Santa made a pit stop to Slane N.S. this week on his last minute rounds of the planet earth before Christmas Eve. He was very well received by the pupils. He definitely seemed to have been exercising hard this year as his trousers needed adjusting a number of times by his elves to keep them up! All the pupils (and teachers) were very excited to see him. Santa had some tips for Christmas Eve for the pupils (early to bed,…
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It was a very busy Christmas assembly hosted by second class pupils this week. The assembly began with the whole school singing Amhrán na bhFiann. We then had all the birthdays for December, the pupils who had completed the ten book challenge, a green school report, star classes (senior infants and third class!), news, gaeilgeoirí na míosa and the list of over 100 pupils who had not missed a day this term. Mrs. Connor congratulated all the pupils on their…
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The 6th class students in St. Patrick’s National School, Slane, Co.Meath have been working hard over the past few weeks in preparation for recording their Christmas charity single. They chose to record a cover version of the 1984 Band Aid classic “Do They Know Its Christmas”, which is an excellent choice for this cause. The school holds a yearly collection for St.Vincent de Paul at Christmastime, gathering food items for families in need in the locality and surrounding area at…
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