A sincere thank you to all our grandparents who came to St. Patrick’s N.S. from far and wide on Thursday 31st of January as part of Catholic Schools Week. The hall was buzzing, helped by the coffee, tea and refreshments provided by the Parent Association. After being formally welcomed to the school, the sixth class escorts brought the grandparents to visit all the classrooms that their grandchildren were in. They got a chance to see the classes their grandchildren are in and tell the…
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Santa made a pit stop to Slane N.S. this week on his last minute rounds of the planet earth before Christmas Eve. He was very well received by the pupils. He definitely seemed to have been exercising hard this year as his trousers needed adjusting a number of times by his elves to keep them up! All the pupils (and teachers) were very excited to see him. Santa had some tips for Christmas Eve for the pupils (early to bed,…
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On Friday the 30th of November, the annual cake sale took place in the school hall. There was a huge array of cakes, biscuits and buns for pupils, parents and locals to enjoy. The day began in a very civilized manner with tea and coffee for adults but it was all downhill after that with the Parent Association volunteers rushed off their feet serving the pupils in all classes throughout the day. Many thanks to all those who baked and…
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