Parent’s News www.stmaryslimavady.com June 2018 Return to School Dates Aug 31 Year 13, 9 am—12.55 pm Sept 3 Year 8 only, 8.50 am—3.20 pm Sept 4 All pupils, 8.50 am—3.20 pm Junior Prize Distribution June 2018 Congratulations to all our prize winners in the Junior school who received their awards on Friday 22nd June. Cups, certificates and medals were presented for academic achievement, sport, creativity and design, social justice and shared education. While not all children receive awards, it is important to recognise the contribution that all pupils make to the successful day to day events that take place in our school. Exam Result Dates 16th August A2 results - 9 am As results - 10 am 23rd August GCSE results Year 12 - 9 am Year 11 - 10 am Interviews for admission to Year 13 will take place on 23rd August, 9 am—2 pm. Action MS Sponsored Walk On Friday 15th June Year 8, 9 and 10 pupils took part in the Action MS Sponsored Walk in the Roe Valley Country Park. To date £2035 has been collected. Many thanks to all those who supported this worthwhile cause. Rotary Club Art Competition Natalie McDaid Year 12 was delighted to be awarded First Prize in the Limavady Inter Post Primary GCSE Schools’ Art Competition organised and sponsored by the local Rotary Club. Her sculptural ceramics piece and 2-D paintings with the theme ‘Transformation’ won out over stiff competition from a high standard creative dress from a Limavady Grammar School student and a cabinet piece from a Limavady High School student. Well done Natalie! We are sorry to be saying good-bye to Mrs Jackie Walsh who is taking early retirement from the PE Department after 28 years in St Mary’s. She previously taught in St Patrick’s, Maghera and rumour has it that she taught Mr McGilligan. She will be greatly missed. We wish her a long and happy retirement. St Mary’s School Presents Annual Talent Show Friday 29th June 2018 10.30 am Admission £1 All Welcome
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Parent’s News www.stmaryslimavady.com
June 2018
Return to School Dates
Aug 31 Year 13, 9 am—12.55 pm
Sept 3 Year 8 only, 8.50 am—3.20 pm
Sept 4 All pupils, 8.50 am—3.20 pm
Junior Prize Distribution
June 2018
Congratulations to all our prize winners in the
Junior school who received their awards on Friday
22nd June.
Cups, certificates and medals were presented for
academic achievement, sport, creativity and
design, social justice and shared education. While
not all children receive awards, it is important to
recognise the contribution that all pupils make to
the successful day to day events that take place in
our school.
Exam Result Dates
16th August A2 results - 9 am
As results - 10 am
23rd August GCSE results
Year 12 - 9 am
Year 11 - 10 am
Interviews for admission to Year 13 will take
place on 23rd August, 9 am—2 pm.
Action MS Sponsored Walk
On Friday 15th June Year 8, 9 and 10 pupils took
part in the Action MS Sponsored Walk in the Roe
Valley Country Park. To date £2035 has been
collected. Many thanks to all those who supported
this worthwhile cause.
Rotary Club Art Competition
Natalie McDaid Year 12 was delighted to be awarded First Prize in the Limavady Inter Post Primary GCSE Schools’ Art Competition organised and sponsored by the local Rotary Club. Her sculptural ceramics piece and 2-D paintings with the theme ‘Transformation’ won out over stiff competition from a high standard creative dress from a Limavady Grammar School student and a cabinet piece from a Limavady High School student. Well done Natalie!
We are sorry to be saying good-bye to Mrs Jackie Walsh who is taking early retirement from the PE Department after 28 years in St Mary’s. She previously taught in St Patrick’s, Maghera and rumour has it that she taught Mr McGilligan. She will be greatly missed. We wish her a long and happy retirement.
St Mary’s School
Presents
Annual Talent Show
Friday 29th June 2018
10.30 am
Admission £1
All Welcome
Public Speaking Speaking
Students from St. Mary’s and Limavady High School competed against each other in a Shared Education Public Speaking event. Year 9 and Year 10 pupils took to the stage in Limavady High School and delivered their speeches to an audience of more than three hundred. Year 10 pupils regaled their audience with tales of ‘What Really Bugs Me…’ and Year 9s debated ‘Should Children Watch TV’. It was a great day for all involved and pupils impressed greatly with their humour, knowledge and confidence. Daire Patton was the overall winner, Louise Flello was awarded ‘Runner Up’ in the Year 10 category, and Brogan Roddy came first in the Year 9 category. Past principals Mrs Mary McCloskey and Mr Glenn Riley adjudicated.
Languages Department
Congratulations to the following excellent pupils who achieved the silver Fáinne speaking exam. They are to be commended for all their hard work throughout the year. Comhghairdeas a chairde!
Year 10: Seana Bonnar, Erin Murphy, Niamh Farren, Conor Mc Williams, Rihanna Donaghy, Caitlin Mailey, Leah Kelly, Aoife Kealey, Alice Warke, Agnieszka Plata, Caitlin Cassidy, Seana Cummings, Casey Ferris and Daire Patton.
Year 11: Thomas Young and Joshua O’Neill.
The Languages Department wish Seana Bonnar and Seana Cummings an enjoyable stay in Coláiste Machaire Rabhartaigh in Donegal this summer. Both pupils are heading off for 3 weeks in early July. Maith sibh! Bainigí sult as, a chairde!
Both of these pupils along with Emily Curran 11B took part in the Irish Comhrá/Conversation in Feis Dhoire Cholmcille at Easter and all pupils are to be commended for their hard work and preparation for this. Maith sibh, a chairde!
History Department
Year 8 High Flying Historians
Grace McClean, Callum Walsh, Shea Butcher, Tiarnan Breslin, Aaron Doherty, Connor Nicholas, Jamie Harkin, Louise Carton, Ashley Harkin, Broghan McNicholl, Brecon Case, Stephen Duffy, Tori McIvor, Maddison Burns, Charlotte Neill, Chloe Kealey, Conor McCann, Katie-Leigh Martin, Joel Miller and Teejay Kealey.
Top Historian in Year 8
Cora Robinson 8S
Year 9 High Flying Historians
Matthew Mc Bride, Lee Hunt, Danny Kelly, Lee Kane, Kyle O’Donnell, Chloe Crampsie, Amy Nicholl, Caemgen Kealey, Eimear Curley, Niamh Carton, Eimer McGonigle, Eoin Campbell, Alexa McIvor.
Top Historian in Year 9
Tony Donnelly 9Y
Year 10 High Flying Historians
Andrew Mc Clements, Ciara Law, Shannon Mullan, Charlie Nicholas, Seanna Bonnar, Sophia Farren, Charmaine Madden, Niamh Farren, Jake Logue, Jamie–Lee Thomas, Caoimhe Mullan, Matthew McCrea, Casey Ferris, Seana Cummings.
Top Historians in Year 10
Shared History Event
8M, accompanied by Mrs McGee, Mrs Walsh and Mrs L Doherty, joined 8A5 /6 from Limavady High School to partake in a Building Castles Challenge. This event was organised by both History Departments and the winners were Chloe Jeffers, 8A5 and Bronagh Lynch 8M. A great afternoon was had by the Year 8 Historians.
Read the River Roe
Year 9 took part in a ‘Read the River Roe’ competition from April to June, wherein pupils were awarded points for reading a book and completing a short test on said book. Points were converted into miles and pupils had to ‘read’ their way from where the River Roe starts in the Sperrins, to where it joins Lough Foyle. The first class to reach Lough Foyle was 9Y, their success helped immeasurably by James McClements, who also won the individual prize. Special mention must be given to Kealin McGuinness 9Y and Danny Kelly 9T, who also amassed an impressive amount of points/miles. Well done to all involved.
