Local History Trail
The children from 5th and 6th recently went on a local history trail. First stop was Leithmore in Two-Mile Borris where we visited the ruins of a monastic settlement. Liam Hayes, the owner of the land was generous enough to give us all a free sample of his yogurts. They were delicious. We then visited Moycarkey Castle and were able to go into the castle. Next , we paid a visit to the local church and graveyard. A great day was had by all. ...
read moreRugby Tournament in Cashel
On Thursday, the 9th of June, 5th and 6th class went to Cashel Rugby Club to take part in a tag rugby blitz. Schools from all over Co. Tipperary took part. We had two teams taking part, the Eagles and the Rabbits. Both teams played very well. The Eagles were knocked out at the quarter final stage. The Rabbits made it to the final and were victorious over Clogheen. Our captain, Dean O’Connor received a prize of a signed Munster jersey. A huge thank you to Ed Leamy for organising the...
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The children from 5th and 6th class recently participated in the National Children’s Choir in the Premier Hall on May 10th. It was a fantastic occasion for the school and the concert was enjoyed by all! Here are two accounts of the event from Holly Tobin, 5th Class and Megan Lahart, 6th. “5th and 6th class recently took part in the Cor na nOg concert on the 10th of May in the Preimer Hall, Thurles. We had four practices prior to the concert inthe Presentation Primary School. We learnt 16 songs in total , my favourite song being “Adimeus”. On Monday the 9th, we...
read moreNational Children’s Choir Concert in the Premier Hall.
The children from 5th and 6th class recently participated in the National Children’s Choir in the Premier Hall on May 10th. It was a fantastic occasion for the school and the concert was enjoyed by all! Here are two accounts of the event from Holly Tobin, 5th Class and Megan Lahart, 6th. “5th and 6th class recently took part in the Cor na nOg concert on the 10th of May in the Preimer Hall, Thurles. We had four practices prior to the concert inthe Presentation Primary School. We learnt 16 songs in total , my favourite song being “Adimeus”. On Monday the 9th, we...
read morePoetry Competition
We held a poetry competition last week entitled “The Way to School”. There was a very high standard in the competition and well done to all! The 5th class winner was Saoirse O’Meara and the 6th class winners were Michael O’ Callaghan and Caolan Noonan. Click on the link below to read the poems. The poems were based on Stanley Cook’s poem “Way to School”. The way to School Poetry Competition
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