St. Brendan's Boys Primary School

On Nov 28th we held a Remembrance Service for people who have passed away. The theme for the service was ” The Garden of Remembrance “. Each pupil placed a paper leaf on the trees in memory of a loved one who had passd away. Mrs. Bergin and Mrs. O Callaghan were close to all our hearts on this special day.

Pupils from fifth and sixth class represented our school at a mass in St. Brendan’s Church as part of the Triduum of Masses in the parish.

Congratulations to Conor Sampson and Mark Haines who were prize winners in the Credit Union Art competition. We wish them well at the next stage of the competition.

Third class visited the Oxmantown Theatre to see performances on various themes through the medium of modern dance.

Mr. Carroll’s class continue to improve their mathematical skills with the ” Maths for Fun Project”. Many thanks to all parents who give of their time and energy to help out with the scheme.

A large group of pupils vsited the Community School to see the musical ” Honk “. Many of our past pupils were on stage and congratulations to Curtis Reynolds and Mark Haines who were prize winners in the art competition.

Parent/Teacher meeings were held on the 18th and 20th of November.

Our next Green School theme is ” Water ” and we look forward to working on this project over the next two years. A new Green School Committee has been elected.

A West Midlands Theatre group performed The Legend of the Dragon which was thoroughly enjoyed by all classes.

As part of Science Week senior classes visited the Science Exhibition in Birr Castle. They were treated to some wonderful exhibits on electricity, magnetism and unusual chemical reactions.