June

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Visitors to our school this week  cannot miss the new  brightly coloured fence  at the front of the school on the infant play yard.  This special fence is inscribed with the name of every pupil enrolled in the school  on the 60th anniversary of St. Finians.  Many thanks to Ms. Minogue  who did such a wondeful job  of the name writing on each fence post. Also thanks to pupils and parents who helped with painting ….  A special thanks must go to Willie Shevlin who finished painting all the fence panel and supports.  Thank you also to Andrew Doyle, Phillips Construction for all  his hard work over the past year!

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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….

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Today Fr. Quinn  joined us for our end of year school mass.  Readings  and prayers  were prepared  by the boys and girls of 6th class  as part of their graduation mass. Their parents received a special invitation to join them on this special graduation day. The school choir were in fine voice and were a credit to Ms. Lambe and Ms. Corrigan.

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After the mass it was time for the awards. The first award was a lovely surprise ! St. Finians has been working hard for our active schools flag and Mr. Mc Eneany was delighted to announce that we had won the flag  which Mr. Shevlin proudly displayed  for us…..

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Then it was time to make a presentation to our super school secretary Olga. All the pupils made a special piece of artwork for Olga.  It has the thumbprint of every pupil in the school. Olga has been with us at St. Finians for  many years and leaves us to take up a full time position at Tullydonnell School in September.  We wish Olga all the very best in her new job but we will miss her very much.  Good luck Olga !

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Mr Mc Eneany then made a special presentation to four families whose youngest child graduated today from                   St. Finians…

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Next it was time for individual and class awards. There was great excitement  as Mr. Mc Eneany announced the winners. First  were the awards for full attendance.  Then Mr. Betz presented the awards for pupil of the year in each class. Fr. Quinn presented the awards to the winners of The Fr. Daly Handwriting Competition. Mrs. Markey presented the award to our Young Environmentalist of the year 2015 DSCF5947

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Mr. mc Eneany invited everyone to sit back and enjoy a slide show of our 6th class pupils. We saw photos of them as infants and saw  them grow and move through all their classes at St. Finians.

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Next  it was time for 6th class to  provide some entertainment .  They  sang as one voice  and delighted everyone with a performance of “Riptide”  and ” See You Again “.

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The Dillonstown pipers were a credit to their music teacher Roisín  with their wonderful  performance of ” The Parting Glass”….

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Then it was time for the lads to shake it up with some ” Uptown Funk”  and ” Hit The Diff” …..

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The entertainment went down well and everyone enjoyed the show …

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Everyone was in great form  as the awards were made  for the Pearce  Callaghan  Project  Competition. Our thanks to the Callaghan family who present the award every year.This is one of the special highlights of the day for 6th class.  As usual entries were of a very high standard . Every pupil received a certificate for participation . Tension mounted as only two pupils remained to get  certificates  … who would be the winner?…….

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All eyes were on 6th class pupils as  Mrs. Mc Quillan presented them with their graduation certificates, caps and gifts……..

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Somehow Mr. Mc Eneany managed to find a cap  just the right size for Mr. Shevlin …

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We wish Mr. Shevlin all the best as he sets off  on his travels next school year.

Finally there was just time for 6th class to go outside to throw their  caps …..  the perfect end to  a great day.. Good luck 6th class.

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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….

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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 ….

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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 ….

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