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St Fergus welcomed Sr. Helen
Today we welcomed a very special visitor our Friday Assembly – Sr. Helen Culhane of ‘The Grief Centre’ in Limerick. When she received our donation of over €750, from our Bake Sale in March, she was so grateful that she wanted to thank the boys and girls of St. Fergus N.S in person. She spoke to the children about the ...
Our Céilí in the Halla
Bhí an-craic agus spóirt againn sa Halla inniú le Céilí Mór le haghaidh Seachtain na Gaeilge. Bhíomar go léir ag damhsa agus ag canadh ar feadh uair an chloig don ocáid speisialta seo. Féach ar na griangraifeanna thíos don craic!
Bake Sale in aid of Children’s Grief Project
Well done to the boys and girls of Fifth and Sixth Class who did such hard work to hold a Bake Sale today in aid of the Children’s Grief Project in Limerick. They successfully raised over €700 for this wonderful, local cause. Maith shibhse!
The Brixx Club in Rang I & II
In honour of Engineering Week, the boys and girls of St Fergus’ National School, enjoyed a day of engineering bridges under the guidance of Julia and Cinta of Brixx Club. It was a really fun way to be introduced to the theory and science behind these magnificent structures. We began be examining famous bridges like The Golden Gate ...
St. Fergus enjoys World Book Day!
From Thing 1 and Thing 2 to Ms Trunchbull, the staff of St Fergus’ National School led by example in dressing up for World Book Day 2017. It was a day to remember as the whole school community dressed up as their favourite character from a book in honour of the day. Every year the costumes seem to ...
Pancake Tuesday in 1st & 2nd.
Yummy yoummy! In our tummies!!! Happy Pancake Day Everyone!! Lá na Pancóga 2017!
Blue Day 2017-Here’s a Tip, Stop That Drip!
On Friday 17th February 2017 St. Fergus’ National School held a ‘Blue Day’ as part of our Water Green Flag Initiative. Every pupil from Junior Infants to 6th class, as well as staff members, wore blue in order to raise awareness of the need to conserve or save water. During our Friday Assembly we discussed and recapped on the different ways we ...
Curragh Chase LEAF Day
On Thursday 9th February 2017, Rang 1-Rang 4 visited Curragh Chase courtesy of L.E.A.F.-Learning About Forests. This was a follow on trip from our visit with Rachel Geary last month. It is also part of our ongoing efforts to maintain our Green Schools Status. We left the school, by bus, at 9:30am, praying that the day would stay dry! Thankfully ...
January in the Infant Room
January was a busy month in the infant classroom. Junior and Senior Infants were very busy learning all about the weather. Have a read below to see what we got up to 🙂 In Gaeilge we were busy learning about an aimsir. We learned lots of vocab, rhymes and songs. We even sang one of our songs as Gaeilge for ...
Our Percussion Workshop in the School Halla
The beating of drums filled the air as the pupils of St Fergus’ NS participated in a Drumming Workshop with Martin Schaerer of Percussion Workshop Dingle (http://www.percussionworkshop.ie/index.php), on Monday 6th February 2016. Martin, a native of Switzerland took each class for 45 minutes and used a variety of drums to introduce use to rhythm and beat. We used everyday phrases ...
