October
The last day in school before the midterm break was our Hallowe’en dress-up day as usual. Children (and staff) could come dressed in their costumes, wearing their pyjamas, or just as themselves! We had not just one dinosaur, but two, in Assembly!
We were delighted to welcome Reverend Sahr to Assembly on the last day before midterm. He spoke to all the children, prayed with us, and taught us a new song. Then he spent time in the Junior and Senior Infants classroom, where he read them the story “Handa’s Surprise”, and told them what it was like to grow up in a small village in Sierra Leone.
On 11th October, we took part in the annual #GoOrangeForSolas day. Children (and staff) were invited to wear something orange to school, or bring something orange in their lunchbox, and also to bring a donation in aid of the Solas Cancer Support Centre in Waterford. There was plenty of orange to be seen in school that day – and in Assembly we had an orange raffle, where almost all of the prizes were orange! We raised just under €460 for this important local service – well done and thank you to everyone who helped.
September
26th September was the first ever national SNA Appreciation Day. We are fortunate to have such caring, dedicated and capable SNAs in our school. We celebrated by giving Ms Hanlon and Ms Ryan – and also Mrs Meharg, our office administrator – a small gift in Assembly, and then all the children sang “For they are jolly good fellows” for them. Ms O’Keeffe wasn’t in school that day, but she received her gift later and the children sang for her too!
We were delighted to welcome Reverend Daniel to Assembly for the first time on 12th September, and look forward to his visits and what he can teach us – and maybe we can teach him some new songs!
August
Happy First Day Back lunch today for Junior and Senior Infants – with smiles to light up their classroom!
