Cregmore National School

STEM Excellence Award Portfolio Submitted!

We were delighted to submit our log of evidence for this prestigious award. It documents a selection of all the fantastic work the children in the school have done in this regard and we can't wait to hear back from the committee to see how we have done.

Thank you most sincerely for very generously responding to our clothing collection in aid of Cancer Care West. We are most appreciative. This very much reflects the recycling ethos that permeates throughout the school.

We are the Champions!!

Well done to the unbeaten Cregmore U13, division 2, soccer champions. The boys along with their teammates were presented with gold medals and a beautiful piece of silverware.

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Happy Hurlers!

Soup Science!!

Mr McNamara completed a science experiment in the outdoors with the Junior &Senior Infants. We made ‘Soil Soup’! We investigated the 4 layers in the soil samples – sand, silt, clay & humus. It was amazing watching the layers change colour in these samples. We have placed the bowls of soup to rest for a few days. We will report back the results & our recordings!!

Great Resource To Support Your Child's Learning

If you are looking for ways to support the learning of your child/children at home, please visit http://www.helpmykidlearn.ie/ where you will find a whole host of age appropriate activities. Have a look at this very short video to explain the uses of this website for you- https://vimeo.com/49012425. Enjoy!

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Clothes Collection

Our Clothes Collection in aid of Cancer Care West, takes place on Tuesday next 12th May. All used/unwanted clothes would be very greatly appreciated. These items can be placed into a black sack and may be dropped off at the school. Many thanks.

The Bird That Laid The Blue Egg!!

Paul brought a bird’s eggshell into school for us to investigate. We really enjoyed looking at the eggshell. It was very tiny & fragile and a baby blue colour. Can you guess the bird that laid blue egg……? It could be a house finch, a starling, a bluebird or even a robin.

Write-A-Book Success!!

Well done to Sarah Conway!! Sarah is the overall winner of the write-a-book competition from 1^st class. Sarah was presented with her award and medal at a special ceremony in the Radisson Blu Hotel. Well done to all the boys and girls who wrote and illustrated their very own stories. Everybody worked very hard throughout this process and we enjoyed reading the exciting stories from our own class and from the schools we exchanged our books with.

Well done also to Laura McGrath, Grace Cullinane and Jamie Gibney. Each were highly commended on their publications. We are very proud.

STEM learning in Action around Cregmore NS

Have a look at our 'Discover Primary Science and Maths' folder to the right of our blog page to see a whole host of new photos added showing how we integrate Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) learning in our school in active and exciting ways.

Congratulations Heather!

Congratulations to Heather Connolly in Rang 5 who came first in a recent Connacht level cycling race, a fantastic achievement! Heather regularly takes part in such races

and brought in her lovely trophy to show us.

WELL DONE HEATHER!

April Silver Circle Results

Here are the results of our April Silver Circle draw. Thank you all for your continued support!

Cash Prizes:

1st Prize (€200): Amanda McGrath (Sold by Louise McGrath)

2nd Prize (€100): Emma Ruane (Sold by Emma Ruane)

3rd Prize (€50): Eoin Kenny (Sold by Eoin Kenny)

Seller's Prizes- Elvery's Vouchers and Sliotars:

Katelyn Forde

Maeve and Kate McGarry

Laura McGrath

Saoirse O'Mahony

Rhona Connolly

Isobelle Conroy

Cíosa Joyce

Eabha and Paul Woods

Evan and Matthew Collins

Here are our lucky winners!

Earth Day 2015

Earth Day took place on the 22^nd of April 2015. To celebrate this day, we participated in various activities. Some of the activities we took part in include;

· A pledge to care for the environment

· Nature walks around the school grounds

· Listen to the sounds of the birds - we even heard the cuckoo!

· Discussed farm animals in the local community

· Observed the leaves and buds on the trees – compared evergreen to deciduous

· Energy check throughout the school

· Explored carbon footprints

· E.A.C audit

· Writing acrostic poetry

· Recital of poetry and rhymes

· Crosswords & word searches

· Study of and demonstration of the water cycle