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School Life
School of Sanctuary
February 2025
We were delighted to be invited to TU Dublin this February to receive our award. It was a very special day for our school community. Ten of our student ambassadors travelled with Mrs O’ Mara and Ms. Duke to this special ceremony, where we were officially awarded our Champion School of Sanctuary Status. Our student ambassadors shared our school’s journey through poetry, alongside one other primary school & eight secondary schools! The girls were delighted to meet Aishah Akeorede who commended the girls on their brilliant presentation and their wonderful attitude.
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Green Schools
Green Schools
Green-Schools, known internationally as Eco-Schools, is an international environmental education programme, environmental management system and award scheme that promotes and acknowledges long-term, whole school action for the environment through the implementation of the Seven Step Methodology.
We have a proud tradition here in Presentation Primary School of participating in the Green Schools initiative. We began the Green schools programme in 2005 and to date have successfully achieved the following flags:
- Litter and waste
- Energy
- Water
- Travel
- Biodiversity
- Global Citizenship: Litter and Waste
- Global Citizenship: Energy
We are busy preparing for our next An Taisce Green Schools Flag. Global Citizenship Marine Environment.
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Active School
March 2022
The Presentation Camogie team had their first match of the league yesterday, students from 5th and 6th Class came together to represent the school.
The girls put on an excellent display of camogie against the Ursuline. The Ursuline were victorious on the day by just two points! We are super proud of our team and cannot wait to follow their journey over the next couple of months.
Well done to all involved, we look forward to welcoming Ballygunner NS next week to the Pres!
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Sports News
March 2024
Well done to the girls who participated in a basketball tournament on the 21st March. All girls played their hearts out. Well done girls!
2023
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!
March…
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.
After playing five tough matches they got through to the semifinals and were narrowly beaten by a strong Mercy team.
Well done girls!
January…
A massive well done to our wonderful indoor camogie team who took part in the Cuman na mBunscoil Indoor Blitz on 25th January in the Carrickpherish Sports Hub.
The girls came together today for the first time and worked so well as a team! They had two matches against Gaelscoil na nDeise and Gaelscoil Port Láirge and they came away with a win and a loss, a super achievement for our new team.
A wonderful day out and a great start to the 2023 camogie season!
5th Class was represented by Eve B, Eve D, Ella M, Keeley R & Abbie M.
4th Class was represented by Paulina K, Hannah O, Emily P, Zoey B & Ana K.
More Sports News…
A very busy time for the pupils of the Presentation Primary School this January! Students from our school were Irish dancing all over the country! There was no stopping our students, with lots of firsts, medals, trophies and personal achievements. Well done girls & keep up the wonderful dancing.
Members of the under 12 & 14 De La Salle camogie teams were presented with their county medals at the Camogie Awards night on Saturday. No doubt we will see some of these girls playing in Croke Park in years to come! #FutureAllStars. We are so proud of you all!!
General Sports Information:
Swimming – Pupils from 1st to 6th Class attend swimming lessons in Waterford Crystal Swimming pool each year. Each class completes an eight week session
Dancing – Pupils get the opportunity to enjoy Zumba classes each year.
Gaelic Games – GAA assists with the coaching of 4th, 5th and 6th Class in Gaelic Football in consultation with teachers in the school. Our teams take part in inter-school matches each year in Gaelic football and camogie, coached by various teachers and where possible, a coach.
Basketball – Pupils in 5th and 6th Classes are coached in basketball with qualified coaches. These teams also take part in inter-school matches and blitzes.
Cycling – Pupils in 5th Class also get the opportunity to learn Safe Cycling skills while undertaking a 6 week course in the yard with qualified instructors.
Gymnastics – Pupils are taught gymnastics skills by qualified instructors from Waterford Gymnastics Club.
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Class Activities
Throughout the school year our pupils participate in a wide range of activities chosen to support and enhance the school curriculum.
Gallery
The gallery page includes an assortment of pictures taken from various events, occasions and school life in general.
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