Trip to the Library
Senior Infants were very excited to travel on a bus and listen to author/illustrator Steve Antony in the library on 2nd May. This visit was organised as part of the Towers and Tales Children’s Book Festival.
A Busy Second Term…
Junior Infants have been learning all about food, they baked brown bread and made jelly. The girls enjoyed doing a lego STEM activity with their buddies, finished off their gymnastics lessons and enjoyed taking part in Zumba.
Senior Infants have completed their gymnastics lessons and are now enjoying their Zumba sessions. They planted some foods in the school garden – garlic, onions, radishes, beans and potatoes.
First Class have been swimming for the past 6 weeks and we will have an Easter egg hunt based on environmental awareness with TY students from the Ursuline.
Miss O’Connor’s First Class have been engaging with the Fyffes Fit Squad programme for Ireland’s fittest school. Eoin Murphy from Sonofi completed the Junior Achievement programme with the girls.
Mrs Southard’s First Class have been enjoying going the library on Brown’s Road for various activities.
Second Classes have just finished swimming lessons and are now enjoying gymnastics every Friday. TY students are calling in for an Easter egg hunt before the holidays.
All 3rd Classes have been learning all about the Titanic this term. They also enjoyed gymnastics.
5th Class completed their 6 sessions of mindfulness with Bernie Woods. Some girls have completed the Learning for Life Programme in SETU every Tuesday after school for the past 6 weeks. All of 5th Class engaged with Rhythm & Shakes for 4 weeks and attended the Beauty & the Beast Presentation Secondary School show on Monday the 10th of March. They went to the Secondary School to participate in ‘Try Pres’ For this, the girls worked in groups and each child engaged in two of the following activities – P.E, dance, coding, art, science, and home ec. The girls in 4th and 5th Class sang in the choir for the Confirmation with Mr. Curran’s Class singing the harmonies.
6th Class have been busy preparing for Confirmation which took place on Friday April 4th. They enjoyed their Confirmation retreat in the parish centre with the Diocesan team. The girls also participated in Zumba this term and had 4 sessions of Rhythm amd Shakes. This week, 6th Class will go to Garter Lane for some art workshops.
Language Class 2 have been swimming the last six weeks. Also doing Gymnastics at the moment. Visiting the Brown’s Road Library for Spring activities.
School of Sanctuary Update
We were delighted to be invited to TU Dublin this February to receive our award. It was a very special day for our school community. Ten of our student ambassadors travelled with Mrs O’ Mara and Ms. Duke to this special ceremony, where we were officially awarded our Champion School of Sanctuary Status. Our student ambassadors shared our school’s journey through poetry, alongside one other primary school & eight secondary schools! The girls were delighted to meet Aishah Akeorede who commended the girls on their brilliant presentation and their wonderful attitude.
The Prez Presents…
We are excited to announce that our first newsletter is now available. Click the School Life tab above to read all our news…
Grandparents’ Day 2025
We celebrated Grandparents’ Day with two beautiful presentations from Senior Infants and Sixth Class. Senior Infants sang lovely songs, showed pictures and spoke about their grandparents and the special people in their lives. Our Diocesan advisor Sr. Antoinette, joined the celebration which was very special for us. A cup of tea and a yummy bun followed! Well done to all the wonderful children, grandparents and teachers who joined together for this special occasion. Listen to our lovely Senior Infants singing ‘We Sing a Song to Brigid’.
Sixth Class followed with their presentation. Grandparents listened to lovely prayers read by pupils. After their prayer service, grandparents and pupils played a selection of games and partook in a variety of activities. Well done to all who helped organise this special event.
Christmas Crafts
Parents spent a lovely two hours crafting Christmas decorations and angels using shells some very talented ladies with the chats and craic as always!
Presentation Day 2024
Pupils and staff celebrated Presentation Day on 21st November. A special prayer service was held to reflect on and remember the great work begun by Presentation Sisters and carried on by our teachers and staff today. Mrs McAra led the choir who sang beautifully. Pupils from Fifth and Sixth Class read a selection of prayers and Lucy narrated a presentation of Nano Nagle’s life. Click here to watch and listen to One Step Beyond
Science Week 2024
Pupils enjoyed Science Week here in Presentation Primary and the theme was “Regeneration”. Lots of fun activities, experiments and learning took place over the course of the week.
Pupils took part in a variety of Science Stations where they tried lots of different experiments. A huge thank you to Mrs McCarthy for organising such a great event. Everybody really enjoyed it and the experiments were great fun.
Science Week is the national week of celebration of science with hundreds of events for people of all ages taking place across Ireland.
Our ongoing aim here at school is to raise our pupils’ interest and curiosity in Science so please take some time to ask about what your child has been learning and enjoying during Science Week.
Halloween Fun
Witches, goblins, ghosts and ghouls were seen moving around Presentation Primary School on Friday 25th October! Great fun was had by all on dress-up day. Lots of pupils took part in traditional Halloween games and some even got to go trick or treating!
Badge Winners
Summer Stars Reading Programme
Child Safeguarding Statement 2024
Notification regarding the Board of Management’s Review of the Child Safeguarding Statement and the Child Safeguarding Statement 2024 are available on the ‘Parents’ tab at the top of the page.
S.N.A. Appreciation Day
Thursday 26th September is SNA Appreciation Day. It is a day when we stop and remember our Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) who play such an important part in the lives of so many of our pupils. From the moment the pupils arrive to the last farewell at the end of the day, our SNAs work behind the scenes helping, supporting, listening, encouraging and working with our pupils to do and achieve the best they can.
Let us take a moment to say ” Thank You” to Ms. Phelan, Ms. O Brien, Ms. Duke. Ms Norris, Ms Cheevers, Ms Butler and Mr. Phelan. for all they do as they work with loyalty, commitment and kindness, given so generously to the pupils in our school.
Let’s Cook!
Enrolment Form for Junior Infants
The Enrolment Form for Junior Infants in respect of admissions to the 2025 – 2026 school year is now available. Click on the ‘Parents’ tab above to access the document.
Enrolment Forms for all other classes can also be accessed from the ‘Parents’ tab.
Annual Admissions Notice for 2025 – 2026
The Annual Admissions Notice in respect of admissions to the 2025 – 2026 school year is now available. Click on the ‘Parents’ tab above to access the document.
Friendship Day
We celebrated Friendship Day at school on Thursday 18th September! This special day was all about fostering connections and building bonds among our students.
Throughout the day, students partnered up with their class buddies to engage in a variety of fun and interactive activities. They participated in art projects, went on scavenger hunts, played friendship bingo, and much more.
These activities encouraged teamwork, communication, and, most importantly, friendship!
We believe that nurturing these connections is vital for our students’ social development and overall well-being.
Waterford Primary School Cross Country
On Tuesday 17 th September, 40 of our girls and boys attended this cross country event at the grass pitches in the R.S.C. Every child that raced showed unbelievable determination and strength. They can be so proud of themselves for their performances, their behaviour and the support they showed each other. We had ten medal winners on the day which is the biggest haul of medals we ever had. We hope to see lots of these children join local athletics clubs!
Well done everyone!
Wonderful Wonka!
The corridors were buzzing with excitement in anticipation of Wonka this week! Pupils from Fifth and Sixth Class were busy putting the finishing touches to their musical before showtime!
On Wednesday 12th June all classes were lucky enough to get to watch a performance of Wonka and it was evident from all the smiles, cheers and clapping that the show was a huge success. Parents, families and friends filled the hall on the nights of 12th and 13th June from where, lots more cheering and clapping were heard.
The work and dedication that went into this event is a testament to our great staff and pupils. Ms. McKeon organised a competition to design the programme and congratulations to Valentina and Ana for their winning designs. An extra big thank you to Mrs McAra, Ms. Duke and Ms. Fortune for their wonderful guidance in the preparation of Wonka. Super helpers backstage made everything run smoothly so a big thank you to them too.