School News November23rd 2011
We are having a very busy term in St. Molaga’s with lots of events and
celebrations.
Congratulations to our senior choir who were awarded first prize in the
Drogheda Youth Choral Festival for the third year running. Well done to all of
you and a very special thank you to Ms Hegarty for all her work and dedication.
On Friday 18th November we held a Water Action Day which
provided the pupils with the opportunity to explore water, its many uses and
how we can conserve water. Many of the adults that visited learned a lot about
water as the pupils provided visitors and their peers with excellent reports
and descriptions of their work. The display in the hall was very informative
and some classes also took the opportunity to explore the theme of water using
art. Thank you to all the teachers and pupils who participated and to Ms Reilly
and Ms Brennock for organising the event. It was great to see so many parents
who took time out to visit us and see their children’s work.
We have recently started a chess club due to the interest of a number of
pupils in the game. When we
announced our intention of starting the club and asked interested pupils to
come to the hall we were astonished at the number of pupils who wanted to take
part. As a result we now have 2 clubs who meet once per week and approximately
80 pupils are involved. We hope that as these pupils learn the game they will
in turn be able to teach other pupils. All of this would not be possible
without the work and support of Mr Falvey, Mr Harrington and Mr Brown.
Our Athletics team had their second outing on Tuesday 22nd to
Swords and once again they had a great day. They really enjoyed participating
in the races with all the other schools and I have been told that they improved
on their times and tactics and above all were very well behaved. Well done to
all of you and thank you to Ms McMahon and Ms Walsh who have worked hard with
the team.
Players from the victorious Dublin team will visit today, Wednesday, 23rd with
the Sam Maguire Cup. The Sam
Maguire was here before in 1995, hopefully it will not be so long before we see
it again! Look out for the photographs on the blog.
On Friday 25th
November we will hold a No-uniform
Day and pupils will be asked to
contribute towards our selected charity this Christmas which is St. Vincent de
Paul. It is important as we approach Christmas that we think of children and
families that may be experiencing difficulties and together we can contribute
something to this local charity.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, 29th and 30th of
November we are holding our Parent-Teacher meetings. It is important that
all parents/guardians
attend as it is an opportunity for parents/guardians and teachers to discuss
their child/children’s progress and how we can best work together.
On Wednesday the school will
close 15 minutes earlier at 2:35pm. Self-defence will commence at
2:35pm on
this evening.
We look forward to meeting all parents and guardians over the two
evenings.