Presentation Primary School

It was a fabulous Friday for our wonderful U11 Football team who won their Cumann na mBunscol blitz last week. The team played brilliantly throughout the day to qualify for a county semi final. The day began with a game against our Presentation counterparts from Clonmel. This was a tight affair with the two teams defending superbly from start to finish. Early points from Lily O’Dowd and Emma Egan helped the girls to a 0.2 to 0.1 lead at half time. The second started with a bang as Ava Fitzgibbon found the back of the net to put the Thurles Read more

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 each class went around our school grounds on a STEM trail. These treasure hunts are great to encourage children to look at STEM all around us. Read more

This week our U13 football team played in the Cumann na mBunscol Blitz in Dúrlas Óg. On a beautiful autumnal morning, the girls played Scoil Angela Thurles and St. Mary’s GNS Nenagh. It was wonderful to see the girls finally take to the field after weeks of training with their coaches. After two games the girls had recorded one win and one loss. Unfortunately this was not enough to progress to the next round of the competition, but the girls can be immensely proud of their efforts. Next up is a blitz on Friday, 20th October for our U11 team. Read more

The children have been taking advantage of the pleasant autumnal weather over the past week to explore our beautiful school grounds in search of signs of Autumn. Some classes have completed Autumn Trails to find leaves, acorns, conkers and other signs of Autumn.

All through the month of September, the girls from 3rd to 6th class have been running together in preparation for the Tipperary Cross Country Championship. This year 53 girls were selected to represent the school at the event in Thurles Crokes Athletic Field. The girls from 3rd and 4th class had to complete a 800m course, while the senior classes ran a full kilometer (1000m). Our school competed in the Major and Large schools section which saw up to 100 children run in each race. All that training and preparation definitely paid off as we scopped 4 individual medals and Read more

Each year our school takes part in the Pentel International Art Competiton. This year we had over 20 awards granted to our artistic pupils, including two Supreme Gold awards. This is our best haul of prizes in a few years! Well done to all the boys and girls who took part and congratulations to the pupils whose work was recognised for its brilliance!

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