Herbertstown NS held a Fairtrade Friday which encouraged children to look for products with the Fairtrade logo.
There were also Fairtrade themed activities and lessons in each classroom and pupils were asked to bring in Fairtrade products or wrappers to school if possible.
It was terrific to have the team visit the school, especially as we had three past pupils who were part of the winning team and panel.
Thomas, who finished 4th in the 400m hurdles at the Rio Olympics in 2016 and won a gold medal in the mixed 4×400 relay in Rome last year, visited the school as part of the Dare to Believe programme.
Our 5th and 6th class pupils had been working their way through the programme since before Christmas and have learned a huge amount about the Olympic games and their values.
Thomas met all the children in the school at a brief assembly and then spent the rest of the morning with 5th and 6th class telling them about his journey and answering questions. There was even time for some exercises outside which the pupils thoroughly enjoyed.
Before Thomas left, a presentation was made to him of a piece of art which the children had made over the past month to mark his visit.
Well done to our quiz team who performed fantastically well at the inaugural Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Quiz.
In this new event on the Cumann na mBunscol calendar in Limerick, twenty one teams took part and heading into the final round our team were vying for first place. In the end, they had to settle for the runners-up position having won a playoff.
The boys had done a lot of preparation in the lead up to the event and their hard work was rewarded with their great result.
Congratulations to our girls who won the Limerick Olympic Handball competition on Wednesday in UL.
The girls won all 3 of their group games and then a semi-final and a final on the way to winning the competition. The girls go forward to represent Limerick at the Munster Finals in Cork on March 11th.
Well done also to our boys who reached the semi-final of the competition and played very well throughout the day.
