Presentation Primary School

Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths has fast become one of the most important subject we teach in our schools nationally. Last week we celebrated STEM Week where the children got to experience some STEM activities in a fun and meaningful way. On Monday, each class used their mathematical abilities to estimate how many conkers or money was in a jar. There were some great guesses and plenty of winners from each class. On Tuesday classes went around our school grounds on a STEM trail. These treasure hunts are great to encourage children to look at STEM all around us. Wednesday Read more…

Music greeted witches, skeletons and ghosts on Friday morning to mark the end of the first half of the school term and the start of the Halloween holidays. The children looked amazing in their costumes and one could only admire their creativity and willingness to be part of the fun. A great day was had by all the boys and girls. Thanks to all the parents who encouraged the children to dress up and shared in the fun at the gate on the morning. Here are some images from the day.

Our U13 Football team have been training each Monday since our return to school this year. On the back of the school’s first ever County Final win last year, there was a new confidence about the team as they prepared for the new season. The Cumann na mBunscol blitz for U13s took place in Drombane where the girls would play four games against St. Michael’s and St. Joseph’s, both from Tipperary Town, Scoil Angela Thurles and Upperchurch NS. Sporting the school’s new wine jerseys, the girl’s first game against St. Michael’s Tipperary Town started at a frantic pace. An early Read more…

‘Sure isn’t it always sunny when the kids go back to school – and when the leaving cert is on’, was the quip of one of the witty grandparents at the gate one morning. And what a joy it was to have such beautiful weather this September. It certainly made the return to school a more joyful one and we are grateful for wonderful autumn sunshine. For the past few weeks the boys and girls have been settling back into the routines of school life. The smell of new books, the sight of a new room, the feel of being Read more…

Junior Infants have settled very well into life in Presentation Primary. Their first month has been one filled with exploration and excitement. The children have made new friends and reconnected with some old ones. Their teachers Ms. Healy and Ms. Mockler made the transition to primary school easy and fun-filled. The Junior Infant classroom is a happy place. The children have enjoyed playing together, painting, building and dressing up. There’s some serious work to do too! The boys and girls are already busy learning new sounds, their letters and numbers as well as experimenting with writing. We look forward to Read more…

Our After School Clubs returned this week. The boys and girls have the opportunity to enjoy clubs on different days. There’s Sports, Monday Funday Club, Arts and Music, Cookery, Chess and Minecraft to choose from.

Our Basketball teams had a superb day in the Presentation Sports Complex recently last as they took part in the annual Margaret Curran Cup. This tournament is now in its fifth year and last year was the first year Presentation primary won the trophy. Margaret Curran was a very dear colleague and friend to us here in the Pres. Margaret loved basketball and this tournament is organized each year in her honour. This year we welcomed teams from Scoil Angela, Two Mile Borris, Templemore and Holycross. Our two teams, Presentation Panthers and Presentation Pythons played in opposite groups and all Read more…