Presentation Primary School

The first day of school is always a special memory for pupils and their families. It is also a very special morning for school staff and this year was no exception. Our Junior Infant boys and girls really enjoyed their first morning with us. Further up the school we welcomed some nee pupils too. We extend a warm ‘Presentation Welcome’ to them all, especially those recently arrived from Ukraine. It was also an historic morning as we welcomed back boys to Second Class for the first time ever. Each week we will add photos and news to our website. We Read more

The aim of Active Week is to promote, encourage and support physical activities in school. Being active is essential to a child’s development. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends that children should be active for at least 60 minutes each day. This week we celebrated activity in all its forms and the children enjoyed a fantastic week full of fun. The children embraced new activities such as pilates and enjoyed learning about the importance of healthy eating. On Wednesday each class grouping enjoyed a dodgeball tournament in the halla with the triumphant teams receiving medals. Next on the agenda was Read more

Our Basketball teams had a superb day in the Presentation Sports Complex on Monady last as they took part in the annual Margaret Curran Cup. This tournament is now in its fourth year and had been won by Littleton for the past three years. This year also marked the 10th Anniversary of Margaret Curran, a colleague and friend to us here in the Pres. Margaret loved basketball and this tournament is organized in her honour. We had two teams playing in the tournament, the Presentation Pythons and Presentation Panthers. The Panthers recorded wins over Littelton, Two Mile Borris and St. Read more

Congratulations to these wonderful girls who made their First Holy Communion in the Cathedral of the Assumption last Saturday. We thank most sincerely, Fr. Joe for his beautiful ceremony, the choir and teachers involved for the music, Ms. Fanning for preparing the children so diligently, Rosaleen for the individualised booklets and of course the children for being so amazing on the day.

Our Senior Classes headed to UL for their school tour last week. The girls enjoyed a wonderful day of climbing and activity in the university. The Junior Infant School Tour was to Maryl Hill Farm and Play Centre. The children enjoyed the open farm, a train ride and of course the play centre. Our Senior Infants headed off to Fota Wildlife Park and had an absolute ball. Finally, Our 1st and 2nd Class tour was to Castlecomer Discovery Park in Kilkenny.

Recently, both our U13 and U11 Camogie teams have taken part in their respective Cumann na mBunscol tournaments. Our U11 team had a wonderful day out in Durlas Og, recording two wins against Presentation PS Clonmel and Cahir NS. The first game was extremely close and tense. Both teams defended stoutly and only conceded one score each! Luckily for us, Clonmel scored a point while Emma Egan scored a mighty goal for the girls in wine, securing a 1.0 to 0.1 win for the Pres! The second game was a little more open and a goal just before half time Read more

Having won the Regional Finals in Kilkenny, our Volleyball team heading to UL Sports Arena for the All Ireland Finals recently. It was amazing to be in one of the finest sports arenas in the country and a great experience for the ten girls. The day began with a meeting of all the teams from around Ireland who were there to compete for the title of All Ireland Champions. The girls were in Group A, along with Aghada NS (Cork), St. Ita’s (Galway) and St. Killian’s (Cavan). The group games were all close encounters. The girls lost their first game Read more

Our St. Partrick’s Day School Parade is quickly becoming a much loved tradition at this stage! Today the children yet again donned the green, white and orange and enjoyed marching around our beautiful school grounds to mark our National Day. The parade brought joy and smiles to everyone involved and ended with an impromptu céilí in the school yard afterwards. Throughout the week the children have been learning the Siege of Ennis and they really enjoyed dancing this traditional Irish dance together. The day began with a traditional music group from Presentation Secondary School treating us to a session in Read more