Category: News

World renowned mountaineer Kenton Cool visits Herbertstown NS

Staff

We had the great privilege of welcoming world renowned mountaineer Kenton Cool to Herbertstown today.

Kenton has climbed many of the world’s highest peaks and holds the record for the most climbs of Mount Everest by a non-sherpa – a staggering 19 times.

Kenton took time out of his busy schedule to visit the school and spent over 90 minutes telling the children all about Mount Everest, from how it was formed to the history of the different ascents of its summit.

He also told stories about his own experiences of mountaineering around the world and stressed the message to the children that it was important to give whatever they were involved in their all. The boys and girls had been preparing for weeks ahead of the visit and happily asked questions and offered their own information at any available opportunity.

Kenton was very giving of his time and it was a truly memorable experience. At the conclusion of the visit, a presentation of a Limerick jersey with the number 19 was made to Kenton as a thank you from the school.

Harry Greensmyth Cup

Staff

Well done to our boys who represented the school in the Harry Greensmyth Cup today in Kilmallock.

The boys had four games against Galbally NS, Croom NS, Hospital NS and eventual winners Banogue NS.

It was the first game in the maroon and white for some of the players and hopefully they will have many more games for the school in the years ahead.

January & February in 5th/6th

Staff

5th & 6th have been busy at numerous different activities during the past couple of months, here are some examples of their work.

Olympian Comic Strips

‘How Setanta Got His Name’ Drawings

Ireland 2040 Olympics Posters

“I love…” writing activity where pupils wrote about something they loved or loved doing.

Examples of writing about the snow in January

Cúl Hero Projects

Olympian Thomas Barr Visits the School

Staff

Monday was a very memorable day for all the children in the school as we had a visit from one of Ireland’s most well known athletes, Thomas Barr.

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.

Cumann na mBunscol Quiz

Staff

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.