We made the most of the good weather in early September when 6th class accompanied 1st and 2nd class on a walk down the Mass path to pick some in-season, juicy blackberries.

On Friday 16th June 1st -6th Class took part in a GAA football blitz organised by Amanda Scallon our GPO (games promotion officer) and Duffry Rovers GAA club. We all enjoyed the day, despite the rain! Thank you to Derek Watchorn, James Lawless and Shane Reddy who came to school on Friday 23rd to present the shield to us. Well done to all!

On Friday, 23rd June we were treated to yummy Ice-cream courtesy of our generous Parents Association. Thank you!

Junior and Senior infants have been very busy this month in Aistear. Their theme was ‘The Travel Agents’ Check out some pictures of everyone having great fun in the sunshine!

Over the past 6 weeks almost 40 boys and girls have been participating in Peil 4 All every Thursday morning from 8:00 – 9:00am. This is a fantastic initiative to get children moving and motivated. Thank you to the volunteers from Duffry Rovers GAA club for organising it.

Congratulations to the twelve boys and girls who received the sacrament of First Holy Communion on Saturday, May 6th in Caim church. We were delighted to have Fr Fegan back to officiate the ceremony. Thanks to Mr Fitzpatrick for preparing the children for the sacrament and thank you to Ms Murphy and the pupils from our senior classes who provided the beautiful singing and music.

Nicole, one of our 6th class pupils took part in the Eason Spelling Bee in Wexford on Wednesday 19th April. She reached the third round of the final. Well done Nicole! Thanks to Robbie and Conor for going along to support her.

Our annual Easter raffle was held on Thursday, 30th March in school. Many thanks to everyone who supported it. Thank you to our Parents Association who organised the raffle.

The winners are listed below:

1st Prize- Barry O’ Connor. Seller – kaiden and Killian O’ Brien

2nd Prize – Ellen Fitzpatrick. Seller – Mr Fitzpatrick

3rd Prize – Andreas Petrovici. Seller – Andra Petrovici

4th Prize – Lorraine Barnes. Seller – Laura Gainfort

5th Prize Gavin Butler. Seller – Aideen, Gavin and Joe Butler

6th Prize Roy Hemmingway. Seller – Niall and Aoife Hemmingway

Congratulations to all the winners.

The boys and girls of 2nd class will receive the sacrament of reconciliation on Wednesday night, 29th March at 7pm in Caim church. They have been working hard and preparing well for this special occasion. We wish them all the best.