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Newsletter Newsletter Newsletter Newsletter Principal – Mrs. Síle Murphy Vice Principal – Mrs. Patricia O’ Donovan Easter 2017 Volume 5, Issue 2 Principal’s Address Principal’s Address Principal’s Address Principal’s Address Scoil Bhríde, Presentation Primary School, Old Youghal Road, Midleton, Co. Cork. Phone: 021 4631593 (main building) www.ppsm.ie Parents’ Association Parents’ Association Parents’ Association Parents’ Association Dear Parents, It has been another eventful term at St. Brigid’s with many interesting activities! Confirmation Day, today, 4 th April, was a very special occasion, when 187 pupils, from all the schools in the parish, received the sacrament. No stone was left unturned and the boys and girls were amazing! As part of their preparation for Confirmation, the girls completed the “Be My Witness Pro- gramme”. They really enjoyed it and I would like to thank especially those parents who facilitated this programme for four weeks. Your contribution is very important and much appreciated! On 7 th March, 104 pupils made their First Confession. This, too, was a lovely ceremony. Since Christmas, our girls have taken part in many events, including Sciath na Scol, camogie, Peace Proms in Limerick, Spelling Bee in Rochestown Park Hotel, singing and playing music in our annual fundraising concert, Port of Cork Competition, the VEX IQ Robotics Competition in CIT in Association with DellEMC, Grandparents’ Day and celebrations to commemorate St. Brigid’s & St. Patrick’s Day! Our 2 nd , 4 th and 6 th Classes piloted the Drumcondra Standardised Reading & Maths Tests, both the online and the paper versions. This was an interesting and informative experience and one where our opinions were sought and valued! We were delighted to be invited to sing at the Mass for the coming of the centennial statue of Our Lady of Fatima on Tuesday last, 28 th March, in the Church of the Most Holy Rosary. It was a moving occasion! Our next big event will take place on 13 th May, when the pupils from St. Brigid’s, Educate Together and St. John the Baptist will receive their First Holy Communion. We look forward to another great celebration! If you know of any prospective pupils who have not yet enrolled, please remind their parents to contact Gillian in the office. A very happy and holy Easter to you all! Cáisc shona daoibh go léir! Síle Uí Mhurchú Thanks to everyone who supported our recent Gala Concert. There was great talent on show including the School Band, School Choir and the 4 th class performers. All monies raised at present are for our current fund- raising project which is the professional painting of games on the school yards. This is an expensive project as we have so many yards in the school, so we appreciate your support with our fundraising. We hope to get this project done soon and have been guaranteed that it will last five to six years. Thanks to everyone for supporting our Annual Easter Egg Raffle, we will have some very happy girls on the day of the raffle. We are hoping to hold our ‘Book and Bear Sale’ after Easter. We are now taking donations for same, so if you would like to donate children’s books and any bears/ cuddly toys please leave them bagged in the small hall. As soon as we have enough books and bears we will confirm a date for this event. We are continuing with our clothes collection for the NCBI, so you can drop your bags to the small hall also. Holy Communion Day is 13 th May! Our Supervalu door collection is on 20 th May and our family fun bingo night will be held on 26 th May. Please mark these dates in your diary. We hope our bingo night will be as much fun as last year. Congratulations to the 6 th Class girls who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on April 4 th Everyone is welcome to the Parents’ Association meetings which take place in the small hall, on the first Wednesday of each month at 8pm. Wishing everyone a very happy Easter- Katherine, Tina & Sue Ellen Count the Easter Eggs in Count the Easter Eggs in Count the Easter Eggs in Count the Easter Eggs in this newsletter. Answer this newsletter. Answer this newsletter. Answer this newsletter. Answer on back page! on back page! on back page! on back page! School closes Friday 7th April at 11.50am for the Easter holidays and re-opens on Monday 24th April. Date for your diary...
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NewsletterNewsletterNewsletterNewsletter Principa l – Mrs. Sí le Murphy
Vice Pr incipa l – Mrs. Patr ic ia O ’ Donovan
Easter 2017
Volume 5, Issue 2
Principal’s AddressPrincipal’s AddressPrincipal’s AddressPrincipal’s Address
Scoil Bhríde, Presentation Primary
School, Old Youghal Road,
Midleton, Co. Cork.
Phone: 021 4631593
(main building)
www.ppsm.ie
Parents’ AssociationParents’ AssociationParents’ AssociationParents’ Association
Dear Parents, It has been another eventful term at St. Brigid’s with many interesting activities! Confirmation Day, today, 4th April, was a very special occasion, when 187 pupils, from all the schools in the parish, received the sacrament. No stone was left unturned and the boys and girls were amazing! As part of their preparation for Confirmation, the girls completed the “Be My Witness Pro-gramme”. They really enjoyed it and I would like to thank especially those parents who facilitated this programme for four weeks. Your contribution is very important and much appreciated! On 7th March, 104 pupils made their First Confession. This, too, was a lovely ceremony. Since Christmas, our girls have taken part in many events, including Sciath na Scol, camogie, Peace Proms in Limerick, Spelling Bee in Rochestown Park Hotel, singing and playing music in our annual fundraising concert, Port of Cork Competition, the VEX IQ Robotics Competition in CIT in Association with DellEMC, Grandparents’ Day and celebrations to commemorate St. Brigid’s & St. Patrick’s Day! Our 2nd, 4th and 6th Classes piloted the Drumcondra Standardised Reading & Maths Tests, both the online and the paper versions. This was an interesting and informative experience and one where our opinions were sought and valued! We were delighted to be invited to sing at the Mass for the coming of the centennial statue of Our Lady of Fatima on Tuesday last, 28th March, in the Church of the Most Holy Rosary. It was a moving occasion! Our next big event will take place on 13th May, when the pupils from St. Brigid’s, Educate Together and St. John the Baptist will receive their First Holy Communion. We look forward to another great celebration! If you know of any prospective pupils who have not yet enrolled, please remind their parents to contact Gillian in the office. A very happy and holy Easter to you all! Cáisc shona daoibh go léir! Síle Uí Mhurchú
Thanks to everyone who supported our recent Gala Concert. There was great talent on show including the School Band, School Choir and the 4th class performers. All monies raised at present are for our current fund-raising project which is the professional painting of games on the school yards. This is an expensive project as we have so many yards in the school, so we appreciate your support with our fundraising. We hope to get this project done soon and have been guaranteed that it will last five to six years. Thanks to everyone for supporting our Annual Easter Egg Raffle, we will have some very happy girls on the day of the raffle. We are hoping to hold our ‘Book and Bear Sale’ after Easter. We are now taking donations for same, so if you would like to donate children’s books and any bears/ cuddly toys please leave them bagged in the small hall. As soon as we have enough books and bears we will confirm a date for this event. We are continuing with our clothes collection for the NCBI, so you can drop your bags to the small hall also. Holy Communion Day is 13th May! Our Supervalu door collection is on 20th May and our family fun bingo night
will be held on 26th May. Please mark these dates in your diary. We hope our bingo night will be as much fun as last year. Congratulations to the 6th Class girls who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on April 4th Everyone is welcome to the Parents’ Association meetings which take place in the small hall, on the first Wednesday of each month at 8pm. Wishing everyone a very happy Easter- Katherine, Tina & Sue Ellen
Count the Easter Eggs in Count the Easter Eggs in Count the Easter Eggs in Count the Easter Eggs in this newsletter. Answer this newsletter. Answer this newsletter. Answer this newsletter. Answer
on back page!on back page!on back page!on back page! School closes Friday 7th April at 11.50am for the Easter holidays and re-opens on Monday 24th April.
Date for your diary...
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Gala ConcertGala ConcertGala ConcertGala Concert
Well done to all the pupils and teachers in 4th class who enter-
tained us with a Beatles’ Medley at the recent Parents’ Association
concert. The girls learned nine Beatles’ songs in total and delighted
their audiences with beautiful singing and colourful costumes. The
school band performed three pieces on the night and were a credit
to themselves and their teachers. The school choir gave a short
snippet from the Peace Proms repertoire. Musical talent is well and
truly alive in Scoil Bhríde!
Green SchoolsGreen SchoolsGreen SchoolsGreen Schools
Our Green School Committee continued raising awareness on how looking after the environment aids people all over the world. We highlighted the importance of sending our electrical waste to WEEE (Waste, Electrical and Electronic equipment) or reputable waste collectors who will ensure that it is disposed of properly. We have collected ten boxes of used batteries and are waiting for WEEE to col-lect them.
Thank you to everyone for sending them in.
Spelling BeeSpelling BeeSpelling BeeSpelling Bee
Congratulations to Shannon in 6th class who represented our
school in the Eason’s Spelling Bee competition and who
progressed to the 6th round. Well done Shannon!
Staff NewsStaff NewsStaff NewsStaff News Congratulations to Mrs. Savage who
had a baby boy this term and to Ms.
O’ Mahony who got engaged recently!
1. In which city did the Beatles form their
band?
2. How many musical instruments can
Paul McCartney play?
3. Name the Beatle’s drummer?
4. How many albums did the Beatles pro-
duce?
5. What were the Beatles originally known
as?
6. What was the name of their first hit
single?
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Feast Day Celebrations!Feast Day Celebrations!Feast Day Celebrations!Feast Day Celebrations!
We celebrated our two Patron Saint’s feast days this term with two inspiring prayer services. Well done to Ms. Moynihan’s 1st
class who told us the story of St. Brigid through drama and song and to Mrs. Smith’s 3rd class who presented the St. Patrick’s
Day service.
6th class entered the Vex IQ DellEMC robotics
competition which was held in The Cork Insti-
tute of Technology in January. We built, pro-
grammed and drove a robot called Clover and
had a great educational day out. The class com-
pleted a STEM project on ‘How to dissect
‘Furby’ and this project was placed in the top
10 (out of 50!) for their presentation.
Congratulations to Wik-
toria from 6th class who
was shortlisted for the
‘Doodle for Google’ com-
petition this year.
The after school choir had a very busy term preparing for the 2017 Peace Proms in Limerick.
The choir attended a workshop to warm up for the main event which was held on a Saturday
in March. The choir learned a variety of songs and medleys which they performed with a
live orchestra and professional conductor. The girls were outstanding and we are very proud
of them. A big thanks to teachers, Ms. O’Sullivan, Ms. Sands, Ms, O’Shea and Ms. Casey for
all your hard work.
Peace Proms!Peace Proms!Peace Proms!Peace Proms!
Confirmation.Confirmation.Confirmation.Confirmation. Best wishes to the girls
in 6th class who re-
ceived the Sacrament
of Confirmation this
week. May the Holy
Spirit be forever in
your lives.
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Grandparents’ Day! 3rd class invited Grandparents to the school to celebrate ‘Granparents’ Day’ dur-ing Catholic schools week.
Is maith liom bheith ag damhsa!Is maith liom bheith ag damhsa!Is maith liom bheith ag damhsa!Is maith liom bheith ag damhsa! Senan and Emma from Mrs. Rea’s class enjoyed dancing to ‘Shoe the Donkey’ with the 6th class girls at our recent Céilí Mór.
Happiness is...John Coleman enjoying a swing in the hammock in our Sensory Room in Cuisle.
Watch our garden grow….many of our classes have been visiting our school garden and have planted lots of vegetables including beetroot, peas and cabbage.
Method: 1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. Make cake as directed on box for 13 x 9 inch pan. Cool in pan on cooling rack until com-pletely cooled, about 30 minutes. 2. Spread chocolate frosting on top of cake; sprinkle with chocolate cookie crumbs. Use green icing to make gar-den rows, using photo as guide. Insert toothpick halfway into base of each marshmallow bunny. Insert bunnies, toothpick side down, into cake. 3. Use orange and green icings to make carrots on cake, using photo as a guide.
An unforgettable recipe for Easter!An unforgettable recipe for Easter!An unforgettable recipe for Easter!An unforgettable recipe for Easter! Chocolate Bunny Garden.Chocolate Bunny Garden.Chocolate Bunny Garden.Chocolate Bunny Garden.
Ingredients: 1 box Betty Crocker SuperMoist devil’s food cake mix. Water, oil, eggs (as per pack) 1 tub Betty Crocker Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting. 1 cup of chocolate cookie crumbs Green & orange icing. 12-15 Marshmallow bunnies.
1. Liverpool 2. Ten (including the ukulele 3. Ringo Starr 4. Nine 5. The Sil-ver Beatles 6. Love Me Do.
31 Eggs
