Cross Country Running

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well done to all our athletes who took part in The East Clare Primary Schools Cross Country Championships in Lees Rd. on Wednesday September 21st. A number of athletes have qualified to represent the school in the Clare Championships which will take palce in November. Our boys over 12s also took 3rd place in the team event. 

 

 

 

All Ireland Champions

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to our dancers and musicians who were sucessful at the All Ireland Fleadh which took place in Ennis recently.

 

 

 

Junior Infants 2016 - 2017

 

 

 

 

                      A big welcome to our new junior infants who have settled in very well to school. Well done girls and boys.

 

 

 

 

St. Mochulla's NS will reopen for all children on Thursday September 1st. We are looking forward to another exciting and busy year at school.

 

 

 

 

 

Raising of the Flags

On Wednesday 22nd June, our Active School Flag and Blue Star Flag were raised by Fr. Brendan.  Fr. Brendan is a local sporting legend having played football for Clare.    Well done to all involved in the Active School Flag and Blue Star Programme

 

 

 

Write A Book 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to our prize winners at this years Write a Book Project.

Here they are being presented with their prizes by the director of Clare Education Centre, Pat Hanrahan and

Clare author Kevin Haugh at the awards cermony at The Inn at Dromoland recently.

Well done, we are very proud of you.

 

 

 

 

Holy Communion 2016

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to all the boys and girls in second class who made their

First Holy Communion on Saturday May 14th.

 

 

 

 

 

INTO Mini 7s Hurling Champions 

 

 

 

 

 

 

History was made in Sixmilebridge on the 21st of April when the boys of St. Mochulla's completed a unique double by winning the INTO Mini 7s hurling competition to add to the football title they won earlier in the month. Following hard fought victories over Quin and Sixmilebridge, the boys qualified to meet Broadford in the final. After a Titanic struggle the boys from St. Mochulla's emerged victorious by the narrowest of margins. Maith sibh a bhuchaillí, táimid go léir an bhrodúil asaibh.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

President of Cumann na mBunscol an Chlár John O Byrne presenting the trophy to St. Mochulla's captain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The historic double winning captains.

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome home to the heroes!!

 

 

 

Confirmation 2016

 

 

 

Congratulations to the boys and girls of 6th class who made their Confirmation on the 16th of April.

 

 

 

FAI 5 Aside Primary Schools Soccer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Wednesday April 13th 5 teams from St. Mochullas competed in the FAI 5 Aside Primary Schools

Soccer Tournament which was held in Lees Road.

 

 

 

 

All Ireland Credit Union Quiz finalists.

 

 

Best of luck to our quiz team in The All Ireland Credit Union quiz final

which takes place in the RDS in Dublin on Sunday April 10th.

 

 

 

 

INTO Mini 7s Football Champions 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well done lads. Maith sibh!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Patricks Day Parade 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Handwriting winners

 

 

 

Well done to all the winners in our recent handwriting competition.

 

 

Proclamation Day March 15th 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pupils raising our national flag.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Féile na hInse Quiz 

 

 

 

Comhghairdeas!

 

 

Seachtain na Gaeilge Trath na gCeist 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5th and 6th class in Dublin

 

 

 

 

On March 10th, 5th and 6th classes were in Dublin where they took the 1916 Freedom Tour, visited Collins Barracks, Croke Park and Glasnevin Cemetery. Here are the children on the steps outside Croke Park.

 

 

 

 

6th class in the dressing room at Croke Park. 

 

 

Warm up room in Croke Park.

 

 

 

No explanation required.

 

 

The Wolfe Tone Banner on display in The Croke Park Museum. The Wolfe Tone Banner was presented to the museum in Croke Park by Tulla GAA Club.

 

 

 

The National Museum at Collins Barracks.

 

 

Daniel O Connell's grave in Glasnevin Cemetery.

 

 

 

5th class at Parnells graveside in Glasnevin.

 

 

 

5th class at The de Valera plot.

 

 

 

At Michael Collins' graveside.

 

 

 

As part of our School Self Evaluation we are undertaking a review of teaching and learning in Physical Education (PE) in our school. To help us with this evaluation, we would be grateful for your views and opinions on the matters detailed in our online questionnaire.

 

 

The questionnaire should take between 10 and 15 minutes to complete. Please click HERE to complete the questionnaire. 

 

 

Please note that you may complete the questionnaire anonymously and that all individual responses will be treated confidentially.

 

 

Credit Union Quiz

 

 

 

Congratulations to our quiz team who have qualified for The Credit Union National Finals in The RDS following their success at the regional finals. 

 

Well done to all those who participated in the Credit Union Quiz

which was held at the Inn at Dromoland recently.

 

 

 

 

 

Our quiz team go on to represent the school in the regional final

which will be held in the Inn at dromoland at the end of the month.

 

 

Christmas Pageant 2015

 

 

 On December 16th our Christmas Pageant, "A Terrible Beauty is Born"

which was written by our own Helen Forde,

was performed at St. Peter and Paul's Church Tulla by all the boys and girls.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thousandaire

 

 

 Pictured Above: Aoife O'Sullivan, Brian Culloo, Christine O'Brien and Ann McConnologue

 

Thank you to all who supported our recent fundraising initiative.

We would particularly like to thank

 

Morna Toibín – Tulla Pharmacy

Martin Murphy Builders

Joelles Hair Salon

Liam O’Meara Master Butcher

Claire Cavalleri - Bambini Kids Montessori

Ann O’Connor - Reflections Hair Salon

Sheila Vaughan of Vaughan Supply

Teach na nÓg Childcare

John Slattery Hygienic Floor Solutions

 

 

 Munster Champions

 

 

 

Well done to our pupils who were part of the Clare Primary Schools Handball team who won the Munster Primary Schools Handball Championships recently.

 

 

Active School.

 

 

St. Mochulla's Active Schools Committee 

 

 

Forest Schools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ms. McGraths 3rd class recently had the experience of Forest School. This involved travelling to a woodland area and engaging with nature. The children thoroughly enjoyed the experience and thank you to Veronica and Michael for affording them this opportunity.

 

St. Mochullas Green Schools Committee

 

 

 

Pictured above is our new Green Schools Committee.

 

 

 

Well Done Boys

 

 

 

St. Mochullas boys footballers who reached the County Final recently.

 

 

Halloween Dress Up Day 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Flags for Schools National Flag Presentation

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Tuesday October 13th two members of the Irish Defence Forces visited St. Mochullas and presented us with the National Flag and a copy of The Proclamation as part of The Flags for Schools initiative taking place around the country to commemorate the Centenary of The 1916 Rising.

 

 

Grandparents Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mangahigh

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St. Mochullas Who wants to be a Thousandaire. 

 

 

 

On Saturday December 5th we will be holding a major fundraiser in St. Josephs Secondary School to help finance a major building project which will get under way at Christmas time. Your support in this fundraising initiative will be greatly appreciated.

 

 

Maths Week 2015

 

 

 Maths week 2015 October 12th to October 19th

 

 

Welcome to Our New Junior Infants

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Mochullas Junior Infants 2015

 

 

 

Welcome Back Everyone

 

St. Mochullas will reopen for all pupils on Thursday August 27th at 9:10. Looking forward to seeing everyone again.

 

 

 

 

Green Schools 2015

 

 

Our Green Schools Committee with our latest Green Flag.

 

Our Green Schools Committee travelled to Galway recently where they were presented with our latest Green Flag. This is St. Mochullas sixth Green Flag and it was awarded for Global Citizenship Litter and Waste. Well done to everyone in the school for all their hard work. A special thank you to our Green Schools Committee who led the charge for this flag.

 

Our Green Schools committee are:

2nd Class: Katelyn Leamy and Ciara Tuohy

3rd Class: Danara Crowe and Ben Kelleher

4th Class: Aoife Dooley and Feidhlim Kelly Harrington

5th Class: Lucia Pessognelli and Shane Donohue

6th Class: Rebecca Peer and Daniel O Sullivan

 

Thank you to Ms. McGrath and Maria Considine for all their hard work in co-ordinating the green schools project. 

 

 

 

Write a Book 2015

 

 

 

Congratulations to our prize winners in this years Write a Book competition. They received  their prizes at the award ceremony which was held recently in The Inn at Dromoland.

 

 

Holy Communion 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to the boys and girls of Rang a dó who received their First Holy Communion on Saturday May 16th.

 

 

County Champions

 

 

 

 

It was a great honour to welcome members of the victorious Tulla Under 21 team to the school recently. All members of the squad are past pupils of St. Mochullas.

 

 

 

Camogie Champions

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to our past pupils who were members of the successful St. Josephs Secondary School Camogie team that won the All Ireland recently.

 

Confirmation 2015

 

 

Congratulations to rang a sé who made their confirmation on 21st of March.

 

 

Féile na hInse

 

 

 

Comhghairdeas do Banna Cheol Naomh Mhochulla a bhuaigh an chéad duais sa chomortás do bannaí cheoil i bhFéile na hInse le deanaí.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Seachtain na Gaeilge

 

 

Comhghairdeas do na páistí go léir o Scoil Mhochulla Naofa a ghlac pháirt i bhFéile na hInse le déanaí.

 

 

Lá Glas do Lá Fhéile Pádraig 

 

 

 

Ms Noonans Junior Infants

 

 

Ms O Keeffes Junior Infants 

 

 

 

Ms. Queallys Senior Infants

 

 

 

Ms. Culloos Senior Infants

 

 

1st Class

 

 

Congratulations to 2nd class who made their First Confession recently. 

 

 

School Self Evaluation

 

 

 

 

Thank you to everyone for completing the numeracy survey.

 

 

 

Enrolment for September 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safer Internet Day 2015.

 

 

 

 

Tuesday February 10th has been designated Safer Internet Day. Safer Internet Day in an EU wide initiative to promote safer internet use for all users, especially young people. More information about internet safety and cyber bullying may be found on the following websites.

 

 

 

Webwise    Safer Internet Day    Internet Safety     Dr. Maureen Griffin

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Infants Recycling Projects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Friday, February 6th the children from senior infants presented their projects made from recyclable materials to the rest of the school and to their parents. Well done Seniors on all your wonderful projects. A big thank you to all the parents, Ms. Culloo and Ms Queally for all your help.

 

 

 

Clare Primary Schools Handball.

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to our pupils on winning the Clare Priamry Schools Handball championships recently. They went on to represent Clare in the Munster Championships where they did us proud. Well done!

 

 

 

Sport sa sneachta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Science Fair 

 

 

 

On Friday January 8th, 6th class from St. Mochullas traveled to The Primary Science Fair in The RDS in Dublin with their project "Is there more to our soil than dirt."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accepting the award from the judge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Band and choir visit Raheen.

 

 

 

 

 

On Monday December 8th St. Mochullas choir and band visited Raheen nursing home

where they entertained the residents.

    

 

 

   

Ireland Under 21 Champions Visit St. Mochullas.

 

 

 

 

 

Seadna Morey, Shane McGrath, Eibhear Quilligan, Niall Bolton and Gerry O Connor with the Cross of Cashel All Ireland Under 21 trophy and the children of St. Mochullas on the occasion of their visit to the school on October 17th.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

School Garden

 

 

 

 

 

 

There has been great work done in the school garden over a number of evenings during the past week.

A huge thank you to Tulla scouts and beevers for their help in this project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A special visitor.

On March 27th a fireman from Scariff fire station came to St. Mochullas to speak to 3rd and 4th classes about fire safety. He brought his fire engine and all the classes came out for a look.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

St. Patricks Day Parade 2014.

 

 

 

  

 

Tree Planting Cermony for Mr. Torpey

 

On January 10th Mr. Torpey planted a tree for his retirement. He planted a Liquid Amber. The oldest and youngest pupils in the school helped Mr. Torpey to plant his Tree.

 

 

 

Thank you to all who supported our recent fundraising initiative.

We would like to particularly thank

·         Morna Toibín – Tulla Pharmacy

·         Martin Murphy Builders

·         Joelles Hair Salon

·         Liam O’Meara Master Butcher

·         Claire Cavalleri Bambini Kids Montessori

·         Ann O’Connor Reflections Hair Salon

·         Sheila Vaughan of Vaughan Supply

·         Teach na nÓg Childcare

·         John Slattery Hygienic Floor Solutions