Once again, teachers, pupils, families and community members participated in the One Book One Community reading project during September and October. The books read this year were “Dog Lost” by Ingrid Lee for classes from 3rd to 6th and “Piper” by Emma Chicester Clark for all the younger children.
Mams and Dads came to the classrooms for Art & Craft sessions, workstations based on “Piper” and to hear all about caring for dogs. It is so nice when the adults join the children in school.
Visits from DogsTrust, Dogs for the Disabled and Maxi Zoo took place. We are all so kind to dogs in Scoil Ursula and really know how to care for them.
All the classes showcased wonderful Art work and three children from every class were chosen as winners with Julia Poltorak from 6th Class taking the Overall Art prize.
Families worked together at home on designing posters . The theme was a lost dog. Many wonderful entries were submitted. The Hyde Family ( Ava 3rd Class ) and the O Donovan Family (Alisha 3rd Class) were Runners Up in this Family Competition with the Fanning Family (Alex 4th Class) taking top prize. Congratulations to all!
Scoil Ursula was represented in an Intergenerational Quiz by four boys from 5th & 6th Classes-Marty O Brien, Josh O Hare, Daniel Lynch and Sean Morrissey. The boys displayed an in depth knowledge of “Dog Lost” and did their school proud.
Many thanks go to all of the families and staff members who supported the old clothes collection which helps to fund the project. €743 was raised in November towards next year’s project.
A special thank you also to Lynda Lynch, Mum to Daniel (5th Class) who was our photographer at the Quiz and Prizegiving for all the local schools in Mahon Community Centre on Tuesday October 25th.
We can never underestimate the value of losing oneself in a good book so hopefully the children in Scoil Ursula will continue to enjoy reading for a long time.
Happy reading everyone!
