THE BIG BANG THEORYMr Lynch's 2nd Class have been studying FORCE in SCIENCE. They decided to make a Balloon Stand to stand on. Now who would stand on a balloon? What do you think would happen? Yes !!! A BIG BANG! Lets see what happened in Mr Lynch's Class 
Science Fair There was great excitement in school on Tuesday 14th November when 10 INTEL Scientists and Engineers came to our school to adjudicate the Science Fair. 111 children too part in what is a record 41 projects. Hannah 6th Class was the overall winner of the Science Fair competition with her project entitled THE DISPOSABLE TRUTH which was about the real truth behind your disposable coffee cup. This is Hannah's third time winning the school Science fair. The very best of luck to her in the Munster Final and in her Scientific future . Congratulations and Well Done to everyone who took part ...take a bow!  In 2nd Place came THE KINETIC KOASTER which was presented by Roísín, Nicole and Lauren 5th Class. Their ideas came from Physics and dealt with Force.  Special Mention Awards went to a variety of Projects. 1. Hydro Dipping by Logan & Ali 2. Knees by Caoimhe , Edie & Rebecca 3. Which fertilizer is best for growing peas? by Lochlann , Eoin & Evan    We were delighted to welcome back a past pupil Gabriel Denys as an Intel judge for the projects. Gabriel is on the left here. 
       Finally The Award Ceremony
  We would like to extend our congratulations to past pupil Jack Ward Murphy who played for Ireland recently in the Rugby 7’s European Championships U18 in Gdansk Poland. Ireland beat last year’s winners France in the quarter finals. They topped their group early in the tournament going on to be outright winners. Well done Jack and all the team.
John Lonergan will visit the school on Tuesday 15th May @ 7pm to present a talk to parents. John will be accompanied by members of An Garda Síochána and the Community Substance Misuse Team. There is no cost to attend and all are welcome.  On Friday 27th April 2018, Minister for Education & Skills Richard Bruton visited the site of the new school to view the progress being made.
Minister Bruton acknowledged the great work ad complimented the efforts of the Board of Management, Design Team led by Reddy Architecture, and Coolsivna Construction. Phase one of the project is due for completion at the end of the year and pupils and staff will move to the new building then. There was music in the air at Shannon Airport on Tuesday, February 13th, when our school band travelled to perform there, accompanied by Ms. Ní Ghormáin, Ms. Cullinan and Ms. Tuohy. The band participated in the annual School Band Spectacular, along with pupils from Ennis National School, Gaelscoil Mhichíl Cíosóg from Ennis, and Milford National School in Castletroy. The event gave students an opportunity to play for, and with, other students from different schools, as well as for parents, grandparents, and passengers that were passing through the airport. There are 40 children in our band in total, from second class to sixth class. They meet once a week, at lunchtime, to rehearse, and are a very dedicated group. it was a very enjoyable event for the children, their families, and the teachers and principal. Well done to Hannah Fitzpatrick and Katie Moloney on their wonderful achievement of reaching the Grand Final in Dublin this month. Their project 'Do You Know What Cross-Contamination Is? examined the effects of food coming in contact with other substances. Hannah and Katie were presented with a Certificate of Achievement by Dr. Brian Mac Craith, President of DCU, and Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton. Monster Bingo on Sunday 3rd December at 3pm in GAA Club €10,000 in prizes, proceeds will be shared with the school. Tickets €20 and this includes a 12 book. Tickets available from school office.  On Tuesday 8th August 2017 Coolsivan Construction Group Ltd. commenced construction of the new 24 classroom school with SNU. |
