Author: Staff
Star Awards – December
Congratulations to our Star Award winners for December!
One pupil from each classroom was selected by their class teacher and the award winners were presented with certificates at today’s assembly. They were also given a night off homework for their efforts!
Santa & more in the Junior/Senior Infants
Santa’s visit a big highlight in a busy month in Junior/Senior Infants.
The Infants do an Absorption Experiment.
Our Classroom Supermarket – Junior and Senior Infants
A forest of Christmas Trees!
Learning through play at the Doctor’s Surgery!
Santa comes to school!
A busy December for Senior Infants and First
Well done to our musical statue champions – Clodagh and Harry
If Santa is in need of some extra help to deliver all the Christmas presents in Herbertstown…
DEAR- Drop Everything and Read time 
DEAR- Drop Everything and Read time
DEAR- Drop Everything and Read time 
‘Christmas around the world’ – Thanks to Jack, Leon and Clodagh for sharing their Christmas show and tell
Grace lifts the cup 
Katie lifts the cup
Leon and Alex marvel at the cup size
Christmas Art – Second & Third
Clay Christmas decorations in 2nd and 3rd class.
All Ireland Winners Visit School
Members of the Limerick panel who won the All Ireland U21 hurling championship visited the school this morning.
Limerick players Colin Ryan and Conor O’Grady (past pupil of Herbertstown NS) called to the school today with the Munster and All Ireland cups won by Limerick in 2017. There was great excitement as the pupils had an opportunity to ask questions and hold the cups.
Thank you to Limerick GAA for facilitating the visit.
Pupils Call Mr. Gubbins in America
On Monday our pupils had a video call with last year’s third/fourth class teacher Mr Gubbins.
Mr. Gubbins is currently studying at West Chester University in Pennsylvania and the children had an opportunity to ask him questions about life in America. Topics included food, hobbies, travel, sight seeing and sport.
Community Games – Art Competition
Well done to our medal winners!
Our pupils received their gold medals for art from Community Games representative Michael Sheehan last week.
Star Awards – November
Congratulations to our Star Award winners for November! One pupil from each classroom was selected by their class teacher and the award winners were presented with certificates at today’s assembly. They were also given a night off homework for their efforts!
Fourth Class Visit Hurley Maker
As part of their investigation into the use of ash for making hurleys and possible alternatives, fourth class went on a recent field-trip to Shanahan Hurleys in Clarina.
Here are two accounts of the trip:
“Last Friday the fourth class and Mr. Fitzgerald went to Clarina to see Ed Shanahan. First we got the bus at 11:45am to Limerick. The workshop was in Shanahan Hurleys in Clarina (Limerick).
When we arrived Ed was working on some hurleys. We went in and he greeted us. We needed information on hurleys because we are doing a project on hurleys for the RDS Science Fair. We watched him demonstrate how to make a hurley and we asked a lot of questions. Then he sanded the hurleys until they were spick and span.
Mr Fitzgerald had ordered two hurleys before that and I got to hold one. We took a photo and said goodbye and thanks to Ed. Then we got the bus back to school.”
“Last Friday, November 24th, we went to see the Shanahan Hurleys’ workshop. We left school at 11;45 on the spot. We went on a bus. It was in Clarina in Limerick.
The hurley maker’s name was Ed Shanahan. It was in a garage. He showed us how to make hurleys. First he put them into the drier. Then he got a see-through hurley to use to draw the outline of the hurley. Next he cut it. Then he sanded the hurley. He said if he wasn’t happy with a hurley he would not give it to someone. We got our photo taken and finally we got the bus back to school.”
It was a very educational trip and it gave the children lots to ponder in their investigation. The Fourth Class will be exhibiting their project at the RDS Science Fair satellite event in Mary Immaculate College on January 18th.