Our March assembly was held last week. 4th class choir treated us to a performance of two of their songs which they performed earlier in the week with The Cork National Children's Choir. Everyone was so proud of the work that the children and their teachers put into learning and performing the songs.
The kindness award for the month went to two girls from 4th class, while Ms Coleman had some special awards for some girls who made a big effort while helping planting some flowers that we will see sprouting up around the school in the next few weeks.
The children from 1st class had a very important quote of the month.
Ms. Murray told the younger classes about the "in it to win it" initiative, where children from infants will have to the chance to enter a draw for an Easter Egg by coming into school for the next two weeks.
2nd class ended the assembly with a beautiful performance of a "Million Dreams" which was enjoyed by the whole school.
The whole school enjoyed a Lá Glas to celebrate St. Patrick's day. The children dressed up with a splash of green before enjoying Irish dancing during the day.
Twenty of our pupils from Junior Infants to Sixth Class won the 100 Days Attendance Challenge by being in school everyday for the first hundred days of the 2018/2019 school year. As a reward they went bowling in the Leisure Plex.
The children enjoyed pancakes this week. Some classes made their own batter before cooking them the following day. While other classes enjoyed trying out different toppings on their pancakes. I think that everyone was in agreement though that they tasted delicious.
North Pres celebrated World Book Day 2019 in style. Many of our children and teachers dressed up as characters from their favourite books. Thirty senior infant and first class parents participated in C.A.P.E.R. (Children and Parents Enjoying Reading) in the morning. Afterwards the first and fourth classes walked to Waterstones to buy a book using their World Book Day vouchers. In the afternoon the older children visited the classes of the younger children and they all sat down and read together.
The monthly assembly for February was held this week. There was a special award for a 6th class girl for the superb job that she did when she was a Lunchtime Pal before Christmas. Senior Infants performed a song about the animals in the jungle. Ms. Murray told the school about the upcoming Dress up day for World Book day. The Health Promoting School committee had some very exciting news for the classes about the upcoming Brunch Club where each class in the school will get a day to go to the Parent's room and enjoy some nice treats. It also will give them a chance to chat with the classmates in a relaxed setting. Ms. Whelton's 2nd class had our quote for the month reminding us to just be ourselves. The Kindness awards for the month went to children in the Junior Infant classes. Their teachers picked these children as they showed kind gestures to their classmates. Ms. Murray also called up the 20 children who missed no school during the 1st 100 days of the school year. These children will enjoy a trip bowling in the coming weeks.
Second Class participated in Maths for Fun. Ten families got involved in this numeracy initiative. We had mums, dads and aunts who all came into Ms Whelton's Class to play Maths games with the girls.
2nd class have been extremely busy lately. Just before the Christmas Holidays they took the opportunity to use some of the facilities in the school and went making Rocky Road. They really enjoyed tasting it after making it.
Since returning in January they have been putting their scientific skills to work. First by investigating how salt melts ice. Then by seeing which material keeps water warm the longest.
Our monthly assembly for January was held recently. Ms. O Leary's class told the school about an aspiring St. Brigid and how she never gave up. The Kindness award for the month was given out. Ms.Byron's class performed a lovely poem and song in Irish as well as showing the school some of their Irish dancing skills.
The school football team took part in the Sciath na Scol football final recently against the girls from Padre Pio school. The whole school got involved in the build up with some of the older classes busy making plaits to show their support for the team. On the day the whole school was out to give the team a guard of honour on their way to the match. The girls from 2nd class up went to the match to support the team and cheer them along.
The team played their hearts out and left everything out on the pitch but unfortunately it wasn't their day with Padre Pio winning the match.
The whole school are incredibly proud of the team and the effort that they put in on the day and with all the training coming up to the match.
