St Brigid's NS - Ticknevin

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS

ACTIVE SCHOOLS - SKIP AROUND EUROPE...

All classes are enjoying taking part in the 'Skip Around Europe Challenge' as part of our Active Schools initiative, from the 7th April- May 3rd.

'Skip Around Europe' is a whole school challenge, prioritising participation, inclusion and fun with lots of learning opportunities along the way.

All classes, at all levels, are encouraged to build a short daily skipping break into their school day. Working together, their combined skips will bring them to many of the capital cities across Europe, opening rich learning opportunities across many different areas. Many thanks to Ms McNally for coordinating this initiative.

CYCLE RIGHT...

We are delighted that this year we are able to facilitate a course in cycling safety training run by Seery Cycle Wise for our 4th, 5th & 6th class pupils, beginning Friday 2nd May 2025.

The course is aligned to CYCLE RIGHT, the National Standard for Cycle Safety Training in Ireland, and is delivered by qualified trainers from the national register.

The training is helpful for all pupils. For those who already cycle to school, the benefits are obvious, but training is just as important for children who cycle only at home and during the holidays or those who are only learning to cycle. They will all learn the safety skills required to assess situations on the road and how to react to them safely, whether walking, cycling or even driving in the future.

The course will consist of 7 sessions with the pupils. Topics covered will include: safe equipment; rules of the road; starting and stopping; road positioning; shoulder checking; turning left and right; overtaking and traffic manoeuvres, and, where appropriate to the group, on-road training. The the cost after funding is €5 per pupil for the 7 week course.

SCHOOL FITNESS IRELAND - DANCE...

School Fitness Ireland will hold a 6-week block of dance sessions as part of the dance strand in PE. The programme is based on the dance strand of the PE curriculum and aims to boost confidence, explore creativity and encourage expression through movement. A payment link will be sent via Aladdin.

The dates are as follows: Monday 28th April, May 12th, 19th and 26th & June 9th and 16th.

FOREST WORKSHOP...

The pupils in 4th, 5th and 6th class will get the opportunity to take part in a four week Forest Workshop. This initiative is funded by Kildare County Council. The dates of the workshop are as follows: May 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th.

The pupils will learn about the local environment and the species of plants and trees on the school grounds.

SACRAMENTS 2025...

Congratulations to our 6th class pupils who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Thursday, 27th March.

Many thanks to Bishop Denis Nulty and all involved in making this day so special for the pupils. The pupils presented their acts of kindness poster on the day.

Many thanks to the Parents' Association who kindly organised goodie bags for the Confirmation class to mark this important milestone in their lives.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation has been rescheduled to take place on the 28th of April at 1:00pm in the school.

The Sacrament of First Holy Communion will be celebrated on Friday, 9th May at 11:00am in Holy Trinity Church, Derrinturn.