Anti-Bullying Policy 2023 – 2024
The notification regarding the Annual Review of the Anti-Bullying Policy along with the Anti-Bullying Policy 2023 – 2024 can be read by clicking the Policies tab above.
The notification regarding the Annual Review of the Anti-Bullying Policy along with the Anti-Bullying Policy 2023 – 2024 can be read by clicking the Policies tab above.
Notification regarding the Board of Management’s Review of the Child Safeguarding Statement and the Child Safeguarding Statement 2023 are available on the ‘Parents’ tab at the top of the page.
This school week is dedicated to “Friendship” which as you know is so important for our wellbeing. During this week, our pupils are engaging in and enjoying all sorts of activities as we focus on what it means to be a friend and to have friends. Throughout the school, classes at all levels are involved in fun activities like “secret friends”, “happy hampers” and recipes for friendship. Random acts of kindness are flourishing.
Friendship is the theme for art and music activities. Our infant pupils have been getting to know their buddies in senior classes as they enjoy many fun lessons together.
Thursday 21st September is also World Gratitude Day and expressing gratitude daily is a very important ingredient for wellbeing and happiness. Each class has been given a flower on which to draw or write something they are grateful for.
And on that note, I would like to express my gratitude for the support you give me and the staff of Presentation Primary School. I am so thankful to be part of this wonderful community of parents, guardians, staff and pupils.
Anne Marie O’Mara
The Annual Admissions Notice in respect of admissions to the 2024 – 2025 school year is now available. Click on the ‘Parents’ tab above to access the document.
As always, a new school year brings new ideas and initiatives. I have attached an information leaflet from the Department of Education about the new school curriculum.
While the attached leaflet is in English, it includes links to where you will find the information translated into other languages for your convenience.
Our camogie team and their coaches met with the Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education Thomas Byrne who visited Walsh Park on Friday 2nd June. Minister Byrne was accompanied by our local Minister Mary Butler amongst others and spoke very encouragingly to the girls about the importance of their participation in sport. Our girls were the first to sit in the new seats in the newly renovated stand and even got to have a few pucs on the playing field.
The 4th, 5th and 6th Class girls who took part in after school athletics training with Ms. O’Connor, Ms. Nugent and Mrs. Morgan were visited by Olympic athlete Phil Healy. Ms O’Connor is a training partner of Phil’s so she organised for Phil to come and visit the girls. Phil spoke to the girls about her journey as an athlete, her training, her nutrition, and her journey to the Olympic games. Phil finished her visit by doing relay races with the girls and signing some autographs on Irish flags. The girls loved meeting an Olympic athlete and learned so much about the sport. Thank you Phil!
Congratulations to Eve, Aoife, Molly, Kassie, Grace, Zuzanna, Abbie, Charli, Lily Ellen, Nicole, Lisa-Jane and Sorcha who sang so beautifully as part of the National Children’s Choir at the National Concert Hall, Dublin on 29th May. Presentation Primary School was the only Waterford school represented at the event. Many, many rehearsals took place before the big night. A super experience for everyone and lots of happy memories were made. A huge thank you to the teachers involved in the preparation for this event. Work started in September and continued to the regional concert and right up to the finale on May 29th. Well done to everyone!
Congratulations to our Second Class pupils who made their First Communion on Saturday 6th May. Many thanks to their teachers who prepared them so well for this very special occasion in their lives.
The Presentation camogie team, which is made up of 4th, 5th and 6th Class girls, have gotten their 2023 season underway!
The first game saw our team come up against a strong and physical team from St Ursula’s, the girls fought for every ball and played with fierce determination, coming back from being twelve points down at half time, to being beaten by just one goal at the final whistle. An excellent come back from the girls, who were so unlucky on the day.
Friday saw our team line out against Holy Cross in Cleaboy. They put on a super performance and really worked together as a team. They won on a final score of 9-4 to 1-3. It was a great team effort and all 21 girls played a part on the day, while also having great fun!
A special thank you goes to our 5th and 6th class supporters! We loved your posters and chants on the side-lines
Huge congratulations to everyone on the team. We are so so proud of you. Pres Abú!
Congratulations to Charli Hearne, Eve Butler and Shannon Rose McAra who performed in the Theatre Royal as part of the cast of ‘Encore! The Tops of the Town.’ This was a semi professional production and they were fabulous!
Congratulations to Sadie, Eve, and Grace from Fifth Class and to Ali and Aria from Third Class who took part in the Irish Dancing World Championships in Killarney recently.
HSCL teachers from Presentation Primary and Secondary, St. Paul’s Primary and Secondary, Portlaw N.S. and St. Saviour’s Primary School ran a competition to design a logo ‘Say No to Vaping’. The competition was open to pupils from 5th Class, 6th Class and First Years. HSCLs are working in partnership with parents on compiling information on a padlet which can be accessed through a QR code on a ruler with the winning logo!
Ms Mc Govern (HSCL) is delighted to announce that both the winner and runner-up are both from the Presentation Primary School. The winning logo is designed by Ava Regan with Sorcha Langford as runner-up. Both pupils are from Ms McAra’s 6th Class. Congratulations to both girls.
Ava’s entry will now be printed on 600 rulers for the 5th, 6th and 1st Year classes of the participating schools.
Well done to all who participated in the competition.
Congratulations to our 6th Class pupils who celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation on Friday 24th March. A huge thank you to their teachers Mrs McAra, Miss Duke and Miss Power who worked so hard in preparing the girls for this special day.
Well done to the pupils from 4th and 5th Class who sang so beautifully in the choir.
Congratulations to our fantastic basketball team who represented our school so well in the Waterford City Annual Basketball Blitz in the Mercy Secondary School on 14th March.
We celebrated Seachtain na Gaeilge during March. Many activities celebrating Irish tradition and culture were enjoyed by our pupils. We had a Tóraíocht around the garden, a Cinnín Óir agus na Trí Bhéar Scéal Trail, Gaeilgeoir na Seachtaine and many more fun activities.
Our Lá Glas took place on Wednesday 15th March. Some classes held a small parade on the bottom corridor. All pupils enjoyed taking part in the school ceilí and ceolchoirm.
A huge thank you to Mrs O’Dwyer, Miss Hennebry and all other helpers for organising this special week everyone.