SINCERE THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
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On behalf of everyone at Holy Trinity School, Mervue, we would like to sincerely thank you for your recent donation towards our 50th Anniversary Celebrations, which took place from 27th -31st of May. Your gift was greatly appreciated and contributed to the success of our celebrations, by allowing us to provide a memorable week of activities for all our pupils and wider community, culminating in a reunion of past pupils. The raffle was a particular success and generated great interest and excitement. We were delighted to advertise your company on our website and in the school building throughout the week, and look forward to developing our link between your company and our school in the future. |
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50th Anniversary Photos
Tree Planting Ceremony
Raising of 50th Anniversary Flag
Parade May 27th
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Tel: 091 755920 Email: holytrinityschoolmervue@gmail.com |
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Latest News
Our Music Recital |
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On May 14 three musicians from Renaissance Music Company came to our school to perform a taster of early music. We really enjoyed the performance. They visited 3rd and 4th after the performance and played more tunes. |
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Jumble Sale May 2019
We had a Jumble sale in May to help raise money for our 50th Celebrations. It was organised by Denise, Laurie, Macha and Ms O'Brien.
There were books, lamp shades, makeup, rings, toys, vases and bracelets for sale. We raised lots of money for our Celebrations.
We had a Jumble sale in May to help raise money for our 50th Celebrations. It was organised by Denise, Laurie, Macha and Ms O'Brien.
There were books, lamp shades, makeup, rings, toys, vases and bracelets for sale. We raised lots of money for our Celebrations.
Easter Bonnet Competition
Friday April 12th
Look at our beautiful Easter Bonnets. We had great fun designing and making our colourful Easter Bonnets. We got delicious Easter eggs and sweets as prizes. |
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March 2019 Assembly Hosts: 2nd and 3rd Class
We have a school assembly in the hall each month. All the classes in the school come together to watch and listen to the class who are hosting the assembly. Parents of the host class also come to watch.
In March Ms. McAleer's and Mr.Walsh's 2nd Classes and Ms. Walsh's 3rd Class hosted our assembly.
In March Ms. McAleer's and Mr.Walsh's 2nd Classes and Ms. Walsh's 3rd Class hosted our assembly.
Having fun in Ballybane Library March 2019
Junior Infants learning Hurling Skills with Liam Mellows Coach
Football Qualifiers
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On March 8th our 5-a side soccer team qualified for the Galway finals. The girls played a round robin series of games with Scoil Róis, Taylors Hill and St. Ita's Loughrea. On the way to qualifying for the finals the team scored 14 goals and only conceded one. The team was captained by Shauna Byrne who plays with Mervue Utd and Galway Town and she led for the front putting in huge selfless displays. Great goals from Candice Conroy and Leah Byrne assisted the team also. Moesha Dube was superb in goal only conceding once and Brittney Cleary and Sasha Meja put in huge defensive displays throughout the tournament. Well done to the girls who now progress to Galway Finals in Drom at the start of May.
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Céilí agus Lá Glas 2019
Thursday March 14th
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Enjoying World Book Day Ireland March 7th
February 2019 Assembly Theme: Galway Hosts: 4th Class
We have a school assembly in the hall each month. All the classes in the school come together to watch and listen to the class who are hosting the assembly. Parents of the host class also come to watch.
In February Ms. McHugh's and Ms. Geoghegan's 4th Classes hosted our assembly.
In February Ms. McHugh's and Ms. Geoghegan's 4th Classes hosted our assembly.
Wellness Week February 4th - 8th 2019
7/2/19 Healthy Heart Presentation from CROÍ
6/2/19 Making Healthy Fruit Smoothies
5/2/19 Ballybane Library Visit
5/2/19 Ultra Flex Dance
Visit to the Teddy Bears Hospital January 2019
Santa's Visit 2018
Christmas Concert 2018
Dina School
Dina School is a child training curriculum that strengthens children’s social, emotional and academic skills. The children learn how to communicate feelings, manage anger, practice friendship and conversational skills, as well as appropriate classroom behaviours.
Christmas Fair December 7th 2018
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Our exciting Christmas Fair took place on Friday, December 7th. There were lots of crafts and treats for sale made by our talented pupils from Junior Infants to 6th Class. Many thanks to all the parents, grandparents and friends of the school who came along and generously supported us.
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November 2018 Assembly Theme: Women in History - Girl Power Hosts: 5th Class
We have a school assembly in the hall each month. All the classes in the school come together to watch and listen to the class who are hosting the assembly. Parents of the host class also come to watch.
In November Ms. Moyle's and Ms. McNamara/Ms. McHale's's 5th Classes hosted our assembly. They spoke about the excellent contributions made by women through the ages and dramatised their work and their activities. We learned about Amelia Earhart, Cora Staunton, Princess Diana, Anne Frank and Rosa Parks. They then performed the Whitney Houston song "I'm Every Woman". The pupils from 5th Class, who are members of the Amber Flag Committee and the IT and Website Committee also informed us of the great work they are doing for the school and outlined their future plans. Well done to all our 5th Class!
In November Ms. Moyle's and Ms. McNamara/Ms. McHale's's 5th Classes hosted our assembly. They spoke about the excellent contributions made by women through the ages and dramatised their work and their activities. We learned about Amelia Earhart, Cora Staunton, Princess Diana, Anne Frank and Rosa Parks. They then performed the Whitney Houston song "I'm Every Woman". The pupils from 5th Class, who are members of the Amber Flag Committee and the IT and Website Committee also informed us of the great work they are doing for the school and outlined their future plans. Well done to all our 5th Class!
Quiet Star Meditation
Presentation of Certificates
Breda Hicks presented certificates to all the children involved in her meditation sessions for the first term. The children really enjoyed their relaxing time with Breda each week and we look forward to seeing her back with a new group in the New Year.
All dressed up for Halloween 2018
October 2018 Assembly Theme: Halloween Hosts: 6th Class
In October Mr. Joyce's and Ms. Anglim's 6th Classes hosted our assembly. They performed songs and poems on the theme of Halloween. We learned about the origin of the festival and the many different traditions of Halloween. Shauna was honoured for her great achievement of winning an All Ireland. Well done to all our 6th Class!
22/10/2018 Snowdrop Planting Ceremony
Thanks to those who came today to remember deceased past pupils and teachers of both schools. We had a short but moving ceremony. The names of pupils were read aloud and the snowdrops were planted. There were a few words about the symbolism of the snowdrops.
"The loss of a child, or the loss of a brother or sister is very hard on those left behind. The pain never goes away.
To deal with the loss a person needs to be very resilient – to have the ability to keep going in tough times.
The snowdrop is symbolic of this resilience. In the middle of winter when there appears to be no growth the snowdrop sticks its head above ground. It is a small flower but it brings the promise of spring and the promise of hope. It is resilient and strong. That is the reason we are planting snowdrops today.
When these snowdrops appear next January or February we will invite you back to honour your resilience and to remember your loved ones."
Remembrance Mass to be held on Friday November 16th at 10am.
"The loss of a child, or the loss of a brother or sister is very hard on those left behind. The pain never goes away.
To deal with the loss a person needs to be very resilient – to have the ability to keep going in tough times.
The snowdrop is symbolic of this resilience. In the middle of winter when there appears to be no growth the snowdrop sticks its head above ground. It is a small flower but it brings the promise of spring and the promise of hope. It is resilient and strong. That is the reason we are planting snowdrops today.
When these snowdrops appear next January or February we will invite you back to honour your resilience and to remember your loved ones."
Remembrance Mass to be held on Friday November 16th at 10am.
All Ireland Champion
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Shauna in 6th Class was part of the team that beat Killarney on Saturday Sept 6th to become U12 All Ireland Champions.
Mervue United won the game 1 – 0. Congratulations, Shauna, we are all very proud of you! 
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50th Anniversary Celebrations |
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Launch on Wednesday Oct 3rd
Holy Trinity School and St. Michael's Boys School are celebrating their 50th anniversaries in 2019. We are marking this important milestone with a yearlong calendar of events. We want to acknowledge and include our wider school community in these celebrations and with this in mind the Mayor of Galway, Niall McNelis launched these events on Wednesday October 3rd. We were delighted with the wonderful turnout of people from the community. Here are some photos of the launch.
Holy Trinity School and St. Michael's Boys School are celebrating their 50th anniversaries in 2019. We are marking this important milestone with a yearlong calendar of events. We want to acknowledge and include our wider school community in these celebrations and with this in mind the Mayor of Galway, Niall McNelis launched these events on Wednesday October 3rd. We were delighted with the wonderful turnout of people from the community. Here are some photos of the launch.
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Video of 50th Launch |
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Our new Junior Infants enjoying Aistear
Mini-Sports Day
On Thursday the 27th September we began the 50 year anniversary celebrations early with a mini-sports day. Children from 2nd to 6th classes from both our own and St Michael's Boys School competed in two events, the sprint and a long distance run. Well done to all who participated. They displayed determination, perseverance and a great amount of effort. A big thank you to the local G.A.A. Club St James and Con Donovan who were involved in the organising of this wonderful event for the community. It was a fantastic day, with pupils performing brilliantly.
On Thursday the 27th September we began the 50 year anniversary celebrations early with a mini-sports day. Children from 2nd to 6th classes from both our own and St Michael's Boys School competed in two events, the sprint and a long distance run. Well done to all who participated. They displayed determination, perseverance and a great amount of effort. A big thank you to the local G.A.A. Club St James and Con Donovan who were involved in the organising of this wonderful event for the community. It was a fantastic day, with pupils performing brilliantly.
Official Opening of our brand new Multi-Sensory Room
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Breda Fallon who worked so hard to bring this project to fruition with the help of Denise, Teresa and Laurie as well as generous sponsorship from Cisco Oranmore, Tesco Community Fund Galway SC, Audi Galway, Carpet and Rug Centre, Liosbán and Kieran Farrell Tyres, Ballybane.
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Martina Johnson, Chairperson BOM with Peter Woods, Principal and Fr. Martin Glynn PP opening our Multi-Sensory Room
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Teddy Bear's Picnic Junior Infants
Active Week
Active week is in full swing this week. Here are some of the activities taking place each day.
Active week is in full swing this week. Here are some of the activities taking place each day.
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Hockey
Boxing Hip-Hop Basketball Just Dance |
Marathon Walk
Volleyball Rugby Yoga 10@10 |
Swimming
Fire Engine Visit Playworks Games Design of Active Week Poster Ice Cream Van |
The Ice-cream Van
The ice-cream van came to our school during Active Week. It was delicious and it cooled us down after all our activity in the sunshine.T
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Sports with Dave
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Hip Hop
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Rugby with Ms. Anglim and Wendy
This year all classes got a chance to try a game of rugby. We learned how to pass, score tries and much much more. It was so much fun having Ms.Anglim and Wendy as our rugby coaches. We would love if Wendy could come back next year to teach us some more rugby skills.
Firemen's Visit
This year the firemen came to visit during Active Week. We got to put on the fire man's helmet. It was really funny. Then we sat in the truck and we got to spray the hose. It was so much fun. Some people got to try the hose a few times.
Playing hockey during Active Week
4th and 5th class Tour June 2018
4th And 5th Class School Tour
On Thursday the 14th of June 4th and 5th went on their school tour.
We went to Bunratty and Folk Park in Co. Clare.
It took us 1 hour to get there by bus. It was so much fun.
When we arrived at Bunratty we had a tour of the castle. Our tour guide was dressed as a princess . The castle was built in 1425 and restored as a tourist attraction in 1954 . Afterwards we were allowed to go shopping with our friends .
It was a great, relaxing and enjoyable day.
by Meabh, Joanne, Dannielle and Serina
On Thursday the 14th of June 4th and 5th went on their school tour.
We went to Bunratty and Folk Park in Co. Clare.
It took us 1 hour to get there by bus. It was so much fun.
When we arrived at Bunratty we had a tour of the castle. Our tour guide was dressed as a princess . The castle was built in 1425 and restored as a tourist attraction in 1954 . Afterwards we were allowed to go shopping with our friends .
It was a great, relaxing and enjoyable day.
by Meabh, Joanne, Dannielle and Serina
Second and Third Class School Tour June 2018
Our visit to the Burren Nature Sanctuary
We left by bus at 9.30 to Kinvara. It took 40 minutes on the bus to get there. First, we went to the outdoor play area. There was a zip line, a mobilis and a tower slide. We had so much fun . Next we went on our nature walk. We learned all about the natural history of the Barren. Finally we had our lunch and played indoors for a while. We learned a lot about the Burren Sanctuary and had a great day out.
By 2nd and 3rd class girls
We left by bus at 9.30 to Kinvara. It took 40 minutes on the bus to get there. First, we went to the outdoor play area. There was a zip line, a mobilis and a tower slide. We had so much fun . Next we went on our nature walk. We learned all about the natural history of the Barren. Finally we had our lunch and played indoors for a while. We learned a lot about the Burren Sanctuary and had a great day out.
By 2nd and 3rd class girls
Art Exhibition May 2018
Mary D, Kacey, Emma, Sara, Leona, Mary K, Saoirse, Ciara, Ema,
First Holy Communion Church of the Holy Family May 2018
We made our First Holy Communion on Saturday May 26th. It was a special day.
We sang songs and did readings and prayers of the faithful. We made chalices and flowers for the altar. Our favourite part was receiving the holy bread. It was a lovely sunny day. We will never forget our First Holy Communion Day.
Holy Trinity Girls’ Gaelic Team, 2017-18.
Runners Up Cumann na mBunscoile, 28/5/18.
Runners Up Cumann na mBunscoile, 28/5/18.
BACK ROW L-R: Mr. Keith Joyce, Teacher, Sobeerat
Shauna , Cindy , Moesha, Leanne Chloe,
Hylarie, Ava and Mr. Donal O’Neill, Coach.
FRONT ROW L-R: Leah , Chenling, Rhianna, Lauren, Maryann, Candice and Meabh.
Shauna , Cindy , Moesha, Leanne Chloe,
Hylarie, Ava and Mr. Donal O’Neill, Coach.
FRONT ROW L-R: Leah , Chenling, Rhianna, Lauren, Maryann, Candice and Meabh.
Junior Infant Tour May 2018
16th May 2018 National Walk to School Week
All this week, all over Ireland children are celebrating National Walk to School Week.
Today, the 16th May 2018, an Taisce encouraged all schools to get as many children as possible walking, carpooling or taking the bus.
At 8.20am on a very sunny May morning, a parent led Walking Bus departed from Ballybane Church and arrived at school with banners and balloons and almost 70 children! Others walked from their homes and in all well over 160 children joined in the event. Lots of prizes were distributed among the children and a specially commissioned cake was enjoyed during the school day.
Well done to all the parents
Today, the 16th May 2018, an Taisce encouraged all schools to get as many children as possible walking, carpooling or taking the bus.
At 8.20am on a very sunny May morning, a parent led Walking Bus departed from Ballybane Church and arrived at school with banners and balloons and almost 70 children! Others walked from their homes and in all well over 160 children joined in the event. Lots of prizes were distributed among the children and a specially commissioned cake was enjoyed during the school day.
Well done to all the parents
April 27th 2018 6th Class visit to Galway Technology Centre and Bank of Ireland, Mervue
Our Hospice Raffle
Here are the winners of our Hospice Raffle. We raised €900 for the Galway Hospice thanks to the generosity of our pupils, parents and teachers.
James was the winner of the Big Hamper.
Rian, Natalia, Kaitlin, Sinita and Emma also won prizes.
Congratulations!
A very big thanks to all!
Céilí agus Lá Glas 2018
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As part of our Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations, all classes took part in a Ceili in the hall on March 15th. It was a great day of music and dancing! All ages had fun- from playschool right through to sixth class! We danced Shoe the donkey,
Skip to my Lou, the Siege of Ennis and the Walls of Limerick. Mr. Tobin was there to play the music on his keyboard making the day extra special. The children wore green on the day. Thanks to all the parents for their efforts.
We also had a Comórtas Ealaín as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge. All children from Senior infants to Sixth class took part. The winner from each class will got an Easter Egg.
We really enjoyed celebrating Seachtain na Gaeilge again this year☘️
Skip to my Lou, the Siege of Ennis and the Walls of Limerick. Mr. Tobin was there to play the music on his keyboard making the day extra special. The children wore green on the day. Thanks to all the parents for their efforts.
We also had a Comórtas Ealaín as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge. All children from Senior infants to Sixth class took part. The winner from each class will got an Easter Egg.
We really enjoyed celebrating Seachtain na Gaeilge again this year☘️
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Visit to Ballybane Library
Junior Infants had a wonderful visit to Ballybane Library again this year. They saw lots of interesting and colourful books and listened to some great stories. The bus trip was fun too. |
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4th Class making St. Brigid's Crosses
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3rd Class enjoying pancakes
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Junior Infants Maths Trail and Aistear Activities |
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Shop at Tesco and Support our School
We are delighted to announce that we are one of the three recipients for the ‘Community Funding‘ at Tesco , Headford Rd., Shopping Centre for 8 weeks until St. Patrick's Day.
We would be very grateful if you could shop at Tesco for next few weeks and add your tokens to our Donation Box. At the end of the eight week period, the tokens are counted and up to €1,000 is shared proportionally between the three good causes on display according to the number of tokens.
We intend to use the money we receive to help set up a multi-sensory room and a cookery room in the school. These would be of huge benefit to our pupils.
Please tell everyone you know to support our school by popping their tokens into the container displaying "Holy Trinity School Multi Sensory Room and Cookery Room".
We would be very grateful if you could shop at Tesco for next few weeks and add your tokens to our Donation Box. At the end of the eight week period, the tokens are counted and up to €1,000 is shared proportionally between the three good causes on display according to the number of tokens.
We intend to use the money we receive to help set up a multi-sensory room and a cookery room in the school. These would be of huge benefit to our pupils.
Please tell everyone you know to support our school by popping their tokens into the container displaying "Holy Trinity School Multi Sensory Room and Cookery Room".
Christmas Concert 2017
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Here comes Santa Claus!
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Santa Claus came all the way from Lapland to Holy Trinity School today. He was very tired and he kept falling asleep but we rang his bell and woke him up. He told us Mrs. Claus was a little bit sick but she was still baking mince pies for the elves. They are really busy getting all the presents ready for Christmas Eve. We sang Christmas songs for Santa and he gave us sweets. We had great fun and we can't wait for Christmas morning when we get our lovely gifts from Santa. |
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8/12/17 OUR CHRISTMAS FAIR We all had such a fantastic day at our Christmas Fair today. A very big Thank You to all the parents, grandparents and members of the community who came along and supported our school. All the children and teachers really appreciate your generosity and cooperation and are already looking forward to next get-together - The Annual Christmas Concert on December 21st. |
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Come along to our exciting Christmas Fair on Friday, December 8th from 11am onwards. Lots of crafts and treats for sale made by our talented pupils from Junior Infants to 6th Class. |
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Quiet Star Meditation Presentation of Certificates Breda Hicks presented certificates to all the children involved in her meditation sessions for the first term. The children really enjoyed their relaxing time with Breda each week and we look forward to seeing her back with a new group in the New Year. |
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Congratulations to Liam Mellows GAA Club on their great victory in the Galway Senior Hurling Championship on Sunday December 3rd.
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Attendance Trophy Winners 2017/2018
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Pizza and Chips Winners
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Each month the classes with the best attendance receive a trophy which they keep in their class for a month. We all try very hard to come to school every day so that we win the trophy. Here are the winners for March:
Ms. Winkle's Junior Infants Ms. Chadwick's Senior Infants Mr O'Neill's 1st Class Ms. Loughrey's 2nd Class Ms. O'Boyle's 4th Class |
Each month there is a prize of pizza and chips for the class which has the best overall attendance. One class in the senior end and one class from the junior end get the treat.
In March, Ms. O'Boyle's 4th Class and Ms. Chadwick's Senior Infants were the well-deserved winners. Congratulations! |
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February 2018 Pizza Winners
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March 2018 Pizza Winners
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December 2017 Pizza Winners
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January 2018 Pizza Winners
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November 2017 Winners
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Attendance Trophy Winners
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Pizza and Chips Winners
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October 2017 Winners
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Attendance Trophy Winners
October 2017 |
Pizza and Chips Winners
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September 2017 Winners
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Attendance Trophy Winners
September 2017 |
Pizza and Chips Winners
September 2017 |
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A big Thank You to Jessica Joyce (our past pupil) and her colleagues from SAP Ireland for once again organising Scratch coding lessons for 5th and 6th classes in our school computer room. This in the third year running that we've been involved with SAP who also provided us with laptops for our computer room.
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28/11/17 Newspaper Launch
On Tuesday November 28th 2017, 6th Class were invited to the Galway Aquarium for the official launch of their newspaper written in association with Irish Water. Sean Corrigan, publisher and editor, talked the audience through the process of producing the newspaper and we have also had a short speech from Galway City Council Chief Engineer, Ms Lieze Fanning. The newspaper has been the result of some very hard work by the girls in Sixth Class and they were delighted to receive such high recognition for their efforts. Galway City Council will be bringing the newpaper to Europe when they collect their Green Leaf Award in 2018. We are very proud to have played a part in this success. |
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23/11/17 Imagination Playground 5th Class and Senior Infants had great fun playing and building with their Imagination blue blocks. We built bridges, walls, castles and obstacle courses. It was great fun. |
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22/11/17 FAI Futsal Competition 3rd and 4th took part in the FAI Futsal tournament at NUIG on Wednesday 22nd of November. Our girls played 6 matches in total, winning 4, drawing 1 and only losing 1. The girls had a great day out and were delighted to be presented with a "futsal" ball at the end of the day for their endeavours. |
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17/11/17 Takeover Day
On Friday November 17th Sixth Class were invited to Takeover Day at Galway City Museum as part of their tenth anniversary celebrations. Two Faróige groups from Ballybane and Westside were given the task of becoming museum curators for one day and "took over" the museum. Some ex students of our school were involved so we gladly took them up on their invitation and had a great day of learning at the museum. We were so excited to see that we made the Six One news and News 2 Day. Follow the link and see us all enjoying our visit to Galway Museum. https://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/news2day-30001385/10804663/ |
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Science Week 2017
On 13th November we learned all about energy and how to make energy. We used a rubber band, a pom-pom, a stick and a peg to make energy. We put the rubber band in through the peg and closed the peg. Then we released the rubber band and it created energy to go through the hoop. We also used tennis balls and basketballs to make energy. We bounced them together and the tennis ball bounced higher. We put pom-poms into an air gun and when we released it the pom-poms went everywhere. We also put a large bottle of liquid on top of some sticks and when we removed the bottle the sticks moved on their own. It was a very interesting lesson and we really enjoyed it. Emma, Sara Haleema, Theana and Natalie from 2nd Class |
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8/11/17 Slow the Flow Campaign
On the Wednesday November 8th, 6th Class were invited to the Slow the Flow campaign launched by City Council. Galway's council was awarded with the European Green Leaf award for their work in conserving water. Holy Trinity's Sixth Class were asked to prepare a newspaper to help people conserve water in the Galway area. Three students, Leanne, Sobeerat and Hylarie gave a brief synopsis of the work they undertook in producing the newspaper. Present at the launch were several Country Councillors, representitives from An Taisce, Irish Water, Mayor Flannery and children from Merlin Woods school and Gaelscoil Dara. All who attended were very impressed with our children's presentation. We are now looking forward to the official launch of the newspaper on November 28th at the Galway Aquarium. |
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Liam McCarthy came to visit! |
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Visit to Baboró and Galway City Museum 2nd/3rd Class We had a great day out in October. First of all we visited Galway Cathedral and we saw photos of the cathedral being built. From there we went on to a Baboró exhibition and afterwards we had a tour of Galway City Museum. We saw a sea exhibition and the Galway Hooker. We had a wonderful time. |
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Halloween 2017
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Look at our spectacular, spooky Halloween costumes! |
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Welcome to our New Junior Infants
Junior Infants have been busy settling in to school. We are learning about colours, shapes and measures. We enjoy Aistear Time when we are learning through play in "small world", construction and creative play. |
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Hospice Cheque Presentation Holy Trinity and St. Michael's Schools raised €351.46 on Galway Hospice Coffee Morning for the Irish Hospice Foundation. |
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Fashion Design 4th Class
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20/10/17
Fourth Class Art As part of our art lesson we took part in an upstyling challenge. We got second hand clothes from a charity shop called Enable Ireland. We worked in groups of 3 and chose an item to upstyle. We worked together on shoes, t-shirts, jeans, skirts and tops. We used feathers, jewels, glitter and diamonds. We cut some old dark jeans into cool glitter shorts and boring white t-shirts into fun sparkly colourful tops. It was a lot of fun and we really enjoyed the challenge. Written and Typed by Ava. |
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Quiet Star Meditation
The children in Holy Trinity have begun a new specialised meditation programme this year. Breda Hicks from Quiet Star Meditation runs this special programme for schools. Breda creates a space outside the classroom where the children feel safe. With lights down and music on they can relax in a safe haven. Breda's style of teaching is soft, encouraging and gentle. She is focussed on helping the children to cope effectively with their emotions and feelings, so that they can handle the challenges they face in their everyday lives.
The children love their meditation time and are enjoying its many benefits, such as, improved concentration and memory, reduced anxiety, impulsiveness, and anger outbursts and improved relationships with others. |
STORM OPHELIA October 16th 2017
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S.E.S.E. October 2017.
After storm Ophelia, we discovered a tree had fallen on the senior yard. Our class teacher took us out to observe it. We discussed the parts of a tree, what you would find living in a tree, names of different trees, fruits and nuts from trees and things that are made from wood. We measured its roots and they were over 1 metre in length. We collected some leaves for the classroom so that we could investigate which tree it was and do some leaf pressing. With the help of google we discovered it was from the Willow family. Its leaves are linear, thin and beginning to change colour. We learned all about why leaves change colour in Autumn and the importance of them in our environment. We read our work aloud for the rest of the class. We really enjoyed our group work and our project on trees. Written and typed by Sasha 4th Class. |
Firemen's Visit
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The firemen visited our school again this year as part of Active Week. Junior Infants, Senior Infants and 6th Class had great fun spraying water from the large fire hose. They learned about all the equipment that is carried on the fire engine. The firemen wear special uniforms, helmets and masks to protect themselves when they are putting out fires. We are very lucky to have such a great Fire Service in Galway. |
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Liam Mellows Games Day Liam Mellows Coaching Team ran a Games Day for boys and girls from Holy Trinity School and St. Michael's on Tuesday March 21st. The children from 2nd and 3rd classes enjoyed great games of hurling and camogie. |
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Céilí agus Lá Glas
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As part of our Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations all classes took part in a Ceili in the hall on March 15th. It was a great day of dancing! All ages had fun- from playschool right through to sixth class! We danced shoe the donkey,
Skip to my Lou, the siege of Ennis and the walls of Limerick. Mr. Tobin was there to play the music for on his keyboard. He made the day extra special. The children wore green on the day and they looked amazing! Thanks to all the parents for their efforts.
We also had a comortas ealain as part of seachtain na gaeilge. All children from Senior infants to Sixth class took part. The winner from each class got an Easter egg. Well done to the winners and to everyone who took part. You did a great job!
We look forward to celebrating Seachtain na gaeilge again next year☘️
Skip to my Lou, the siege of Ennis and the walls of Limerick. Mr. Tobin was there to play the music for on his keyboard. He made the day extra special. The children wore green on the day and they looked amazing! Thanks to all the parents for their efforts.
We also had a comortas ealain as part of seachtain na gaeilge. All children from Senior infants to Sixth class took part. The winner from each class got an Easter egg. Well done to the winners and to everyone who took part. You did a great job!
We look forward to celebrating Seachtain na gaeilge again next year☘️
Our 7th Green Flag Action Day
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Global Citizenship and Energy
On Tuesday, March 7th, 2017, we had our Action day for our 7th Green Flag. Fiona Coen, Environmental Officer from Galway City Council attended. Parents were also present to inform Fiona of the brilliant work they are doing to promote sustainable travel in our school. Each class displayed their project work on the theme. There were projects about Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Non- Renewable Energy, Energy Surveys, Recycling, Biodiversity, Global Citizenship and Sustainable Travel. Junior Infants and Second class performed. Katie from 6th class and a valued member of the Green Schools Committee presented us with the Nationality Survey results. She told us that there are 19 different nationalities in our school. Children come from Poland, Saudi Arabia, Romania, Nigeria, Russia, China, Latvia, Congo, Slovakia, Czech Republic, England, Pakistan, Portugal, Croatia, Togo, South Africa, Zimbabwe and of course Ireland. Fiona was very impressed with our day of action and all the children showed their knowledge of the theme and their interest in it. We are looking forward to receiving our 7th Green Flag soon and moving onto the next flag which is Marine Environment as we have a big interest in this area. |
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The Big Travel Challenge
This is the second year running that Holy Trinity took part in the 10 Day Walking Challenge. An Taisce encourage schools all around Ireland to take part in The Big Challenge to try and increase the amount of children using sustainable TRAVEL. We asked our pupils to walk to school for a 10 day period and we recorded the total amount of walkers taking part each day. On Day 1, 5, & 10 we had special incentives to get a good push on the numbers walking. When the children arrived at school they would get a “Happy Feet” sticker and a “Homework Pas”. We have had many Happy Feet walking to school even though the weather was not very favourable at times. You’d never know we may be in with a chance of winning a nice cash prize for our school. Keep up the great work walkers!!! A very special Thank You to all the parents who organized the Walking Bus from Ballybane Church @ 8.20 every morning, hail, rain or shine. |
Hurling Coaching with Liam Mellows GAA Club Junior Infants, 2nd and 3rd classes are enjoying hurling coaching provided by Liam Mellows GAA Club every Wednesday. It is part of a special programme specifically suited to Primary School children. It was devised by a teacher in Co. Clare and it introduces young children to hurling in a safe environment using fun skills and games. |
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Maths for Fun in Senior Infants
We had great fun playing Maths games in Senior Infants. Our parents came in to help us and we learned so much. We love having our parents and grandparents come into our classroom to help us. |
Parents enjoying a coffee after taking part in the Walking Bus. Well done to all the parents for increasing the numbers of children walking to school every day. Other parents are welcome to help any time. |
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EU Code Week October 15 - 23
EU Code week is taking place this week. We were very lucky to get lessons in Scratch coding from three tutors from SAP Ireland in Parkmore Industrial estate. Jessica, Nina and Stephen presented the lessons to 5th and 6th classes in our Computer Room on Tuesday 18th of October. We had great fun and we are becoming real experts in Coding thanks to our wonderful tutors. Here are some photos of us in the computer room with Jessica, Nina and Stephen.
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Maths Week Ireland
October 15 - 23 Maths week also takes place this week. We are taking part by doing Maths Trails and playing Maths games in our classrooms throughout the week. Maths is so much fun! |
Erasmus Exchange Oct 17th - 21st
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Our COOL-GOAL partners have arrived in Galway for our first ever mobility in our Erasmus+ Lifelong project. 16 colleagues and 14 children from our six partner schools came to our school this week. They are studying Sustainability and the Environment for the week and while here they will take part in several interesting trips to Brigit’s Garden, Galway Wind Farm, Connemara National Park and Coole Park. The groups, along with children from Holy Trinity are working hard to produce final products from recycled materials. These final products will be on display in our hall on Friday October 21st @ 1:30pm. Holy Trinity children are working incredibly hard learning about all the different topics and also completing art logo competitions for COOL-GOAL.
Here is a link to a video of Day 1. https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=wtr9L6lzFO0&rdm=296xob7c4&client=mv-google |
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Attendance Trophy
May 2017 Winners Each month the classes with the best attendance receive a trophy which they keep in their class for a month. We all try very hard to come to school every day so that we win the trophy. Here are last months winners:
Ms. Beatty's Junior Infants Ms. Power's Senior Infants Mr O'Neill's 1st Class Ms. Flemings 2nd Class Ms. Wilkin's 4th Class |
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Our girls football team put in a fantastic performance to reach the final of the INTO/GAA Mini Sevens Competition held in Mervue on the 22nd of September. It was a very enjoyable day for all and well done to everyone who took part.
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Rosalyn and her team finished sixth out of twenty six schools at the Galway AAI Cross Country Junior Girls West semi finals in September. A great achievement and well done to all involved.
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Our usual celebrations for Seachtain na Gaeilge took place on March 15th alongside our Proclamation Day Commemoration.
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The 15th of March was Proclamation Day for all schools in Ireland. Every school celebrated this day as a commemoration of the 1916 Rising 100 years ago, marking an event of national and historic importance and celebrating the unique language and culture of Ireland.
On this day we had the following events which all classes were involved in:
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Presentation of the Irish Flag
The Irish Army presented the Irish flag to our school on Monday 25th January. The pupils sang our national anthem Amhrán na bhFiann. Mary read the proclamation and Jessica and Teresa received the Flag from Sergeant Wayne. 5th Class presented their 1916 projects. We learned that some of the streets in Mervue have been named after the seven signatories of the Proclamation. |
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EU Code Week October
Scratch Lessons in Computer Room As part of our participation in EU Code week Caroline, Nina and Guadalupe from SAP Ireland in Parkmore Business Park visited our school on October 13th. They very kindly presented lessons in Scratch coding to 4th, 5th and 6th class pupils in our new dedicated computer room. SAP also helped us to get our computer room up and running by providing us with 15 laptops. John Noone from SAP was an immense help in this regard and we are very grateful for all his and his company's support. Jessica Joyce, another SAP employee and a past pupil of Holy Trinity visited the school for the official launch of the computer room which also took place on October 13th. A very big thank you to John, Caroline, Nina, Guadalupe, Jessica our past pupil and all at SAP Galway. We look forward to further cooperation with your company. |
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