Dear Parents, Guardians, Pupils and friends of our school,
I hope this message finds you all well and that you are all looking forward to St. Patrick’s Day. We have been very busy since our last School Bell update in February. The staff here and all of the girls continue to work very hard and continue to enjoy the different initiatives and celebrations.
Last week we celebrated World Book Day where many of the teachers and girls put in a big effort in dressing up as a character from their favourite book! Well done to everyone! A special word also to the girls in Mrs. Power’s 2nd class who made their First Penance last Tuesday. We look forward to their special day, First Holy Communion on Saturday, May 6th.
On Monday, I attended the launch of the North Quays Development which was attended by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar among others. Having seen and heard of the huge plans that will become reality in time, it is a very exciting time to live in Ferrybank. Not only will the landscape of Ferrybank change for the better which will include a new bridge to link Ferrybank to the city centre, we will, over the next few years, see changes to our school and the roads surrounding it! Watch this space!
Finally, a useful resource for parents in Waterford City and County has been launched online. It is called Parent Hub and can be accessed here. Parent hub provides information regarding services available to parents in Waterford and details of events which may be of interest to you. Take the time to have a look – you might find something that interests you!
Wishing you all a Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Happy National Colours Day for next week!!
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Nagle
Principal
Diary Dates for Upcoming Events
School Closed: Friday March 17th (St. Patrick’s Day)
School Closed: Monday 3rd April – to Friday 14th April (Easter break)
School Closed: Monday 1st May and Tuesday 2nd May (Bank Holiday and School Closure)
Intercultural Week 2023
Along with Seachtain na Gaeilge, we will be celebrating our traditional Intercultural Week next week. We look forward to hearing a selection of different languages that our pupils speak and we will learn some of the greetings in the vast array of languages our pupils speak. There will be songs and music in the different languages and some of our pupils will entertain us with songs broadcast over the intercom. A big thank you, in advance, to the pupils in the Senior Classes who will read stories to the Junior Classes using our lovely dual language books during the week. We will have our National Colours Day on Thursday 16th of March, where all pupils and teachers are encouraged to dress in the colours of their country. Looking forward to seeing lots of colour in our school on Thursday 16th of March.
Ms. Kelly
Peace Proms
Last Sunday evening, March 5th, the Fifth and Sixth Class girls sang their hearts out and danced the night away at the Peace Proms Concert, in the SETU Arena. What an opportunity they experienced, singing with a full orchestra, enjoying entertainment from Irish Dancers from around the country, listening to a fantastic professional singer and enjoying listening to music from traditional Irish instruments. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves!
You can view the Peace Proms here.
Seachtain na Gaeilge
Welcome to Seachtain na Gaeilge (Irish Week)! A fun filled busy ten days of Irish activities throughout the school, for the girls to enjoy.
This week the girls have been listening to and using the Seanfhocal an Lae (Irish saying of the day) and the Frása an Lae (Irish phrase of the day). The Nuacht an Lae (News of the Day) has been read to the girls daily by the Sixth Class girls, who also taught them a couple of Irish Dances. Everyone has been enjoying practising them in the yard at lunch time!
Next week, the Irish fun doesn’t stop! The Infants will be read Irish stories, both read and written by Fifth and Sixth Class and the Senior Classes will get involved in a Tráth na gCeist in the school hall. The Senior Infants will be leading a Special St. Patrick’s Day Assembly, at which the Sixth Class will be singing the Amhrán na bhFiann. We also have some other little surprises planned to wrap up the week! Bainigí Taitheamh as an Spraoi gach duine!
Ms. Burke
