We had a very busy May assembly this week in the school hall, hosted by senior infants and helped by some king 5th class pupils.

‍First we sang Ámhrán na bhFiann.

Mr. O'Donnell then had some school news including:

He welcomed Cheryl, our new hot school meal operative with The Lunch Bag.

He also showed the pupils the plan for the new outdoor play structure on the senior yard. This is being made possible by fundraising from the Parent's Association.

Ms. Gerrard then spoke to the children about recent events involving pupils from our school.

Our school team quiz who qualified for the All Ireland finals in the RDS got a big round of applause

As did J and C, who represented Meath in an All Ireland soccer final in Kilkenny recently

CMcG also told the assembly about her day playing for Meath in the Cumann na mBunscol blitz matches against Louth recently. One of our SNAs, Niamh's daughter was also on her team!

R and C were also celebrated for competing in Leinster tennis finals recently, for Stackallen Tennis Club

Next up were May birthdays agus Gaeilgeoirí na Míosa do mí Bealtaine

Wellbeing Committee News

Our wellbeing committee had some really interesting news from their Bí Cineálta follow up survey. More pupils now know what an upstander is and how an upstander can help reduce bullying behaviour. They also announced that the Quiet Area on the yard is being extended to all pupils in senior classes at breaks every day.

The Green Team

The Green Team also updated us on the litter league, which is happening around the school. The school is currently litter free, which is a great success. We will also have a Green Day in June with litter picking with Slane Tidy Towns and planting activities.

News From Around The Classes

3rd class have begun learning about Mexico and the Aztecs. In Art, they have been weaving and printmaking.

4th class are going on tour tomorrow.

6th class received their class hoodies. They look great. They are working hard on their yearbooks. They are learning about the difference between developed and developing countries. They started reading their novel Holes.

1 st class released the butterflies, there were 3 of them. They were called Messi, Cookie and paddy. They were beautiful painted lady butterflies.

5th class made tie-dye t-shirts and learned a new song.

Mrs. Goulding’s class are learning about the zoo. Their favourite animals are the penguins and elephants.

2nd class celebrated their communion. They did lots of artwork in preparation for the big day. They created their own recipes and used Canva to bring them to life. They tried making them at home. They were yummy!

Junior Infants went on a school trip to Newgrange. They had lots of fun!

South Africa Project

Next we had some pupils with South African heritage speaking about the country. They had lots of really interesting facts and information about food, languages, wild animals, beautiful places to visit and fun facts. We did not know, for example, that South Africa has both lions and penguins!

Senior Infants News and Presentations

Senior Infants are learning about camping and the outdoors in Aistear this month. They did a scavenger hunt and a maths trail around our school. They created campfires in Art. They are enjoying the lovely weather. They made ice pops in Art using crepe paper. They are so colourful. They have been helping the Green Team do Litter League. They use a litter picker, gloves and bin bag to pick up litter around the school. They are looking forward to Green Day on Thursday June 11th .

Assembly Helpers

Thank you to our three 5th class assembly helpers this month

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Our final assembly of the year will be late in June.