Window Decoration 2009!!

Well done to all in the Senior Room who undertook a challanging task before the Christmas.We painted seasonal Scenes on the 3 Windows of Our Class Room.

Rinne sibh fior obair!

Christmas Arrangements 2009!!

It was the turn of 4th,5th and 6th to be demoted to the Infant Classroom.Yes, it was that time of the year again where Mrs. O'Donnell and Mrs. Forde exchanged classes for 2 hours.Mrs Forde has a great interest in Flower arranging and passes on her wealth of experience to the Senior classes annually.Here are the results of their hard work.Thank you Mrs. Forde for being so patient with us.

November Student of the Month!!

Daragh Fitzgerald is Student of the Month for November.


The candidates for student of the month should exemplify the characteristics listed below. It should be understood that no person is perfect, and a student-of-the-month is not necessarily the best at everything but rather a well-rounded individual.

Academic: Students should be a hard-worker in all aspects of academics.

Attitude: Students should possess a positive attitude at all times and demonstrate this attitude to peers as well as adults.

Behavior: Students should be well-behaved in structured and non-structured environments.

Cooperation: Students should cooperate at all times with peers as well as adults.

Respect: Students should show respect to adults as well as peers at all times. Good manners should always be demonstrated.

Responsibility: Students should show responsibiltiy in their work as well as their actions.

Eligibility: One boy or one girl will be chosen for each month between September and May.

October Student for the Month

Daragh Fitzgerald is Student of the Month for October.


The candidates for student of the month should exemplify the characteristics listed below. It should be understood that no person is perfect, and a student-of-the-month is not necessarily the best at everything but rather a well-rounded individual.

Academic: Students should be a hard-worker in all aspects of academics.

Attitude: Students should possess a positive attitude at all times and demonstrate this attitude to peers as well as adults.

Behavior: Students should be well-behaved in structured and non-structured environments.

Cooperation: Students should cooperate at all times with peers as well as adults.

Respect: Students should show respect to adults as well as peers at all times. Good manners should always be demonstrated.

Responsibility: Students should show responsibiltiy in their work as well as their actions.

Eligibility: One boy or one girl will be chosen for each month between September and May.

Operation Samaritian Purse 2009

Samaritan Purse is an international Christian Relief and developmental organisation meeting the crital needs of victims of war poverty,famine,disease and natural disaster.Our pupils in St. Thomas' filled 72 Shoeboxes with gifts and these boxes will go to the World's most Disadvantaged children.For many of these children it will be one of the few gifts, that they will ever receive.It may seem small but Peterswell's Shoe Boxes can change a Child's Life.Thanks to all the families who donated the shoeboxes.

TEN YEARS OF BRINGING HOPES AND SMILES
to some of the world's poorest children

Winter Art in the Senior Classes!!

September Student of the Month

Ciara Houlihan is Student of the Month for September.




The candidates for student of the month should exemplify the characteristics listed below. It should be understood that no person is perfect, and a student-of-the-month is not necessarily the best at everything but rather a well-rounded individual.

Academic: Students should be a hard-worker in all aspects of academics.

Attitude: Students should possess a positive attitude at all times and demonstrate this attitude to peers as well as adults.

Behavior: Students should be well-behaved in structured and non-structured environments.

Cooperation: Students should cooperate at all times with peers as well as adults.

Respect: Students should show respect to adults as well as peers at all times. Good manners should always be demonstrated.

Responsibility: Students should show responsibiltiy in their work as well as their actions.

Eligibility: One boy or one girl will be chosen for each month between September and May.

Ar t 2009-2010

6th Class 2009-2010

5th Class 2009-2010

4th Class 2009-2010

The Welsh Trip - June 6th to 9th 2009

Here are some photos from the Welsh experience by our pupils.
Watch this space for more information.

Confirmation 2009

Congratulations to the 6th Class pupils from Peterswell NS who recently received the Sacrament of Confirmation in St. Columba's Church ,Kilbeacanty.





Left to Right:

John Massey,Joseph Caulfield,Jonathan Dooley,Mrs.O'Donnell,Chloe Caswell,Sinéad Hegarty,Amy Caulfield.

School Calendar 2009-2010

Provisional Calendar 2009 – 2010.

Sept . 1st Re-opening.
Sept.11th Closing at 12.30 -Staff Meeting
Oct. 23rd Closing for Halloween Break
Nov. 2nd Re-opening
Dec. 22nd Closing for Christmas Holidays
2010
Jan. 7th Re-opening
Jan. 15th Closing at 12.30 -Staff Meeting
Feb.15th & 16th Closing for Mid-term Break
Mar 17th Closed
Mar 26th Closing for Easter Holidays

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Apr. 12th Re-opening
April 23rd Closing at 12.30 -Staff Meeting
May 3rd Closed – Bank Holiday
June 7th Closed – Bank Holiday
June 25th Closing for Summer Holidays.

Trees!!

On March the 27th, the boys in 5th and 6th class with our helpers Justin Eames and Francis Walsh made our way down to the pitch to sow two dozen trees. There we sowed Moutain Ash, wild Pear, Crab Apple and Whitebeam. It took us about an hour and a half to sow them. First we dug a hole, placed the tree in the hole and covered it with clay.We placed plastic around each tree, anchoring it with stones. We would like to thank Justin Eames for donating the trees and helping us to sow them. Also a special thanks to Francis.

Joseph Caulfield & Robert Crosby

Seeds are Growing Well

Look at our Seeds.They have grown so much in the Last Two Weeks
Keep an eye on this space for more updates.

Seeds

Look at our Seeds.They have grown so much in the Last Two Weeks
Keep an eye on this space for more updates.

COOPER GEAR

John Massey accepting 1000 Euro worth of Cooper Equipment from Mrs. Kathleen Forde.Supermac’s, in association with the Galway Senior Hurling Team and Cooper, launched an in-store competition last June for all young budding GAA teams. The prize was an intensive training session with Ger Loughnane and a selection of the Galway Hurlers plus €1000 worth of Cooper training equipment.

For John Massey,a 5th Class pupil of St Thomas NS and his class mates, their GAA dreams came true, when they were announced as the overall winners last week. Team member, John Massey wrote the winning entry, stating that “I never leave my hurl down and my dream is to one day wear the maroon and white jersey”. So.John we all thank you for your effort and wish you well in achieving your dream.Hope to see you represent us on the Galway Team in the near future.

Something Fishy in Peterswell

Here we are with Brendan!!!

"Something Fishy" is a Resource Pack to increase childre's awareness of Water as a habitat in the local Environment.The central Fisheries Board together with the Education Centres of Blackrock and Monaghan aare responsible for producing this valuable Resource.Brendan Smith introduced this programme to us this week through a interesting Power point presenation.Brendan will return after the teachers have taught a variety of lessons over the next few weeeks.Watch this space for further information.

Senior Class

Spring into SEEDS!!!!

We sowed seeds last week of lettuce,cabbage and scallions.We also sowed potatoes.We have a competition to see who will harvest more potatoes:5th or 6th... So watch this space for more information!!