Patrickswell N.S. Online: School News: Mid May 2014...

We're just getting over the excitement of last Saturday's First Holy Communion (and what a great day it was!) and one thing's for sure - the school year didn't end in Patrickswell Church last Saturday. There's no let-up in terms of interesting and exciting things for pupils to do and look forward to over the coming weeks.

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* A super project about making a better future for all the world's children by 4 Fifth Class pupils has won a regional award and is now shortlisted for an Irish Aid National Award. The pupils will be presented with a plaque at a prize-giving ceremony in the Lime tree Theatre next Wednesday, where they will also learn if their project has been selected for further honours. *The school's Under 11 and Under 13 hurling teams will both contest the City semi-finals this week. Both are reigning City 'A' champions. Neither have been beaten for over a year! (check out our Tweet Archive/Twitter for further details. *3 boys won coveted Mackey Cup medals (County Championship for inter-divisional primary schools hurling) with the victorious Limerick City team this week - Cian Enright, Patrick Kirby and Cian Fitzgerald. {Well done lads! You have joined a very select group of people from Patrickswell who have won one of these coveted medals (there are men in the Parish with 'All-Star' awards who wll be jealous of you now!!!)}. Well done also to Mr. O Connor, a key member of the City team's management team. *48 pupils will represent the school in the Limerick Primary Schools Athletics Finals at Plassey (University of Limerick) today. It's a great occasion - and always a very memorable occasion for the 1,500 pupils (or so) from schools all over Limerick who qualify for the 'Olympics' of Limerick Primary Schools athletics! *There are lots of interesting nature projects going on in the school at the moment. Nesting boxes (& 'regular' nests) housing our feathered friends and their young are filling us with wonder and awe (from a safe distance, of course), a wildflower bed is under construction as part of our effort to secure a Green Flag for bio-diversity; beanstalks are being grown by the boys and girls in Ms Noonan's room, and 'incredible edibles' are being grown by older pupils. *Literacy and Numeracy testing of pupils in classes from 1st to 6th will take place soon. Standardised Tests (Sigma T, Micra T and Drumcondra Tests) will be used. Screening tests (such as the MIST test) will be used with younger pupils. *Other events/activities/projects in the pipeline, which we hope we will be able to complete before the Summer Holidays, include: School Tours, a short film made by senior pupils, Sport for All Day, Annual School Magazine, 6th Class Graduation Mass, Fundraising Walk, Nature & History Walks, 6th Class v Teachers Soccer Match *and lots, lots more!