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Coder Dojo Some lucky boys from 5th and 6th class have been chosen to be part of Coder Dojo sessions run by Blizzard Entertainment in Blackpool. For the past few Wednesdays the lads have visited the Blizzard workplace and have been getting lessons on computer...

Maths Week 2019 Maths Week was on in Oct 2019. The boys formed teams and went to the hall where they participated in a Table Quiz where the Maths were shown by projector and the various groups had to work together to solve the problems.  There was a fantastic buzz of...

6th Class Visit Collins’ Barracks 6th class visited Collins Barracks today for their open day. The boys got a guided tour of the museum and the square and were treated to a concert by the army band. The bomb disposal team performed a demo for us with their...

Mental Health Awareness Week 2019 For Mental Health Awareness Day the boys did yoga and mindfulness activities in the hall. We then had a cake sale where we raised €333 for Pieta House. Thanks to everyone who helped...

Lord Mayor’s Visit 2019 Our new Lord Mayor, Dr John Sheehan visited our school on October 15th, 2019. He was accompanied by his wife, Aedamar Ní Shiochrú, who is known to many of our boy from their days in St Vincent’s Primary School. The visit was a great...

Friendship Week 2019 Pupils and staff in The North Mon recently celebrated Friendship Week. We discussed what it means to be a great friend and how we can show kindness to one another. Everyone wrote something kind about a classmate and put it on the Friendship Tree....

Lego Club The Lego Club started up on Wednesday 11th. Thanks to Mrs Daly for giving up her free time to organise and run the club. There was great interest from the beginning and places were snapped up straight away. The disappointed boys are on a waiting list....

Back to School Packs We were very lucky this September because we got donations of Back to School Packs containing copies, pencils, colours and other stationery which the boys can use during the year. They were handed out to the new boys in 2nd class as a present...

Sciath na Scol 2019 – Football Another new year, and another set of trials for our Sciath na Scol Football Team. There was a great turn out of boys trying for a place on the panel this year. Well done to ye all. The matches will be starting soon and Mon Abú in...

Back to School 2019 There was great excitement on Aug 29th when the boys returned to school and the new boys came to school for their first day in the Mon. A huge welcome to you all. It’s great to see how some of our pupils have grown during the summer. Our new...