Congratulations to the 14 children from St. Michael’s N.S. who were confirmed by Mgr Joseph McGuinness on Sunday 12th May 2019 in St Patrick’s Church Broomfield. Sincere thanks to their parents, families, sponsors and teachers who prepared them so well for confirmation, and to all involved in the ceremony.
Our most heartfelt thanks to the choir for the fine choice of music and singing so beautifully, which greatly enriched the ceremony.
Saturday the 18th of May 2019 was a momentous occasion for the first communicants in St.Michael’s N.S. The community of Donaghmoyne gathered together with pride to watch eight girls from our school make their First Holy Communion. The children’s participation on the day, combined with their artwork to decorate the Church made it truly memorable for all.
The school choir also enhanced the ceremony beautifully. This long anticipated day was a huge success. Well done to the first communicants and to their families for all their hard work on the journey that led to this day.
Heartfelt thanks to our officiating priest, Father Daly and to all those involved in making this day a very special one.
On Tuesday 14th of May 2019 we were very active in our school. We were fortunate to have Ryan Gaffney (on behalf of Monaghan G.A.A.) with us today to give us a taster session in hurling. The boys and girls had great fun and they also got the opportunity to practice some hurling skills. See some of the action below!
We have been busy learning about the characteristics of different minibeasts this month! We learned about many different minibeasts that we find in nature. We wrote about their defining traits and picked our favourites and did our own research to find out 5 Fabulous Facts about them. We shared our findings with the class ‘as reporters’ on our own Nature Show called ‘Creepy Crawlies Unveiled’! We then went outdoors and went on a search for which minibeasts we could find. The children completed worksheets in groups to identify which minibeasts they had found. We also decided to draw our own imaginary minibeasts. Have a look at some of the things we got up to below!
Congratulations to Seán-Óg and Lucy who completed the John ‘The Runner’ McGeough One Mile Race in Blackhill on Friday 3rd May 2019. Seán-Óg completed the race in 5 minutes 30 seconds, and Lucy completed it in 12 minutes. Both children were quite close to John McGeough’s time of 4 minutes 30 seconds.
We are so proud of you both!
Today (9th May 2019), all classes commenced basketball sessions with our coach Enda. This will continue for the next five weeks. The children are really enjoying themselves as well as developing lots of basketball skills.
On Friday 12th April we crowned our ‘Best Line’ and ‘Best Class’ champions for this term. The winners were presented with an Easter Egg as a reward for their fantastic behaviour in our school yard at break times!
Well done to our winners!
First Class were given the ‘Best Class’ award
Third Class were given the ‘Best Line’ award
On Friday 12th April 2019, we were very lucky to have a guest from Australia visit our school. Tiernan (3rd Class) invited his family friend Peter to come in and speak to the children all about his life in Australia. The children learned about Australian foods, pastimes, geography and animals.
It was a brilliant learning experience and the children loved hearing the first-hand experiences of a true Australian!
After spending the month of April focusing on our topic ‘The Solar System’, Ms Atkinson’s class created their own mini solar systems to scale using recycled materials. This required children to use their geographical, mathematical and artistic skills – the results were amazing!
To celebrate Easter 2019, Ms Atkinson’s class created beautiful Easter Baskets in Art.
Check out our photos below!
