Homework Activities during school closure
I will continue to post activities each week for all of my 6th class girls . I will try to keep the activities as straight forward as possible so they are easy to follow but also beneficial. I will also post the answers to the work for you to self correct. I will also ask for some of your work to be sent to me each week and I will give you feedback on this work. Keep following the advice of our medical experts with regard to hand washing and social distancing and I will see you all soon. In the meantime take care, keep up with your reading and keep safe and well.
Mrs. McCartan
Confirmation on Thursday 5th March
The big day is almost here with only a few days to go! Confirmation will be at 11 am on Thursday 5th March. The girls are busy practising their singing and prayers in preparation for the big day. Looking forward to seeing you all on Thursday!
Spelling Bee Competition
We held our Spelling Bee competition in school this week to choose our representative to go to Trim on the 11th March for the county Spelling Bee final. Well done to Gloria who represented our class in the school spelling bee final. It was an exciting final and we are so proud of Gloria for getting into the school final. Great job Gloria!
Confirmation Retreat and Talk
The sixth class girls visited Emmaus Retreat Centre in Swords recently to enjoy some reflective time with singing, prayers and discussion about Confirmation. They had a great day and are really looking forward to a lovely Confirmation Day on the 5th March. We also had a visit from Fergus Grimes and Fr. Joseph and they both talked to the girls about taking The Pledge as part of the Confirmation ceremony. Not long to go now! Mass on Saturday 29th February at 6pm will be the last preparation Mass for confirmation. There is also a practice for sponsors and students after this Mass. If a sponsor cannot be there a parent can be present instead and inform the sponsor of what is expected on the day of Confirmation.
Student Council Art Competition
The student council have organised an art competition for the school this month and each class sends one entry to the final judging competition. The competition theme is "Space." The winning entry from our class is by Isabelle! Congratulations Isabelle on a wonderful piece of art and best of luck in the final competition!
Chess Tournament
Emma and Abbie had a great day out recently when they represented our school in a chess tournament. It was hosted in Gaeilscoil an Bhreadán Feasa and the girls had an opportunity to play against children from other local schools. Thanks to Ms. Colgan for organising the tournament. The girls really enjoyed it and played well!
Credit Union Quiz
Well done to Dania and Emma who both represented our school in the Credit Union Quiz last Friday 31st January. They were on the senior team and came third in the competition and were only a point behind the joint first placed teams. We are so proud of the girls for their great achievement and applaud them for all of their hard work and effort!
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you all and welcome back to school. This is going to be a busy few months ahead so we need to make sure we are all working hard to make our last few months in Réalt na Mara great. We need to keep our focus on our work as entrance exams are coming up shortly and we still have lots of new things to learn. Keep up with the learning homework in particular and it is very important to do it every night. This will help you to be organised for Secondary school and not let things go until the last minute! Keep smiling and remember to be respectful and responsible as we are the role models in school for the younger children. Keep up the great work!
Christmas Carol Service
Well done to all of the girls who attended the carol service on the 17th December. You all sang so beautifully and it was a lovely night! Get well soon to all the girls who were sick and couldn't be there.
Ballymagarvey Fundraiser for school!
Don't forget we have our big fundraiser for our school in the beautiful Ballymagarvey house this Thursday 5th December. It will be a spectacular night of entertainment from The Garda Band and we will be treated to a drinks reception in the Manor House first. An amazing night is in store. If you don't have your tickets the last few remaining tickets are on sale in the school office this week or on eventbrite.ie.
Well done to all of the 6th class girls who are selling tickets for the raffle. With so many amazing prizes make sure you buy your raffle tickets before Thursday. Tickets are €5 per strip. All proceeds to the school.
Book Fair
The book Fair is taking place in the school Hall this week. Don't forget to pop down to have a look!
Parent-teacher meetings take place this week. They will take place in our classroom. Looking forward to meeting everyone!
Confirmation Mass
Our first parish Mass for the build up to Confirmation is on Saturday 16th November in Mornington Church at 6pm. Don't forget to bring your commitment certificate to Mass with you! We will see you there!
St. Colmcilles Minor team visit
Some of the lads from the St.Colmcilles minor team along with their coaches came to show off their two trophies that they won recently. We gave them a great reception in the school hall and got some photos with the cups. Well done to all of the lads!
Science Week is this week and we have lots of exciting experiments taking place!
Halloween holidays
Happy Halloween to all my lovely 6th class girls! I hope you have a fantastic Halloween and enjoy your break. Well done for all of the hard work you have put in for the first two months of 6th class. Lots of work still be done and lots of fun things planned for the next few months too! Be safe !
Mrs. McCartan
Credit Union Art Competition
Huge congratulations to Dania who has won 1st prize in the Drogheda Credit Union Art Competition in the category for 11-13 year olds. The theme of this year's competition was 'Walk of Life'. Dania created a wonderful charcoal piece which included a woman walking through a desert scene carrying a jug on her head. She truly is a deserving winner. Her creation was beautiful. Well done Dania! We are so proud of you!
Confirmation Meeting
Confirmation Meeting for parents will be on Monday 14th October at 7pm in the boy's school hall. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Ladies Football Final in Croke Park
If you are travelling to Croke Park on Sunday with us don't forget to be at school at 11:30 on Sunday 15th!! We will be home about 6pm. We wish Ms. Byrne and the Meath Ladies team the very best of luck! An Mhí Abú!!
Basketball
-Basketball starts back on the 12th of September with Coach Ciarán. After school basketball starts the same day.
-A Warm Welcome Back to School!
Fáilte go Rang a Sé!! It is great to be back! I am looking forward to working with a lovely new class this year. I am so impressed with you for your first few days back at school. You are showing great initiative already and I know it is going to be a great year! There's lots of wonderful things to look forward to in 6th class. You have more responsibility and I know you are well able for it. Looking forward to a happy, fun-filled and productive year with you all. Work hard and enjoy!
Mrs. McCartan
Mrs. McCartan