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We all had great fun celebrating Halloween before we finished up for our mid-term break. There were witches and monsters galore prowling the halls!

Aistear is the new early childhood curriculum framework for children from birth to six years in Ireland. Because early childhood marks the beginning of children’s lifelong learning journeys, this framework is called Aistear, the Irish word for journey. A large part of Aistear is learning through play. Ms O Donnell has taken on the task of delivering Aistear to our junior students. Each month will have a different theme which will help teach the children about different life experiences and about how things work and also how people interact with each other. The theme for September was ‘School’, during which the children took on the role of teacher, principal, caretaker and students.

In June we bade farewell to Sara & Zach as they moved on to secondary school. We would like to wish them both the very best of luck for the future.

In August we welcomed our 3 newest school members. Our junior infants for 2017 – Rhys, Aaliyah and Shauna took to big school with no problems at all, we hope they will always be as happy here in Scoil Mhuire as they are in this photo!

To mark the end of another great year at Scoil Mhuire we put on a short musical play for parents and extended school community. The play which told the story of a group of friends while trying to get back to the start of their summer holidays, with the help of a time machine, end up taking a journey through the decades. Everyone had a part to play, with the children in 5th and 6th class taking on the principal roles.

On Thursday 25th of May the An Post Rás passed our school on it’s way to the end of stage in Dungloe. The children and staff were out to lend their support and cheer the cyclists on. It was also a very special day for one of our students, Darcie Doogan, who was a prizewinner in an art competition run in conjunction with the race. Her prize was a An Post Rás jersey which was presented to her on the winners stage in Dungloe.

We were very lucky to be chosen to hold a workshop with Dale Treadwell of Natually Wild. Naturally Wild provides environmental educational services to schools, community youth groups and shows and exhibitions.  The aim of Naturally Wild is to educate in a fun and informative way which will capture the imagination of both old and young alike.  You can also see Dale on RTE Junior with ‘Albie the Why Guy’.

Dale spent the day with us and as well as spending time in the classroom telling us about our natural flora and fauna we also went exploring to find out more about our local environment.

The children from the senior room took part in a Gaelic Football Blitz in Dungloe before Easter – they all played really well and enjoyed their day, despite the cold!

The children from 3rd and 4th class enjoyed an indoor Soccer Blitz in the Rosses Community School.

As part of Wainfest 2017, the children from the senior room attended Inky Fingers Creative Writing Workshop in Leabharlann Pobail na Rossan. They spent a morning tapping into their creativity and writing their own stories with the help of Kathy Donaghy.

Bhí muid iontach bróduil as an grúpa a chuaigh go dtí Ionad Teampaill Chróine le gairid chun pairt a glacadh ins an ceoilchoirm leis An Pleanáil Teanga a chur chun cinn. Chan siad Mamma Mia as Gaeilge agus bhain siad an sult as an léiriú. Go raibh míle maith agaibh go leir.