Christmas Greetings

NOLLAIG SHONA
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
PRECIGUS ZEIMASVETKUS
SU SVENTOM KALEDOM
LINKSMU KALEDU
WESOLYCH SWIAT
GRAJEM FERICIT
A happy Christmas to all the children of Scoil San Phroinsias. See you all on Wednesday 7th January 2009!
Remember to have a GREEN CHRISTMAS!!!

A Green Christmas

The children and staff of Scoil San Phroinsias are busy thinking of ways to have a "Green Christmas". If you have any good ideas about how to be kind to the environment this Christmas, please let us know by email at ssp.start2004@gmail.com. Míle buíochas libh. From the Coiste Glas.

An Nollaig

Today we took pictures of the crib at the front of the school. One photo has some words as Gaeilge. We took these photos because, as we all know, Christmas is coming soon!!!

8th of December

To celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, all the classes from 1st up to 6th went to mass. For Catholics, this day is a holy day and we go to mass. We sang lots of Advent Hymns and we sang a special song for Holy Mary. Mary's mother was Saint Anne.

Christmas Boxes

Well done, and thank you, to all the children of Scoil San Phroinsias who recently filled shoe boxes with treats for children in other countries. As you can see from the photos, lots of boxes were collected!

Tirellan Resident's Association Calendar 2009

Every year, the Tirellan Resident's Association, publishes a calendar, which they distribute to all the houses and businesses in the area. The children of Rang 5 and Rang 6 in Scoil San Phroinsias do the art work. Congratulations to this year's winners. 4 pictures were chosen-one for each season.

The prizes this year were presented by the Mayor of Galway, Padraig Conneelly.

Rang a 1 ag bailiú brúscar ar Lá na Gaeilge

Tá mála againn. Tá "litter pickers" againn. Chonaic muid brúscar. Chuir muid brúscar sa mhála!

Blog Quiz: Closing Date Thursday 20th November

Send your entries to room 4. Remeber to write your ainm and class on your entry!

Green School Blog	Who wrote the winning rap in our Green School poetry competition?
School Band Blog	In what class do children begin to learn the tinwhistle?
Lá na Gaeilge Blog	Name a cluiche sometimes played in classes on Lá na Gaeilge.
School Show Blog	Name the school show performed in 2008.
Sport Blog	How many sports are listed on this blog?
Mr. O’hAodha’s class	What 2 bible stories did Mr. O’hAodha’s class hear in September?
Ms. Cusack’s class	How old is Aisling?
Ms. Kelly’s class	Where is Chloe going for a week?
Mrs. Fahy’s class	What will Mrs. Fahy’s class be making this year?
Mr. Murtagh’s class	What did they use to make designs in the chalk?
Ms. Gallagher’s class	Who dressed up as a princess for Hallowe’en?
Ms. O’Byrne’s class	Who helped Mr. Tierney to make the periscope?
Mrs. O’Connor’s class	How many paintings did Van Gogh sell while he was alive?
Ms. Groarke’s class	How many photos of litter picking are on this blog?
Ms. Ní Thuathail’s class	How many photos are on this blog?
Mrs. Browne’s class	Who was the city of Athens named after?
Ms. O’Shea’s class	What sort of people did this class make?
Ms. Farrelly’s class	Who composed the poem “November”?
School Calendar blog	On what date in May 2009 will Scoil San Phroinsias be closed?

Colour it Green

Comhghairdeas to Ms. Gallagher's 2nd class for organising their very own class poster competition. The posters were all about keeping the world clean and litter free.
This week, many classes are entering a calendar competition run by city hall. The theme of the calendar is "Keeping Galway Litter Free". We hope that some of our students will have their fabulous art work included in the calendar.

Christmas Shoe Box Appeal

It's that time of year again, when thousands of children, in many different countries fill a shoe box with Christmas gifts for a less fortunate child in another country. Mrs. O'Connor kindly organises this project in Scoil San Phroinsias. Remember to bring your boxes in on Wednesday next, November 12th.

November: Month of the Holy Souls

It is the month of the Holy Souls. Traditionally, we pray for the dead this month. We pray that their journey to heaven is an easy one.

Winter Arrives

Welcome back to all the students and teachers after a lovely mid-term break. As winter begins, the children in Scoil San Phroinsias continue their war against litter. Today saw Ms. Farrelly's 6th class scouring the clós and school grounds for litter. You can see them in action in their class blog. We hope that everyone plays their part in keeping our school clean and litter free. All the children in Scoil San Phroinsias are learning a rap about keeping our school clean. The rap was composed by Adam Forde in 1st class. You can read the rap on our green school blog.

Bring and Buy Sale 2008

Our annual bring and buy sale was held on Friday 24th October. It was a day of great fun and was organised by the two 6th classes. In addition to the buying and selling, there was face painting, fortune telling, card tricks, raffles and lots of fun to be had. A total of €950 was raised and all of the money is going to a special school in Peru which is run by the Columban Missionaries.

Parent-Teacher Meetings 2008

Parent-teacher meetings will be held on Thursday 23rd October 2008 commencing at 12.30pm. Parents are reminded that school finishes for all pupils at 12.30pm on that day.

Now you see it

Rang a 3 have been seeing things...very strange things! Check out Ms. O'Byrnes class blog to find out how they made periscopes and to read about the fun they had.

Banishing Litter

Scoil San Phroinsias are registered with the Green Schools Program, and are currently working on the first theme, which is litter and waste. All the classes from 1st up to 6th will be taking weekly turns to pick up litter around the school grounds. Congratulations to Ms. Groarke's 4th class and Mrs. Brown's 5th class for posting photos of themselves picking up litter. Click on Ms. Groarke's 4th class blog to see the photos. (Reminder: click on the Green School blog to find out when your class will be picking up litter!)

Feast of St. Francis

We celebrated the feast of St. Francis, October 4th, with a school mass today. The children sang, played their instuments and remembered the life story of this great saint, after whom our school is named.

Contempo Quartet

Rang a 3 were at the Teacher's Centre today, 2/10/08, to hear the Contempo Quartet. You can read more about this on their class blog.

Grey Seals returned to the sea in Co. Clare

Ms. Sands brought in some great photos of 2 young grey seals being returned to the ocean at Trácht beach, Co. Clare. If your class would like to see the full slide show, contact Ms. Sands.

Lá na Gaeilge

Inniú Lá na Gaeilge i Scoil San Phroinsias. Look on our Lá na Gaeilge blog le léamh faoi céard atá ar siúl inniú.

Expert at Picking Litter

As part of our Green School's Project, we are committed to keeping our school grounds as litter free as possible. The senior classes are taking turns to pick up litter. Go to the Green School blog to find out when it is your class' turn.

The Incy Wincy Spider

Click on Ms. Farelly's 6th class blog to see some photos of her class collecting spiders for scientific study. Incidentally, September is an excellent month for collecting spiders as they are plentiful at this time of year.

Clean School-Green School

Our Coiste Glas decided to help our excellent caretaker, Jimmy Francis, to keep the grounds of Scoil San Phroinsias looking spic and span. To this end, the classes from 1st to 6th are taking turns, once a week, to remove litter from the school environs. Rang a 3 had their turn this week. You can check our the Green School blog to see when it is your turn.

The new Green School Committee

The new Green school committee started this week. We will be in charge of the school's Green School Activities. We will also be working really hard to achieve the green flag. Our whole school will help by recycling, re-using things and picking up rubbish around the school.

Tie Dying in Rang a 6

Check our Ms. Farelly's class blog to see fashion designers of the future at work. Fantastic work!!

Green School Committee

As the new school year gets underway, so too does the new Green School's Committee, An Coiste Glas. The committee this year will be made up of class representatives from 1st to 6th classes, aswell as 2 teachers. Their job is to encourage everyone in Scoil San Phroinsias to reduce, re-use and recycle. They will be coming up with some novel ideas of how to do this over the coming weeks, I'm sure! This year, the Coiste Glas hope to involve the infant classes more, and to this end we welcome Ms. Sands aboard the coiste. Regular updates about the green activites of the school will be posted on the Green School Blog.

Back to School

The pupils and staff of Scoil San Phroinsias returned to school today, Monday 1st September 2008. Fáilte ar ais gach duine. We are especially happy to welcome the new Junior Inant children. Remember to check this school blog for school news throughout the year.

Rang a 5 dissect a cow's heart!

Ms. Farrelly's 5th class dissected a cow's heart as part of a science project they did, in conjunction with Medtronic. Check out their class blog for more details.

Gordon D'Arcy visits 4th Class

Last week, Gordon D'Arcy, a well known expert in local flora and fauna, took one of our 4th Classes to Terryland Forest Park. They were amazed at all the different plants and trees they found. Check our Ms. Ní Thuathail's class blog for further details. Since Gordon D'Arcy's visit, lots of other classes have taken the opportunity to explore the Terryland Forest Park. In this photo, one of our pupils is holding an oak leaf.

Primary Science Award

Congratulations to 5th class who recently won a primary science award. More details on Ms. O'Shea's class blog.

Beo-A Local History Project in conjunction with DERI

As part of the Beo Local History project some classes in the school visited Terryland grave yard. Read more about this on Ms. O'Byrne's class blog or on Ms. Farrelly's class blog.

City Schools Hurling Champions

Comghairdeas le foireann iománaíochta na scoile who have just won the City Schools Hurling Competition for 2008. Maith sibh! Ms. Farrelly's class blog has details of the the match.

Medtronice work with Rang a 5 to develop Scientists of the future

Our class has been selected to do a science project sponsored by Medtronic. Laura was our mentor for the project. She's biomedical engineer. She works in the r and d -research and devolpment unit in medtronic. She makes stents to cure arteriosclerois. Arteriosclerois is a disease where plaque builds up in your arteries. Stents are like balloons. They look like springs. On the next visit we will disect a cow's heart. We also might do some surgery on Keyhole Ken. Keyhole Ken is a model of a human body made of papier masche and newspaper. In June there will be a night in a hotel where we'll present our project.

Write a Book Project

Congratulations to all the children who took part in the Write a Book Project 2008. The winners will receive their prizes on Monday 16th June in the Teaher's Centre. Maith sibh!

HSM

A reminder that tickets can be bought for our forthcoming school show, High School Musical, at the Town Hall Theatre, or from the school secretary.

HSM

Young fans all around the city will be delighted to hear that High School Musical has arrived in Tirellan, Galway. Scoil San Phroinsias are proud to present HSM, the show, in the Black Box on Tuesday June 17th and Wednesday June 18th. There will be 2 performances each day-a matinee at 3pm and an evening show at 8pm. Children from 2nd to 6th classes are involved in the show. Tickets are available now from the Town Hall Theatre and from the school secretary.

Going Green

The pupils and staff of Scoil San Phroinsias have been working hard all year to reduce the amount of waste and litter they produce. Our new mantra is Reduce, Reuse, Recyle. There is a Coiste Glas in the school, made up of and run by the pupils themselves, with support from the teachers. They are hoping to apply for the prestigious green flag award next year.

Recycling old ink cartridges and mobile phones

As of today, you can bring your old ink cartridges in to Scoil San Phroinsias to be recycled. For every ink cartridge you bring in, we will get some tesco computer tokens.
We can also help people in the developing world by bringing in our old mobile phones, which will be recyled, with the proceeds going to Trócaire. We can all do our bit to make the world a better, greener place.

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2008

Tá na daltaí anseo i Scoil San Phroinsias ag baint taitneamh agus sult as Seachtain na Gaeilge. Tá irisleabhar scoile lán ghaeilge á foilsiú ag Mr. Ó Sé, lán de scéalta, dánta 7rl a chum na daltaí....go léir as Gaeilge!
Déardaoin seo chugainn (13.03.08) beidh Aifreann as Gaeilge againn sa séipéal chun Lá Fhéile Pádraig a chéiliúradh.
Tá cuid de na ranganna ag eagrú craic as Gaeilge, quiz bord is mar sin de. Tá tuille eolais ar Sheachtain na Gaeilge ar fáil ar an suíomh http://www.snag.ie/

Lá le Bríde 2008

Today, the 1st of February, is St. Brigid's Day. Many people make St. Bridgid's crosses from rushes, including our own Rang a 5, with their múinteoir, Ms. Farrelly. It is also the first day of Spring, but you would be forgiven for forgetting this as it is snowing quite heavily this morning!