Author Archives: Emer Russell

We are delighted to be progressing to the final of the Concern Primary School debating tournament. It has been such an educational experience as we have explored issues such as world hunger and technology consumption. We look forward to the final motion! Thank you to our opponents from Murrintown NS who gave us a great counter argument. We were most appreciative of the feedback from adjudicators Sally Stevens, Pat Gately and Cora Keane. We will spend the next month researching and putting our speeches together! Well done to our panel on their success thus far! Sam Proctor, Lizzy Morris, Sophia White, Diarmuid O’Shaughnessy, Charlie Church and Cillian Blackwell 

3rd and  4th class are still rocking every week with Diarmuid! We hope you enjoy this video! Click the link….. 72102b26-198a-425f-8f3d-ae3302ec559c

We had a fantastic night last night! Many thanks to all for supporting! We raised €1268 and will use it to fund new Primary Language Curriculum resources, musical instruments and made a €150 donation to Women’s Aid. I was extremely proud of our children and am grateful to all the staff. Thank you all for the lovely feedback – we are glad you were entertained! Many thanks to Fiona Kelly for the wonderful photos!  

Here are 3rd/4th preparing for the Christmas concert – who would believe that they had never played ukelele only 9 weeks ago?! Great credit due to Diarmuid of Music Generation. We can’t wait for you to hear them live! 

Please click on the link for information from the HSE regarding winter vomiting bug and influenza. Letter for schools – flu and winter vomiting bug information

We are delighted to be taking part in the Tusla Every Day Counts campaign. Students have been challenged to attend every day between now and Christmas. Successful attendees will receive a cert and a small prize! Good luck everyone!

We had a wonderfully informative morning with Anna and Kathleen (aka Cian and Niall’s Mums!). We learned about podiatry and dentistry – how interesting!! We are grateful to the ladies for sharing their time and expertise!! As you can see it was a really interactive experience!

Check out how amazing our musicians are in 3rd and 4th class by clicking on the link!! Wow!! Well done to all and thank you to Diarmuid for his patience and enthusiasm !

We are loving #FoodDudes! So far this week, our students have sampled fresh crisp cucumber, apples, corn, grapes, carrots, bananas and peppers! We think this works really well in tandem with our Active Flag status.

I captured some beautiful art work on our corridor. It really brightens up the place on these wet, dark days!