December 2022
Dear Parent,
- The Carol Service will be held in St. Colman’s Clontibret on Sunday 11th December at 3.30pm. Could all children be at the church by 10pm please?
- On Monday 12th December, we will travel to the Market Place Theatre for the Christmas Pantomime Cinderella. The cost per child is €10 each; please forward this to school asap.
- Christmas jumpers may be worn on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 19th, 20th and 21st
- School will close on Wednesday 21st December at 12 noon and will reopen on Thursday 5th January 2023.
World Cup
We would like to thank Aaron and Daniel who have updated our World Cup fixtures daily in the school. This has sparked interesting conversations about countries who have qualified to play in the World Cup. We’ve also had an opportunity to learn more about Qatar, the host country.
Shared Education
Junior Infants – 3rd Class have been enjoying time with Our Lady’s and St. Mochua’s Primary School, Derrynoose.
On Thursday 10th November we travelled by bus to Rossmore Forest Park to join the children of Derrynoose P.S. for some outdoor activities. We got into pairs and walked to the play park. We all played together and got to know the children from Derrynoose. We went on the zip line and the pizza swing and pushed each other high. We went on the table spinner and climbed to the top of the spider web. We also played catch. We enjoyed the trip to Rossmore.
On the Wednesday 23rd November we travelled to Our Lady’s and St. Mochua’s Primary School, Derrynoose. When we arrived we were divided into groups. The 1st group played outside and the 2nd group played inside. After our lunch break we swapped around. Outside we had fun on the bikes, sand pit, mud kitchen, stone pit and searching for insects with a magnifying glass. Indoors we played with play dough, small world, painting, drawing and mobilo. We had an exciting day at Derrynoose P.S. It was the first time, Junior Infants, Senior Infants and 1st Class had taken part in Shared Education. When we were finished we went back to school on the bus.
By Bonnie and Rhys.
Monaghan Science Fair
On Monday 7th November we travelled to the Garage Theatre to take part in the Monaghan Science Fair. We learned about atmosphere and global warming. We learned that there is more water than land covering the earth. The scientist asked for volunteers to help with experiments. There were lots of schools there. One boy helped to mix 2 colours of water together but they didn’t mix and one went to the bottom of the glass and one to the top of it. It made a fog and it came out of the top of the glass. Another pupil used the fog in a bottle, she pumped air into it. She shook it and the fog came out through a hole. Noah and another girl had to send water balloons to each other on a rope. They had to get 6 balloons into 6 cups. Mrs. Cosgrove and the other teacher had to hold a rope. When the girl put the balloon on the rope Noah had to pull the rope. The scientist was spraying water over them to show there was bad weather. They didn’t manage to get all the balloons into the cups. In the last experiment the scientist put air into Peppa Pig and when she had enough air in it, the head popped off. We had a good morning at the Science Fair.
By Aaron
Isaiah 9:6 – For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.