.Congratulations to Andrew Moynihan and Lily O'Brien who have both been selected to represent Kerry in the County Primary Game Teams.
Newsletter
Holy Family National
School, Rathmore, Co. Kerry
Tel. 064/7758492
Fax 064/7758499
School Blog: hfnsrathmorekerry blog
25th May, 2016
GIRLS FOOTBALL – COUNTY
FINAL
Our girls football team are into the County Cumann na mBunscol football
final after defeating Cullina N.S. in an exciting game with a scoreline of 8-08
to 8-03. The panel are: Nicole Cronin, Norma Leader, Megan Kiely, Marian Nagle,
Megan O’Donoghue, Aoife Nagle, Caoimhe Dineen, Lily O’Brien, Ciara O’Keeffe,
Maggie Buckley, Miriam Dineen, Muireann Hughes, Cathy Kiely. The final v Lixnaw is due to take place at
Austin Stacks Park, Tralee on Wednesday evening June 1st – date,
time & venue to be confirmed.
Thanks to Áine O’Donoghue and Paudie Dineen for all their work with the
team.
SPONSORED WALK
We are issuing
sponsorship cards for our annual sponsored walk today. The money raised will be used for the benefit
of our children. We would appreciate a
big effort from every family as the sponsored walk is always the biggest source
of income for the parents committee. One
card will be issued to each family.
Please do your best to get as much sponsorship as possible. One rule applies – all cards issued must be
returned to the school regardless of the amount collected before Wednesday 8th June.
FAMILY FUN DAY
Also don’t forget our FAMILY FUN DAY SUN JUNE 19TH 2 TO 5 PM. We are looking for donations for our Bric
a Brac Stall. The following items would
be much appreciated:
*Games *DVDs
*Playstation Games *Nintendo
Games *Toys *Books
*Unwanted gifts *Football boots *Household items – No Electric items
Items must be in good condition.
Please drop items into school office on or before Friday June 17th.
If anybody would like to bake for the Family Day could you please give
your name to Maureen in the school office. The very popular Bumper Soccer has
been booked again this year and we hope to have bouncing castles and lots of
fun for everybody. Further details will be sent home nearer to the event. Please keep this date for your diary. Fingers
crossed for a fine day.
NATIONAL FINAL OF CREDIT
UNION SCHOOLS QUIZ
We are justifiably proud of our school U-13 & U-11 quiz teams who took
part in the National Credit Union finals at the R.D.S. in Dublin on Sunday
April 10th. This is our third year in a row to get to the National
Finals. Getting to the R.D.S. is a huge achievement and both teams did us proud
on the day. Our U-11 team were Seán Finnegan, Jack Buckley, Fionn Murphy and
Anna Cashman and did very well in their category.
The U-13 team were Paraic Finnegan, Ciara O’Keeffe, Dara Moriarty and
Maggie Buckley and came second after a tie-breaker. For those of us who
were present at the RDS it was a nail-biting experience as our team members
played like tigers right up to the end scoring ten out of a possible twelve
points in the last two rounds thereby catching up with the leaders in the dying
moments of the competition. Unfortunately the tiebreaker did not go our way but
won the honour of being runners up for the second year in a row. This is indeed
a wonderful achievement and congratulations to all involved.
Each member of the U13 team were presented with a Tablet, Ear phones
and a plaque, The school holds on to the cup for the runners up for another
year,. The school also received a seven hundred and fifty euro prize which has
been lodged to the school account and will be spent for the benefit of the
school.
We congratulate both teams and thank their mentor Ms. Anne Marie
Murphy for preparing them so well. The school wishes to acknowledge with
gratitude the generous support the Credit Union has given us for this event.
SCÓR QUIZ
On Sunday 17th
April, four boys from sixth class
travelled to the ISK in Killorglin to represent Rathmore GAA club in the County
final of Scór na bPáistí. They won the competition doing both their school and
club proud. The team members were Paraic Finnegan, Andrew Moynihan, William
Casey and Dara Moriarty.
CYCLING CLUB
In April the
Sliabh Luachra cycling club presented the school with a five hundred euro
cheque. We would like to thank the club most sincerely for their generosity.
The money has been lodged to the school account and will be put to good use.
BORD GÁIS ENERGY STUDENT THEATRE
AWARDS
This year 2,888 entries were received from 349 primary and secondary
schools across Ireland and it was a huge achievement for our school to reach
the final. We were nominated in two
categories – Ms. O’Donoghue was nominated for best direction and Sean Burke
O’Donoghue for best male actor in a leading role. Congratulations to Sean on getting the
award. It was a marvellous achievement
and heartiest congratulations from all at Holy Family N.S. for receiving such a
wonderful accolade. A big thank you to
Áine O’Donoghue and last year’s 6th class pupils for their wonderful
production with the help of Helen Dillane and Anne Marie Murphy. You can still view this on the school blog.
The children from last year’s sixth class were invited to attend the
awards but unfortunately it clashed with an all-Ireland Basketball final for
First years and some of the girls were unable to attend. However a wonderful day was had by all. We visited Glasnevin Cemetery and had
a guided tour, visiting the grave of O’Donovan Rossa and heard P. H. Pearse’s oration at his funeral
being enacted by an actor. We visited
the graves of Michael Collins, Eamon deValera, Daniel O’Connell and many
others. Then we crossed the road to St. Paul’s Cemetery where we saw the
monument on which Patrick O’Connor’s name is inscribed. We would like to thank Mr. Denis Kerins of
Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra and their secretaries Lorraine and Marian for
helping us to organise the event. More
pictures of this event are available on the blog.
SUPER SEVENS BASKETBALL
This year two boys teams and one girls team
represented Holy Family N.S. in The Super Sevens Basketball competition which
took place in the Presentation gym in Killarney. The girls team played really well.
They were beaten by just one point in the Plate Final. Well done girls and congratulations to Lily
O’Brien on being named on this year’s Girls All Stars Basketball Team. The girls panel is Maggie Buckley, Caoimhe
Dineen, Muireann Hughes. Cathy Kiely, Megan Kiely, Norma Leader, Aoife Nagle
and Elizabeth O’Brien.
The boys panel for Team 2 were John Hughes, Fionn
Murphy, Darragh Nagle, Michael Togher, Padraig Moynihan, Cian Healy
Mangan, Shane Daly, Ciarán Collins and
Jack Buckley. Team two performed very
well but were defeated at semi-final stage and did not qualify for the
finals. We look forward to a wonderful
future from this young team in years to come.
Team one had a strong panel of Michael Dennehy,
Dara Moriarty, Andrew Moynihan , William Casey, Cian Twomey, Sean Finnegan,
Paraic Finegan, Daniel Moynihan and Dennis Mahoney. Team one did extremely well qualifying for the
semi final of the Cup. This means that they finished as one of the top four
teams in this year’s competition. In the semi – final they were beaten by a
very strong Nohoval Team who won out this years competition. Congratulations to Paraic Finnegan who was
named on this year’s All Stars Boys Basketball Team. Well
Done boys.
We would like to thank Helen Dillane, Miriam
Moynihan and Jamieson Hughes for looking after our Basketball teams.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Donal
O’Donovan, photographer visited our school on Monday & Tuesday 9th &
10th May. All children had their photographs taken. Proof sheets of
photographs have been sent home. There
is no obligation to purchase photographs.
Please return proof sheets before June 3rd indicating your order. Please
remember to return proof sheets whether you are ordering or not.
CREDIT UNION
From 16th to 20th May was NATIONAL YOUTH SAVINGS
WEEK. We extended this to Friday 27th
May. We have had a great response to this promotion and all the students
who bought stamps since 16th May will be included in the draw on
Friday morning for seven €10 Prizes sponsored by Rathmore & District Credit
Union.
SEVEN A SIDE BOYS AND
GIRLS FOOTBALL TEAMS
Our Boys football team recorded some excellent results at the East Kerry
Sevens competition played in Dr. Crokes pitch on Tuesday 12th April. Victories over Anabla NS and Knockaderry NS
ensured top spot in our group. A quarter final win over Loretto NS pitted Holy
Family NS against Knockanes NS in the semi-final. This proved a very entertaining encounter with
Knockanes claiming victory in a final scoreline of 4-04 to 3-03. Great credit due to all the players.
Squad: Andrew Moynihan, William Casey, Kacper Domalik, Michael Dennehy,
Paraic Finnegan, Dara Moriarty, Fionn Murphy, Fahad Miah, Ornob Shahin, Oisin
Malone Walker, Arnab Das Sheikh, Kacper Mocarski.
On Wed. 13th April, the girl’s football team took part in the East Kerry
7-a-side football blitz. The team played
very well and had 2 comprehensive victories against Loughitane NS and Coolick
NS in the first round. The team made it
through to the quarter final but were unfortunately beaten by a very strong
Knockaderry side who went on to win the tournament. Well done to all the girls involved for the
tremendous effort they put in on the day.
Panel: Maggie Buckley, Caoimhe
Dineen, Lily O’Brien, Ciara O’Keeffe, Nicole Cronin, Megan O’Donoghue, Norma
Leader, Megan Kiely, Marian Nagle, Muireann Hughes, Miriam Dineen.
PROCLAMATION DAY TUESDAY
MARCH 15TH
A big thank you to all who helped make our
Proclamation Day so successful. All those who attended were very impressed by
the presentations made on the day by various classes. The music and singing on
the day were excellent. Thanks to all members of staff who worked so hard to
make it a success and I’m sure it will be an event our children will remember
for years to come.
A most enjoyable ceolchoirm took place in the
afternoon and was enjoyed by pupils and staff.
SWIMMING LESSONS (2nd,
3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th Classes)
Swimming lessons for
the boys and girls from second to sixth class will not take place on this
Thursday May 26th as Junior classes have their school tour and the senior
classes are attending ‘Patrick’ in the INEC.
The final swimming lesson will be on Thursday 2nd June.
NEW LAPTOPS - ALL IRELAND
RAFFLE
Holy Family N.S. has just purchased
twenty laptops and a charging unit. This was made possible because of the
success of our raffle over the last two years. These will be put to good use in
all classes.
DISCOVERING PRIMARY
SCIENCE AND MATHS
FIRST COMMUNION
A sincere thank you to all the parents for their co-operation and
willing participation in the First Communion ceremony on last Saturday, 21st
May. We would also like to thank the
First Communion class teacher Brenda Moynihan and Sheila K. Murphy SNA. Thanks to
Helen Dillane for conducting and organising the choir, Maura O’Leary for the
music and all the pupils who took part in the choir. And of course not
forgetting Fr. Pat for making it such a wonderful occasion for all
CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION
This year’s
Corpus Christi Procession will take place in Rathmore on next Saturday
28th May after 6pm Mass. It will process from the church to the
new graveyard section and down through Holy Family N.S. grounds and finishing
at the Grotto. All the children from
the parish who have received their First Holy Communion this year are invited
to join the procession in their First Holy Communion outfits.
We would like to
encourage as many children and families as possible to take part in the
procession.
ACTIVE SCHOOLS FLAG
Active Schools Week took place in
the school from the 25th-29th April. A huge range of
physical activities were undertaken including Tug of War, Limbo, Athletics,
Dodgeball Tournament (students vs teachers) and an Active Sports Quiz. Talks
were provided by Donie Kelleher of the local cycling club and Tae Kwon Do
instructors, Master Bobby Enright (Peak Performance Personal Training) and
Jerry Reen which were very interesting and beneficial for all students. Garda
John Crowley gave a talk on Road Safety to all classes. The Parents Association also organised a very
successful athletics event for all classes. We would like to thank all parents
who organised this event as well as all parents who attended events and
supported Active Schools Week. We would also like to thank the organisations
who gave talks to the students as well as the teachers, students and Active
Schools Committee for their enthusiastic participation during the week. Before
AS Week, Jamieson Hughes provided us with a very interesting talk on his
training for Triathlons and Iron Man events. We thank Jamieson for giving us an
insight into the importance of activity and healthy eating in our lives.
Following AS Week we had a wonderful talk by an athlete from Kerry Stars
Martina McCarthy and her coach Tom Joe O’ Donoghue. After the talk second class
took part in a demonstration session where they participated in activities
undertaken by Kerry Stars during their training sessions. They greatly enjoyed
this session. Thanks to Martina, Tom Joe and Joan O’ Connor (Kerry Stars coach)
who helped to organise the session.
Last
week we had a visit from the Active Schools assessor. Following this very successful visit we hope
to hear whether we have achieved the flag in the next few weeks.
Thanks to Miss Dillane and Miss
O’Donoghue for leading this project.
CLOUGHOULA N.S. SPORTS & PATTERN DAY
Millstreet Co. Cork
SUNDAY MAY 29TH 2016
Commencing at 1.30pm
Children’s
Races, Bubble Soccer, Pony Cycles, Dinky Diggers, Refreshments, Home Baking , Shop
& much
much more. A great day out for all the family. Everybody welcome.
Please note our School will be closed to pupils on Friday 10th June as teachers will be
doing in-service on the new Primary School Language Programme.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Corpus
Christi Procession in Rathmore on next
Sat 28th May after 6pm Mass
Closed Monday 6th (Public Holiday) and
Tuesday 7th June
Closed Friday 10th June – Teacher
in-service
Sponsored
Walk cards to be returned by Wed. 8th
June
Family Fun
Day
Sunday June 19th
Closing
Thursday 30th June, 2016
The Department of Education and Skills award the Active School Flag to schools that strive to achieve a physically educated and physically active school community
A big thank you to the whole school community, parents pupils and all school staff led by
Ms O'Donoghue and Ms Dillane for this wonderful achievement for HFNS. 
Congratulations to all the children in 2nd Class who received their Holy Communion. Thanks also to all those who helped to make this a special day for them.
holy communion 2016b from hfnsrathmorekerry on Vimeo.
Well done to all involved. Thanks to Mr. O'Sullivan and Ms. Fitzgerald for leading this project. 
Today we welcome back our former 6th class pupils from Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra who came 3rd in the Girls' BasketballAll-Ireland and first in the Boys' Basketball All-Ireland. Congratulations also to Sean Burke O' Donoghue for winning the award of 'Best Male in a Leading Role' at the National Bord Gais Student Theatre Awards in Dublin last week and to all the former 6th class students who were involved in the project
First class went outside today for a maths trail lesson. Great fun was had by all of us.
Huge congratulations to lasy years sixth class who's film about Patrick O Connor was acknowledged at the National Student Theatre Awards. Congratulations to Sean Burke O Donoghue who won the Best Actor Award.
See video of awards below.
student theatre awards from hfnsrathmorekerry on Vimeo.
We had great fun last Tuesday with our visitors from Kerry Stars. Coaches Joan O Connor and Tom Joe O Donoghue came to visit us and tell us about all they do at Kerry Stars. Athlete Mattina McCarthy also gave a wonderful speech about the skills she has learned while training at Kerry Stars. She also demonstrated some of the fun activities they take part in for second class.
glasnevin from hfnsrathmorekerry on Vimeo.
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We visited plot at St Paul's cemetery ( across road from Glasnevin ) where there is a monument to those who died in 1916. Here Sarah O'Connor points to name of her Great Grand Uncle Patrick O'Connor. We also did a tour in Glasnevin Cemetery where we visited the graves of Michael Collins , Eamon DeValera, The O'Rahilly and listened to enactment of Oration given by Padraic Pearse at the grave of O'Donovan Rossa. Our visit coincided with the 100th anniversary of the execution of John McBride.
Congratulations to Sean Burke O'Donoghue who was awarded Bord Gais Energy Theatre award for best male lead in the film Patrick O'Connor which was made by sixth class at HFNS by teacher Aine O'Donoghue and sixth class 2014 / 2015. Sarah O'Connor great grand niece of Patrick O'Connor took part in the film. Thanks also to Annemarie Murphy and Helen Dillane who assisted. Thanks to Mr Kerins and Lorraine and Marian for their help and cooperation in organising our trip to Dublin today.
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