Busy times at Coláiste Phobal Ros Cré
Student Council update: The Coláiste Student Council have launched an initiative to breathe life back into the school library and encourage its use as a social space. Their first fundraising initiative was a well-supported non-uniform day. Students and staff were very generous and over €700 was raised towards the library rejuvenation fund. A student survey as to how we can best improve our library will be undertaken in the coming weeks. A visit to an established school library in Thomond College, Limerick, will also be undertaken shortly. The Student Council members are seeking as much community support as possible and will be contacting local business to enlist their support.
School variety concert: On Thursday, March 14, we threw open the doors of our school and welcomed the wider community in to see our students perform a wide variety of song and musical performances. Our students worked hard for several weeks in the buildup to Thursday’s show and the quality of their performances were incredible. We are incredibly privileged to have such a talented and hard-working cohort in our school. A special word of thanks to Mr Maher for coordinating and all the teachers and staff that gave so willingly of their time to ensure that the variety concert was such a success.
Fond farewells: This week we say a fond farewell to our lovely French exchange students, who spent the last few weeks with us here in Coláiste. L'échange scolaire entre la France et l'Irlande.
Senior footballers advance to county final: On March 11 our senior Gaelic football team faced Comeragh College in the county semi-final. The final score was 4-10 to 1-12. We will now move on to a county final with the opponents coming from the winners of Presentation Ballingarry Vs Carrick CBS.
Congratulations to Dr Joe Thomson: Huge congratulations to former student Dr Joe Thompson, who was honoured as ETB alumni at a ceremony to mark ETB Day on March 14, in Thomond Park. Joe becomes the first Tipperary ETB learner to receive the status in recognition of his studies in our school from 2003 to 2009, and his education journey to become Chief Engineer on Eirsat-1 – Ireland's first satellite. Our Principal, Jack Flynn, and two of Joe’s former teachers, Martin Buckley and Michael Maunsell, made the trip to Limerick for the event too.
Kindness Week April 15 - 19: We are busy getting things together to celebrate kindness in our school community. The motto of the week is 'Kindness Counts' and we are planning on having a fun-packed week. Student Achievement: Best wishes to Ciara Crofton and Molly Loughnane, who have both been selected on Tipperary Camogie Development Squads for this year. Teddy Bears' Picnic: All Teddy Bears fed and happy during TY students' Teddy Bears' picnic in Orange Hill. This is an annual event for the TYs.
calendar and one they look forward to every year. Thanks to the teachers who facilitated this wonderful event. Tesco Community Fund: On Thursday, March 7, Mr Flynn went down to Tesco Roscrea to accept a donation of €375 to our school from their Blue Token Community Fund. We would like to say a huge thank you to all at Tesco Roscrea and of course to the people of Roscrea, who thought to choose us as beneficiaries.