October 2022
Clothes Collection
We hope to have a Clothes Collection for second hand clothes, shoes and household textiles (not duvets or pillows) on Tuesday 8th November. Please ask friends and family members to help out so we can have as large a collection as possible. It’s a good time of year to have a clear out. Please bring the clothes into school on the Monday or Tuesday morning.
Book Rental and Insurance
Thank you very much if you have already paid your book rental and school insurance. €60 per child for the book rental and €5.30 for school insurance, which covers your child during school hours is now due.
Hot Lunch Menu – Please remember to bring your lunch money to school on the Tuesday.
7/10 Goujon roll
14/10 Chicken curry & rice
21/10 Mince and pasta
28/10 Sausage in a bap
Midterm
11/11 Goujon roll
18/11 Chicken curry & rice
25/11 Mince and potatoes
2/12 Goujon roll
Parent/Teacher Meetings
We hope to have Parent Teacher Meetings on Wednesday 23rd November. More details will be available after the half term holiday. If this does not suit please let us know.
School Carol Service
This will be held in St. Colman’s Clontibret on Sunday 11th December at 3.30pm
Pantomime
We will travel to the Market House Theatre in Armagh to the Pantomime on Monday 12th December.
Dates for Your Diary
Halloween Half Term School is closed Monday 31st October-Friday 4th November.
School will re-open on Monday 7th November.
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Samba drumming in Monaghan Museum
On Friday September 23rd the senior room went on a bus to Monaghan Museum to learn Samba Drumming. There were 2 other schools with us. We all got to play our own instruments. There were different types of drums and they also had bells. We learned rhythm and the man sang songs and we got the beat of the tune. He divided us into groups and gave us different lengths and colours of pipes. He pointed at different groups and we hit them off our hands to make a rhythm. Our hands were sore after that! We all had different instruments and we made a band. He sang funny songs about our Dad and our Granny and we played our instruments in time to his singing. We really enjoyed our morning Samba Drumming.
By Daniel and Reuben
Heritage Walk around Monaghan
On Friday 23rd after we left the museum we went across to the Market House. Both sides of the walls had the same patterns. We walked down to the Diamond and looked at the Courthouse. We went over to the Rossmore Monument and went into it and looked at the fountain in it. We walked down Dublin Street to Old Cross Square and walked around it. On the way back to the bus we went to the Dawson Monument. It is a tall monument. We had a very interesting morning in Monaghan looking at the buildings and monuments that we’ve been learning about in class.
By Danielle
Pumpkin Patch Visit
On Friday 30th September we brought our wellies to school. We went to the pumpkin field and there were lots of pumpkins – green ones and white ones. We looked around the pumpkins. Then we got some strawberries to eat. We went into the tunnel where they grow and there were also onions. We went into a big field where we saw carrots and maize growing. We also saw corn on the cob. Joe the farmer pulled some carrots for us. We got our wellies washed and went back to school. We had lots of fun at the pumpkin field.
By Joel
Mé Féin Books on ipads
Last week we made Irish books on the ipad all about ourselves. We went into the Book Creator and teacher showed us how to open a page, change the colour of it, change the writing and the size of it and put emojis on the page. We changed the page and did normal writing in our books and then copied it onto the ipad. When we copied our story, we recorded our stories by pressing a button. We could then listen to our voices reading the story. I enjoyed the work on the ipads. It was great fun.
By Bonnie
P.E. with Brian
Every Friday Brian Parker from the Faith Mission comes and takes us for P.E. At the moment we are playing soccer. He starts with a warm up and then we play a game of dodge ball. He brings in a jersey each week which stands for something and is related to a Bible story. We all listen quietly on the benches. Then we finish with a match where we are divided into teams. It’s a nice way to finish off the week.
By Leah
Ms. Lyster
Ms. Lyster is a great teacher. She teaches most subjects. In Irish we are learning about sa bhaile and scoil. In Geography we are learning about Italy. We found out that a King only lasted 32 days. In History the Romans attacked Wales, England and Scotland but didn’t come to Ireland because it was too wet. We were learning about the Roman soldiers. The priest was known as the Equestrian. The women made the clothes for their families. They also did quite a bit of cooking. The Romans believed in lots of gods. The masters of the Roman Empire made the slaves do all the work. In English we are reading Charlotte’s Web. This morning we were writing stories. I’m enjoying 5th Class this year.
By Holly