Students of the Week

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Well done to our amazing Students of the Week from Junior Infants up to 6th class- Keep up the great work in class!

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121 Shoeboxes for Team Hope

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Well done to all the boys and girls of St Fiacc’s for making up 121 shoeboxes for the Team Hope Christmas Appeal. Our Students Council and Ms Minnock organised all the collection and did stellar work to promote it throughout the school -Maith sibh!

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Chess Club

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A massive thanks to Ms Ivory for setting up Chess club on her breaktimes! No doubt it will be a great success and we already had a great turnout this week.

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Science Show at SETU

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Ms Kavanagh and Ms Canavan’s 4th classes had a great trip to the SETU on Tuesday where we visited Dr Ken’s Science show and learned all about gravity and forces! It was a fantastic trip and we all had a fantasti time!

 

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In November We Remember

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In November we remember all of our loved ones who are in heaven. Thanks to all the boys and girls of St Fiacc’s for making a star to reperesnt their special intention to create this beautiful display in the school lobby.

Also thanks to Fr Dunphy for coming in on Assembly today for prayers for our loved ones who are not with us anymore.

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Students of the Week/ Every Day Counts Competition

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A massive well done to our Students of the Week this week. Also a huge shout out to the winners of the ‘Every Day Counts’ poster competition to promote good attendance in St Fiacc’s- thanks to Ms M.Kavanagh for organising all the prizes for the children.

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Debating in Newtown Dunleckney

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Well done to our Debating Team who competed with Newtown Dunleckney today in their first Debating competition this year. The team did very well and made us all very proud. A big thanks to Ms Coakley and Ms E.Doyle for their organisation and preparation for the event!

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Halloween Safety Visit

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We had a visit from Esmay, our communitygarda last week in 6th class where she had a chat with the senior classes about Fire Safety at Halloween. She also showed how to make a proper arrest which was great fun for all to see. Many thanks to Esmay for visiting the school and we really appreciate her taking the time out of her busy schedule to inform us about risks and hazards at Halloween.

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Maths Week Fun in 4th Class”

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On Friday Ms Kavanagh had some great Maths lessons in her class with the children partaking in Numicon Graph making, Card Games, Izak 9 Challenges and using our Probots for directions and coding. It was a fantastic afternoon and all the children had an awesome time! Thanks Ms Kavanagh for organising.

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Student of the Weeks

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Students of the Week ! Well done guys!

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October- The Month of the Rosary

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At Assembly we are saying our Rosary every Friday morning as October is the month of the Holy Rosary. Our fifth class students made a beautiful display for the school lobby to celebrate this very special month in the Catholic church. Well done for your fantastic display and for coming up with the idea all by yourselves. A huge thanks to Ms Scully for facilitating.

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GAA Blitz

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We had a fantastic GAA Blitz in Graiguecullen Club Grounds today with over 70 children from 4th-6th class taking part. It was great to see new faces try it out. We were also joined by Rhys from the Afterschools who won a Senior Carlow Championship with Eire Og recently and who brought along the cup! A big thanks to Rhys for coming down and best of luck on his travels over the coming months. Thanks to Ms Minnock, Ms O’Toole and Mr Nolan for organising the Blitz.

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Maths Week -Izak 9 Online Webinar

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We had a fantastic Izak 9 Maths session in Ms Canavan’s 4th class yesterday where students worked with the cubes to solve lots of different Maths problems. It was great fun and a great start to Maths Week- other classes will be trying them out next week!

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Students of the Week and New Students Council

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Well done to our students of the week! Also a big shout out to our new Students Council for the coming year and we thanked last years Students Council for all their amazing work in the school at assembly.

 

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Students of the Week

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Well done to our amazing students of the week this week! Maith sibh!

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European Sports Day!

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The sun is out shining on us today for European Sports Day in St Fiacc’s. We have been busy with Co-operative games, Olympic Handball, Tag Rugby, GAA, Soccer, Basketball, hulahoop games, obstacle courses, rounders and much more! A huge thanks to Ms Minnock and the 6th class students for organising a great day!

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GAA Blitz in Clubgrounds

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There ws great activity in Graiguecullen GAA grounds on Friday with the 4th and 5th class boys playing three games each in a blitz against Balliabranna. The girls also had a great game with Ballinabranna on the Juvenile pitch with everybody getting good playing time to practice their skills. Over 75 children took part in total and it was a great success and got more children to try out the sport.

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Student of the Week

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Well done to all our Students of the Week last week! Maith sibh!

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Opening School Mass 2023

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We had a beautiful school mass last Wednesday in St Clare’s church. The school choir were fantastic under the guidance from Ms Kavanagh, Ms Davitt and Mr Kelly. A huge thanks to Fr Dunphy and Cathríona for organising and to all our teachers, staff and students who made it such a special and respectful mass.

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Cumann na mBunscol First Week!

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Well done to our Girls and Boys Teams who had great performances in Cumann na mBunscol this week. The Girls narrowly lost to Ratheniska but played really well scoring more over five goals. The boys had a win against Ballyadams and also played really well. As always both boys and girls teams represented the school so well and played fairly which is always important. Next game is a double header in Abbeyleix on Monday so best of luck in these!

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