(Written by Shane Kearney and Ben Carrol) The Heineken Cup arrived at St. Mary’s National School on Thursday the 8th of November. Leo the Lion came too!! All the classes gathered in the hall. There was great excitement. Leo entertained us all and gave out lots of Leinster hats to pupils who could answer questions about rugby correctly. After that we got our picture
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(Written by Diarmuid Galway and Eddie Donnelly) On Monday the 5th of November, the Thomastown hurling team arrived with the cup having beaten Bennettsbridge in the county final in Nowlan Park the previous day. They have now been promoted from a junior team to an intermediate team. Lots of players of players arrived with the cup and took the time to visit every class
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(Written by Peter Connellan and Robbie Cody) The first final was Kerry V Mayo. Mayo won the match on the score 5-4 to 0-0. The girls’ final followed. Ciara Mason’s team against Ruth Ryan’s team. Ruth’s team won by 4 points. The Boy’s final was the last to be played. Kildare V The Nice Boys. Colm Whelan against Jack Barcoe’s team. Jack’s team won
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(Written by Kerri Whelan and Hannah Bay) On Friday 26th of October a new creation arrived at our school. The new creation was a beautiful stone sculpture. It is a magnificent addition to our magnificent school. A gigantic crane arrived on Friday morning to lift the amazing piece of art from the back of a lorry. The whole school gathered to watch. Although we
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The Green Schools Committee is up and running again. We’re full steam ahead with our eyes on our second Green Flag. All the children in the school are working really hard on the Energy theme. We’ve noticed lots of children turning off their classroom lights when they leave their rooms. Children are also reminding their teachers to close windows and doors and switch off
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