addressing the audience on topics including Narrowing the Gap: Parental Involvement in Children’s Learning & Learning through Play (Lego 6 Bricks project). The Fred O’Connell awards which recognise and acknowledge the work and role of parent associations in school were announced at the conference. Congratulations to Ginsk Parents Association who received a highly commended award for their entry which was accepted by Maria Fitzmaurice, Nuala Neary and Teresa Brennan who attended the conference and later met with the Minister for Education Mr. Richard Bruton T.D.
N.P.C. Conference at the National College of Ireland, Dublin
11th June – Aoibhe Brennan was selected by Cumann na mBuncol to play at the half-time exhibition game during the Galway v Mayo Connaught Gaelic Football semi-final at Pearse Stadium, Galway. Well done Aoibhe
12th June – Pupils starting school in September spent the morning in the school familiarising themselves with their classroom and surrounding. The Parents Association hosted a coffee welcome for all parents before they collected their children at lunchtime. Information from the N.P.C. conference was available for all families and each family received a copy of the Parents Association annual report for 2016 – 2017
13th June
• R.S.E. talk for parents of 6th class at Creggs N.S.
• Pupils from 4th & 5th class has a baking class with Maria Fitzmaurice with pupils having an opportunity to wear the new customised school aprons, featuring the school crest which the Parents Association had made for baking lessons with pupils. Pupils baked chocolate chip-cookies, chocolate biscuit cake and homemade brown bread.
Master chefs!
15th June
• Junior & Senior Infants went on their school tour to Upsie Daisies & the Fire-station in Roscommon. They had a great time and got see the fire-station locker room, the fire engine and all the cutting equipment inside it and best of all was using the water hose!
Infants school tour to Roscommon Fire-station
• The F.A.I. boys’ soccer finals took place at Donamon. The boys won all their matches in their group against Aughrim N.S., Granlahan N.S. and Woodbrook N.S. They played Loughglynn N.S. in the final and weather conditions were extremely bad and the boys faced very tough opposition. The final was their 4th match in a row and they were unlucky not to come away with silver-wear after a great team performance all day. We are very grateful to Martin Hegarty & James Shevlin, parents & grandparents who coached & encouraged the boys on the day.
F.A.I. soccer finals at Donamon
16th June – The annual Tom Lohan and Noel Connelly memorial Gaelic football competitions for boys and girls from Glinsk N.S. Creggs N.S. Ardeevin N.S. and Lisheen N.S. took place at Glinsk G.A.A. pitch. The girls team retained the Noel Connelly memorial shield follow another great team performance throughout the day. Creggs N.S. boys retained the Tom Lohan memorial cup.
The skills competition for girls was won by Creggs N.S. and the boys skills competition was won by Glinsk N.S. Members of the Connelly family presented the winning shields on the day. We are very grateful to James Shevlin, Stephen Neary, Jason Fannon and Eamonn Hegarty for all their throughout the day, the Parents Association for providing refreshments and treats for the teams. A very sporting occasion was enjoyed by all with great support for the teams on the day. We are very grateful to the Connelly & Lohan families for supporting this tournament.
Glinsk N.S. – winners of the Noel Connelly Creggs N.S. – winners of the Tom Lohan Memorial shield Memorial cup
Creggs N.S. – Girls skills competition winners Glinks N.S. – Boys skills competition winners
19th June – The F.A.I soccer finals for girls took place at Donamon in beautiful sunshine. Glinsk girls played Threen N.S., Woodbrook N.S. and Loughglynn on their way to another final. The played Threen N.S. in the final which was initially a very tight match but the girls form showed through and they went on to win 4-2 collecting a final title to add to their considerable collection from the year. Many parents travelled to support and cheer on the girls who were also greeted with a bonfire on return to Glinsk and more supporters gathered to congratulate the team. Thank you to the Parents Association who treated all the pupils and both the boys and girls’ teams to refreshments at Cuisle on both days of the F.A.I. competitions.
F.A.I. soccer final at Donamon
20th June – R.S.E. talk for 6th class pupils and their parents took place at Creggs N.S.
21st June – A fun sports day for all pupils took place which included running races, traditional races such as the egg & spoon, sack race, 3-legged race, with novelty races including the newspaper race, teddy bear race and the obstacle race which required much concentration & skill.
Sports Day 2017
22nd June – 1st – 6th class school tour to Horizon Adventure Centre in Westport and Hanley’s Equestrian Centre in Claremorris took place. Pupils had a very busy activity filled day with pupils’ wall climbing, fencing, laser tag, high rope climbing, night-line activity which required much concentration and trust!! At the Equestrian Centre, all pupils got to go horse riding with horses moving from a walk, to a trot and a canter on different size ponies suitable to their age.
1st – 6th class school tour 23rd June – Fr. Larry celebrated the end of year school mass in the school hall, with pupils in the senior room serving, reading the reading, prayers of the faithful & communion reflections. After mass Gabrielle Kilcommons was presented with her Bord Gáis Energy Student Theatre plague award and all 6th class pupils were presented with the school Bord Gáis Student Theatre plague. All 6th class pupils were wished well on the next phase of their education as they completed primary school having achieved so much between them all across all curricular areas, drama and sport.
26th June – All pupils and staff were kindly treated to a BBQ prepared and cooked by Tony & Daniel Scappaticci. It went donw a treat with everyone and was the “best day of school ever!” according to the infants! Thank you also to Glinsk G.A.A. who donated food to the BBQ.
BBQ prepared & hosted by Tony & Daniel Scappaticci
27th June
• Awards presentations took place – sports day medals, trophies, soccer league medals & trophies, basketball league medals & trophies, & project vouchers were presented in the school hall. Pupils from 4th – 6th class received Sports World token vouchers for the lunchtime hall duties rota with all pupils helping to keep the lunch room tidy.
• Pupil received Discover Primary Science & maths Foundation certificates in recognition of the STEM work throughout. The school DPSM STEM plaque of excellence arrived at the school also.
• We wish 6th class pupils Ciara O’Neill, Éimear Keane, Gabrielle Kilcommons, Tegan Neary, Sarah-Jane Trayers, Ava Joyce & Aoibhe Brennan every happiness and success in Glenamaddy Community School.
• All pupils wished Tegan Neary well who plays at the All Ireland semi-final Cumann na mBunscol half-time exhibition match at Croke Park on the 20th of August.
“Good Luck Tegan”
Good luck & Best Wishes to 6th class
• School Closed for the summer holidays
5th July – N.C.S.E. (National Council for Special Education) announced school S.N.A. allocations for 2017 – 2018 with Glinsk N.S. allocated one S.N.A. post.
20th August – Tegan Neary played at Croke Park at the Cumann na mBunscol half-time exhibition match during the Kerry v Mayo All-Ireland football semi-final.
Croke Park
Thank you sincerely to all staff Ms Sharlene Coyle, Ms. Ciara Roughneen, Ms. Julie Brennan, Ms. Emma Morgan, Ms Róisín Quinn, Ms. Sinéad Kenny, Mary Timothy & Eileen Caulfield for your hard work and dedication all year, to the parents and Parents Association for all you help, support and involvement throughout the school year, the Board of Management for your work and encouragement during the year. We appreciate the work of Michael Stapleton and the R.S.S. team who willingly help with maintenance and work internally & externally during the school year.