Author: Ms Ward

3rd and 4th class pupils were delighted to visit Fairfield Nursing Home here in Drimoleague to sing Christmas Carols. Thank you to all the residents and staff at the nursing home who made us feel really welcome and for provide us with treats that were appreciated after all the singing. Thank you to Mr. Collins for preparing the children.

We were delighted to donate to Feed West Cork again this year. Our Student Council visited the food bank to deliver our donation. While their they met some of the food bank organisers and got the opportunity to ask questions and learn all about the food bank. A special word of thanks to Sandra, Esther and Mark who met the children and spent time answering their questions. Thank you to all the children and their families who donated to such a worthy cause.

5th class have been busy this month creating diorama’s. All pupil’s worked really hard to create diorama’s of all different types of places including football pitches and the solar system. A big well done to all.

We had lots of fun in Drimoleague N.S during Math’s Week. All pupils took part in a whole school math’s quiz with Mr. Jennings doing a great job as quiz master. 3rd class pupils carried out a traffic survey and made bar charts to display the results. All pupils also had great fun doing target boards, guessing the weight of the Lego and completing surveys. A big thank you to Mr. Jennings for organising all activities.

A big well done to our quiz team who came 3rd in the library quiz held in Skibbereen Library on Monday last. Congratulations to all.

All pupils have enjoyed volley ball coaching once a week since September with Daniela from West Cork Volleyball Club. We enjoyed learning lots of new skills and practising them in fun volleyball games. A big thank you to Daniela, it was great to have her back for a block of coaching this year.

Recently Clann na Gael u12s were successful in winning the Rebel Óg West U12 Football League Shield Final. Congratulations to everyone involved especially all Drimoleague N.S pupils who were part of the panel. We were delighted when the shield was brought in to school by the team captain. Well done to all involved.

A big congratulations also to Drimoleague N.S pupils who were part of the U12 Drinagh Girls team who recently who the League Final. A big well done to all involved.

On October 10th we celebrated World Mental Health Day and Bí Cineálta Day where we launched our child friendly BÍ Cineálta Policy. We enjoyed lots of fun activities during the day including a wellbeing webinar with Fiona Forman, poster making and a games afternoon. We had lots of great discussions around ways in which we can be kind to others. Our new Bí Cineálta sign is now on display in our school.

This week all pupils took part in Food Dudes Week. During the week we had lots of delicious fruit and vegetables delivered including apple and tomato, satsuma and cucumber, banana and carrot and blueberries and peppers. Everyone enjoyed having fresh fruit and vegetables every day.