Wellbeing and Friendship Week

Dear Dads, Mams, Pupils and Staff,

This has been a special week at Our Lady of Good Counsel. We have been thinking and talking a lot about how to stay well both physically and mentally, and about what it means to be a friend. If you go to the Latest News tab on the website, you will learn about the theme for each day of the week, and there are even some special messages there for Mams and Dads.

I want to say a very big ‘Thank You’ to Mrs. Shanahan and her team – Mrs. Foley, Miss Hall and Miss Power – who have worked hard to make the week so enjoyable for all of us. Mrs. Shanahan’s morning messages on the school intercom system have been a positive start to each day. 😊

Stay safe and take care of yourselves while you are taking care of others.

Yours sincerely,

C. O’Reilly – Principal

Eid Mubarak

We wish a happy and holy day to all the families in our school community who are celebrating Eid today. Eid comes at the end of the holy month of Ramadan. We are full of admiration for the girls in our school who have been fasting during Ramadan and we hope that you enjoy celebrating with your families today. Check out this little video where four children explain Ramadan and Eid in their own words. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OF4HEGNBRQ Eid Mubarak!

Slán and Welcome Back

Miss Power will finish her time with us on Friday (but we may see her again very soon.). We are so grateful to Miss Power for all the wonderful work she has done with the girls and for the enthusiasm and cheerfulness she has brought to our staffroom. We wish Miss Power the very best of luck in the future. On Monday, we will welcome Miss Rellis back to school after her Maternity Leave.

Miss Maher, who has been working with Mr. Dooley and Second Class will finish her placement tomorrow. I know that the girls have enjoyed the lovely work she has done with them, so thank you Miss Maher and good luck.

Book Rental

It is the time of year again when we need to make plans for our Book Rental Scheme. Next week, you will receive a letter with all the information you will need. We will continue with our electronic payments and again, all the details will be sent to you next week.

Wildcats at Good Counsel

Our Fifth Class girls are enjoying practising their basketball skills with Mrs. Burke. Two of the girls have started training with the Waterford Wildcats and we hope that some of the other girls will think about joining also.

Our basketball coach is Jas. She is a professional basketball player from America. Basketball was great fun. I hope to see some other girls from the school next week because I know they will love it! By Summer – Fifth Class

We learned new skills at basketball. We are practising the skills at home. We are also practising the skills that we learned, during our P.E. class. Summer and I were showing our class how to do some more of the skills that we learned.  By Lily – Fifth Class

Second Class

Second Class has had a busy week as they have been attending the virtual STEAM Art Collaboration Exhibition. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths. Over the past year the Discover Primary Science Team has worked with five artists and five Research Centres to create five unique artworks based on cutting edge research. The research was on topics as diverse as PCR Testing and mapping of the seabed. Second Class joined other schools around the country to hear from the scientists and the artists who were involved. IF you would like to learn more about the artworks, go to https://www.sfi.ie/engagement/art-collaboration/

Yesterday we were learning about Science and Art and we drew jellyfish. Today we saw a machine that mapped the seabed. We also learned about lasers and we drew the ocean. It was good fun.  By Mia and Dorka – Second Class

Condolences

Our thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Dooley and his family on the death of Mr. Dooley’s Nanna Maura on Tuesday last. Go ndéana Dia trócaire uirthi.

Month of May

Our May Altar is looking beautiful thanks to the gorgeous flowers that the girls have been bringing in. Next week, it is the turn of First Class and Fifth Class, and the following week, Second Class and Sixth Class will take on honouring Our Lady.

Every Wednesday during the month of May, Miss Kelly leads us in praying the Angelus together over the intercom system.

Parents’ Association News

The Parents’ Association will be holding a raffle in June to raise funds for two Tablets (more information on this to follow). Thank you for your continuing support and stay safe.

The Parents’ Association