We held a non-uniform day to raise funds for the repair of the damaged windows in St. Catherine's Church. We raised €427.41 and here is a photo of Ciara O' Brien with her teacher Ms. McDonnell presenting Reverend Isaac Delamere with the money.

On November 14th Alex, Ashanti, Katie and Lillian paid a visit to Kilbeggan N.S. where Garda Commissioner Drew Harris was launching the Be Safe Be Seen Road Safety campaign. A helicopter landed in the carpark and the girls got to look inside. There was also a fire engine, garda car and ambulance to look into. Take a look at the photos below.

During Science Week, we went to the library to a Junior Einstein show. We had great fun learning about slime and electricity. We even got to see a machine that can remove tumours. It was a very interesting visit.

Well done to Angie Sewell from 4th Class who was selected to be part of the Science Apprentice Wonder Panel. Angie had to travel to UCD where she joined a group of curious and inventive children, who enjoy figuring things out. They helped to create a series of Science Apprentice books. Angie met scientists and helped them to make the best books possible. We were delighted to receive our first set of books today.

St. Philomena's will close on October 25th for mid-term. We will re-open on Monday, November 5th. Happy Hallowe'en everyone.

We had our Kindness Mass to mark the end of Kindness Week on September 28th. Afterwards we went to the Parish Centre where we celebrated our Deputy Principal Ms. Corrigan's retirement. Ms. Corrigan has worked in St. Philomena's for 34 years and we thanked her for all the great work she did for our school. We presented her with a memory book, a school jersey and flowers. The teachers, the Parents' Association and the Board of Management also gave her gifts. Ms. Gaffey had helped the girls write a poem for Ms. Corrigan and they read it out to her. Thank you Ms. Corrigan. We wish you the very best for the future.

St. Philomena's N.S. will re-open on Thursday, August 30th. The school gate will open at 9.10am. Looking forward to seeing everyone.