Our 3rd and 4th class pupils made some lovely festive Christmas art recently, including a Nutcracker construction from recycled materials and a snowman painting.
Author: Patrick Collins
Sprocket Rocket
3rd and 4th class pupils recently took part in a cycling skills programme as part of the Sprocket Rocket. As well as having lots of fun, they improved their cycling skills and learned lots about cycling safety.
Sowing the Seeds of the Future!
Our 3rd class pupils recently planted some acorns as part of Climate Action Week which we hope will grow into oak trees by the time they reach 6th class!
Brand New Bibles
We were recently delighted to accept a donation of twelve brand new child-friendly Bibles for the school. A huge míle buíochas to Drimoleague/ Drinagh parish and our parish priest, Fr. Eoin, for organising the donation.
National Concert Hall
Congratulations to our pupils who were part of the group that represented West Cork in the National Children’s Choir national concert in the National Concert Hall in Dublin recently. Maith sibh!
National Children’s Choir West Cork Concert
Our school community was delighted to host the 5th regional concert of the National Children’s Choir in our local church on April 10th.
Our pupils put on a spectacular performance, wowing the audience with songs covering a range of styles, tempos and genres, some in three part harmonies. Included in our repertoire this year were classics such as Cantate Domino Alleluia, Ave Maria, Speed Your Journey, Irish favourites such as Mo Ghile Mear and Casadh an tSugain, songs from different languages and cultures like Cantamos and Kusimama, and popular favourites such as Viva la Vida.
The children were accompanied by a 24 piece orchestra organised by and led by Carol Daly of the Cork School of Music which greatly enhanced our performance. We were humbled by the good will and volunteerism of the local Drimoleague community who assisted in every way possible in the organisation to make this event such a memorable success.
The school affiliated to this initiative in September and spent many hours in the classroom learning, mastering and perfecting the songs that formed the repertoire. At three different occasions, we organised local cluster rehearsals with the other participating schools where much work was done in combining harmonies and ensuring that the pupils were confident in their performance.
Our girls and boys surpassed all our expectations and it was truly a magical evening of entertainment and song. A huge comhghairdeas to all our performers and mile buiochas on behalf of the school to all those who aided in the organisation of this fantastic event.
Solar Panels
We were delighted to have 14 new solar panels installed in our school and thankfully there has been loads of lovely Spring sunshine to keep them on the go! It’s a very positive move in making our school green and clean. A huge thank you to Clean Energy Solar for the installation.
Valentine’s Day Cards
National Children’s Choir 2023
The hills of Drimoleague were alive with the sound of music on Thursday 11th May with the voices of close to 300 pupils from primary schools in West Cork performing as part of the
National Children’s Choir, West Cork, here in Drimoleague. This is the fourth time that the Drimoleague community hosted this celebration of song in the local church, the last time being in 2019.
Children from eight West Cork primary schools performed a selection of songs from classical to popular including Take a Chance, Cantar, With or Without You, Oh Shenandoah, Cúnnla, Mary Had a Little Blues, Laudate Dominum to name but a few. The children were accompanied by a twenty-four piece orchestra, led and organised by Carol Daly, principal of the Cork School of Music and were conducted by Anne Crowley, teacher at St. Patrick’s N.S. in Skibbereen.
Drimoleague N.S were accompanied by Scoil an Chroí Ró Naofa Castletownbere, Lisheen N.S., Goleen, N.S, St. Patrick’s Boys’ N.S Skibbereen, St. Joseph’s Girls’ N.S. Skibbereen, Unionhall N.S. and Our Lady of Mercy N.S. Bantry. We are very proud to have hosted this fantastic event and owe a huge amount of gratitude to the parents and the wider community who helped us in the organisation of the concert.
Managing Anxiety
All children may feel anxious from time to time. Anxiety can be triggered by a number of factors and there are many ways that parents can help their children cope when faced with situations that may cause them to be anxious. Check out this useful resource from the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) for parents of children who may suffer from anxiety.
Drimoleague National School 