It has been a very busy few weeks here at Nagle-Rice since Mr. Fell announced his retirement. We were blessed to have such a humble and caring man at the helm for the past 16 years. This week we have been celebrating Mr. Fell with a wonderful week of songs, poems, music, ice-cream van, parties and more. Special thanks to Gina and all our Parent’s Association who have done an unbelievable job behind the scenes preparing the party bags for all pupils, balloon displays and for the fabulous food display the gave to the staff during the week. They have gone above and beyond. We really appreciate it.

Each class has been busy with art displays honouring our wonderful leader. We will miss you so much Mr. Fell. We thank you for all you have done at Nagle-Rice.  Go n-éirí leat. “Look back with graciousness and thanks on all your great and quiet achievements”-(John O’Donoghue)

Many thanks to Jordan Lee who visited Nagle-Rice yesterday with his girlfriend Maddie. He is our local paralympian and brother to Isabelle and Rachel, pupils in our school. He gave a wonderful insight into his life as an athlete and overcoming adversity with some wonderful advice to all pupils in the school. Jordan you are an inspiration to us all. Thank You.

Congratulations to our two First classes on completing the BFG to EU (Big Friendly Guide to the European Union) Programme in conjunction with UCC. This is the second year of the programme in Nagle Rice School and the children really enjoy it. Well done.

County Winners in Art and Handwriting who attend Nagle-Rice Primary School. Congratulations to Amy, Juliet, Cillian, Jacob, Andrew, Eoin and Dan. We are delighted for you and Well done on your fantastic achievements.

Congratulations to Seán O’Sullivan in First Class on his outstanding achievement in Dublin yesterday. Seán got first place in the Green-Schools Irish water poster competition. He was the Southern regional winner in the Junior Primary category and went on to become the overall National winner in this category also. Comhghairdeas Seán. The theme of the competition was “Groundwater-Our Hidden Treasure”. Sean won a €250 Voucher, a framed copy of his artwork and €500 for his school. Well done Seán.

Today we were honoured to welcome Minister for Education  Ms. Norma Foley and Minister for Sport Mr. Jack Chambers to Nagle Rice School. What a wonderful occasion to relaunch ‘The Daily Mile’ in association with ‘Athletics Ireland’. We were delighted to welcome Mr. Hamish Adams CEO of Athletics Ireland, Mr. Frank Greally, Ambassador for the daily mile and Ms. Valerie O’Brien. We thank Mr. Michael McCarthy Chairperson of our board of management, Fr. Danny Broderick, Ms. Gina Barron from our Parents Association, Councillors Michael O’Shea and John Francis Flynn who all represented our school and community.

We were honoured to be invited to relaunch the Daily Mile in Nagle Rice school. The Daily Mile is a social physical activity, with children running or jogging – at their own pace – in the fresh air with friends. Children can occasionally walk to catch their breath, if necessary, but should aim to run or jog for the full 15 minutes.

We want every child to have the opportunity to do The Daily Mile at primary school, and are now working to build The Daily Mile’s community in our school.

The Minister was welcomed by our wonderful musicians Michael O’Connor and Donnacha Leane. The Minister met with all the pupils and staff on our all weather pitch and we were blessed with the sunshine. We wish to thank both Ministers for their kind words and meaningful interaction with all staff and pupils. Finally we wish to thank and congratulate the pupils of Nagle Rice who were fantastic ambassadors of our school.

Congratulations to both our sixth classes on receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation.  We hope you all had a wonderful day. Many thanks to Bishop Ray Browne for celebrating the confirmation, to Fr. Kevin Sullivan and Fr. Danny Broderick. Our thanks too to Mr. Fell,  Mr. Flynn and Mr. O’Sullivan for their preparation and support to the classes.

To celebrate Engineer’s week third class designed and created playgrounds from paper. There  were some fantastic creations. Well done

Many thanks to all families for their amazing support of today’s fundraiser for Ukraine. We will send all monies collected to ‘The Red Cross’.  We think and pray for the pupils and families within our school. Nagle-Rice school stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine as they fight to protect their country and democracy. We pray for the restoration of the safety, peace, and stability of the Ukraine region quickly.