Rang a Sé received the sacrament of Confirmation on Sunday, April 21st in St. Tierney’s Church, Roslea. We would like to congratulate Aaron McDonagh, Aoibhínn Leonard, Calum Sherry, Chloe McCarville, Darragh Croarkin, Emily Connolly, Gerard Reilly, Jennifer Olasz, Kai McDonnell, Orlaigh Behan, Paige Smyth and Sam McGorman on receiving the sacrament of Confirmation. Many thanks to Ms Graham and Ms Fitzpatrick who helped prepare the children for the sacrament.
Soccer
We would like to congratulate the boys and girls that took part in the FAI School Soccer. They showed great enthusiasm and skills. We would like to thank Ms Graham and Shane McCarville for giving up his time to coach and to attend the games.
Annual Race Night
A huge congratulations to our wonderful Parents’ Association on their Annual Race Night on Saturday, April 13th. The success of this school fundraiser is a huge credit to the current Parents’ Association – Síle McDonagh, Anne Flynn, Sandra McGorman, Lorraine Aughey, Olivia Cadden and Sarah-Jane Reilly. To our main sponsor, Clones Credit Union and all the many, many businesses and individuals who were so generous in their sponsorship, we are so grateful of your support and generosity, none of which goes unnoticed. Thank you also to those who bought horses for the auction race. And finally, to you the parents, we thank you for your hard work in selling tickets and your attendance on the night. All there will agree it was such a lovely atmosphere. It really is wonderful to see all gathered with that shared purpose of supporting our local school, so that the pupils have the best experiences possible. Winners in the raffle were as follows: First Prize: Joey Larmer Second Prize: Anna-Louise Galligan Third Prize: Ethan McPhillips 4th Prize - Spot Prize: Katelyn McCormick 5th Prize - Spot Prize: Aodhán Hand
Cross Country
Well done to all the boys and girls that took part in the Monaghan Schools’ Cross Country Meet. It was a very mucky but fun event, the children really showed great grit and enthusiasm. A special mention to Julia Jordan, who was a very deserving medal winner.
'Design a Cover' results
On Thursday, March 21st we were delighted to welcome Sile McDonagh and Sandra McGorman from our Parents’ Association, who came to the school to announce the winners of the ‘Design a Cover’ competition. There was great excitement as they announced group winners who were: First Class: Doneta Puskoriute, Eimear Galligan and Sasha Genoe Second/Third Class: Anabela Merkelyte, Selina Munawar and Holly Jordan Third/Fourth Class: Méabh Leonard, Abbie Treanor and Jamie Connolly Fifth/Sixth Class: Emily Connolly, Millie Jordan and Orlaith Behan
Each class winner was presented with an Easter Egg and then the overall winner was announced. We were delighted to see Emily Connolly, Rang a Sé, as this year’s design winner. We look forward to seeing Emily’s design used as posters to promote the event and as the front cover of the Race Night booklet.
Seachtain na Gaeilge
We celebrated Seachtain na Gaeilge (Irish Week) from the 11th to the 15th of March. During this week the children were encouraged to use their Gaeilge as much as possible throughout the school day. Various activities were planned for each class, and the children really enjoyed taking part in Irish trails, quizzes, games, dances and other activities. We also held an assembly in which each class performed Irish drama, poems and songs and the whole school performed two Irish dances together. All prize winners from our competitions were announced. Tráth na gCeist Winners: 1st Place: Eimear Galligan, Shay McDonnell, Abbie Treanor, Alex McMahon, Seánie Flynn, Jack Sherry, Leah Rice, Fernado Muntean and Aoibhínn Leonard. 2nd Place: Anna Louise Galligan, Junior Sherry, Jamie Connolly, Pippa Davis, Noelle Olasz, Millie Jordan, Barry Toal and Jennifer Olasz.
Write a Book
We would like to congratulate the following students for achieving a merit in the Write a Book competition; Jamie Connolly, Danny Treanor, Cora McArdle and Mark Rooney. A special presentation evening for all merit winners will take please in the Garage Theatre on Tuesday, April 16th at 7pm. Congratulations also to Teagan Reihill, Tara O’Reilly, Ethan Genoe and Frankie Reilly who were highly commended for their books.
Lough Derg Retreat
On Wednesday March 20th , 6th Class travelled to Lough Derg to partake in a Confirmation Retreat. The children had a really worthwhile and enjoyable day. Our sincere thanks to Father Chester and the parish for covering the cost of this trip.
First Penance
Warmest congratulations to our Rang a dó –Anna Louise Galligan, Ava McGorman, Cian Murphy, Croíadh McCaffrey, Ellie Gormley, Emilis Skersonas, Eoin Skeath, Gabija Tamaviciute, Hannah Hawthorne, Hannah Treanor, Haylee McDonnell, Hollie Reilly, Holly Jordan, Max McAree, Ollie McDonagh and Seánie Flynn who received the sacrament of First Penance on Friday, March 1 st in St. Mary’s Church Magherarney. Our thanks to Father Chester for his help and guidance throughout the process.
Daffodil Day
We would like to thank all the children and parents for their generosity in donating for Daffodil Day. The amount raised was €1082.15. The children from 3rd and 4th Class had a great day setting up their stall and selling the daffodils and other merchandise. We would like to give a huge thanks to Ms Mulligan for organising it all and a special mention to Lisa McBride for helping grow and prepare the daffodils for the day.
Credit Union Quiz
Well done to our senior pupils who took-part in the Clones Credit Union Quiz. We are very proud of each team’s performance. Many thanks to our parents who supported the teams on the night in addition to Ms Brennan, Ms Groarke and Ms Mulligan for helping the pupils prepare. We also give our sincere thanks to Clones Credit Union for hosting the annual event with their usual warmth and generosity. Senior Team 1: Millie Jordan, Cora McArdle, Méabh Leonard and Kasparas Merkelis Senior Team 2: Aoibhínn Leonard, Gerard Reilly, Aaron McDonagh and Darragh Croarkin
Swimming lessons
Congratulations to all the boys and girls in 2nd, 3rd and 4th class who have recently completed the aquatic strand of the physical education curriculum. Everyone enjoyed their trips to the swimming pool over the 6 Fridays. Well done to all the children on how hard they worked not only during their lessons but in organising themselves each week before and after visiting the pool.
Christmas Celebration 2023
Well done to all the boys and girls on their wonderful Christmas celebration. Our junior classes treated us to their rendition of the Nativity story followed by 2nd and 3rd class singing carols and playing Christmas tunes on the tin whistle. Our 4th, 5th and 6th class pupils sang a medley of traditional and modern Christmas songs. Thank you to our whole school staff for preparing the children and ensuring this night ran smoothly. It was a lovely evening of Christmas cheer and really put us all in the mood for the holidays! We would also like to thank our Parents’ Association and families from 2nd to 6th class who organised refreshments in Smithborough Hall following our celebration.
Cineáltas Flag
We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded a Cineáltas Flag acknowledging the great work our school is doing to prevent and address bullying and to promote kindness, respect, inclusion, diversity and wellbeing. The Cineáltas Flag is a visible national symbol of our shared commitment to be kind and work together to prevent and address bullying. This will be visible alongside our Green Schools Flag and Active Schools Flag.
Sacraments
Scoil Mhuire Magherarney has been notified of the following dates for the celebration of the Sacraments: Sixth Class Confirmation: Sunday, April 21st at 3p.m. in St. Tierney's Church, Roslea. Second Class Holy Communion: Saturday, May 11th at 11a.m. in St. Mary's Church, Magherarney.
GOAL Jersey Day
A special thanks to our Student Council for organising our recent Goal Jersey Day. The total raised was €125.05. We would like to thank all children that donated to this worthy cause.
Green Schools News
We congratulate the following children on being elected to our new Green Schools Committee for 2023/2024 academic year. These pupils are Max McAree, Croíadh McCaffrey, Jack Rooney, Frankie Reilly, Jamie Connolly, Cora McArdle, Donnacha McCaffrey, Leah Rice, Jennifer Olasz and Darragh Croarkin. Our new Green School's Committee have already had a number of meetings and have started on work towards our next theme, Global Citizenship - Energy. The Committee will keep each class updated on their work and progress throughout the year. The children can also keep up to date with the latest Green School's news by looking at the Green School's noticeboard located in the school hallway or the Green School's page here on the school website.
Heritage Schools visit
We were delighted to welcome Mr Ross Cochrane, a Heritage Schools Specialist to Scoil Mhuire to work with the boys and girls in relation to Science topics such as Nature, Plant Identification, Folklore and Exploring local hedgerows. The boys and girls really enjoyed learning outside in their school environment and had lots of fun taking part in play-centred activities and games linked to science topics. The weather was perfect for this visit and we thank Ross again for a wonderful day of outside learning and play.
Trick or Treat for Temple Street
Well done to all the boys and girls for their tremendous effort for our 'Trick or Treat' fundraiser in aid of Temple Street Hospital. We wish to sincerely thank all our parental body for helping dress up and prepare the children for our Halloween celebrations. a great day was had by all. Thank you also to our School Council for organising this event and to Ms Groarke for sourcing and organising the prizes for the winners. A total of €182 was raised for this most worthy cause.
Cumann na mBunscol
Our 4th, 5th and 6th class boys took part in the recent Cumann na mBunscol football competition. The boys played three games against Glaslough N.S., Killeevan N.S., and Blackstaff N.S. The boys played very well as a team and had lots of fun representing Scoil Mhuire Magherarney on the day.
Student Council
Well done to the following children who make up this year's Scoil Mhuire Student Council: Aaron McDonagh, Aoibhín Leonard, John Reihill, Taja Keturakyte, Julia Jordan, Alex McMahon, Ethan Boyd McPhillips, Antonia Muntean, Anabela Merkelyte, Roán Flynn, Seánie Flynn and Anna-Louise Galligan. Our Student Council have been very busy already and some wonderful ideas have been shared. The school community look forward to taking part in upcoming events organised by our wonderful leaders. A special word of thanks to Ms Mulligan for leading the Student Council.
Accelerated Reading
Well done to all the boys and girls from 3rd class to 6th class who have completed their Star Testing and are enjoying developing their reading fluency and comprehension through the use of our Accelerated Reading library. There is a great sense of pride and achievement in completing their reading books and challenging themselves to read more often. We are very proud of everyone for their great efforts and we look forward to seeing continued progress throughout the year.