A big welcome back to everyone – another busy year ahead! The Green Schools Committee will have their first meeting of the year at the end of September to recap on the work done last year and to plan ahead for the coming months. The pupils on the committee will partake in a series of surveys and questionnaires with the pupils from Junior Infants to 6^th class. They will also raise awareness on current energy and water conservation in Piercestown N.S., and how we can help spread this awareness at home and in our local community. The committee will also lead us in raising awareness towards recycling and waste disposal in the school community.

We look forward to sharing our ideas, news and events here on our blog and on our newly revamped Green Schools notice board in school!!!

Junior Infants and their teacher, Ms. Taylor and SNA, Lena, have had a wonderful September filled with lots of fun and new things to learn. The children have settled in well and made lots of new friends. Here’s some pictures of them in “big school”!!!

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School re-opens for all pupils on Thursday 30th August 2018 at 9:20am. We look forward to seeing you all again. We welcome especially all our new pupils who are joining us for the first time. We hope everyone had a lovely Summer and we look forward to working together throughout the school year 2018 -2019.

Have a look at this video made by some of the children on the Active School Committee. It shows some of the events enjoyed during Active Week. Well done girls!

2nd class had a brilliant day out in Wells House on their school tour this year! They enjoyed a tour of the house, archery in the woods and saw some amazing birds of prey in the falconry. They had great fun in the playground and enjoyed their picnic lunch in the sunshine.

Three picnic benches have been placed at the back of the school to provide seating for pupils who want to finish their sandwich, fruit, etc. outside. This move is in response to one of the suggestions returned in the parent poll on lunches carried out earlier this year and is part of our overall Health Promoting School initiative.

With Active Week almost upon us, the excitement is mounting in anticipation of the many different activities organised for the week. Kicking off on Monday 11th June with Walk a Mile with a Smile, the week will go on to feature old favourites such as Funky Feet Day, Welly Throwing and Penalty Shoot Out and some new events like Cricket, Hip Hop and Kick Boxing. The week will end with our Fun Sports Day, with Bouncy Castles, Stretch ‘n’ Grow, novelty races and more. The event will culminate with a flag-raising ceremony at 2pm on the Friday when Jack O’Connor we will raise our first ever Active Flag, awarded in recognition of all that the whole school community have achieved over the past four years in promoting activity in Piercestown NS. Mayor of Wexford, Jim Moore, will also attend the ceremony and raise our Blue Star Flag, recently awarded in acknowledgement of 6th class study of Europe.

We invite you to join us at the following times:

• Monday: 1:00 – we will launch our Active Week with ‘Walk a Mile with a Smile!’
• Tuesday: 9:10 – Ms. Sinnott will lead us in a Céilí Mór.
• Wednesday: 9:10 – We will relive the 10@10!!!!! At 11:30 Barry O’Connor (Wexford footballer) will be on the premises to adjudicate and offer words of wisdom for a ‘Crossbar Challenge’ with 3^rd – 6^th
• Thursday: Funky Feet Day – All children/families meet up at the St. Martin’s Centre and walk to school together. The annual Rounders match – parents versus 6^th class will take place at 1:00.
• Friday: Fun Sports day! Piercestown N.S. will host a HB ice-cream day. Children are asked to bring in €1 and all money raised goes to Down Syndrome Ireland. At 2:00 we will have our flag raising ceremony.

Please see your child’s timetable for details of other events. There is something for everyone during Active Week so …

Walk, Run, Jump or Skip, Come on Piercestown, Let’s Get Fit!

Junior Infants had great fun on their school tour to Blackwater Open Farm – petting the animals, riding on the go carts, playing in the playground and much more! Keep an eye on the noticeboard outside their classroom for more photos…

The Child Protection Policy and Critical Incident Policy, recently ratified by the Board of Management, are now available for viewing in the policy section of this website. The Code of Behaviour Policy is currently under review. A draft copy of the updated policy is now available for viewing in our policy section and parental feedback is most welcome.

The sacrament of Confirmation will take place this coming Thursday, 31st May at 11:00am. Best of luck to 6th class, Ms. Sinnott, Fr. O’Reilly and the choir as they make their final preparations for this very special occasion. Many thanks to Piercestown Parents’ Association who will provide refreshments for the children and their families in the scout hall after the ceremony.