TY travelled to Liliput Adventure Centre in Mullingar on Wednesday 16th May. They participated in a range of activites including:
Below are some of the photos taken throughout the day.
The students council with the students council coordinator Camilla Clarke and a group of first year students with Ms. Colum were invited to the launch of the “Bin the Gum” campaign launch in Ballinamore Library. Students had the opportunity to show their “rapping” skills and all the students took part in a “rap” song. The local Tidy towns committee, local concillers and Linda Lyons from the Co. Council were present.
During Christmas 2012 school holidays, a group of students from Ballinamore Post-Primary Schools accompanied by their teacher Miss Ní Mháille will ascend Kilimanjaro and while doing so are fundraising for Crumlin Children’s Hospital and The North West Hospice. The students will accompany a group from all over Ireland on the New Years Eve climb but are unique in that they are the only school group taking part. The students are; Méabh Gleeson, Siobhán Mc Tague, Donnchadh Dolan and Conor Moran. Their journey over the next 9 months will take them trekking all over Ireland in preparation and indeed in anticipation of the ascent on Kilimanjaro on New Year’s Eve aswell as undertaking numerous fundraising activities. The ascent will take stamina, determination and indeed much personal perseverance. Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest mountain and stands at 5,895m high. Not only are climbers at risk of altitude sickness but they will have to prepare their bodies for the various eco-systems in Kilimanjaro and the difficulties of climbing. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, North Africa supports 5 major eco-zones: rainforest, heath, moorland, alpine desert and glaciers and during the climb student’s will stay in each eco-system. This is a first for Ballinamore Post Primary Schools and we appreciate all the support we are getting in our fundraising campaign. The school launch of the project took place in the school on Wednesday April 18th by hosting a Coffee morning. We were delighted to have the support of John Kelly from the Hospice on the day. The students also held a hugely successful bag packing day in Tesco Ballinamore on Holy Saturday. We would like to thank everyone for their ongoing support with our fundraising campaign.
Our Charities- Crumlin Children’s Hospital & The North West Hospice
“ The Kilimanjaro Achievers” group is twinned with Crumlin Children’s Hospital-emergency care and anaesthesia and every individual group has the option to joint fundraise for another charity of their own choice. We chose a local charity the North West Hospice. Founded in 1986, the origins of North West Hospice lie in the pain and suffering of people and their families in the face of terminal illness, especially cancer. Since then, our Community has invested heavily in the Hospice through fundraising efforts. North West Hospice has been to the forefront of palliative care in Ireland being one of the first to provide home care on a 7 day week basis and the opening of the In- patient facility in 1998.The real heroes of the Hospice movement are those supporters who brave the elements to gather support from a generous and giving Community. Your support is as relevant today as it was back in 1986 as the Hospice seeks to improve the range and quality of services and support to patients and their families.
Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin is an acute paediatric teaching hospital with 248 beds, employing over 1,500 staff. It is Ireland’s largest paediatric hospital. It is the national centre for cardiac surgery and haematology/oncology, major burns, medical genetics and medical research for childhood illnesses. In 2012 with your sponsorship we will be helping to provide funding to its Intensive Care Unit.
Upcoming Events
Golf Pro AM AM: Friday May 18th Ballinamore Golf Club
Table Quiz: Thursday 31st May Priors 8.30pm
On Friday 27th April 2012 the Transition year students made the most of the good weather and carried out a Spring Clean at St. Felims as part of the National Spring Clean for the month of April and part of the Green Schools programme. Mr. Cunnane (TY. Coordinator), Ms. Colum and Mr. Mullen (Green Schools Coordinators) and Kay Maguire (Ballinamore Tidy Towns) also assisted in the Spring Clean at St. Felims. Well done to all involved.
The State Examiner visited the school on Wednesday 18th April to assess the Junior Cert Home Economics students in a prctical cookery exam and mark their craft project work. Well done to all the students who produced wonderful dishes and showed off their cookery skills.
Biodiversity is an important aspect of agriculture and Robert Quinn from the fifth year agricultural science class completed
an excellent poster on Biodiversity on which he was highly commended. Thanks to Mr. Doonan and Ms. Kelly on their guidance
in creating this excellent poster.
On friday 27th April the fifth year agricultural science students made the most of the good weather and carried out an experiment
on the earthworm populations in St. Felims football pitch. All students were involved and using a quadrat and washing up liquid and water
students found many earthworms. Well done to all students involved.
Congratulations to Mr Kavanagh,Mr Mullan and the girls U-14 panel on winning Connacht U- 14 title versus Carrick Community School after a high scoring game which went to extra time.
On tuesday 24th April P.J. Mc Loughlin our local Teagasc advisor came back into our fifth year agricultural science class with the soil
test results that were sent away from our sampling in March. Each students was given a results chart and PJ went down through the soil test
results with students. Students were able to see the actual results from the soil analysis and the importance of the results.
Our fifth year students who are partaking in Gaisce – The President’s Award travelled to Lough Allen Adventure centre on Friday last 20th April to undertake the the adventure section of their award. By all accounts, the experience was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Some photos captured by Sorcha………
