As we come towards the end of the school year, our school community would like to acknowledge and thank POSH for all the work that they do to contribute to school funds. Their dedication and innovation to fundraising ensures that we as a school and our children can reap the benefits.

Thank you POSH!

Pictured are Student Council Chairperson Niamh (P7), Vice-Chairperson Martin (P7) and members Freya (P5) and Lorcan (P5) along with the P1 class who were the winners of the Healthy Break Competition which we ran last week. 

The Student Council conducted their last meeting of the school year and came up with the idea to have a Healthy Break Competition. P1 came out as winners and were awarded a prize. 

Well done!

This afternoon we took receipt of our new Eco-Schools’ Green Flag. We are absolutely delighted to receive our renewal and this is down to the outstanding work carried out by our school Eco-Council (pictured) under the guidance of Miss Crozier.

Well done everyone!

We bid farewell to our P7 Leavers today as it their last day in Sacred Heart P.S.

Today marked our last Pupil of the Month awards of the 2021/22 academic year. June is always a busy month in school but we took time out of our day to recognise the winners:

P1 - Fionn
P2 - Declan Óg
P3 - Austin 
P4 - Paudie 
P5 - Christopher
P6 - Gerard
P7 - Mikaela

Well done!

The P6/P7 class were delighted to receive a certificate each from the Junior Entrepreneur Programme after their successful completion of the JEP. This year was the first time that Sacred Heart P.S. had enrolled in the initiative and all the boys and girls thoroughly enjoyed participating in it.

We also had three P7 pupils, Niamh, Brendan and Eoin who were acknowledged regarding the completion of their Cycling Proficiency. Under the guidance of Mr McCartan and Miss Crozier, the children completed an intensive 8 week course which enabled them to brush up on their road safety and biking skills.

Today, after 24 years service in Sacred Heart P.S. Mrs King retired. To mark the occasion there was a special assembly held in school this morning with Mrs King and some of her family in attendance.

Chair of the Board of Governors, Mr Maurice Redmond, addressed those present with some thoughtful and kind words. Our youngest pupil in the school, Hugh from P1, along with one of our oldest, Niamh from P7, were on hand to present Mrs King with leaving gifts. The school choir then beautifully sang ‘The Parting Glass’ to close.

A lovely artistic piece was presented to Mrs King with the thumbprint of every child in the school on it. The accompanying words were as follows:

‘You’ve watched many seeds blossom and grow. Then leave the fields, with the wind they blow. Thank you for all the nurture you bring, we’ll never forget you Mrs King.’

Our P7’s bade a fond farewell to school today as they completed their last day in Sacred Heart P.S.

A beautiful and uplifting gathering was had this afternoon as the P7’s, their family members and the rest of the school came together to celebrate their final day.

Individual awards were followed by a wonderful retrospective production on the boys and girls’ time here in school. An enjoyable Q&A unearthed some gems and kept everyone entertained!

After photos, the leavers and their families were treated to a lovely lunch from the Mulberry Tree.

Huge appreciation is reserved for Miss Crozier for the work and effort she put into this day to ensure it was so special for the P7’s. This is also relayed to the classroom assistants for their contribution.

Goodbye P7! #ClassOf2022

This was our first face to face meeting in two years with our Shared Education partner, Knockevin Special School. Yesterday, Mr Doyle’s P4 class had a dance lesson with Jenna and a shared break afterwards. Then they showed some pictures of the work that had been completed over the year and Ronan from Knockevin made certificates for the pupils to take home. A play in the playpark took place before everyone headed for home.

This morning, P3 welcomed renowned local chef Paul Cunningham into school to conduct a foraging workshop. The boys and girls were introduced to all different types of plant life and even got the chance to taste some, including elderflower, silverweed and sea radishes.

Following this, Paul took everyone to the shore to forage with the children learning about and discovering a vast array of edible plants.

Paul is fervent believer in zero waste and we as a community look forward to the opening of his sustainable food takeaway, ‘Scopers,’ in three week’s time in the village.