Today we had our end of year school mass followed by the presentation of awards. There were awards for full attendance , pupil of the year in every class, Junior Environmentalist of the year 2015 and the winners of the senior project competition and the Fr. Daly handwriting competition. It was a wonderful awards ceremony with top class entertainment provided by 6th class….
On Thursday Andrea and Kevin from Dunleer Fire Station came to visit 3rd and 4th class. They spoke to us about the dangers of electrical appliances, candles, matches, overloaded sockets. They asked us to make a fire escape plan at home with our families . They told us about the importance of closing doors to prevent fire spreading and the effects of smoke. Kevin explained about the special work of the fire service. Thank you Andrea and Kevin….
On Tuesday we set off for Barmeath Castle for a walk in the woods and walled garden. It was the perfect day for our visit. We saw the old church, the monks old house in the woods, The Summer House with the lovely art work of scenes from Venice. We saw a pheasant with four young chicks ! After we all gathered on the front lawn to rest , Bru came and told us some of the history of the house. After that we had our picnic lunch sitting in the shade of the trees. Then it was time for play and we had brilliant fun playing catch and rolling on the lawns and grass tennis court. The whole school had a great game of Red Rover. We got to meet the horses on the way home ! Here are some photos ….
This month we are brushing up on our basket ball skills. We are able to go out side to the tarmac and enjoy our PE outdoors. We are learning how to dribble, pass and shoot. We practice our skills with some mini games. Here we are at work ….
On Monday 8th June we went to Tayto Park for our school tour. We enjoyed the bus ride and were so excited when we saw the wooden roller coaster at the park. First we got to visit all the animals – even a raccoon! We enjoyed a trip around the Tayto factory and then it was straight into the vortex tunnel. We had a lovely relaxing lunch in the restaurant and then it was off to the theme park for the rides. We went on the roller coaster which was so scary !! Then it was the 5D cinema which was great fun. Remember the spiders !! Some people went on the air racers which were awesome – we ended up upside down for a few seconds. The rotator looked too terrifying for us.The zip line was brilliant. The sky walk was challenging but we all felt great when we finished it. We were exhausted when we got back to the school. It was a BRILLIANT school tour. Here are some photos ….
It’s here! The school has made another wonderful achievement after receiving an Active School Flag. This is a very highly sought after award and everybody at St. Finian’s is very proud. An Active assessor visited St. Finian’s on Tuesday morning and all the active reps along with Mr.Shevlin showed him all our active efforts to date through, pictures, displays, videos, PowerPoints and active demonstrations at break time. He was amazed at all the activities we had in place at school. A big thank you to all the people who helped out with the initiative, from the hardworking pupils, teachers, coaches and of course the parents who helped greatly with our ‘WOW’, ‘Be Active’ and ‘Get Fit in February’ programmes. We will formally present and raise the flag at our Graduation Mass day on Wednesday 24th of June!
Super job everybody!
“Super Active St. Finian’s!”
