City of Fate
Over September and October the children in 6th class read the novel ‘City of Fate’ by Nicola Pierce. This novel is based during the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942 and centres around the experiences of two groups of characters at this time. The children really enjoyed reading this novel and learning about the battle and the lives of people during the battle and it was fantastic news when we were invited into Thurles Library on October 7th to meet the author. The children got the opportunity to listen to her and ask her questions. Nicola gave a fantastic visual presentation to the group and...
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Thursday 2nd October the boys in 5th and 6th class were invited into Semple Stadium Thurles for a Gaelic Games promotion day in association with Thurles CBS. Children from the catchment area of Thurles CBS were invited in for an action packed day. The day began with a tour of the stadium where the children were given a little history and background information about different areas of the stadium as well as the opportunity to visit the Tipperary Team changing room. Following on from that it was time for the action as the children were taken through a number of hurling and football drills by...
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Cross Country 2014 On Wednesday 1st October over 70 boys and girls from 3rd to 6th class in Moycarkey National School took part in the annual County Tipperary Primary Schools’ Cross Country Championships. As with previous years it took place at the Crokes Athletic Club in Thurles. The weather stayed fine and all our athletes, after a month of training, gave it their best on the day. The highlight of the day for the school was the victory of Adam O’ Dwyer in the 5th &6th Class Boys Large School Competition. Adam had finished second in this race last year and he was determined to go one...
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GREEN SCHOOLS’ NEWSLETTER September 17th 2014 Green School Committee Our new Green School Committee was formed at the beginning of September. The new members are as follows; Juniors/Seniors- Alan Heffernan Seniors/1st Class Annie Donnelly, Thomas Doyle 2nd/3rd Class –John Fell, Lucy Purcell 3rd/4th Class-Aaron Doyle, Laura McGann 5th Class- Joe Maher, Eve Dardis 6th Class- All of 6thClass are part of the committee. School Walk Our first of two school walks this term will take place on Tuesday the 30th of September. Children from 1st to 6th class may take part. We will meet in the...
read moreMoycarkey-Borris U14 Panel Visit
Last Friday was a very proud day for Moycarkey National School. Some members of the Moycarkey-Borris U14 Panel came to visit the school during assembly on Friday. Some members of the panel included past pupils of our school. They came with an array of silverware that they had won during the year. Some of the competitions were as follows; Peil Competition Feile Competition U14 Mid Final U14 Football and County Championships The Shield Final Past Pupils include; Bill Maher John Coffey John Kirwan Aidan Scott Kyle Shelly(currently in 6th class in Moycarkey National School) Rhys Shelly Daniel...
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