Our December Assembly is always our most colourful assembly of the year. Resplendent in our festive jumpers we all came together on the day of the Christmas holidays to celebrate the achievements of the final month of 2023.
Here is a quick run down of some of the activities which kept us busy during December.
Nothing to do with Jim Morrison and his band I'm afraid but everything to do with bringing some Christmas cheer to Our Lady's.
This week, students in all classes have been busy decorating the doors (and windows) of their classrooms.
Here is what the Senior Room have come up with so far.
No, we're not sure where exactly the month of November went either. Before we knew it our November Assembly was upon us and we were looking back over another busy month.
We applauded the exploits of our u13 Girls Football team who won the Roinn F County Championship after a dominant display against Templetouhy NS. We spoke of Milo's high octane Late, Late Toy Show appearance. Didn't he do well? Updates on the doings of our Library and Green Schools Committees were updated by Miss Hogan and Mrs O'Dea respectively.
We gave out a few awards too, honouring our Writers and Mathematicians of the Month. We acknowledged some of the little kindnesses we witness here every day by presenting a Kindness award to a deserving child in each room.
And then of course we presented Third and Fourth Class with their first Class of the Month award of the year. Well done everyone on another fruitful month.
A big 'thank you' to our neighbour and former student, Ricky Cashin who came to the school to show our Third to Sixth Class students how to play Futsal. A great time was had by all and FAI coach Ricky was very impressed with the skill levels on display.
Well done to our U13 Girls' Football team who won the Roinn F County Final in Littleton today. The final score was 10-6 to 2-3 but in truth the match was a lot closer than the scoreline suggests. Templetouhy put up a great fight and never let their heads drop. However our girls proved to be too strong on the day and their athleticism, determination and skill ensured the Girls' Roinn F Shield made its way to Ballingarry for the first time.
Congratulations to all the girls who played today. They were magnificent and represented their school with great distinction. Tribute must also be paid to the girls who didn't play today but played their part in getting us to the final in the first place. Well done to all of you.
Thank you to Paddy Ivors for his tireless work in coaching all of our budding GAA stars in both football and hurling. His astute coaching and motivational skills really paid dividends today.
Thank you also to the parents who came today and other days. Your support is much appreciated.
Friday, October 27th was the last day before the Halloween break and was the perfect time to hold our October assembly.
Miss Hogan, our new Library Club coordinator, had a nice surprise for the Junior Infants when she presented them with their 'My Little Library Book Bag'. These bags, containing three lovely books, (amongst other items) are part of an initiative to encourage the use of our wonderful (and free) nationwide libraries as well as helping young students navigate the big step into Primary School.
Our attendance raffles were held as well. Congratulations to our lucky winners and well done to all our students on their efforts to improve their attendance.
Our 'Writers of the Month' and 'Mathematicians of the Month' were also presented with their certificates. Well done to all and keep up the good work.
