Today 3 very brave fire fighters, Irene (Cork's only female fire fighter), Martin & Jason, came to visit our school from Cork City Fire Brigade. First, they discussed their role as fire fighters, showed the boys and girls all the parts to their very important uniform, highlighted the key role [...]

Our home school community liaison officer, Joy Murray kindly organised some very fun barriers games for the parents and children in our school. Barrier games are an excellent way of developing oral language and listening skills. It was a treat for the children to have their parents in the classroom with them; [...]

Room 4 and Room 10 went on a nature walk this week. The boys and girls enjoyed spotting the signs of Summer which were very evident in the Glen Park. The children collected samples of the blooming colourful flowers and leavy green trees to bring back to school. Everyone had fun counting the [...]

At assembly this Friday, we awarded certificates to boys and girls for their awesome attendance in term 2. Those who got Full Attendance Certificates (orange) didn't miss a single day while those who received Excellent Attendance (green) Certificates missed just 1 or 2 days. We also awarded Improved Attendance Certificates [...]

Last Thursday was a very memorable evening for our super Senior Infants, who took part in the annual Cór Féile na Scol in City Hall, Cork. Their energetic and cool showcase of ‘The Barnyard Moosical’ went down a treat with the audience. The boys and girls, colourfully dressed as farmers, [...]

The children celebrated world book day in style by dressing up as their favourite character from a story. We had a lovely assembly and Mrs Hogan read 'Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?'.  Throughout the day boys and girls from each class went to the office to read out [...]