Rainbows begins tomorrow Wednesday March 4th at Piercestown N.S. at 3pm. The programme will run for 12 weeks. Best of luck to all involved.

Mini 7’s kicked off today March 3rd with the boys out first. The boys travelled to Rathangan to face arch rivals Rathangan in the first match. There was huge rivalry given the close match that ended in a draw during the Rackard league group  games. Unfortunately, for Piercestown Rathangan were too good today and got the upper hand. The boys however showed great resilience by going on to have a great second match and taking a win over Tagoat. Unfortunately, they didn’t win their group so the boys wont march on. Next Tuesday March 10th will see the boys head to Hollymount to begin their hurling campaign. Training has been taking place since the early new year thanks to the St. Martin’s Club. Many thanks to all involved. Next Tuesday the boys will face Blackwater and Castlebridge. This will get the hurling off to a start before Rackard league hurling kicks off post Easter.

The girls will line out under the guidance of Ms. Hearne for their mini 7s football in their homeground this Thursday March 5th at 12.45pm They will face Kilrane, Barntown and Curracloe. Best of luck to the girls. Their camogie campaign kicks off Thursday 12th March in Killurin where the girls will take on Glynn, Barntown, Screen and Blackwater. Watch this space for a sports update!

Many thanks to the parents who attended our ‘Introduction to Aistear’ evening for parents last night Tuesday 24th Feb. A special word of thanks to the Parents’ Association for providing refreshments on the night.

We hope you had an enjoyable and informative evening. The children in Miss Taylor’s class were so excited this morning when they saw their new play schedule!

Aistear will officially begin in all infant classes starting from Monday March 2nd.

Here are the topics/themes that are taking place in the individual classrooms for the month of March are as follows:

Miss Taylor’s room – Topic ‘The Shop’

Mrs. Foley’s room – Topic ‘The Cafe’

Mrs. Byrne’s room – Topic ‘ The Post Office’

Well done to all of the boys and girls who travelled to the Brandon House Hotel on Feb.14th to participate in the last Chess competition for this school year.

Representing Piercestown N.S. were Aoife O’ Connor, Harry Dempsey, Bobby Whelan and Indi Duffy in 5th class and Peter Kenny in 1st class.

Well done to all who received a medal for their participation.

A special congratulations to Aoife O’ Connor and Peter Kenny who won bronze medals in their age category! Take a bow!

The Sacrament of Reconciliation, or First Confession, as it is better known as will take place for 2nd class children on Wed. 4th March at 7.30pm in the Church in Piercestown. 

This will see the children reach another milestone on their journey towards making their First Holy Communion.

We looked forward to seeing you on the night. Tea/coffee/refreshments will be available in the scout hall afterwards.

Well done to Mrs. Newport and 2nd class who have been working very hard for this important occasion.

Rainbows will begin at Piercestown N.S. on Wed. 4th March and run for 12 weeks.

For further information about Rainbows go to http://www.rainbowsireland.ie/

To find our further information or to have your child participate in the Rainbows programme at Piercestown N.S., contact Siobhán on 053-9158854.

Piercestown Post January Edition 2015

The Parents’ Association in Piercestown N.S. would like to remind all families of their next fundraiser. This is a clothes recycling fundraiser.

This will take place on Monday 25th May so plenty of time to tidy out those wardrobes and cupboards. All funds raised go to the school. Many thanks to the Parents’ Association for their hard work and support for the school as always. It is much appreciated.

Many thanks to all parents who have donated toys for the introduction of Aistear at Piercestown N.S.  Apologies for the delay in the information evening for parents.

The Aistear Information Evening will take place on Tuesday 24^th Feb. at 7.30pm. This is an open invitation to all parents from Junior and Senior Infants or parents who may have children attending Piercestown N.S. in September 2015.

For further information about Aistear go to http://www.ncca.biz/Aistear/

Please find attached the Agreed Reports from the Board of Management meetings on Dec 9th and Feb 10th.

Agreed Report by the Board of Management 9th December 2014

Agreed Report by the Board of Management 10th February 2015