The last day of the first term is always an exciting day in our school as we celebrate Halloween Dress-up Day. This year, we had the usual array of colour and accessories and it was a lot of fun having our annual whole-school meet-up in the junior room to admire all our amazing costumes. Happy…
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Sep
Sep
With the weather somewhat disappointing over the summer holidays, the news of very sunny weather in early September brought more than a little happiness and it was great to dress again in our summery clothes. Of course, it was also great to hear the tinkle of the ice-cream van and to be treated to a…
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Jun
Jun
We are all very proud of Ireland Women’s National Team having made it to the Women’s World Cup Final. To show our support, we had a ‘Green Day’ with all of us sporting a bit of green. We really hope our women do well in Australia. Either way, we’ll savour the chance of watching them play…
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Jun
Jun
This week, we decked out in a ‘bit o red’ for the visit of Conor from Sligo Rovers Academy and Helen, Keela, and past pupil, Leah, from Sligo Rovers Women’s Team. After a training session, during which we practised our ball-handling skills, we played a match. Then, we got a few autographs and the girls…
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Jun
Jun
Last week, we welcomed beekeepers, Brian and Joseph, to our school. Brian and Joseph told us lots about bees and beekeeping and we were delighted to get a chance to view lots of bees, including the queen bee, in the observation hive. We learned all about the role of the different bees in the beehive…
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Jun
Jun
This week, we held our annual school sports in glorious sunshine. We had the usual events of running, sack race, egg and spoon, piggy back, wheelbarrow, 3 legged race, etc. We also had lots of fun team events with the competition being ‘mighty’ especially in the tug of war. This year, we included parachute activities…
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Jun
Jun
Last week, Alan and Paul (or the Newport Shepherds) visited our school. This was a really interesting visit as we got the opportunity to learn about the life of a sheep farmer in addition to seeing their sheepdogs, Birch and Mango, at work. Birch is a border collie while Mango is a bearded collie. Both…
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May
May
We had a great day on our school tour to Shannon River Adventure Centre. Both the juniors and the seniors participated in lots of land activities including obstacle race, tug of war, archery, climbing wall, dynamic team games, etc. while the seniors also got a chance to try out water activities, namely kayaking, mud slide…
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Mar
Mar
In St. Joseph’s, we embrace any chance to dress up and, we particularly enjoy St. Patrick’s Day when we celebrate our Irishness by ‘going green’. This year again, there was a great splash of green everywhere and with the gear sorted, we are ready to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in style!
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Feb
Feb
We are delighted to have been chosen as a creative school for the years 2022/2023 and 2023/2024. As part of this programme, we have been awarded funding by the Arts Council to promote creative opportunities in our school. For the year 2022/2023, we will be consulting with our board of management, staff, parents and pupils…