Unfortunately the end of summer term also brings the end of primary school for our 6th class. Our fantastic 6th class said their goodbyes, all looking forward to what the future will bring. We had our graduation mass with Fr. Taylor and then our final assembly/graduation ceremony in the Parish Hall. The graduating class all spoke individually about their experiences and memories in Glenmore N.S. Mr. Walsh spoke about each student and their qualities and personalities! The class rounded off with their version of the Cranberries song ‘Dreams’ to bring to an end a very happy and emotional day. Best wishes to Stephen, Ruairí, CJ, Brody, Noah, Danny, Nora, Emma Jane, Kate and Rachel in their future endeavors and they will always be welcome back in Scoil Shéamuis Naofa in the future.
Author: GlenmoreNS
Summer Fun
As usual we has some great fun and activities leading up to the summer holidays. We had our Active Week where we got as much activity into our timetables as possible with Wake up, Shake Up and Drop Everything and Move. We held our sports days during this week and also went on our annual Sponsored School Walk.
Our outgoing 6th class organised a Teddy Bear Picnic for the Junior classes and a Mini World Cup soccer tournament for the senior classes. Everyone made a small contribution towards the LauraLynn foundation. A nice touch by everyone.
See below for a selection of pictures.
Junior School Tour 2026
The Junior School Tour took place on June 12th. Junior infants to 2nd class went to Kia Ora Mini Farm in Gorey Co. Wexford. The weather was pleasant but windy. Everyone had an excellent time. There was a lovely playground for all to enjoy and a nice football pitch for a mini game. There were go karts and a super maze to get lost in! All the students got to pet some rabbits and see other animals on display. A lovely day out all round. Thanks to Séamus our regular bus driver for getting us there and back efficiently as usual.
School Mini League 2026
Over the past two months 42 pupils from 2nd to 6th classes have been taking part in the Mini Hurling League.
This year there were 33 great games, great scores and great excitement as always. On our finals day Ruairí’s team defeated Brody’s team in the Plate Final. CJ’s team beat Emma Jane’s Team in the Shield Final and in the Cup Final Michael’s Team beat Stephen’s team. Well done to all the players involved and thanks to Mr. Murphy and Mr. Grant for refereeing the games. Looking forward to next year already.
Bí Cineálta – Outdoor Mural
Thanks to Mr. Murphy and his team of budding artists as they completed an outdoor mural this week. The mural is part of our Bí Cineálta initiative, promoting kindness and well being within the school. All would agree a very fine job was done by all involved – maith sibh go léir!
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Easter Assembly
We rounded off the Easter term with our half day activities to get the holidays going! Firstly we enjoyed our annual Easter Egg Hunt around the school. Well done to the Students Council for their help here always challenging the pupils with their hiding skills! Then we had our Student of the Month awards before rounding things off with our postponed Lá Glas performances. The whole school finished off with a version of ‘An Dreolín’ dance – we done to Miss Keane for preparing the children here.
Grandparents/Special Persons Day
On March 26th we had our very first Grandparents/Special Persons Day. We opened our doors to the many special people in our pupils lives to come in and see the work we do each day. We had a fantastic turn out of parents, grandparents and special persons. There was great fun as our visitors tried their hand at the activities going on such as bingo, art, painting and music. Everyone had a nice cupán tae to round off the day also. Well done to our visitors and staff for making it such an enjoyable afternoon. Thank you to Fresh Today our hot lunch providers for the sandwiches and confectionery. See pictures of the event below.
Rugby Star Visits Glenmore N.S!
Today was an incredible day for the staff and pupils of Glenmore N.S. As part of the ‘Dare to Believe’ program we were paid a visit by Ireland women’s rugby star Stacey Flood. Stacey spoke to the children about how she became a professional rugby player and the challenges she faced. She spoke about hard work, perseverance and the setbacks she faced on her journey to becoming an Olympian and Ireland international rugby player. She gave the children a quiz and then spent quite some time answering questions and signing autographs.
We would like to thank Stacey for coming and giving time out of her busy schedule. We are very grateful to her and wish her the best in the upcoming Women’s 6 Nations. A big well done to all the staff and children for the fantastic artwork displayed around the school. A special mention to Mr. Murphy for co-coordinating the event and for the fantastic large murals he created with the help of the students. Maith thú!
See our ‘Dare to Believe’ video of the day and photographs…
https://daretobelieve.ie/
FAI Primary 5’s Competetion
Glenmore N.S competed for the first time in the FAI Primary 5’s Football Competition. The competition took place in Thomastown United’s outstanding facilities and we entered boys and girls teams from 4th – 6th classes. We played against schools of similar size and population from the South Kilkenny area. All teams competed really well and really enjoyed the day. One of our boys teams won all their matches and have progressed to the next round.
A big thank you to Mr. Walsh and Miss Cody for looking after the teams on the day and to Mr. Murphy for looking after the admin.
Grandparents/Special Persons Day 26th of March
On the 26th of March we are inviting our student’s Grandparents/Special Persons to come in to school and visit our classes. We would love to hear some stories about school long ago from willing participants! The school will be open to visitors from 1pm – 2.30pm on the day. Parents of current and incoming students are more than welcome also and refreshments will be served on the day.
Looking forward to seeing you there!