Young at Heart had great fun today as they also participated in their version of Green Day. They had a enjoyable time playing with green water and exploring rainbow rice!

This week P2 were reading the story, 'How to Catch a Leprechaun' for St Patrick's Day. In small groups, the children planned and designed their own trap. Today they had lots of fun building them. It took a lot of teamwork, creativity and compromise to get to the final product!

P2 are leaving the traps out in the classroom overnight and hoping that they might be lucky enough to catch a leprechaun tomorrow! 

Happy St Patrick's Day from P2!

With all the hustle and bustle of Green Day, we took time out this morning to reflect on our Pupil of the Week winners. All were richly deserving of their accolades as we said a huge well done to: Caolán P1, Aaron P2, Éabha P3, Farrah P4, April P5, Ronan P6 and Cara P7!

P1 - Orlaith.

Orlaith’s kind and caring nature makes her a very popular member of our school. She works hard in every subject across the curriculum and she takes great pride in her work. She is always polite and courteous: her manners are impeccable. 

Orlaith has shown fantastic perseverance and a great attitude to challenges. She has made outstanding progress in P1. She is such an asset to the class and it is a real pleasure to be involved in her learning journey. 

Well done!

It's Green Day tomorrow in school!

The school were delighted to welcome back past pupil Paul Cunningham today as he visited the P6/P7 class as a business visitor as part of their JEP venture.

Paul is a renowned culinarian and current owner of Scoper’s here in the village. He gave a brilliant overview of his development in the culinary world and how he progressed to becoming a nationally recognised chef with some notable TV appearances to his name.

The class got to engage with Paul and ask numerous questions about his life experiences in the business world. A great forum for all involved!

Well done to our school choir who sang so beautifully at Mass this morning. It was thoroughly appreciated and enjoyed by all in attendance.

Huge gratitude is also relayed to POSH for their organisation and running of the coffee morning in the parish centre afterwards. This turned out to be a great success with a large crowd present.

A superb total of £650 was raised for school funds and we thank everyone for coming out and supporting Sacred Heart P.S!

After a risk assessment this morning, and in the interest of health and safety, school and Young at Heart will be closed today for all pupils and staff.

Thanks.

In the lead up to St Patrick's Day 2023, the school will be actively engaging in Seachtain na Gaelige. Established in 1902, this is the biggest Irish language festival in the world and everyone in Sacred Heart P.S. is very much looking forward to acknowledging and participating in it.

On Thursday 16th March we will be a having 'Green Day' in school. All children are encouraged to come to school dressed in green. To kickstart the morning, the whole school will perform a collective rendition of Sé Do Bheatha Mhuire before a host of exciting cultural opportunities will take place throughout the day.

At 1:05pm in the school hall there will be a special St Patrick's Day themed assembly led by Miss Byrne's P1 class. P1's parents/family members are most welcome to attend. Every class will contribute to this through song, music, dance and recitiation.

School will be closed on Friday 17th March (St Patrick's Day).

Thank you.

Gerard - P7

Gerard is having an excellent final year within Sacred Heart P.S. His confidence grows every single day and he is becoming increasingly independent in all his subjects, particularly his Numeracy. He works extremely hard and has put a huge amount of effort into his studies this year.

Gerard’s enthusiasm for World Around Us is infectious! He regularly impresses the class with his knowledge and ability to remember dates and facts. He is never afraid to do his own research and takes ownership of his learning within this area!

Gerard exhibits first class manners and will always ensure he greets all members of staff and his fellow students.

Well done Gerard!