On Tuesday 31st May and Wednesday 1st June, we welcomed all our incoming Junior Infants to a Teddy Bears’ Picnic. It was lovely to see all the new faces smiling in the sunshine. Teddies, bubbles and music greeted all the girls. A huge thank you to the girls from Fourth Class for all their help. Mrs O’Neill, Miss Quinn and Mrs O’hEithir are all looking forward to September and have lots of nice things planned. Continue reading…
Congratulations to the pupils in Sixth Class who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on 31st May. Thank you to Ms. Ivory, Miss Duke, Mrs McAra and all who helped make this day so special for everyone.
Congratulations too to all the pupils in Second Class who received their First Holy Communion on Saturday 14th May. Thank you to Mrs McCarthy, Mrs McKenna, Ms Butler and all who helped make this day so special for everyone.
Sixth Class Retreat
Sixth class students were delighted to welcome Sr Antoinette to our school on Friday, May 20th.
Sr Antoinette facilitated a wonderful retreat for our students, in preparation for their Confirmation on the 31st of May.
They had great fun at the retreat which incorporated dance, song, art and discussions.
Thank you Sr Antoinette for a lovely, memorable day!
Everyone was very excited about Seachtain na Gaeilge this year. Lots of lovely activities took place, from colouring competitions to scavenger hunts! A big thank you to Miss Duke, Miss Kavanagh and Mrs McGovern for organising the events. Another big thank you to Ian who had the school looking great…lots of flags and bunting made Seachtain na Gaeilge extra special this year.
Here are a sample of the activities we enjoyed:
We had a huge response to the Texaco Art Competition 2022 in Presentation Primary this year. Classes from 2nd to 6th put their artistic hats on to create original pieces. These have all been sent away to the competition for judging. Here is a selection of the work created from different classes…
World Book Day was a great success on Thursday 3rd March. Pupils celebrated the day by dressing up as a character from their favourite book. They also enjoyed a ‘Story Walk’ around the School garden. The focus text for the walk was The Vanishing Lake by Paddy Donnelly. Thank you to Miss Lyons for organising a great day for everyone.
The Active School Committee ran a small ‘Focus on Fitness’ initiative for February.
The initiative included 5 fitness activities across each week. Well done to everyone for taking part!
There was a great air of anticipation at school during December. We spotted lots of Christmas crafts and surprises around the school grounds each day. A big thank you to Ms. Stones and Ger for organizing the displays
Mrs McAra’s Sixth Class we’re busy spreading Christmas cheer throughout the school by painting some festive designs on some of the windows. It was a fun filled festive activity for everyone.
Everyone was very excited about the giant Advent Calendar. All classes enjoyed opening one of the doors to see what was inside!!
Mrs O’Mara led a beautiful Christmas prayer service on the day of the holidays. The service was made extra special with beautiful music from Ms. Tobin and Ms. Butler. Thank you to the readers and choir too.
Science Week took place during 7th -14th of November. Classes engaged in investigations, Zooms and experiments. Great fun was had by all. I’m sure you would agree that we have some budding scientists on our hands!
Check out our video by clicking Science Week 2021
Congratulations to Annabelle Murphy from Senior Infants who is a prize winner in a “Maths Eyes” competition held by Waterford Education Centre. They received a huge response and the standard was very high so many congratulations and well done on this achievement. Well done Annabelle!
Well done to Ella who competed in the World Irish Dance Championships in Killarney from all of us here in the Presentation. We are proud of you Ella!
Congratulations to Candice, Sophie and Lily Ellen who are our Under 12 County Camogie Champions! Well done girls. We are so proud of you.
We are also extremely proud and inspired by our very own Katie from Mrs McAra’s Class. Katie was captain of the Under 12’s Portlaw Soccer team who won their Under 12’s tournament. Congratulations Katie!!
All pupils and staff celebrated Presentation Day this year through Zoom. Mrs O’Mara led a special prayer service with some lovely singing from the choir to mark the occasion. Thank you to Ms. Tobin who came back to help us today. Over the last few weeks, we learned about Nano Nagle and how she went ‘one step beyond’. Our question is…. how can we go ‘one step beyond’?
Listen to our beautiful choir sing ‘One Step Beyond’…
Halloween was in the air at school on Friday 22nd October. Lots of witches, ghosts, pumpkins, fairies, clowns and princesses were seen roaming around the corridors and garden. Halloween games took place throughout the day and the highlight was a Halloween Scavenger Hunt which was created by Mrs. McAra’s Sixth Class. A big thank you to everyone who took part in our Halloween Dress-Up Day. Happy Halloween…….
Miss Duke’s 6th Class were super busy during Maths week, we really enjoyed it! Our theme for the week was ‘bringing Maths to life’.
We loved taking part in our jigsaw relays – they challenged us on multiplication tables. So much fun!
We got to help Miss Duke with her Christmas shopping – she gave us a description of a child, their likes and dislikes, a Smyths catalogue and a budget. We had so much fun preparing a gift guide for each child. We even made sure she had change!
We love Maths trails and challenges, we decided to create our own ‘Solve me’ puzzles which had an ’emoji’ equation inside. We have placed them around the school and encouraged students to get involved!
Mrs McCarthy’s girls from Second Class had great fun playing Maths games and engaging in hands on Maths work for Maths Week 2021.
Mrs McAra’s girls enjoyed lots fun Maths challenges. They made a shopping list for a child’s birthday on a budget while making sure to buy items that fit their interests. Great fun for all.
Pupils from Presentation Primary School have once again taken up the challenge of becoming ‘Picker Pals’. This programme was launched by Cllr Joe Kelly, Mayor of City and County of Waterford. WLR FM reported on this initiative. Click Picker Pals to read all about it.
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Congratulations to pupils who received The Sacrament of Confirmation recently. May the Holy Spirit light your way.
Congratulations also to the pupils who received their First Holy Communion. Thank you to all who helped make these days so special for everyone.
Author David Donohue officially opened our new school library on World Book Day, March 7th. We also invited Paula from the Book Centre to thank her for all her help. David Donohue also spoke to Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Classes, reading from his books and answering questions. We all really enjoyed World Book Day.
