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• It has been a busy term since we returned to school at the end of August with pupils engaged in a variety of activities.
• Annual Christmas Fair takes place on Sunday 19th November @ 2pm in Cappamore Community Centre. All welcome.
• Pupils enjoyed a visit from the Liam MacCarthy Cup in November. Thanks to Limerick GAA for taking the time to come to our school.
• We are well on our way to achieving our next STEM award for our school in recognition of work undertaken by the pupils in Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths. During Science Week, 5th & 6th class pupils attended a Science Show at Cappamore Library.
• Pupils from 3rd-6th class are preparing for the Peace Proms. This initiative involves several schools coming together for a choral performance in University of Limerick in January.
• All pupils are busy getting ready for the Christmas Concert on Friday 8th December.
• Thanks to all who donated gift filled shoe boxes for the Team Hope Christmas appeal.  
• The girls and boys took part in the Cumann na mBunscol East Limerick Football competitions. Our boys team played some very competitive games on the day but were unlucky not to progress to the next round. Our girls team made it through to the semi final but were beaten after a hard fought contest. Well done to all involved in both teams. Big thanks to the Parents' Council for covering the cost of buses to all our matches this year.
• Congratulations to our pupils (pictured below) who won prizes in St. Ailbe's Credit Union Art Competition.

High-lights from last year.

• On Monday 19th June, we held our annual sports day. Pupils enjoyed Taekwondo, Hurling & Gaelic football sessions, Irish Dancing & Tug of War with guest coaches. We had some very competitive team challenge activities after this and pupils were presented with medals. To top off the day, we had a special visit from the ice-cream van. Sincere thanks to the guest coaches for their time and to the parents council for their generous contributions towards the activities. See some photos here. 
• Congratulations to the pupils in 2nd class who received their First Holy Communion on Saturday 13th May & to the pupils in 5th & 6th class who received the sacrament of Confirmation.
• Pupils from 2nd class upwards have completed swimming lessons at University of Limerick.
• Ms. Ryan's class held a bake sale on Friday 28th April in aid of Trócaire.
• We celebrated Seachtain na Gaeilge with a Tráth na gCeist, Céilí of traditional Irish dances including An Dreoilín, Lá Glas & more. We even had a visit from a Canadian musician who performed for us on the flute and on the uilleann pipes. See photos
• The week beginning 27th March is 'Book Week' in the school. During this week, we have some exciting activities planned to encourage reading and a love of books. Check the gallery for some photos of activities such as buddy reading, book themed dress up, book swap and more.

• In the new Primary Curriculum announced recently, a foreign language will be taught to children in 3rd to 6th class starting in September 2025. Our school has been chosen to pilot the new language programme from Easter to the summer holidays. The children in 3rd to 6th class will be learning Spanish for an hour each week and will be taught by a teacher from Spain.

• On 23rd March, 5th & 6th class will have a showcase of their Junior Entrepreneur Projects. All are welcome to the school hall from 2pm where you can purchase some items that the pupils have made themselves. 
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East Limerick 7 a side Camogie Champions 2023

East Limerick 9 a side Hurling champions 2023

Sports

• Congratulations to the boys who won the East Limerick Cumann na mBunscol 9 a side hurling final on May 30th.
• Congratulations to the girls who won the East Limerick Cumann na mBunscol 7 a side camogie final on May 30th.  The boys and girls displayed some outstanding skill during the competition and put in a huge effort in the lead up to the finals. 
• Pupils had Rugby training with sessions from a Munster coach.
• GAA training with Seán Whelan has finished for this term. Pupils enjoyed developing their hurling skills in a fun way.
• The Irish Basketball Association have provided basketball training for pupils this term.
• 5th & 6th class pupils travelled to Seanchoill Sports Complex, Corbally on Monday 20th March where they played in the FAI 5-a-side soccer competitions. Both the boys and the girls teams gave a good account of themselves on the day. See some photos of the action.
• The girls took part in the East Limerick indoor camogie competition in February and showed some very promising skill.
• The boys took part in the East Limerick indoor hurling competition and after some very competitive games, they qualified for the East finals. 
• Joe & Ógie in 6th class were selected to play on the East Limerick panel in the Mackey Cup hurling competition. Congratulations to the boys for proudly representing their school and well done to all our pupils who attended trials.

Previous high-lights:

• Trip to 'Peter Pan' Panto in University of Limerick.
• Christmas Jumper Day
• Cappamore Parish Pageant.
• Christmas Concert
• Annual Christmas Fair
• Zumba Classes

The school have been given a fish tank on loan for pupils to experience & learn about marine life. 3rd class are busy looking after the sea creatures that live in our school fish tank. Sincere thanks to Galway Marine Institute for giving the pupils this wonderful opportunity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pupils had great fun using the Bee Bots. These programmable floor robots are designed to teach children about directional language and computer programming in an enjoyable way. Pupils combined their STEM skills in this initiative.

 

3rd class pupils engaged in Engineers Week 2023

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2023 

We have made a huge investment in ICT with the purchase of Chromebooks for our pupils. Each week, pupils are engaged in technology centred learning where they develop new skills and complete some work in digital format. Pupils are learning to create & edit documents and work on projects using the Chromebooks.  

Pupils made St. Brigid's Crosses

Boys from 2nd, 3rd & 4th class took part in the East Limerick Indoor Hurling competition in February. They played some very 

competitive games and qualified for the final.

Congratulations to the girls who took part in the East Limerick indoor camogie competition on 27th February.They played some very competitive games and recorded one win on the day but didn't make it through to the next round.

Food Collection for Novas (above)

Mary & Joseph at the Parish Pageant (below)

    

Best of luck to the boys playing with the East Limerick Football Team in November.

We have collected 77 gift filled shoeboxes for the Team Hope annual Christmas appeal. Sincere thanks to the children and their families for their generosity to this worthy cause.

• On Friday 28th October, we held a 'Dress Up' day in school. There were lots of very creative costumes. Click here to see some photos. We wish all our pupils & staff an enjoyable Halloween break.
• Schools football competitions have now been completed. The boys played in the 9 a side East Limerick category. They played some very competitive games in the group stage and qualified for the final. After a hard fought contest in the final, the boys had a win over Caherelly NS to claim the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol East Limerick title.

• Our younger players competed in the INTO Mini Sevens football competition and gave a very good account of themselves against some very strong competition.
• Girls from 3rd - 6th class competed in the 7 a side football competition but were unlucky not to progress past the group stage. Well done to all involved in the sports. See some photos in the gallery section.

 

On Monday 20th June we had our annual sports day. Children took part in several activities including archery, taekwondo, zumba, tug-o-war & the traditional team competitions. They were presented with medals on the day and there was a special surprise visit from the ice-cream van. Sincere thanks to the parents council for their sponsorship of the event. For photos click here!

The 3rd & 4th class 'Rearing Macy for Milford' fundraiser culminated in a trip to O'Donovan's Mart in Tipperary on Friday 27th May. The day was thoroughly enjoyed by all children and was a huge success. Thanks to Hynan's Bus for providing transport, to local cattle haulier Mike Butler & to Supermac's for sponsoring ice-creams. A special mention to the O'Donovan family for their warm welcome & generous contribution of €200 towards the fundraiser along with goodie bags for the children. There was a very well supported school gate collection and bucket collection at the mart. These donations on top of the fantastic selling price of €1710 allowed us to present Milford Hospice with a cheque for €3230.61. I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone involved but in particular the 28 children in 3rd & 4th class for their dedication to the fundraiser. Mr. Ryan.      See some more photos in the gallery. 

  

We have achieved our third plaque of STEM excellence during the 2021/2022 school year. This is an award for outstanding work in STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths), from Science Foundation Ireland. Well done to the pupils and staff.

 

Congratulations to the boys on winning the Cumann na mBunscol East Limerick 9-a-side hurling competition on Monday 30th May.

Well done to the boys and girls football teams who took part in the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol East Limerick competitions in May. The boys and girls played some very competitive games. The boys qualified for the next round of the compeition. More photos in gallery.

Well done to the girls who played in the Cumann na mBunscol East Limerick 7-a-side camogie competition on June 2nd. They gave an outstanding performance and made it through to the final on the day.

Back to school advice for Junior Infants     https://youtu.be/UomH_vakjDI

 

Defibrillator

 

Congratulations to 4th & 5th class pupils who completed a sponsored marathon in 2020 to raise funds for a defibrillator. Thanks to everyone's generous contributions, the defibrillator is now installed outside the main entrance to the school and is available to the community.

 

In the event of an emergency - DIAL 085 7474998

See the gallery for more pictures!

Congratulations to the children and staff on our recent award of the Amber Flag for promoting positive mental health in the school and the Active School's Flag for promoting physical activity & wellness.

 

Please note:

In the interest of safety, we ask that the area in front of the school gate is kept free of cars at all times.

You are reminded that the school is a 'Nut Free' zone. Please do not send nut or peanut products to school with your child's lunch. We encourage healthy eating at all times. Treats can be included on a Friday only.

 School drop off is from 9am onwards. Pupils are not to enter the school grounds before 9am.

Classes commence at 9:10am. Infant classes finish at 1:50pm and all other classes finish at 2:50pm. Parents/guardians are asked to be punctual with school drop off and collection times.

All children must wear full school uniform coming to school, except on PE days, when the school tracksuit is permitted.

 

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School Calendar 2023/2024

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Bilboa National School,
Cappamore,
Co. Limerick

V94 KN61

Telephone: 061-381652

info@bilboans.ie 

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