Killane, Edenderry, Co Offaly, Ireland
Grandparents Day took place on Wednesday 3rd of February. Almost 70 boys and girls from Ms. Evans, Ms. Egan, Ms. Masterson, Ms Craig and Ms. Mc Keon’s First Classes put on a lovely show for their grandparents. They performed some songs, poems and spoke about their favourite memories with their grandparents. Everybody had a lovely afternoon, well done boys and girls!
A huge congratulations to the boys and girls who participated in the Credit Union Quiz on 30th January in St. Mary’s Secondary School in Edenderry. One of our U13 teams came in 1st place while our other U13 came in 3rd place. Also, our U11 team came in 1st place. Thanks to Ms. Morrin for all her hard work preparing the boys and girls for the quiz. Well done to everyone involved, this was a proud day for Scoil Bhríde!
On Thursday 28th January, Adrian Brereton, a former participant on Operation Transformation, spoke to all the children in Scoil Bhríde Primary School. Adrian demonstrated how much sugar can be found in everyday food items. We would like to thank Adrian for taking the time to demonstrate this important healthy eating lesson to all the children. The children loved estimating and measuring the sugar!
On Monday 18th January, Senior Infants took part in a “Make and Bake” session with Supermacs. They made their own pizzas and added lots of lovely toppings. It was a great day!
We would like to thank Frank Kilrane for working with the 5th and 6th Class children for ‘Sports Hall Athletics’
Nuala Madigan from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland visited the school with her friend ‘Guzzler’ on Friday the 15th of January for an Energy Workshop. They were very impressed with the children’s participation and commitment to saving energy. The children are now another step further in achieving the Green-School Energy Flag.
On December 21st Santa took a break to visit all the boys and girls of Scoil Bhríde and to wish them a Merry Christmas. Santa knew that all the boys and girls have been very good this year and gave out a special treat to everyone!
From Wednesday 16th to Thursday 17th December, the children of Scoil Bhríde put on a ‘Christmas Sing-along’. All the students and teachers put in a lot of work to entertain their parents and family members. A great week was had by all. We would like to thank everyone who came along to support the children.
Ms Cullinan’s and Mr Winters’ classes visited Ofalia House and provided a carol service for the elderly on Monday December 14th. This annual visit is always an enjoyable experience for all involved.
