Category: Education

Millstreet Parents Association Pancake Competition

Millstreet Parents Association would like to thank all the talented children who sent in entries from both the Presentation N.S. and Scoil Mhuire B.N.S.  The children sent in a lot of fantastic pictures of how they like to have their Pancakes, lots of wonderful designs and colours, I am told it made the decision of who the winner was such a hard job.  Here are the pictures, some great talent here I think you’ll agree.

Also if you would like to follow the Millstreet Parents Association on Facebook the link is https://www.facebook.com/Millstreet-Parents-Association-104178005023702

AND THE PANCAKE BAKE OFF WINNER IS….
Michaela Dennehy, Age 8
2nd Class Presentation N.S.
Congratulations.

Millstreet Parents Association

Millstreet Parents Association has a new page on Facebook for both Presentation N.S. and Scoil Mhuire B.N.S. in Millstreet.  It will be a place where they advertise upcoming fundraising events and communicate with parents and the community.

https://www.facebook.com/Millstreet-Parents-Association-104178005023702

Sadly, the last year the Association hasn’t been able to put on any Quiz, Church Gate Collection or Disco to help with the fundraising, but did hold a Movie night, Halloween colouring competition also gave gifts for the First Holy Communion children.  So hopefully newer and safer ways can be found to fundraise and support the schools.

A new Competition is going up on the Facebook page this week ‘Pancake Bake Off’ for the children of the school’s with a super prize.

Here is a reminder of some of the previous good work the Parents Assn has done in Millstreet.

http://www.millstreet.ie/blog/2019/10/11/parents-association-present-primary-schools-with-proceeds-of-fundraising

McEgan College Macroom Night classes

McEgan College Macroom Night classes are beginning Monday 25th and Thursday 28th January.

Registration and payment is available through the school website www.mcegan.ie. Due to Covid19 restrictions, classes will be held online. For further enquiries email: <email>

List of Courses for Bishop McEgan College

TO ENROL 
Go to www.mcegan.ie, click on
‘nightclasses’ and enrol on Way2Pay.

Class from St Patrick’s College, Millstreet 1964 or maybe 1965

Seán Creedon originally from Rathmore sent in this picture and needs help with filling in the names.   Seán was born in  Gortnagown, which is the townland where the famous City is located and has been working in Dublin now for over 50 years.
Back row: L/r: Donie Hickey (Cullen), Seán Creedon (Rathmore),  Denis O’Connell (Cullen), Tim Burton (Millstreet area), John Hickey (Gneeveguilla).
Middle row: L/r. Garret Hickey, Principal; Tony Shine (Derrinagree), Derry Murphy (Rathmore), Denis Kane (Gneeveguilla), Pat Hickey (Rathmore), Denis McCarthy (Carriganima), Tony Gallagher (Millstreet). Con Kelleher, (Cloghoulabeg, Millstreet), and Joe Garvey (Teacher).
Front row: L/r. T. C. Buckley (Millstreet area), Mick Hickey (Rathmore), Jerry Dennehy (Cullen),   Con O’Connor (Millstreet area), Murty O’Sullivan, RIP (Cullen), Pat Buckley (Millstreet) Leo (?) O’Leary (Millstreet), Jerry O’Riordan (Millstreet area), Donie O’Leary (Rathmore).
We thank Jerry O’Riordan of Ballinatona, Millstreet for helping to further identify the remainder of the names from this most interesting Coláiste Pádraig photograph from the mid 1960s.   Jerry’s extra identifications are in red print.  Jerry himself is one of the Class Members.  We thank Seán Creedon for providing the original image and we are very glad to be able to fill in the blanks from the original picture….And sincere thanks to Hannelie for uploading the feature.  (S.R.)

Sam and Sue | Sam and Sue learn about Cybersafety

Following the great success of “Sam and Sue learn about cybersafety”, 3 more books from the children’s safety series have been released.

Mallow health and safety publications and local author/ educational psychologist Ann Linehan have produced the new titles which include “Sam and Sue call 112”, “Sam and Sue learn about flu and other germs” and “Sam and Sue learn about stranger awareness”.

All available now from www.samandsue.com and coming soon to Wordsworth Millstreet just in time for Christmas!

[read more …] “Sam and Sue | Sam and Sue learn about Cybersafety”

Millstreet Parent Assn Competition Winners

Millstreet Parents Association sadly couldn’t put on the annual ‘Halloween Disco’ this year, so recently over half term they held a Netflix party where children from the Presentation N.S. & Scoil Mhuire Boy’s N.S. watched a film together from the safety of their own homes, also they held a couple of competition’s, firstly a colouring competition and then a fancy dress competition.  Below are some of the winners.  Thank you to everyone who entered, it was really hard picking the winners and we wish we could have shared all the entries as they were wonderful and scary.  Also thank you to both schools and everyone who helped.

Irish Grinds

Irish Grinds Classes available to students Via Zoom for students wishing to achieve top marks. Excellent typed notes given beforehand, all aspects of the course covered and focus is on exam preparation. I am a native Irish speaker, an experienced teacher with an excellent results record and an Examiner for the Irish Orals State Commission. Classes need to be booked asap to join, ring 087 9858133 to secure a place

Irish Leaving Cert Honours Grinds Classes

Irish Leaving Cert Honours Grinds Classes available to eager students wanting to achieve top marks.

Held in Rathmore area by an experienced Kerry native Irish teacher with Oral Irish Examination experience in her own home.

Class 1 : duration 1 hour, covers Paper 1 & 2, excellent H1 typed notes given and sample answers on the poems and stories, essays, debates and Novel covered.

Class 2: duration 1 hour, Irish Oral class, complete top-class preparation for this exam worth 40%, by experienced examiner, excellent typed notes given for the 20 Sraith Phictiúr, the conversation and the poetry reading.

Students have the option to attend 1 or both classes,

€25 per class, limited availability,

Booking is essential to secure a place.

Phone 087 9858133 for further enquiries

6th Class graduation from Kilcorney N.S.

Congratulations to our wonderful 6th Class who graduated from Kilcorney N.S. last Friday!
We were delighted to see them and their families at home with a socially distanced drive by! 🚘 We would like to thank Hullaballoons for all their help with the balloons and milseáin! 🍭 🎈
Congratulations and best of luck Ella, Katie, Muireann, Niamh, Noah and Patrick! 🌟
Kilcorney N.S.

Click here for more of the wonderful occasion. 

 

Outdoor 6th Class Graduation

       SCHOOL NEWS

Outdoor 6th Class Graduation

We were delighted to welcome back this wonderful group of girls to give them the send off from Presentation N.S. they truly deserve. It was a privilege watching these girls blossom from timid Junior Infants to confident and independent young ladies. 

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE  [read more …] “Outdoor 6th Class Graduation”

Irish Pilgrimage Trust

Ria Buckley and Hannah Keane were due to travel to Lourdes with the Irish Pilgrimage Trust (IPT) on Easter Sunday. However due to the Covid19 situation the trip was cancelled. The girls raised €2,367.50 and they have donated the full amount to the Irish Pilgrimage Trust to support their ongoing work.

The girls would like to thank their parents, families, friends, local community, and everyone who helped to make the quiz and bake sale possible. Furthermore, they would like to thank all the local businesses for their tremendous support and generosity in donating prizes and refreshments.
They would also like to express their gratitude to all those that sponsored them.

Finally a very special thank you to the teachers and staff of Millstreet Community School who were so generous with their time especially, John Magee, Jennifer O’Donoghue, Mary Randles, Denise O’Leary and Marion Buckley.  [read more …] “Irish Pilgrimage Trust”

Green Flag for Rathcoole N.S.

St. Brendans N.S., Rathcoole are delighted with the news this week that they have been awarded their 4th Green Flag for Sustainable Travel.

The school has been working for the past two years towards this award, but unfortunately their final event had to be cancelled when schools closed. Instead, pupils from Rathcoole got on their bikes or went on a hike over the past few weeks and headed out to photograph their picturesque “2km Zone” nestled between the foothills of Mushera and the banks of the Blackwater.
Here is the beautiful video they submitted to the Green Schools “Hidden Places” project:

The team at Green-Schools headquarters were very impressed with the application, and extend their thanks to everyone in the school.  The Green-Schools committee and the whole school community deserve a huge amount of credit for their efforts – well done on your 4th Green Flag!
Green Schools Committee

Active Home School Week – Toilet Roll Challenge

The pupils and staff in St. Brendan’s N.S. Rathcoole took part in Active Home Week last week. They completed the Toilet Roll Challenge. It was a lovely way to motivate each other to get active and to unite our pupils and staff during this time. Have a look at what they got up to in the video below: