A big thank you to all J6 girls, parents and staff who helped to make ‘Open Day ‘such a wonderful occasion last Saturday. The Junior School and College were a hive of activity with many prospective parents, who were very impressed with what they saw and heard. Well done every one!
At Monday’s assembly J3 gave their parents and the school a lovely rendition of John Foster’s poem ‘Giant Winter’. The girls and their teachers Ms. Boyd and Ms. Fitzgerald worked hard to interpret this beautiful poem into a very creative musical dramatisation. Great work girls and many thanks!
Congratulations to Rachel O’Sullivan (J1), Ella Wojnar (J3) Lauren Ashmore and Helena O’Neill (J6) who all were awarded trophies and medals for their achievements in an Irish Dancing Feis this weekend.
We thought about ‘Waste’ at Tuesday’s assembly. The girls came up with many examples how we can create waste e.g. food, paper, electricity and water. Ms. Abrahamse explained that we can also waste words. She illustrated this point by telling a story about a class of girls who returned after the Christmas holidays to school. The teacher thanked them all for the lovely Christmas present she received from all of them. One girl said that two girls had not contributed to the present. She called out their names aloud creating great embarrassment for the two girls. Ms. Abrahamse quoted a saying: ”Words are like water, once wasted, they cannot be gathered again”.
We congratulated Chitra Sutton (J3) who was awarded a purple belt in her karate class and 3 medals in her first Irish Dancing Feis. Well done Chitra!
Our musical treat this week was an introduction by Ms. Fitzgerald of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s life and achievements. She explained that Wolfgang at the age of 5 years composed his first piece of music and at 12 years he wrote his first opera! We listened to parts of his Clarinet Concerto, his Concerto for French horn and his Serenade ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’. Many thanks to Ms.Fitzgerald. We congratulated Ava Murphy, Molly and Beth Childs with their fantastic results in their piano exams. Well done girls!
At Thursday’s assembly Ms. Abrahamse talked about the life of St.Brigid one of Ireland’s patron saints. Brigid started a monastic settlement at Cill Dara (Kildare) for nuns as well as monks. She was well known for her wisdom , generosity and her ability to settle disputes. People from all over Ireland came to see her and asked for her assistance. The monastery became a centre of learning and as a place well known for its art and beautifully copied manuscripts. Brigid died at Kildare in c 525.
Ms.Abrahamse completed the celebration of Brigid’s life at Friday’s assembly with the legend of ‘Brigid and the Wolf’, which relates her sense of fair play and generosity of spirit. We welcomed 2 T.P. students from the Froebel College on their observation day and said goodbye to the T.Y. students who have completed their work experience.
Many thanks to all the girls who participated in the sponsored swim on Tuesday and Thursday for ‘Habitat for Humanity’. Thanks also to the J.S. teachers who held a sponsored ‘skip’ a Wednesday’s lunch time for the same cause.
The birthday girls this week were: Jessica Smyth , Mrs. McInerney and Zoe Kelly. Many happy returns of your special day!
Parents please note that next Tuesday class for R.C. students is cancelled.
