School News

Thursday 28th of June

Today we say goodbye to our 6th Class students Thomas, Ella, Cillian, Terri, John, Sinéad, Seán, Luke and Isabel. We will certainly miss your exuberance and energy around the school.
All the best with the next chapter of your lives and be the difference that makes a difference.

​Now that you have lots of time on your hands over the summer it's a great opportunity to catch up on some great books. Have a look at a list of the Top 100 Children's Books here. Print it off, tick off the ones you have already read and pick out a few to read over the summer. Most will be available for free at your local library.


All that remains is to wish you all a lovely Summer and see you on August 31st.

Thurday 28th of June
The time has come to say goodbye to our two wonderful teachers Ms Davoren and Ms Gleeson. We will really miss you in the school next year. All the best in your further careers and do drop in when you are next in the locality.

22nd of June: Sports Day Reminder

Junior and Senior infants will have their Sports Day on Monday 25th of June.
They can wear their school tracksuit.
They need to bring a sack for the sack race, an old scarf/ tie for the three legged race and a spoon and potato for the spoon race. They can also bring their favourite teddy for the teddy bear's picnic and extra drinks.
Please apply sun cream the morning of the Sports Day and bring a sun hat.
​Thank you.

21st of June 
The longest day of the year is here and it is a good time to update you all on some summer reading ideas.  Limerick City and County Library Service is running the Summer Stars Reading Adventure. Information is outlined below. 
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15th of June 
Another busy time for us this term and lots to update on our website.   Today 3rd - 6th class went on their school tour.  I think the photos say it all . Enjoy browsing.  
The ladies from 4th, 5th and 6th class represented us in the South Limerick Camogie Competition and did us all proud. Congratulations on your win ! Great support went with them to Martinstown on the day of the final. 
Reports, Book lists and the school calendar for 2018-2019 have now been posted out. Standardised Testing is now complete for another year and our next event is Sports Day! Juniors and Seniors Sports Day will take place on Monday 25th, Sports Day for 1st - 6th class will take place on Tuesday 26th of June and we will have our own World Cup Competition on Wednesday 27th.  Our school holidays begin on June 28th at 12 noon.  This year has definitely flown by !

​12th of June 

3rd to 6th Class are really looking forward to their school tour this Friday 15th of June. 

This year we are going to Craggaunowen and to Lahinch.   

The activities the children will be taking part in will include a guided interactive  tour of Craggaunowen. In Lahinch the children will be taking part in games and activities on the beach as well as a guided tour. 

Please note, the children need to be in school @ 8.55am that morning and will return to the school @ 5.00pm that evening.

Please provide a healthy packed lunch and plenty of drinks. 

The children  need to wear shorts on that day and bring a warm jumper. Please also bring a spare pair of socks and shoes.

 Apply sunscreen before the child comes to the school and provide a hat. 

Thank You

6th of June

Junior Infants, Senior Infants, First Class and Second Class are really looking forward to their school tour this Friday 8th of June.

The activities the children will be taking part in at the University of Limerick are as follows- Disco Dome, Last Man Standing, Obstacle Course, Fun Orienteering, Dash and Grab, Wrecking Ball and Fun Games.

Please note, the children need to be in school @ 8.45am that morning and will return to the school @ 4.30pm that evening.

Please provide a lunch and plenty of drinks.

Also, please apply sunscreen before the child comes to the school and provide a hat.

Thank you. 

29th of May
Congratulations to the girls who represented us in the South Limerick Camogie Blitz today. They are through to the final! Maith sibh ! 

28th of May
Consent Form has been sent home - Please return ASAP. A text has been sent out regarding the raising of our newest flag - Gaelbhratach. You are welcome to join us on Thursday at 1.50pm.
https://youtu.be/ksILGRRtMjI
The very best of luck to the Camogie team representing Manister NS tomorrow. MANISTER ABÚ!!

24th of May 2018 
Cúl Camps 2018

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22 Bealtaine 2018 
Chuaigh coiste na scoile don Gaelbhratach chuig BÁC inniu chun an Gaelbhratach a fháil don scoil.  Bhí an-lá againn ag éisteacht le Seo Linn agus ghlac Eimear agus Isabel an bratach ar son na scoile. 
The Irish Committee went to Dublin today to accept the Irish flag on behalf of the school. Seo Linn played and Eimear and Isabel accepted the flag on behalf of the school.
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19th of May 2018 

Congratulations to Second Class who made their First Holy Communion today.  They were a credit to themselves , their families and their school. Thank you to all those involved.  Enjoy your day.

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15th of May 2018 
We are FINALLY back on the pitch ! 

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4th of May 

Carmel of All Seasons Sport will be calling to the school on the afternoon of Tuesday the 15th of May for the fitting of the school tracksuit with the school crest (Please note this is optional).
The school uniform consists of the following –

• Navy tracksuit (no stripes etc. allowed)
• Navy trousers
• Navy pinafore
• Navy cardigan
• White polo shirt
• White shirt

 
You can download and print of the order form for the tracksuits (with crest) below.

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2nd of May 
Please don't forget Fruity Friday this term. School is closed tomorrow (May 3rd) to facilitate staff training on the new Primary Language Curriculum. We are also closed next week and school will re-open on Monday May 14th.

There are two remaining swimming lessons - May 14th and May 21st.

 23rd of April 

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20th of April 
Enjoy the beautiful sunshine. If this weather continues we will be back on the pitch before you know it.  A reminder to all those in 1st - 6th classes that swimming is on again on Monday. Please do not forget your gear.  Also, a reminder regarding our Fruity Friday this term as no treats are allowed in school on Fridays. Bring a nice piece of fruit instead !  Juniors - 2nd Class are enjoying their Food Dudes Experience and 3rd - 6th class are looking forward to getting started soon.  Did you spot the dates for the school tours on the school calendar ?   

17th of April 
We will be attending mass tomorrow morning, Wednesday 18th of April. At the beginning of mass a representative from each classroom will bring up the petitions from their class.  A small petition sheet is being sent home. This is for your family to write down a special intention which will be prayed for by the Poor Clare Sisters in Ennis and also be brought up in the offertory during the World Meeting of Families in August when Pope Francis visits Ireland. This is a lovely opportunity for the children and their families to be part of the World Meeting of Families. 

Holy Family of Nazareth , Pray for us !    


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15th of April
Reminder - Don't forget your swimming gear tomorrow 1st - 6th classes ! 

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 12th of April
Reminder ! The infant classes along with 1st and 2nd will start their Food Dude experience today. As you have heard recently in the news it is vital that we encourage our children to increase their intake of fruit and vegetables. 3rd to 6th classes will begin Food Dudes soon.

Fridays this term will be known as "Fruity Fridays" and no treats which were previously allowed on a Friday will be permitted. Please bring a nice piece of fruit to school on Fridays this term.              





​10th of April 
We had a very busy month leading up to our Easter Holidays. Here are some photos to look back on the month of March.  Team Limerick Cleanup was completed before the holidays , 3rd-6th had an Irish Table quiz, Brown Bread was prepared and brought home to be baked and the Community Games raffle took place - the lucky winner was Shane. Hopefully  you enjoyed your prize Shane ! ( Surely Thomas helped you !)       

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6th of April 
The school website will be updated with some photos from the last week of Term 2 during the coming week and the April Letter will also be sent home. Swimming starts on Monday for 1st to 6th class .Please don't forget your gear.
​Term 3 starts on Monday at 9.20. See you all then!





1st of April                                  Happy Easter everyone !   
                     





27th of March 
Check out Zombie as Gaeilge sung by Laurel Hill Secondary School featuring Manister past pupil Emily Bourke in the front row.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oka7Be9RZ84&feature=share

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17th of March 
 
Happy Saint Patrick's Day !

​3rd and 4th class came across sign language in a recent science chapter. Here is some Irish Sign Language for you to practice. 








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A picture of St Patrick driving the snakes out of Ireland .


(And some of their comments on the journey)
" Are we there yet ? " 
" I have to go to the toilet" 
" How long more ? " 
" I feel sick "

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15th of March 

We have had  a very busy week at school. A great effort was made by all of the our participants in Féile. Today , the children entertained each other in the halla by singing songs or saying poems and 1st to 6th classes danced the Siege of Ennis.

Local Community Games have dropped in a lovely hamper , full of goodies including an Easter Egg and lots and chocolates and also some ....slime ! You can buy a line in school for €2 or buy 3 for €5.

We have a Junior Journalist in our midst. If you were ever thinking you might want to start reading the Harry Potter Series of books then look no further than this months edition of Newsflash.  Our Junior Journalist gives a great outline of what to expect in all seven books without giving away to much detail ! Congratulations Rosemary.

We have some photos of the past week in school below and some examples of our Seachtain na Gaeilge activities will be under the Seachtain na Gaeilge tab soon. 

If anyone has a registration form for Junior Infants 2018 to hand in please hand it in to the office. Book lists and calenders for next year will be sent out in the third term. Thank you to those who have already sent them in. 

14th of March 

Congratulations to all of those who represented the school in Féile Luimni. Cillian told Dylan to 'bring home the bacon' when he met him in the halla for Féile and he did ..... literally !! He stopped at the shop and bought the bacon!

We are having some issues with internet access at school at the moment but we could not leave the day pass without posting some quotes from Stephen Hawking. 

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Stephen Hawking:“You all have the potential to push the boundaries of what is accepted or expected and to think big.”  

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10th March 2018 
​Best of Luck to those representing the school in Féile Luimní this coming week. Go n-éirí libh !!

We had a visitor this week at school. Ferris the terrapin.


4th March 2018 
School will open as usual tomorrow morning March 5th .

28th February 2018 
​​As per text sent earlier, Manister NS will be closed on March 1st and 2nd due to a red weather alert. 

28th February 2018 
School will open as normal today. Please ensure all students are dressed for the weather. Bring a change of shoes,socks, trousers etc Waterproof shoes such as wellies should be brought , if possible. If the weather status is updated we will inform you regarding any changes to the opening of the school tomorrow or Friday. 


22nd of February 
Thank you to all who attended our open night tonight.  Registration forms can be returned to the school before the Easter holidays. 

A note was sent home today with the eldest in the family regarding school starting time from September 2018. 

A note will be sent home tomorrow regarding swimming in the third term for 1st - 6th classes.  Monies to be in by Tuesday the 20th of March. As per February note - The cost is €50 per child which covers swimming lessons for 6 weeks and buses.  The cost for a family of three is €120.  Please have money in a clearly marked envelope to avoid confusion.  Swimming is on  Mondays for six weeks from April 9th.  

The Book Fair takes place this week. Parents are invited to come to the book fair between 1.30 and 3 tomorrow  Friday 23rd- This is inside the front door of the school. This will be an opportunity for parents to bring infants if they wish.  The rest of the school will attend next week.  1st - 4th have already had a chance to browse the books, 5th and 6th will do so tomorrow.  Anyone from 1st - 4th who wishes to purchase books from the fair can bring money on Monday, 5th and 6th can shop on Tuesday. 

World Book Day is on March 1st - Every child in the school will get a book voucher - details can be found on www.worldbookday.com/world-book-day-ireland/.   


20th of February 
Crecora/Manister Camogie Club Registration Day
Saturday February 24th
12-2pm
Crecora Community Centre Downstairs

19th of February 
Manister National School Open Night for the Parents of Incoming Pupils takes place on Thursday February 22nd at 7 o clock. Application Forms and information on the school will be available on the night. If you have any queries please ring the school on 061397220. Mary is in the office from 9-2 Monday , Wednesday and Friday .


The Book Fair will be in the school at the end of the week  - Parents are invited to call in to the school to browse and buy if they wish on Friday from 1.30 to 3.  This is an opportunity for parents of the infants to bring them to the book fair if they wish. The children from 1st- 6th class will be given a chance to browse the books before purchasing on an allocated day next week.

13th of February - Shrove Tuesday
​​Busy making, sorry I mean eating, pancakes on Shrove tuesday. Click on the image to get the full image.

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​12th of February 2018 
If anyone is interested in attending a coder dojo course in Mary Immaculate college starting on Wednesday 14th of February please find information here:-  
​https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/coderdojo-mic-for-children-aged-between-7-12-yrs-old-tickets-43017958873

Congratulations to those who will represent Manister at the next round of activities in The Community Games - Well done so far and the best of luck from all of us at Manister NS.

Some new students appeared at school on Monday 12th of February  - Frosty and Muddy! They seemed to have disappeared again since !   

​9th of February 2018 
Our Team Limerick Clean-Up 4 Valentine's Hearts. The hearts will be on display in the Hunt Museum over Valentine's Weekend.

9th of February 2018 
This little fellow appeared at the school this morning.

8th of February 2018 
On October 2nd 2017, The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Katherine Zappone T.D. launched Children First 2017. The document supersedes Children First 2011 from December 11th 2017, following the full commencement of the Children First Act 2015. As per Circular 0081/2017, schools will be permitted two separate half-day school closures during the 2017/18 school year to allow time, as a school community, to engage with the revised procedures and to access the support available.  (Source: http://www.pdst.ie/ChildProtection) 

Manister NS will take the first half day on February 14th 2017 to engage with the revised procedures.  School will finish at 12.30 for all classes. 

The school will be closed on Thursday February 15th and Friday February 16th for Mid Term Break . 

The school open night will take place on Thursday February 22nd at 7 o clock in the school. Parents who are interested in sending their children to Manister NS in September 2018 are welcome to attend. 

5th of February 2018 - Grandparent's Day
​Thanks to our wonderful Grandparents who visited our school this afternoon. This is a  memory we will always cherish and we hope we have many more with you.

You can find some photos of our Grandparents here.

1st of February 2018 
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A Naomh Bríd, a Mhuire na nGael,
scar orainn do bhrat.
A Naomh Bríd, a chroí na féile,
stiúir sinn ar an mbóthar ceart.
A Naomh Bríd gheanúil, ghrástúil,
ar ár namhaid cosain sinn.
A Naomh Bríd, a bhean rialta álainn,
ar uair ár mbáis, glaoigh orainn.

(A prayer to St Brigid asking her to cover us with her cloak, guide us on the right road, protect us from our enemies and call us at the time of our death.)





Reminders :
* Schools Uniforms must be worn at school - Plain Navy trousers/jumpers/skirts/tracksuit/cardigans etc or official school jumpers only. Hoodies and other colourful tops or items of clothing are not part of the school uniform and should not be worn to school.
* Match Attax cards are not permitted in school.
* The February school note  will be sent home with details of swimming in the 3rd term for 1st - 6th class, the date of the School Open night and details regarding the book fair  as soon as we have confirmation of details, cost etc.
* The school email address is manister.ns@hotmail.com 

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31st of January 2018 
Here is some information about St Brigid before we go to mass tomorrow with our St Brigids Crosses.Thank you to the pupils from 5th and 6th class who helped in 3rd and 4th class today and to Sinéad and Maeve for bringing in the rushes. Make sure you place your scarf outside the door tonight .
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/looking-at-places/kildare/saint-brigid/traditions-associated-wit/


30th of January 2018 
A text was send out today regarding Catholic Schools week and Grandparents Day. This week is Catholic Schools Week. We would like to invite Grandparents with children in Juniors, Seniors, 1st or 2nd to come to the school on Monday the 5th of February for a prayer service with the children at 1.15. 
Last year we invited grandparents with children in 3rd - 6th classes.  A short prayer service takes place inside the main door of the school and grandparents can see the infants and 1st/2nd class classrooms and have a cup of tea if they wish. 


29th of January 2018 
 This week is Catholic Schools Week. The children will be attending mass on St Brigids Day on February 1st. We will also celebrate Grandparents Day later this week. This year we will be inviting the grandparents of Juniors to Second classes to the school for a prayer service. We will send a text to parents when the date and time has been confirmed.  
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24th January 2018
First and second classes have been learning about the history of photography this week. You can find out some more here.

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January 2018 

Rosemary painted this lovely piece on one of the rainy January days we have been having recently. ​

23rd of January 2018 - The password and username to access the material given to us by Ger Brick has been sent home by text this morning. 
We will be attending mass in the morning as a school. All are welcome. 

19th of January 2018 
Ger Brick , Inetsafety : Cyberbulling and Internet Safety Parents Evening
 The material Ger Brick presented to parents is available for viewing at www.inetsafetytalk.com/parentinfo . Ger has agreed to place the link on our school website.  Username and password will be sent home by text on Monday 22nd of January.

Note: To protect the content of Ger's material, the files are password protected. He has requested that the information is to be used by Parents for their own personal use and the information contained is not to be distributed or published to social media.  Thank you . 

17th January 2018 
Congratulations one and all !! I think that show was worth the wait and I hope you all agree.Congratulations to the cast of "Robin and the Sherwood Hoodies" for your first production and to the cast of "The Seven Little Penguins" for another great performance.  Thankfully the weather didnt disrupt the show this evening.  Same time, Same place tomorrow for another fabulous night of drama, laughter and heroic acts!

17th January 2018 
The weather seems to be in our favour today.
​ Things to remember for tonight : 
* Infants need to be at the school at 5.30 in full costumes - along with their siblings from older classes 
* 1st- 6th class need to be at the school by 5.45 in full costume 
* The show starts at 7 - Please take your seat early 
* The price on the door is €5.00 - if you were in attendance on December 13th when we had a powercut, please tell Mary at the door as you have already paid for your ticket. 
* Raffle tickets will be on sale between the Infant Play and the Senior play.
* The infants can only be collected from their classroom after their play . Ms Gleeson will bring them back to the classroom.

16th January 2018
You can read a copy of the latest school note here.
Hopefully the weather will be kinder to us tomorrow night for our show than it was on our last attempt! 
 

 January 10th 
On Tuesday evening we had a very insightful and informative evening with Ger Brick from Inetsafety discussing online safety and issues regarding Cyberbullying. Ger intends to send us a link to his presentation which we will upload here. We will send out log in details by text.      
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We are delighted to announce that the school production of "The Seven Little Penguins" and " Robin and the Sherwood Hoodies" will be on The 17th and 18th of January ( Next week!!!!) at 7 o clock in Manister Community Hall.  Anyone who was there on the night of the powercut can tell Mary on their way in as they have already paid entry.




​Hopefully lightning won't strike twice !!




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January 8th - Reminder for sixth class -Common Application System - Secondary School Application Closing Date.

How to make an application for 1st year student enrolment to a participating post-primary school.

The completed Application Form, accompanied by a stamped self-addressed envelope, should be sent to the Principal at the Number 1 School of your choice. Early submission of forms is advisable, but in any event, forms must be submitted no later than 12.30pm, Monday 15 th January 2018. Only one form per child will be permitted on the system. Please note that the responsibility for making an application rests with the parent/guardian.

January 6th - Nollaig na mBan 

Reminders

Inetsafety Talk - Cyberbullying / Internet Safety Workshops for Primary School Children - 
Parent Information Evening is at 7.15 on Tuesday January 9th - The Parent Information evening presentation is designed to run from 90 minutes- 2hours in duration, typically followed by open discussion with Parents. The goal of Cyberbullying / Internet Safety evening is to provide parents with information about Cyberbullying and practical advice on how to keep their families safe online. 3rd to 6th class will take part in workshops during the school day - All parents from Juniors -6th class are welcome to attend the parents information evening. 

To faciliate a staff meeting on Wednesday 10th January the children will finish at 12.30 as per note sent home before Christmas Holidays.

An agenda for the talk can be found here.

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Carol Singing took place on December 20th in The
​ Crescent Shopping Centre in aid of 'Bumbleance' and 'Cenacolo Community'. A total of €940 was raised which will be sent directly to both charities. Well done to all involved  - singers, musicians and parents- money collectors and chair suppliers! Thank you to Tina Keyes and all involved for your great effort and your time.

22nd December 2017 

School will close at 12 on Friday 22nd of December & reopen at 9.20 on Monday January 8th. 

​Thank you all for taking part in the cake sale.Go raibh maith agaibh go léir. Photos and video clips will be posted on the " Gaelbratach" section of the website over the holidays ,which can be found under School Activities. We will have more activities during Seachtain na Gaeilge ( Which is actually a fortnight of Irish and not an Irish Week!) This is a reminder of what the Gaelbhratach is about.

The Gaelbhratach scheme aims to promote the use of spoken Irish. It is aimed at mainstream primary schools where the language of instruction is English. 

Its purpose is to: 
● Support the work of the teachers following the Conversational Course for the Irish language as laid down by the Department of Education and Skills and which forms part of the School Plan and the daily program. 
● Encourage use of conversational Irish as a natural part of school life; 
● Ensure certain language formulae relevant to school routine, e.g. roll call, lunch, clean up, lining up etc., are agreed in the school plan and used progressively from class to class and from year to year; 
● Promote regular opportunities for the school community, both staff and children, to enhance their vocabulary and to use the Irish language. 
● Recognise the central role of the parents and encourage their support and participation by keeping them informed about the scheme, by providing material to help them and by welcoming relevant material from them

Photos and Video Clips of Carol singing will also be uploaded during the holidays and the amount of money raised for The Bumbleance and Cenacolo Community will be on the website at that time. Well done to everyone involved; Singers from Manister National School, Tina's Guitar Students and Tina Keyes. Thank you also to the parents who helped with the collection and their helpers who gave out stickers.

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​19th December 2017 
A golden sunrise over the Galtee Mountains as viewed from the school this morning.

18th December 2017 
Our Gaelbhratach Cake sale takes place on Thursday December 21st- Please go to our Gaelbhratach Section until "School Activities" to revise some useful phrases. We would be delighted with any baking you can do for this event you can drop your cakes/buns into the school on Wednesday or Thursday morning. Parents are now invited to come to the halla on Thursday morning from 9.30-10.30 ( This is earlier than previously planned ). The children will be allowed go to the halla to buy some cakes/buns after that. 

1st - 6th class will perform Amhráin na Bhfiann in school on Wednesday as part of the Gaelbhratach and it will be recorded and put on the website. 

Carol singing in the Crescent Shopping Centre for 3rd - 6th class takes place on Wednesday evening from 6-9 - Please come along to support us. 

School finishes at 12 o clock on Friday the 22nd and reopens Monday 8th of January at 9.20.

Anti Cyberbullying / Internet Safety Workshops for 3rd to 6th classes take place in the school on Tuesday January 9th followed by parents talk on Tuesday night January 9th at 7.15pm in the school. This is provided by Ger Brick, iNet Safety - Parents with children in all classes are welcome to attend the evening talk. 

15th December 2017 

The raffle tickets have been drawn by representatives from each class. The list of winning tickets can be found here, please contact the school to claim your prize. We appreciate your understanding. Any unclaimed prizes will become part of the raffle on the night of the show in January.

421-425 ( Blue Ticket) AB542860
101-105 ( Yellow) AB553740
166-170 ( Green-ish) AB535098
321-325 ( yellow) AB553740
311-315 ( Green ) AB535098
156-160 ( Yellow) AB535098
176-180(Blue) AB542860
241-245 ( Blue ) AB542860
206-210 ( Blue ) AB542860
1-5 ( Yellow) AB553740
236-240 (Yellow) AB553740
116-120 (Green) AB535098
581-585 (Blue ) AB542860
56-60 ( Yellow)AB553740
241-245 ( Yellow ) AB553740
186-190 ( Blue )AB542860
431-435 ( Blue ) AB 542860
71 -75 ( White-ish )  AB 735047
91-95 ( White-ish) AB735047

14th of December 2017 
Third, fourth , fifth and sixth class did a brilliant job setting up the halla yesterday and decorating it with pieces of art from the school. Unfortunately , due to the power outage we didnt have a chance to draw your attention to these. However , we will have some on display in the church which you can admire during the Christmas period. 

Thank you to everyone who helped us prepare for the show, Trina, Chloe, Marie McCabe, Teachers, parents and those who donated spot prizes for the raffle. Mary's hair salon, Plunketts pharmacy, Brodericks Spar in Croom, Annacotty Farm Shop and other business donated prizes. Tomorrow we will hold the raffle which should have gone ahead last night and put the winning tickets on display here as well as sending a text with details. There may be people who bought tickets who are not part of our 'text a parent' system so please pass on details to anyone you know of. 

The Seven little Penguins, Icicles, Robbers and Policepeople were brilliant last night. Well done to everyone involved. Special credit goes to Ms Gleeson as well as Trina for this production as the infants have not done their own play since 2011 and it was a huge undertaking. You were all amazing !

Thanks again to third, fourth, fifth and sixth class who also tidied up the halla today by putting the chairs away and taking down all of the art. 

 We will decide after the Christmas holidays on possible dates for the plays in January.

Thank you all for your help and support. Ní neart go cur le chéile!​

12th December 2017 
Manister NS presents "The Seven Little Penguins" and "Robin and the Sherwood Hoodies" on December 13th and 14th.
Some reminders for tomorrow. 
* Please be at the school at 5.15
* Come wearing your costumes if possible
* Bring a small snack - no sweets/fizzy drinks/taytoes
* The infant production will start at 7
* All infants must return to their classroom with Ms Gleeson to be collected - you may wish to go home at that stage or bring them to the halla to watch the senior production.
* There is a charge of €5 for adults on the door which goes towards the cost of the show. 
*Raffle tickets will be on sale after the infant production and the draw will take place after the Senior production
* 1st to 6th class must bring an activity book or book to read while they are waiting in the green room.
* Last and most important reminder !! Enjoy yourselves !!

7th December 2017
You can read the latest school note regarding next weeks School Play here.

30th November 2017
This little fella dropped into the school yesterday to check out how our Christmas Play is coming along. He must have enjoyed it as he called back today.

29th November 2017
You can read a copy of the latest school note here.

27th November 2017
Congratulations to the 9 pupils who scored more than 150 points on Mangahigh during the recent Maths Week. Well done Ella, Sinéad, Sophia, Niall, Eimear, Jack, Terri, Harry and Conor. They were presented with their medals today.
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Some huge scores were notched up but we have got to give Jack a special mention for achieving a phenomenal score of 365 points. Should he have got two medals? 

In total, Manister pupils spent 91 hours practicing their maths on Mangahigh during maths week and a total of 972 activities were tackled. This can only help with your mental maths abilities in the future.

Remember that you can practice on Mangahigh at any time.

21st November 2017
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Christmas Cards which were created by the talented children of Manister NS were sent home today to those who ordered packs. A total of €366 was raised from the sale of the cards. This will go towards new team jerseys for the school. Well done all.

17th November 2017
Below is an incredibly detailed image of the moon taken especially for Manister National School on the TARA Telescopes in Blackrock Observatory, Cork during Space Week at the beginning of October. 

There are lots of craters visible on the image. There are way more craters on the moon than on earth. This is because earth has an atmosphere  which burns up any asteroids before they hit earth - lucky for us! The moon has no atmosphere so is frequently hit by asteroids resulting in the many craters you can see - unlucky for you if you live on the moon!

17th November 2017
Manister NS is sending 74 shoe boxes to Team Hope this year. Congratulations and thanks to all who contributed.

​16th November 2017 
As part of Science Week 2017 1st/2nd Class investigated how many pupils a balloon could support before it burst. How many do you think?

See here for the answer.

Lights, Camera, Action ...... Some dramatic shots taken over the last few weeks!

Manister NS - November 2017

We have a very busy start to the second half of Term 1.   The school photos were taken on Tuesday 7th November. John McGarry will be in contact soon with proofs etc. If you decide to buy photos - all information will be on the individual envelopes.

Your Team Hope Christmas shoe boxes have been gratefully received here in school.  Unfortunately due to a power outage in the warehouse they are sent to they have not been collected yet but we will be contacted as soon as they are in a position to take them.

Next week (12-19 November) is Science Week. Newsflash Magazine ( 3rd and 4th class ) and The Primary Planet Magazine ( 5th and 6th class ) have published very interesting articles about Science Week.

Christmas Annuals have been ordered for those who wished to purchase them. Sample Christmas Cards designed by the very talented children of Manister NS have been sent home. Anyone who wishes to purchase cards at a price of €8.00 per pack ( 10 Cards) can bring in money until next Tuesday at the latest. We have extended this deadline as a number of pupils were out sick this past week.

As you are all aware , the school play is fast approaching ( December 13th and 14th). As soon as Trina gives us information regarding costumes etc we will send notes home.  We have already received some spot prizes for the raffle. Thank you to those who donated.

Some information regarding Term 2 :We will have Internet Safety workshops in school for 3rd-6th classes in January and a parents information evening which is open to all parents to attend. Catholic Schools week and parent-teacher meetings are in the second term and we will also have some events taking place which help us work towards our Gaelbhratach ( Irish Flag).  Further details of all events will be on our school website closer to the time.

​Monday November 6th 2017
​Welcome back after the midterm break. We have a busy few weeks ahead.

1) John McGarry, Photographer will be setting up in the halla from 9 tomorrow and will be ready to start taking photos from 9.30.  Photos will be taken of all individuals and those with siblings unless a form has been returned to say that you do not want photos taken. Proofs of photos will be sent home with envelopes about four days later, at which time you can decide if you would like to order photos. School Uniforms should be worn tomorrow for these photos. 

2) The original date to return shoe boxes was tomorrow November 7th. However, they can still be returned on the 8th.  We appreciate the support you give to the shoe box appeal every year.

3) Christmas cards which were made by the children at school have been sent home. If you would like to order Christmas cards please return the order form, together with money, by Thursday 9th of November. We hope you like their sample cards which have been sent home today. 
 
As you can appreciate money is coming in for lots of different, reasons please ensure that you clearly mark the envelope when sending in money.  Christmas Cards cost €8.00 for a pack of ten.

Final Reminder - 1st to 6th class will not be using scripts for the play from Friday 10th November.

Any prizes you may be able to hand in for the raffle which takes place during the play would be much appreciated.

Friday November 10th 2017
1st and 2nd Classes have been learning all about hedgehogs this week. We also drew our own hedgehogs.
All about hedgehogs.

Hedgehog art.

Friday October 27th 2017
​The school was taken over today by lots of Skeletons, Harley Quinns, Evil Clowns, Minions, Freddie Kruger, Zombies, Witches, Dead /Teachers/Schoolgirls/Footballers/Hurlers, Werewolves, Vikings, Evil Chefs, Devils, Cowgirls, Wallys, Werewolves, Mad Scientists - the list goes on forever. Even Mrs Brown made an appearance.

For more photos see here.

Friday October 27th 2017
​A reminder for all 2nd class pupils who will be making their First Holy Communion next May. The first of your preparation masses will be held this Sunday at 11:30am.

Thursday October 26th 2017
​Anyone got any cream?

Monday October 23rd 2017
​A huge well done to all who participated in Mangahigh during maths week. Last year we had 6 pupils who reached the 150 points mark. This year we had 9 so well done to those pupils. You will be receiving your medals soon.

Some huge scores were notched up but we have got to give Jack a special mention for achieving a phenomenal score of 365 points. Does he have to get two medals? 

In total, Manister pupils spent 91 hours practicing their maths on Mangahigh during maths week and a total of 972 activities were tackled. This can only help with your mental maths abilities in the future.

Remember that you can practice on Mangahigh at any time.

Monday October 23rd 2017
Play Update: Not everyone has lines to learn in the play but everyone will be acting on stage and singing and everyone needs to know what they are doing. Trina has not discussed costumes for the play with the school yet. We will update you as soon as we have any information. If anyone has or can source raffle prizes to be raffled off during the play we would love to hear from you.  Please contact Mary in the office Monday. Wednesday or Friday.

A note from John McGarry Photographer will be sent home this week with prices for photographs ( Individual/Sibling photos). 

The Team Hope Shoebox appeal boxes can be brought in any time before the 7th of November. Please bring them to the kitchen.

A Form for Christmas Annuals 2017 has been given out. The cost is €4.00 per annual. If you wish to purchase one please bring the form and  €4.00 in before the midterm break.

Friday October 27th is Halloween Dress Up Day at school. Wear your Halloween costume to school and donate €1 to Brú Columbanus who provide accommodation to relatives of patients in Cork Hospitals and the Hospice, especially relatives of sick children. 

Friday October 20th 2017 

A reminder from Trína that scripts for 1st -6th class will not be allowed during drama time after midterm break.  Junior and Senior Infants also need to spend some time every evening going through lines at home. The play is on December 13th and 14th in the community hall and we only have a few weeks of rehearsals after midtem break.

Team Hope Shoebox Appeal : If you are not using the Shoebox appeal leaflet please return it to the school as someone else might use it. There are some spare forms in the office if anyone wants a second one. Shoe boxes to be returned to the school by Tuesday 7th of November. Please ensure that you follow the guidelines when filling the shoebox.


John McGarry Photographer will be in the school on Tuesday 7th of November for a whole school photograph and individual photos if you wish to avail of this service.  Details of prices etc will be sent out before midterm break. 

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Friday October 20th 2017
Thanks to everyone who supported our school garden vegetable sale this morning. It was lovely to get together as a community. A special thanks to the pupils who came into school early to set up and to man the vegetable stall.
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We raised the grand sum of €96.40 according to our shopkeepers - don't tell the taxman . This will go towards purchasing a new set of jerseys for our school teams. 

Enjoy the carrot soup and stew over the weekend.

October Edition of Newsflash Magazine 

Congratulations to those who had their book reviews published in this months Newsflash Magazine.  Fourth Class love to read ! Take time to read their reviews and you might be tempted to read the books they recommend.

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Maths Week Problem of the Day – Friday Oct 20th
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Fill in the next 3 numbers in the sequence

1. 3, 6, 9, -, -, -,
2. 2, 5, 8, -,-,-,
3. 20, 40, 60, -, -, -,
4. 1, 3, 5, -,-,-,

 
Rang a trí agus a ceathair
If December 1st 2017 falls on a Friday, on which day of the week will these days fall?

1. Christmas Day 2017?
2. St Stephen's Day 2017?
3. New Year's Day 2018?
4. We return to school on the second Monday of 2018. What date is that?

 
Rang a cúig agus a sé

1. If €1 is worth £0.90 UK. How many Euro would you need to buy £45 UK?
2. Jennie the old sheep dog is lazing around in the paddock near the house. She counts the number of animals in the paddock. There are 11 of them, pigs and ducks. Then she counts the legs. She sees 28 legs. How many ducks are there?

Friday October 20th 2017
6th class will be selling the harvest from our vegetable patch this morning just before school starts. You can buy carrots, onions or strawberry plants. We also have a small few salad potatoes and some gigantic beetroot for sale. All proceeds from the sale will go towards buying new school jerseys.

You can have a look at the vegetables for sale here.

Thursday October 19th 2017
The rain may have kept them inside at break today but the future engineers from 2nd class were busy making this tower with ramp and steps. They wanted everyone to see their work. Well done lads.

Maths Week Problem of the Day – Thursday Oct 19th
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1. Mr Musgrave has 7 rabbits. He has 35 carrots. He shares them equally. How many carrots does each rabbit get?
2. If he counted all the rabbits’ ears and all their legs, and added them together, what answer will he get?

 
Rang a trí agus a ceathair

1. Would you be more likely to buy a kilogram of sausages or a kilometre of sausages? Why?
2. One tenth of a number is 20. What is half the number? 

Rang a cúig agus a sé
On the planet Vuv there are two sorts of creatures. The Zios have 3 legs and the Zepts have 7 legs.
The great planetary explorer Nico, who first discovered the planet, saw a crowd of Zios and Zepts. He managed to see that there was more than one of each kind of creature before they saw him. Suddenly they all rolled over onto their backs and put their legs in the air.
He counted 52 legs. How many Zios and how many Zepts were there?
Do you think there are any different answers?

Wednesday Oct 18th
1st and 2nd Classes busy working on Mangahigh for Maths Week 2017.

Maths Week Problem of the Day – Wednesday Oct 18th
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1. If a boy ate 6 grapes every morning, how many would he eat in a week?
2. A girl bought 3 apples for 20 cent each and 2 oranges for 30 cent each. She had 80 cent left. How much money had she when she entered the shop?

 
Rang a trí agus a cathair

1. A cup of tea costs €1. A latte costs €1.50. How much for two teas and two lattes?
2. How much change would you have left if you started with €10.
3. Which is dearer, 4 lattes or 5 teas?

 
Rang a cúig agus a sé

1. 75% of the children in Sixth Class have pets. 24 children have pets. How many children are there in Sixth Class?
2. What is the number of the parking spot the car is in?

Maths Week Problem of the Day – Tuesday Oct 17th
Well done to the pupils who worked on Mangahigh over the extended weekend and especially to Ella who has already passed the 151 points target. Terri and Sophia are on 142 and 137 points so should hit the 150 mark soon.

Rang a haon agus a dó

1. Name two 3-D shapes that cannot roll.
2. A farmer had 16 cows in his herd on Monday. He bought 10 more at the mart on Tuesday, sold 13 on Wednesday and bought 15 more on Thursday. When he came home from the mart on Friday, he had 40 cows. How many did he buy on Friday?

 
Rang a trí agus a ceathair

1. Find the sum of 203 and 107 and deduct 95 from your answer.
2. Ms Fitzgerald left school at 3:35pm and arrived home 50 minutes later. What time did she arrive home?  

 
Rang a cúig agus a sé
There are 210 marbles in a bag. There are twice as many blue marbles as red marbles. There are ten more yellow marbles than blue marbles. How many marbles of each colour are in the bag?

Maths Week Problem of the Day – Monday Oct 16th

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Write the following as numerals

1. Nine hundred and nine
2. Seven hundred and seventy
3. Seven hundred and seven
4. Three hundred and thirteen

What is the total number of letters in your first and second name?
 
Rang a trí agus a ceathair
There are 31 days in October 2017. Today is Monday October 16th.

1. How many Tuesdays are there in this month?
2. How many Mondays are there in October 2017?
3. Which days of the week occur five times in October 2017?

 
Rang a cúig agus a sé

1. Kaiya saved €40. Her friend Grace has saved 70% of this amount. Their friend Emma saved 75% as much as Grace. How much money has Emma saved?
2. The following number has a rather special characteristic. What makes it unique?
   7,459,186,320

16th Of October 
Further Update:The Minister for Education has confirmed that all schools are to remain closed tomorrow Tuesday 17th Oct. School will reopen Wednesday 18th Oct.

15th of October 
As per Department of Education and Skills dictate Manister NS will be closed tomorrow, Monday 16th, due to Status Red Weather Alert as per texts sent. Please stay safe.

https://www.education.ie/en/Press-Events/Press-Releases/2017-Press-Releases/PR2017-10-15a.html

http://www.met.ie/nationalwarnings/default.asp

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Maths Week Oct 14th to 22nd 2017
Maths Week starts this Saturday. We will have a number of activities in the school to promote maths.

All pupils from 1st to 6th classes have been given usernames and passwords for Mangahigh.com. This is a games-based learning site, where students learn Mathematics via purpose-built casual games that balance fun and learning. It is normally subscription accessed but for maths week it is free. 

For every activity you attempt during maths week on the site you get between 1 and 3 points. If you accrue more than 150 points you get a really nice medal. Last year we had six pupils who achieved this mark. Let's see if we can beat that this year.

Pupils can log in here https://app.mangahigh.com/en-gb/login

Once logged in just go over to Browse all Activities to select whichever activity you want to try. Or you can go into the Games Centre and try some of the fun maths games there.

Mangahigh Medal winners from Maths Week 2016

Saturday September 26th 2017
A reminder re the school bag mass tomorrow Oct 1st 11:30am in Manister Church.

Tuesday September 26th 2017
It was a very disappointing day for our footballers in Martinstown today. After victories over Martinstown and Emly and a close loss to Ballyagran we found that we were one of three teams which had won two of their matches and so finished level. We missed out to Ballyagran in the draw to go through to the final, which meant we had to play Martinstown for a second time for the other final place.

In a thrilling match the scores were tied after full time so it went to "sudden death". Unfortunately for us Martinstown got the next score so were were knocked out. It was truly devastating. All our players truly excelled themselves on the pitch and it was a cruel way to lose out on a final place. We have another tournament in a few weeks time so let's hope we can go one better then.

Friday September 22nd 2017
The crows are having a field day across the road from the school. Sorry!

Friday September 15th 2017
Today was a momentous day in our schools history as we achieved our first Green Flag. This flag is achieved for setting up Litter and Waste management procedures within the school. The next green flag theme we will tackle is that of Energy Awareness. Well done to the Green Schools Committee led by Ms. Davoren - Daniel, Éabha, Peadar, Niamh, Rosemary, Dylan, Luke, Sinéad, Jack Mc and Caroline.

​Thursday September 13th 2017
We were very proud today to find out that a number of our classmates' book reviews appeared in print in the national publication Newsflash. Newsflash is a superb publication from the same people who produce The Primary Planet and is aimed at children from 2nd to 4th classes.

Reviews by Sophie (David Walliam's Awful Auntie), Jack (Tom Palmer's Killer Pass) and Sophia (Judi Curtain's Alice in the Middle) were published.

Thursday September 13th 2017
Our Summer wasn't a great one for flowers so Niall decided to produce his own from a few old coffee cups, some branches and a few thumb-tacks. We think he did a magnificent job.

Here he is, with his assistant Jack, displaying his work.

​September 2017
Infants enjoying our Aistear - Learning Through Play Programme.

Friday September 8th 2017
Well done to Sophia who came second in her age group in the recent Limerick Show Art Competition. Also a special mention to Sophie, who's entry was highly commended, and to all the other entrants. They are pictured below being presented with their prizes by a representative from the Limerick Show.

Friday September 8th 2017
Congratulations to all those from Manister NS who took part in the Fleadh this summer and who also took part in the recent Limerick Show. Registration for the 2017-18 classes will take place in Manister Hall on Friday September 8th from ppm to 7:30pm. Classes will resume on Friday Sept 15th.

Tuesday September 5th 2017
First and Second Classes went on a mini-beast discovery mission around the school grounds today. We found lots of interesting mini-beasts. See here for details of what we found.

Thursday August 31st 2017
Fabulous complete double rainbow visible from the school this evening, the last day of Summer.

Wednesday August 30th 2017
Welcome back everyone and a special welcome to our new Junior Infants and new staff members Elaine Gleeson and Eilís McEnery. 
Photos of the new classes below - the uniforms will never be as clean again.

Check out the individual class blogs during the school year to keep an eye on what they get up to.

Monday August 28th 2017
Some neat Back to School Hacks here
​www.mykidstime.com/back-to-school/dont-miss-10-back-to-school-hacks/

​We are looking forward to meeting all of our new Juniors Infants on August 30th when school reopens. The school day normally runs from 9.20am to 2pm for infants. The new Junior Infants will be finishing at 12 noon from Wednesday August 30th until Friday September 15th and will then finish at 2pm with the Senior Infants after that date. Their new teacher will be Ms Gleeson.