Mid Term Break February 2009

Welcome back to all the children and teachers after a lovely mid-term break. The senior classes are busy now, learning new tinwhistle tunes, for St. Patrick's Day. Watch out for us as we march around the area over the next few weeks, practicing for the parade!
Congratulations also to two students from 6th class, Nicole and Róisín, who won prizes in the
organised by the environmental section of City Hall. Both girls will have their art work appear in a 2009 calendar which will be distributed shortly.

4.02.09

Today is the day! We had our Big Spring Clean Up in Scoil San Phroinsias today. Everyone, from Junior Infants right up to Rang a 6 helped out. We are well on the way to getting our 1st green flag!

We started with the junior infants. I was there too and they found a glove. Then we moved on to the senior infants .The senior infants and the junior infants thought that stones were rubbish! Then it was the first classes turn. They were very excited and made a lot of noise!. Then it was the second classes turn . They found more normal rubbish . Then it was supossed to be the third classes turn but the sixth classes went first . They went all the way to the church and they found a land mower and a door mat . Then us third classes went outside and we found lids of plastic bottles and chewing gum and all kinds of paper . Then the fourth classes went outside . Then it was the fifth classes turn . That was all the classes filled in for the day. There was nobody left in the school to go out for rubbish . We all did our best and we hope to get a Green Flag! By Klaudia, Rang a 3.

Lá le Bríde 2009

Lá le Bríde, the 1st of February, announces the arrival of Spring. St. Bridgid was born in Faughart in the middle of the 5th century. The St. Bridgid's cross is named after her. Ms. O'Byrne's class enjoyed learning how to make crosses from rushes. Check out their class blog for more photos!

Spring Clean 2009

It's official: Scoil San Phroinsias are holding their first Green School Action Day on Wednesday 4th February 2009.
On this day, the whole school will be involved in one big clean up of the school and school grounds. Any parents who would like to help on the day are asked to let their child's teacher know. Click on the Green School to find out more.

It's Electrifying!

Go to Ms. O'Byrne's 3rd class blog to see what they learnt this month about electricity and magents.

Catholic School's Week 2009

Did you know that it is Catholic School's Week this week? Well it is, and here in Scoil San Phroinsias we are marking this week in a special way.

• All the senior classes are taking turns to go to morning mass this week.
• All the classes have been making sure their prayer corners and class altars are looking spic and span.
• At 12noon today, the bell rang and we all said a prayer. The older classes said the Angelus and the younger classes said their own prayer.

Did you notice the green cloth on the prayer corner in 5th class? That is because it is ordinary time now in the church calendar, and green signifies ordinary time.

How Green is Green?

This week the Coiste Glas are busy asking questions! They are asking, counting, looking and checking to see just how good we have been at putting their recommendations into place. So watch out.....they may wander into your classroom today to check up on you!!