We have been given an advanced notice regarding Traffic Management in Fountain Street & Abbey Road starting on January 8th 2024. Please see the information below.
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The affect for Abbey Road users will be:
The free flow route onto Fountain Street heading for Rice bridge will be closed.
The pedestrian route towards Rice bridge will have to be re-routed as per marked up photo (below) – the pedestrian crossing in front of the Mandarin Palace will be closed.
HGVs will not be permitted to turn left.
Vehicles (except HGVs) will still be allowed to turn left heading towards Rice bridge, but they will be subject to the traffic lights.
The role of the Board of Management is to manage the school on behalf of the patron and for the benefit of the students and to provide an appropriate education for each student at the school. The board is comprised of two patrons representatives, the principal, a teachers representative, two parents representatives and two community representatives which operate over a four year term, this new term being from December 2023 – November 2027.
Our newly appointed board:
Chairperson; Ger Duggan
Patrons Representative; Fr. Roderick Whearty
Principal; Jamie Nagle
Teachers Representative; Clare Burke
Parents Representatives; Michelle Daly and Damien Walsh
Community Representatives: Sr. Mary Gough and Billy Doyle
We look forward to working with our new Board over the next four years.
We are learning about road safety. We are also enjoying our class novel – ‘The Hodgeheg’. Why not ask your daughter to tell you all about it. Max the hedgehog is looking for a safe place to cross the road. He is sick of hedgehogs getting knocked down by those ‘big monsters ‘ – ie. cars. He sees the humans crossing safely on a black and white thing and sets out on an adventure. However, Max has a ‘timpiste – accident’ and gets hit by a cyclist. As a result, he gets a bump on his head and is very confused. Instead of thinking he’s a hedgehog, he think he’s a hodgeheg.
The children are wearing their high vis jackets to school and we have two children keeping a checklist. The girls are hoping to earn a certificate and a high vis reflector wristband the week of the Christmas holidays. You can do it children !!!
BE SAFE BE SEEN
On Wednesday, we had our last Spanish lesson with the wonderful Ms Boyce, from the Abbey secondary school. We have thoroughly enjoyed learning Spanish over the past eight weeks. We now know how to say hello, how are you, goodbye, days of the week, months and different food. Muchos gracias Ms Boyce! Adiós 🇪🇸
The girls have been busy this months in all subject areas. It’s been wonderful seeing the girls participate in a range of fun activities.
In English the girls have been using tablets and photocopied material to research information about the Barn Swallow. They will soon produce very interesting Report genres. They have also been enjoying working and learning from their 4th Class Buddies. Each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday the two classes work together doing Buddy Reading.
We’ve had a few interesting weeks learning about the past, present and future in History. As well as this, we have looked at what has changed and stayed the same. We looked at different images of Ferrybank and Waterford and went on a little trip around our school to see if we could find evidence of change and continuity.
The girls have had fun discovering what magnets do and are used for in Science. Some materials are magnetic and some are not. We also looked at how magnets attract and repel! They created a fun fishing game showing how magnets are attracted to metal objects. The fishing rod had a magnet and the fish had a paper clip. To add to this, they wrote a sum or tricky word on the back of the fish which the fisherwoman had to figure out! Check out the video!
Art has been very constructive this month. The girls started off with a shoe box, got some tips and inspiration and created a Jungle Box incorporating parts of George’s Marvellous Medicine ideas. The final product was fantastic and the team work was very impressive. Well done girls.
We have been learning about symmetry and fractions in Maths. The girls learned what halves and quarters were by cutting pizzas! Let’s just say the pizza didn’t last long after they learned about fractions!
“That time of year” is quickly approaching. I hope you are all looking forward to the festive season.
Best wishes,
Mrs Power
Dear Parents, Guardians, Pupils and Friends of the school, I hope this newsletter find you all well. Please find below some useful information and updates regarding our school. Admission Notice In line with our Admission Notice, we commenced accepting applications last week for incoming Junior infants for the coming school year 2024 – 2025. If you are looking to enrol your daughter for the coming school year, you will find the information on our school website by clicking this link –Admission information OLGC, by contacting Tracey our secretary on 051-832984 or via email secretary.ferrybankgns@gmail.com. E-payments We are in the process of finalising e-payments for our school which will mean that you will be able to make payments online for school related activities/expenses. I will update you regarding this when we have it ready for use. Uniforms Please ensure that your daughter is wearing the appropriate full uniform when coming to school. Generally speaking the girls are excellent to wear the correct attire and are very well presented but it is important that every girl is neat and tidy, wearing her full uniform which includes the correct shirt, tie, dark tights/leggings and appropriate footwear. Peace Proms The girls in 4th and 5th class had a lovely day out in SETU Area for their Peace Proms Practice on Wednesday last. The Peace Prom will take place on Saturday March 3rd @ 7pm. Tickets are currently sold out but more may come on stream. You can keep an eye out for them here – Peace Prom Tickets Christmas Activities As usual, Christmas is a busy time for everyone and we look forward to the activities in our school which will include a Carol service in the Church. We will be in touch more details in the coming weeks. Camogie We were delighted to receive some great news a couple of Sundays ago to say that the Ferrybank U-13 camogie team had won the county final in the SETU area. Some of the girls from 6th class have written a little report on the game which you can see below. Everyone here is so delighted for the girls – Well Done and Congratulations to you all!! On Friday last, the girls brought the shield from the county final into the school to show during assembly which was well received by all!
U13 County Champions!
Two weeks ago on Sunday we played a county final against Dungarvan in SETU. We won the match, the score was 5:4 to 1:7. We were so happy and excited. Our coaches arranged for pizza and chips for us as a celebration! Here’s to many more years of hard training and hard work to maintain our win!
Important upcoming dates Wednesday coming, November 29th – the school will close early to facilitate a staff meeting.
The girls will go home at; Junior and Senior Infants: 1.45pm (usual time) 1st – 2nd class: 1.50pm 3rd – 6th class: 1.55pm.
The calendar has been updated on the school website and can be accessed form the menu button on this page or by clicking here Good Counsel Calendar
We will be in touch again before Christmas. Your sincerely, J. Nagle Principal
Our Lady of Good Counsel GNS is a Catholic Primary School for girls. Our school is committed to fostering the development of the whole person, in partnership with parents and guided by Christian values and principles, in an environment that is happy, caring and enriching.
A School Creed This is our school. Let peace dwell here, Let the rooms be full of contentment, Let love abide here, Love of one another, Love of mankind, Love of life itself, And love of God. Let us remember That, as many hands build a house, So many hearts make a school.
Traditional (Source: The Works 2 – B. Moses and P. Corbett – Macmillan)
Curriculum
Our School Plan for teaching and learning is derived from The Revised Primary School Curriculum (Curaclam na Bunscoile), which was implemented by the Department of Education and Skills in 1999.
It consists of the following subjects:
Languages
English, Gaeilge
Mathematics
Social, Environmental and Scientific Education (SESE)
History, Geography and Science
Arts Education
Visual Arts, Music, Drama
Physical Education
Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE)
Relationships and Sexuality Education, The Stay Safe Programme, Walk Tall
Religious Education
All of these subject areas are taught from Junior Infants to Sixth Class.
Each teacher draws up a Yearly Plan for the children in her/his care. Every fortnight, teachers develop a Short Term plan from the Yearly Plan and at the end of every month, teachers report on progress to the Principal.
If you would like more information on the Revised Primary School Curriculum, please go to www.curriculumonline.ie
