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![]() St. Philomena’s N.S. Christmas Concert Programme St. Mary’s Hall, 20th, December Ms. McDonnell’s 3rd, Class A Christmas Carol – 11.00 a.m. Ms. Byrne’s 3rd, & 4th, Class Saving Christmas – 11.35 a.m. Ms. Brennan’s 4th, Class The Christmas 6:01 News – 12.00 noon Ms. Marron’s 5th, Class A Magical Christmas Jigsaw – 12.30 p.m. Ms. Gaffey’s 5th, & 6th, Class A Nativity Special – 1.00 p.m. Ms. Higgin’s 6th, Class The Christmas Toy Story – 1.30 p.m. All welcome. Admission is free, but there will be a donation bucket at the door to cover the cost of the hall etc. The sixth class girls from knitting club presented their knitted creations to Fahey's Pharmacy today. They will be sold in the pharmacy with the proceeds going to Beaumont Hospital. Thank you girls for all your hard work and many thanks to Ms Marron, Ms Brophy and Ms Lee for helping the girls with their knitting. Thank you to Fahey's Pharmacy for presenting the girls with goodie bags.
Well done to Lillian Clear, Olivia Maria Matthew, Allyssa Bennies and Niamh Hughes, our senior athletics team and Annalyse McInerney, Angel Akinsukire, Emma Francis and Liana Boland, our junior athletics team on representing our school so well in Athlone IT indoor games on Tuesday, December 11th. The junior team came second overall and all of the girls won medals. It was a great experience for everyone. Thank you to Mr. Murphy for accompanying the teams. ![]() We held our Christmas raffle on Wednesday December 12th. Congratulations to all our winners. Thank you to everyone for buying and selling tickets. A huge thank you to anyone that donated a prize. Please see below a list of our sponsors. St. Philomena’s N.S. Christmas Raffle Sponsors for 2018 Glanmore Foods Cosmic Bowl/Jumping Jacks Dunnes Stores Tullamore Court Hotel Boots PJ Grennan’s Carroll Coaches Gavagan Family Protec Fire Services O’Connor Family G & T Drapery Doyle’s Gala Dolan’s Chemist, William Street Maunsell’s Gala Woodies DIY Sonia’s Sweet Shop Ille Paper Services Playtown Tullamore O’Brien Family Wynne Ihaza Family Studio One Hairdressers O’Donovan’s Chemist, Harbour Street Lambe’s Oil Super Mac’s Restaurant, Tullamore Lir Fire Protection Ryan’s Midlands Books Aura Leisure Centre Pet Hospital, Ryan Family Mary Brennan VR Party K Flowers Cloonan’s Hardware Bord na Mona McDonald’s Restauant, Tullamore Moran Family DARU – School Uniforms TSB Bank 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.
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St. Philomena's G.N.S.Welcome to our website. Message from the Principal
I feel humbled and honoured to write this message as the newly appointed principal of St. Philomena’s N.S. I have been a member of the St. Phil’s staff for the past 14 years and I can honestly say that I have loved every day working in the school. As a Clara woman starting out in a Tullamore school in September 2008, I didn’t quite know how I would be received but I knew instantly that I had landed somewhere very special. The ethos of St. Philomena’s is grounded in respect, tolerance, openness and honesty and as a staff, we work hard at building relationships with each other, with the pupils and their families. My aim as principal is to ensure that every child feels valued coming in the school gates in the morning and that more than anything else, every child wants to come to school with us. In our school, Every Child Counts or No Child Counts and I will make it my main aim to foster a commitment to equality of opportunity for every pupil, every day. I will strive for a healthy, positive learning and working environment for the staff and our pupils and to provide a space where well-being will blossom naturally. As parent(s)/ guardian(s), you are the primary educators of your child/ren, so please don’t be afraid to come in and talk to us if you have any questions or concerns regarding your child/ren. Together, we can do so much more! With Love, Geraldine Gaffey Archives
February 2023
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