Nazareth House Primary School

Wednesday the 1st September arrived and all the little boys and girls with rosy cheeks and flaxen curls and sparkling eyes and teeth like pearls came merrily after ……. well you know what I mean.

School never seems to be right until the children come back so we were all delighted to see them.(Not as delighted as parents who were glad to get rid of them!)

Congratulations to all the parents for turning them out so beautifully. Long may it last. We had a very high attendance on Wednesday and we were even able to get some class photos taken.

Let’s hope this year brings loads of success and happiness for all the children. We look forward to working with our parents and teh wider school community. Have a good one.

Paul O’Hea

Our prize-giving ceremony took place on Friday 25th. We were entertained by our orchestra and our school choir before the proceedings got under way. This year saw the first set of Academic awards with the specially commissioned school badges in English, Maths, I.C.T. and Endeavour. We also had special excellence badges for children who had had exceptional success during the year. In addition this was the first year we presented our St. Cecilia’s Award for Performing Arts.

Well done to all the prizewinners and for those who were not successful perhaps they will redouble their efforts next year.

Wow! Another super sportsday in the Brandywell Centre. Well done to Mrs McDevitt for organising the whole thing and congratulations to all the boys and girls who took part with such gusto and sportsmanship.

Mr. McDowell’s White team were victorious on the day. Well Done!

Congratulations to our Swimming team that competed in th eNorth west Schools Gala. Our under 12 girls were most successful winning first in the Medley relay, 2nd in the Freestyle Relay, 1st in the Butterfly, 2nd in the Backstroke and 3rd in the Freestyle. And….. we won overall best Girls U12 school. Yippeeeee!!!!!

Well done to all team members who took part. Our new caps also looked smart.

Teams were….

Girls U12: Leah Casey, Ellen Kindlon, Siun Herron, Molly Shiels.

 Girls U11: Olivia Quigley

 Boys U12: Ben Gallagher, Noel Doherty, Cathal Roarty, Joeseph Gillen, Michael Doherty

Boys U11: Piaras Casey, PJ Casey, Aodhan Wade, Feargal Wade.

June 5th was a glorious day weather wise but it also was gloriuos because our P4 children made their First Holy Communion. The church was packed with family members as Fr. Mongan celebrated the mass. The children were so beautiful and their behaviour was so dignified and respectfuil. They were a credit to their families and to Mrs. McGill and Mr. McDowell who had put in so much work in preparation. The chapel was looking magnificent, as usual. Many thanks to the Sisters of Nazareth for their continued hospitality.

P3 parents also hosted a “feast” afterwards in the canteen and not forgetting Carmel and David at the ice-cream machine in teh playground! All in all, a wonderful day!

As we speak our school dvd magazine is nearing completiton. We hope to have them available from Monday 14th June. You can pre-order dvds now priced at £5. Only pre-ordered DVDs will be produced so don’t miss out. Get your order in quick!!!!

As a precursor to our Premier League Fantasy Football which we hope to run in October, we are having a free run at a World cup League. No football knowledge is required so even Mums and grannies can get involved. ( Sorry Mrs.Quigley)

Teams should be registered by Friday 11th June. Log on to www.schoolsfl.com/worldcup and click on register a team. Make up a username and a password and away you go. You’ll have to pick a team of 11 players and you have £11m to spend.

All the details are on th ewebsite regarding transfers and scoring points but you will need our school PIN to submit a team to our school league. The PIN is 111145.

Please get involved, parents children, friends. It costs nothing and should be good fun!

You can log on by following the link in our Top Links section.

There wasn’t a dry eye in the house as M&M productions brought their production of Charlotte’s Web to our school. All classes from P1 to P7 were enthralled by the performance, the P6s especially so, as this is their class novel.

P1 and P2 classes had a special treat recently when international film star, Genevieve the Goat, visited them to reinforce healthy eating habits. The were loads of fruits and vegetables abound and the children showed great understanding of the topic. Genevieve was well pleased. She thinks Nazareth House children are the BEST!!! No Kidding!

This year sees the 10th Anniversary of of Nursery. It has become such a big part of our school and continues to go from strenghth to strength. The ten years have flown in and it is hard to imagine the Nursery not being there. We look forward to the next ten, happy, productive years in the Nursery.