For those book lovers, the Setanta brochures were disseminated for the first time this year and orders are to be sent into Mrs. Barrett by Friday Sept 25th.

Rackard league is in full flight at present.

The boys beat Crossabeg-Ballymurn on Tuesday with a score of 4-12 to 2-8.

The boys second team travelled to Rathangan on Wednesday and continued the winning ways.

The girls have won both of their matches also, most recently defeating Coolcotts on Tuesday.

Next week see mini sevens begin and Rackard League continue.

Boys line out for mini sevens on Monday at their home pitch at 12.45pm and the girls will take to the field on Tuesday at 12.45pm.

Girls await their date to play Ballygarrett in Rackard League in an away game.

Boys first team will play Kennedy Park away (date to be confirmed) and the the boys second team will play St. Aidan’s at home on Friday.

More updates to follow.

Boys had a great win today in their first match out versus Coolcotts.

The final score was 4-13 – 2-1.

The next match takes place on Tuesday at 3pm in Piercestown versus Crossabeg.

The boys will also take on Wexford CBS next week. Date to be confirmed.

Girls take to the pitch tomorrow at 2.30pm in their first match. Best of luck.

GAA coaching as organised by Wexford GAA resumes business at Piercestown N.S. on Wednesday Sept 16^th.

This year sees the coaching officers introduce a new programme ‘Introduction to Gaelic Games’.

This operates on the development of what the GAA refers to as the A, B, C’s (agility, balance and co-ordination) and the RJT’s (running, jumping and throwing). These basic skills need to be developed from the bottom up hence coaching is being offered this year by Wexford coaching to the following classes:

• Junior Infants
• Senior Infants
• 1^st class
• 2^nd class
• 3^rd class
• 4^th class

As there is no in school coaching on offer to 5^th and 6^th class at present,  a meeting was held with the local club St. Martin’s and alternative options are currently being explored. In the meantime, Rackard league for those interested in 5^th and 6^th class is taking off in full flight and mini sevens competitions resume at the end of the month.

For the purpose of the in school coaching where possible classes from 1^st class – 4^th class should have hurleys and helmets. Infant classes will be using bean bags and small indoor hurleys as supplied by the school and coaches. Should you require any further information, please don’t hesitate to ask.

As part of our efforts to be an Active School, Skipping 4 Life day is to be held on this Thursday 17^th September 2015.

I am delighted to inform you that we have invited “Skippy John” from “Skipping 4 Life” to work with all  year groups to teach various skipping skills and then present a “show” to the whole school on the above date. “Skippy John” (the name Richard Hammond gave him when he appeared on “Total Wipeout”) has over 7 years of experience teaching & demonstrating skipping skills in primary schools across the UK.

Skipping 4 Life’s aim is to encourage children and adults to skip for health, fun and fitness, whilst promoting modern and traditional skipping games, including Individual Skills, Partner Skipping,  Double Dutch & Long Rope Team Games.

All classes will be partaking in a skipping workshop. Ropes are provided for the work shop on the day.

The cost of the workshop for the children will be €2. Please send €2 in on the day.

At 2.30pm there will be a show in the hall for ALL parents to marvel at their children’s skipping efforts! Parents are welcome to come along to the show and we look forward to seeing you there J

Remember our Active School Slogan ‘Walk, run, jump or skip come on Piercestown let’s get fit!!’

Football season is under way at Piercestown N.S. with both boys and girls preparing to take to the pitches of Wexford and participate in the Rackard League tournament with their companions from Murrintown N.S.

Boys take to their own pitch to take on Coolcotts this week on Tuesday Sept 15th at 3.15pm.

Girls fixtures to be confirmed.

This year sees a change also, with the mini sevens football being played in the first school term. Kick off for mini sevens for boys is Mon 28th Sept. and girls is Tues 29th.

Many thanks to Ms. Hearne for giving up her time voluntarily to train the girls!

With both football and rounders taking off this week, Piercestown is quickly making its way towards being an ‘Active School’.

Best of luck to past pupils Jack O Connor, Séan Stafford, Harry O Connor, Joe Colman and Luke White as they line out and represent their county in the under 21 All  Ireland this weekend. The very best of luck to their manager JJ Doyle also. Let’s get our purple and gold on. The under 21’s line out versus Limerick this Saturday 12^th Sept. at 7pm in Semple Stadium. TG4 will show coverage of it if you can’t make it! Loch Garman Abú.

Let’s hope by 8.30pm we will be once again ‘dancing at the crossroads’!

Mrs. Caldicott will resume rounders training tomorrow Friday 11th September for girls in 5th and 6th class from 3-4pm after school.

After a hugely successful year with both boys and girls securing places in last years rounders final, there is bound to be great anticipation and excitement for the year ahead.

Rounders training for girls will take place every Friday weather permitting. Many thanks to Mrs. Caldicott for giving up her time to train the teams.

Piercestown National school re-opens its doors and welcomes all children back on Monday 31st August.

Junior infants will attend from 9.20am – 12.00pm every day for the first two weeks.

All other classes resume as normal.

We look forward to seeing you all back and welcoming our new faces!!!

Tadhg Foran will continue his guitar lessons after school on Tuesdays for the school year 2015- 2016.

More information to come in September 2015.