Love was in the air in Piercestown N.S. on February 14th last with lots of arts and crafts taking place. Some students created beautiful handmade pieces of jewellery under the direction of Mrs. Caldicott. No doubt there were some very happy recipients when the gifts were brought home!
The top of the leader board in our annual in-school chess competition headed off as a senior team and a junior team to represent their school at the annual interschool chess competition in St. Joseph’s Primary school in Gorey on Wednesday 13th February. And it must be said their ‘chess prowess’ showed. After playing many games, the Junior team secured first place to bring home gold medals. The senior team were also making ‘the right moves’ only to be pipped at the post by half a point for first place by the host school themselves. Congratulations to both teams and many thanks to the parents who drove them to this much loved event. Chess is still alive and kicking in Piercestown N.S. Many thanks to Ms. Hearne who keeps our tradition alive year after year.
Second class received the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time at their First Confession ceremony which took place in St. Martin’s church on Wednesday 13th February 2019. It was a very special ceremony for them during which they told the story of Zacchaeus and sang sweetly from the altar. Afterwards there was tea, coffee and home baking for the adults in the school P.E. hall and treats for the children, provided by the parents association and parents of 1st class children. Many thanks to everyone who made the night so special for them.
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Heartiest congratulations to the St. Martin’s camogie team who have secured their place in an All Ireland final when they defeated Inniscarra today by a scoreline of 0-11 to 0-5. Croke Park is their final destination and the boys and girls at Piercestown N.S. are already excited !!!! Roll on the All – Ireland final. The boys and girls in Piercestown will be busy over the coming weeks decorating the school in preparation for the grand final.
Best of luck to St. Martin’s Camogie team today as they play in the All Ireland Semi Final today. Fingers crossed for a place in the final!
All rugby lovers at Piercestown N.S. will be delighted to hear that the ‘Leinster Rugby Trophy Tour’ will land in Piercestown National School at 1pm on Tuesday 22nd January.
While the scheduled visit is brief, Corey our local rugby coach, will be bringing both the PRO14 League Trophy and the Champion Cup into the school at 1pm tomorrow.
This will be an opportunity for children to see the cup, and possibly have a photo opportunity with their class mates with the cups!
Any of you rugby lovers are very welcome to pop in if you wish to see the silverware on tour!
Many thanks to Corey and the Wexford rugby club for organising this visit!
Calling all chess players!
The County Wexford Primary School Chess Tournament will be held in The Brandon House Hotel in New Ross on Saturday 2nd February 2019 from 10am to 4pm. The cost is 10 Euro and this includes seven games of chess and lunch. Payment can be made on the morning of the competition at 9:30am. Please contact The Brandon House Hotel before the 2nd of February to register your child’s entry and choice of meal (burger/sausages/nuggets).
On Wednesday 13th February 2019 The County Wexford Primary School’s 27th Chess Jamboree (formally called Chess Challenge) will take place in St. Joseph’s Primary School, Creagh, Gorey (GPS: 52.6776 N/ 6.3092 W, Eircode: Y25 E135) from 6:15pm to 8:45pm. There will be six children on every team and the cost is 12 Euro for each team. Please contact the school office if your child is interested in entering.
Chess is the gymnasium of the mind. – Blaise Pascal
On Monday 17th December Junior and Senior Infants were kitted out in all of their Christmas gear to head off on their annual Christmas excursion. This year saw the boys and girls meet ‘Ellie the Elf’ on their tour. ‘Ellie the Elf’ talked to the children about the magic of Christmas and told them that the Christmas train was powered not by diesel but by ‘Christmas spirit’. Anytime the train appeared to slow down the children would have to create as much ‘Christmas spirit’ as they could to keep those wheels turning! This was an easy task for the boys and girls in Ms. Taylor and Ms. Quirke’s class, with them blasting out Christmas songs and cheers along their journey. The tour included a stop at ‘Shake Dog’ for a tasty hot chocolate and cookies and was completed by a visit to the Junior Library section, where Ms. Walsh treated the boys and girls to the story of ‘Mrs. Pepperpot’s Christmas’. Many thanks to the parents who accompanied us on the day. The children were full of Christmas spirit and excitement and it added to our build up to the holidays.
As a Health Promoting School, Piercestown National School are delighted to promote the following: St Martins GAA Club is participating in the Operation Transformation & GAA Ireland Lights Up Campaign. So if you want to get moving and active this year and want to use the walking track, the lights will be turned on every Thursday from 7.30 – 9:00pm starting on 17th of January to 21st of February. Please register your details at the clubhouse on arrival. Registration is open from 7.15 pm. This is a free event so please encourage all your friends to get active this January – in keeping with our Active Schools Motto “Run, walk, jump or skip, come on Piercestown let’s get fit!”
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