School Reports 2007 - 2008

ATHLETICS

Well done to all students who competed in the East Leinster Track and Field Competition in Ringsend.  Special congratulations to Seán Ryder, who came second in the javelin; Sarah Kavanagh, won came second in the 800m girls’ race, and Ronan Marah, who came second in the 800m boys’ race.  These three students have now qualified for the Leinster Athletics Schools Track and Field competition in June.

 

THANK YOU

Many thanks to all who participated in the recent table quiz, which was run by the Parents’ Council.  The night was a huge success, with €1000 being raised for the school.

 

SPORTS DAY

Our annual sports day will take place this Friday, May 16th, weather permitting.  Sports include high jump, soccer sixes, chess, penalty shoot-out, relay races, to name but a few. 

 

TEACHER – STUDENT SOCCER MATCH

The teachers will be playing the transition year students in a soccer match this Wednesday, May 14th.  The teachers are current champions and have been training hard to retain this title!  Watch this space!

 

TRANSITION YEAR
The Transition Year students went to Oakwood funpark in Wales on Friday last, May 9th.  Everyone enjoyed the day immensely from start to finish.

The annual Exhibition Night for Transition Year students will be taking place on Wednesday May 28th.  The students are given the opportunity to display the work they have completed throughout the year.

 

POLAND TRIP

Students from our fifth year History class recently organised a trip to Krakow in Poland.  This trip was organised to give the students a better insight into the Nazi regime and World War II.  During the visit, the students visited Wawel castle, one of the key historical places in Krakow.  They enjoyed a folklore evening at a traditional Jewish restaurant and were taught some traditional Polish dancing.  The students took part in a two-hour tour of Auschwitz Birkenau.  The reality of seeing the camps was somewhat different from studying it in the class.  They visited the memorial site which had plaques made out in 12 different languages for all the nationalities involved in the terrors of the camps.