Presentation Primary School

Our Well-Being Warriors (aka The Amber Flag Committee), along with their teachers Ms. Bourke and Ms. Walsh organised a fantastic week of promoting positive mental health and well-being. Here in the Presentation Primary School we understand the importance of maintaining positive well-being and we endeavour to instill positive attitudes and to teach the children about well-being. We understand the important role well-being plays in creating a positive, happy and healthy environment where children can reach their full potential. We kicked off Rainbow Week with Mindful Monday where the children enjoyed some mindful breathing and meditation. Thankful Tuesday was all about Read more

Recently our Volleyball team off to Kilkenny to take part in the Volleyball Regional Finals. The blitz took place in the impressive venue that is The Watershed. For the past number of weeks, 44 girls had been training after school and during lunchtime to prepare for this blitz. We had two teams taking part and each player enjoyed time on the court. The Watershed was a busy venue on the day with schools travelling from Churchhill, Fethard, Kilkenny City and beyond. Unfortunately the fixture placed both our teams in the same group and up against each other in the very Read more

We are delighted to invite you and your child to visit Presentation Primary School for our Open Day on Sunday, 29th January. You can enjoy a tour of the school and visit your child’s future classroom anytime between 12:30pm and 2:30pm. This is a great opportunity for your child to meet the teachers and see what school could be like for them in September. You can express an interest in enrolling your son or daughter by completing this online Pre-Admission form All Welcome! We do hope you can join us.

The children enjoyed a magical few weeks in school. There was hot chocolate, pyjama parties, baking, art, storytelling, visits to the crib and even a visit from the man in the red suit! Thank you to Ms. Walsh, Ms. Bourke and the Amber Flag committee for organising a wonderful kindness countdown for us all to enjoy. Each day the classes were set a task to carry out an act of kindness to celebrate the season of goodwill. We also presented our Star Pupil Awards for December. This month the theme was Positivity and Goodwill and unsurprisingly both could be witnessed Read more

One of the highlights of our year to date has been our return to the stage for the Christmas Concerts. It was a much anticipated event and we hope you enjoyed our shows. A huge well done to all the boys and girls who showcased their talents and abilities on stage. We would also like to take the opportunity to thank all of the teachers and SNA’s for preparing the children for their performances. Thank you to everyone who came along and supported the children, a great night was had by all. Our School Show Hi my name is Candise Read more

Science Week Workshop Science Week was the 14th – 20th of November. We went to the local library, The Source, on Friday the 18th for a Science Workshop. When we arrived there were three women stood in front of clear boxes filled with wires, markers, lights, bulbs and more. The three women were called Dr. Eleanor Walsh, a lecturer at Mary I, Maria who is a student at Mary I and Laura who was also a student from Mary I and a past pupil from our school. They introduced themselves and said ‘We don’t like to tell you what to 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 holiday. 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. There was baking, disco dancing, pinata smashing and plenty of fun for all. Thanks to all the parents who encouraged the children to dress up and shared in the fun at the gate on the morning. We wish all Read more

Our annual School Footbal League took place this week. Four teams, named after the counties of Munster, played great football on the beautiful astro turf at the back of our school. We thank the secondary school for the use of this facility. Each team played each other before competing in two different finals. The Plate final saw Clare take on Tipperary. Only a goal separated the sides in the end with Clare coming out on top. The League final was won by Cork who narrowly beat Limerick in a game of quality and sportsmanship. We say thank you to all Read more