SCOIL CHAITRÍONA
LATEST NEWS
2022-2023
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CUMANN NA mBUNSCOIL WINNERS
Well done to our boys hurling team who were victorious today against Cloverfield and brought the cup back to Scoil Chaitríona. Our girls played their hearts out too but unfortunately it did not go their way. We are so proud that our girls got so far in the competition. Well done again to all.
MORE GOOD NEWS
Our girls camogie team have also gotten through to the Cumann na mBunscoil final. A great achievement for all.
GREAT NEWS FOR SCOIL CHAITRÍONA
22/5/'23 We have lots of good news to share. We are delighted to let you know that our boys hurling team have gotten through to the Cumann na mBunscoil final. Well done to the boys and to Ms. Power for training them.
We are also delighted to share that we have been awarded the Curious Minds Gold Science award for our studies and investigations in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. We couldn't have done this without the cooperation of the children and teachers and we are especially grateful to Ms. O' Dwyer and Ms. Armitage for all their hard work.
Staff and pupils attended the Green Flag award ceremony in Cork last week where we were awarded our Maritime Flag. This was a huge achievement for our school and they all had a wonderful day. We are very proud of our continued work to support and educate our children in protecting our environment.
MARINE ACTION DAY
12/5/'23 To support our Green Flag and our Marine Environment studies we held a special Marine Action Day where the children dressed in blue and white and we supported the Whale and Dolphin Foundation. We can't believe the efforts families went to in supporting this special day. Well done.
COMMUNION CLASS 2023
Congratulations to our second class children who received their First Holy Communion last Saturday, the 6th of May. Our children looked so beautiful and were excellent on the day. A special thanks to Ms. Cregan and Ms. Sheehy for preparing them so well and also to Ms. Armitage. Ms. O' Brien and the children for providing the music on the day.
GREEN FLAG AWARD
Our school has been awarded it's next GREEN FLAG where we focused on the Marine Environment. A huge thank you to Ms. Cregan for her constant efforts to educate our children and promote the protection of the environment.
ACTIVE WEEK 2023
GAMES AND SKILLS
Well done to all our staff and children for organising and participating in this year's Active Week but a special thank you goes to Ms. Sheehy, Ms. Power and Ms. O Dwyer for all their hard work and enthusiasm this year.
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ACTIVE WEEK 2023
PLAYGROUND
How lucky are we that we have a playground just down the road where we can take our children for a bit of fun.
ACTIVE WEEK 2023
STANDING DESKS
This week the children tried standing desks. Standing desks are becoming more popular in the workplace and are proven to have many benefits for your health, posture, energy levels and productivity.
ACTIVE WEEK 2023
SCHOOL WALK
Well done to all our families for their efforts in fundraising for the school. Thankfully the weather was good for our school walk. A big thank you to our Parent's Association for organising this and for the goodie bags at the end of the walk.
ACTIVE WEEK 2023
ARCHERY
Well done to all our children for participating in this year's Active Week. We are a school who works hard to maintain the standards of our Active Flag and we are lucky to have enthusiastic children and teachers to promote active learning and positive attitudes to physical wellness.
This year we tried something new and we were very fortunate to have archery coaches come to the school to introduce the school to this new sport. A special thanks to Richard Meacham for organising this.
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COMMUNITY GAMES WINNERS
Well done to all our winners.
We Are Writers
26/4/'23- Today children get to take home their own copy of the We Are Writers book. The children of Scoil Chaitríona wrote this book and it contains their stories, thoughts and creativity. This is a keepsake for all our families and a project to be proud of.
Upcoming Events
Here are some events to put in your calendar:
>School Walk - 4th of May
>Communion - 6th of May at 1pm.
>Confirmation - 31st of May.
>Junior Tour - 13th of June
>Senior Tour - 14th of June
>Sports Day - 20th of June
>New Infants Day - To be decided
>End of Year Mass - 21st of June
SCOIL CHAITRÍONA'S
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Sports Stars
We are very proud of these two sports stars who attended trials for four weeks in Charleville for Limerick soccer representing Cappamore FC. From the initial 86 players, they were part of the final 22 chosen and now form part of the U11 Limerick Soccer team. Well done Seánie and Liam.
EASTER FUN
in Scoil Chaitríona
We have a lovely tradition of an Easter Egg Hunt in our school. Unfortunately due to the weather we could not have it out doors this year but the Easter Bunny found lots of places to hide our eggs in the classrooms. Many thanks to all who supported our Easter Cake Sale also. We raised a fantastic €520.
Second class make their First Confession
Happy St. Patrick's Day
from all in Scoil Chaitríona
Seachtain na Gaeilge 2023
We had great fun this year for Seachtain na Gaeilge. We had a Tráth na gCeist in our Senior Classes. Bhí céilí mór againn sa chlós and the children were all singing "Is Mise Fear an Cheoil" sa chlós freisin. This is a great occasion to support ár dteanga dhúchais.
Cappamore Welcome Party for our Ukranian Residents
Some of our teachers and pupils at the recent party held by Cappamore Housing Committee.
WORLD BOOK DAY 2023
For World Book Day this year we held a monster table quiz in the school. Great fun was had by all. We also had the Scholastic Book Fair in the school where children could purchase books and enjoy time reading. This year every child wrote a story or a poem and it was published in our own edition of "We Are Writers". These books are available to purchase from the school and are a wonderful keepsake of your children's creativity.
Pancake Tuesday 2023
Pancake Tuesday is always a special occasion in our school to mark the beginning of Lent and this year was no different with the children coming up with very creative designs for their pancakes and they were just as tasty!!
AMBER FLAG
PYJAMA DAY
3/2/'23 - The children had a really special day in support of Liskennett Farm which provides equine assisted therapy for children with autism. Children from Scoil Chaitriona regularly visit Liskennett Farm and enjoy the experience so much. Not only was it a fundraiser but it was also a day for our Amber Flag Initiative which promotes positive mental health in schools. The children had a uniform free day in their comfy pyjamas and were given hot chocolate and a more relaxed day in school with a movie and yoga in the class. It's good to take a break from the books some times. Thank you to Ms. O' Brien for organising this.
PEACE PROMS 2023
Congratulations to all our children and staff who performed in the Peace Proms Concert in UL on the 21st of January in front of a jam packed audience and with a full symphony orchestra. This was an amazing opportunity for our children. Great credit to them for learning off the full repertoire of music and all their dances - even using sign language for one of their songs. Our sincere thanks to Ms. O' Dwyer, Ms. Armitage, Ms. Power and Mary Coffey for teaching all the music and dances and accompanying the children on the day. And also to all the parents who came on the night to support their wonderful children. It was a day they will never forget. What a great way too start off the New Year.
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We wish the whole Scoil Chaitríona community a very Happy Christmas and a Peaceful and Healthy New Year. We will see you back in school on Thursday 5th January 2023. |
CHRISTMAS DRAW
Congratulations to our prize winners at today's Parent's Association Christmas draw.
Our thanks to O' Dwyers and our local Centra for sponsoring our prizes.
1st Prize: €150 - Sandra Healy
2nd Prize: Voucher for Centra €100 - Lisa Corbett
3rd Prize: Voucher for O' Dwyers - Fr. Browne
4th Prize: Voucher for Hayes's Restaurant - Granny Luke
We also had the children's draw and our thanks to all the staff who donated all the prizes for the children. It was a great end to the school year.
SANTA CLAUS CAME TO SCOIL CHAITRIONA
We got a big surprise when Santa arrived on his sleigh to deliver selection boxes to all the boys and girls. He said he would see them soon and they were all on the "NICE" List. Our thanks to our local Centra, Mary Coffey and our Parent's Association for supplying the selection boxes.
PAST PUPIL IS A CHRISTMAS STAR
Over the Christmas, you might get a chance to see the panto Jack and the Beanstalk in the Limetree Theatre in Limerick. It stars our own past pupil Eleanor O' Brien who is playing the leading role.
PANTO IN UL
We had a great day in UL when we went to see the pantomime "Peter Pan" - Oh YES WE DID!! The children got to enjoy a wonderful Christmas tradition with their friends.
CHRISTMAS 2022
What an amazing few weeks we have had in Scoil Chaitríona preparing for Christmas. We have been taking part in the Advent Ceremonies every Saturday night at mass and singing in the choir.
We had our Parent's Association Carol Singing Fundraiser on Saturday 10th and we were thrilled with the children and parents who turned up on a cold Winter's night to spread the spirit of Christmas with the parishioners of Cappamore. Our thanks to Michael O' Brien who accompanied the children on the guitar and added so much to the festive atmosphere
Our highlight this year was our Christmas Pageant - "It's a Miracle" which we performed in St. Michael's Church on Tuesday 13th of December. The children were at their very best and the church was thronged with family and friends who were entertained from the very start. Well done to all involved. A special thanks goes to Brian Sullivan, Aidan's dad, who provided sound and lights on the night and to Josephine Blackwell who took all the lovely photos as well.
New entrants for September 2023.
Please note Scoil Chaitríona will be accepting enrolments for the Junior Infant class of 2023 from the 9th of January 2023. Admissions information and forms are available on the school website in the HOME tab under the POLICIES section.
CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES
Dates for your diary
Advent ceremonies:
Saturday night masses of Advent at 7.30pm
Please be in the balcony by 7.20pm.
Saturday 26th Nov
Saturday 3rd Dec
Saturday 10th Dec
Saturday 17th Dec
Carol Singing
Our Parent's Association have organised a carol singing fundraiser for children, parents and staff before mass on Saturday the 10th of December at 7pm.
Christmas Pageant
Our Christmas Pageant is back this year. The pageant will be performed on Tuesday the 13th of December at 7.30pm in St. Michael's Church.
CHRISTMAS SHOEBOX APPEAL
18/11/'22 Thank you to all our families and friends for supporting the Annual Shoebox Appeal.
SCOIL CHAITRIONA PARENTS ASSOCIATION TABLE QUIZ
11/11/'22 A huge thank you to our Parents Association and all their helpers for a brilliant night in O 'Dwyers in aid of Scoil Chaitríona. It was so good to see so many familiar faces of present and past parents all out enjoying themselves and supporting our school. Thank you so much to Clodagh, Elaine, Sheila and Liz Meacham for all the work they put into the event. It was a great success and raised over €2,000. Thank you to all the people who donated to the quiz and to O' Dwyers for hosting the event.
Some of the staff from Scoil Chaitríona enjoying the table quiz
Story Telling in the Library
9/11/'22 The children really enjoyed the story telling session in our local library. Many thanks to Mark for organising this enjoyable gathering
Heritage in the School Visit
8/11/'22 We had a brilliant visit from Fiona who worked with the senior classes on songwriting using local stories and the junior classes had a sound exploration workshop on the theme of nature.
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2022
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Halloween Dress Up Fun
Halloween Cake Sale
Halloween Games
The children had a brilliant time with the break time Monster Mash disco, Pumpkin Toss, Make a Mummy, What time is it Mr. Wolf, Musical Ghostly Statues, Marshmallow Toss, the Spider's Web Obstacle and Ghoulish Eyeball and Spoon races. We hope the children enjoyed all the fun and games.
Titans of Tae Kwon Do
Congratulations to our own Liam and Seanie for their achievements in Tae Kwon Do over the weekend. We are very proud of you both - well done!
Our Annual School Dinner
13/10/'22 - Today we had our annual school dinner. The children were ready with their bowls and spoons and came back for seconds and thirds of our home cooked pasta bolognese and jelly and ice cream. Many thanks to all our parents who helped out on the day, cooking and serving the food to the children. We hope everyone enjoyed it.
Storytime with Róisín Meaney in the Library
11/10/'22 We had a wonderful time in our local library listening to the well established author Róisín Meaney.
The children were hanging on her every word!
Thank you Róisín & Mark (our librarian)!
The children were hanging on her every word!
Thank you Róisín & Mark (our librarian)!
National Tree Day
6/10'22 - What a great day we had in Curraghchase with our Infant Classes, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th celebrating National Tree Day. We spent the day learning about trees and enjoying being outside in a beautiful forest. We are very grateful to our wonderful guides from Coillte who shared their expertise with us and every family received a lovely holly tree to grow at home.
Cumann na mBunscoil
Gaelic Football 2022
6/10/'22- Well done to all our players who bravely played today against Cloverfield, Bearna, Bohermore and Garrydoolis and showed great teamwork and respect on the playing field. Many thanks to Ms. Sheehy and Ms. Power for training them and to Ms. Power and Simone for bring them to the match today.
European Schools Sports Day 2022 in Scoil Chaitríona
September 30th 2022
We dedicated this day to having fun, playing together and promoting physical activity and health for everyone!!
Well done to our Community Games participants, Aoibheann, Doireann and Riain O' Dwyer in the running and Liam O' Connor in the swimming. Well done on representing Cappamore.
A Fabulous Friday in Scoil Chaitríona
23/9/'22 Last Friday Scoil Chaitríona celebrated it's Opening of the Year Mass and Mercy Day, to honour the contribution the Mercy Sisters have made to Cappamore and to our school since it was established 123 years ago. Our children sang their hearts out and filled the church with song and joy. All our boys and girls did us so proud at mass and were accompanied on the organ by our talented teacher - Ms. Armitage.
As a special treat for the children, Ger's Mobile Farm came to visit the school and all the children were thrilled to be petting the rabbits and chickens, feeding the pig and sheep and taking the donkey and dog for a walk around the yard. It certainly was a Fabulous Friday.
Ms. O' Brien's Class
Ms. Cregan and Ms. Sheehy's Class
Ms. O' Dwyer's Class
Ms. Armitage's Class
Mrs. Smith's Class
Ms. Sadlier's Class
Roald Dahl Day September 13th
We had so much fun celebrating Roald Dahl day again this year. We were amazed at the level of detail parents and children and even teachers put into their costumes. What a glorious day we had celebrating with Matilda, Miss Honey, Ms Trunchbull, Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood, Charlie Bucket, Grandpa Joe, Willy Wonka, The BFG and Sophie, the Fantastic Mr and Mrs. Fox and all the farmers. Well done to one and all - it was Whoopsy Whiffling Frothbuggling day!!!!!
Next Tuesday the 13th of September is Roald Dahl Day and we will be immersing ourselves in activities based on the books of Roald Dahl. We encourage you make home made costumes to add to the day. Check out this website for ideas: https://www.theschoolrun.com/roald-dahl-dressing-up-costumes
A warm welcome back to our children and staff for the new school year and a special welcome to all our new students in Ms. O' Brien and Mrs. Smith's classes. Just a reminder that the school will close next Tuesday 6th September at 12pm for a staff meeting.
Back to school 2022
We are approaching the end of our summer holidays and we hope you are all refreshed and ready to return to school on Wednesday 31st of August. In advance of this we would like to share some important news with you. During the summer we appointed some new staff members.
Natasha O' Brien - Jnr and Snr Infants
Laura O' Dwyer - 3rd and 4th Class
Marie Armitage - 5th and 6th Class
Marie Power - Special Education Teacher
Síle Kilbane - Shared Special Education Teacher
Sharon Fetton - SNA
Laura Holmes - SNA
We are delighted to welcome our new staff members to our growing team and look forward to them sharing their talents with us and building relationships in the school community.
Just a reminder that all Junior Infant children will be collected at 12pm from Wednesday the 31st August until Friday 17th September. Also the children in Mrs. Smith's class will be going home at 12pm for the month of September.
Please make sure you have all your children's school books and that they are covered in plastic and labelled. Booklists are on the school website on the HOME page. Uniforms are available from Fennessy's on William St.
