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As part of Catholic Schools Week we celebrated Grandparents Day in school today. Fr Gorman said mass in the school hall, giving thanks for the loving and nurturing presence of Grandparents in our lives. Thank you to all who were able to join us in school today, it was a wonderful day for our pupils to… Continue reading Grandparents Day
There was so much excitement in school today as we had a very special visitor in school. The boys and girls were full of smiles as Santa travelled around the school in his sleigh before arriving with Mrs Clause. Each child got to meet Santa and tell him what gifts they were asking for Christmas.… Continue reading Santa comes to Drumman
Christmas stockings As part of Peace IV our Junior and Middle classes got the opportunity to make Christmas Stockings with Eva Dewa. She taught the classes how to sew and showed them how she used her sewing machine. They all had lots of fun learning the new skill of sewing. Each child made a beautiful… Continue reading Christmas Stockings
The students in Drumman are over the moon after receiving 35 brand new library books. We were very lucky to get these books from Children’s Books Ireland and A Post who are working together to get more children reading. The students are excited to get reading and discovery hopefully discover a new favourite book!
Our Christmas show took place on Friday night and it has been the highlight of the school year. As the children dressed up and performed many beautiful songs, their big smiles lit up Ramelton Town Hall. We loved every magical second of the performance. The level of dramatic and musical ability that was on show… Continue reading Our Christmas Show ‘The Drumman Factor’
As part of Peace IV the students had the opportunity to learn how to make ropes with Steffi Otto. Steffi shared traditional techniques of rope making with the students and explained how ropes would have been used over the years. Students were fascinated as she showed them just how to make a rope, twisting them… Continue reading Rope Making
We’ve been having so many fun Peace IV days in school recently from Andrew Tunney coming in to do Drama to our Christmas themed day last week. On Thursday the groups were divided up into junior, middle and seniors. Students travelled to Castletown and Portlean NS, while some remained in Drumman and were joined by… Continue reading Christmas Themed Peace IV Day
Well done to all our students who made shoeboxes for Team Hope’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal. Team Hope’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal is an annual campaign that delivers gifts to vulnerable children who are affected by poverty. It is lovely to see the boys and girls helping other children across the world.
There were lots of spooky and scary characters roaming around Drumman today! The costumes were brilliant, a mix of cute and terrifying. Click through the gallery to see some of the spooky costumes…they won’t disappoint! Wishing you all a very happy and safe Halloween break. 👻
Our classes have been busy doing lots of active exercises in school today. Some of the exercises included the following: 1. Throw your Treats – How many treats (beanbags) can you get in the bucket? 2. Pumpkin Roll – Pencil roll across mat (one person at a time) 3. Trick or Trampoline – 10 jumps on mini trampoline,… Continue reading Active Halloween
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