Hurling Blitz Report

  

 

 

Written by Jena Deegan (4th Class)

On Monday 13th of February, Children from 3rd and 4th class took part in a hurling blitz in Pearse Stadium. We travelled by bus with Mr. Mannion and Mr. Rodgers. There were about 5 different schools taking part but some left early. We played in 3 matches and in the first one we did'nt play very well. We improved a lot in our second game and in the final match, it was a tight game at the start but in the end BushyPark took the lead and won the game. It was a great experience to play in the stadium.

Handball Tournament Report

Written by Robyn Deegan & Aoife Kelly

This week on the 16th of February 2017 two Claddagh teams went to the Knocknacarra Community Centre to represent our school in an inter-schools’ U12 mixed Olympic handball tournament. We were giddy and excited as the selected teams travelled from the school in John Cotters’ bus.

Our two teams were called Claddagh Orange Team and Claddagh Green Team. Each team was made up of three girls and three boys but our squads were much bigger with many players from 5th and 6th classes.  Matches only lasted 6 minutes with no half-time breaks, so a fast start was very important in all games. The groups contained some tough opposition with Cregmore NS, Garden Field NS, Knocknacarra NS and the Attymon School who had a long journey to travel to the venue. 

Our Orange Team were up first and drew three matches straight. The Green Team had better luck and won all their matches except for the last one against Garden Field. In fact Garden Field were the strongest team in the whole tournament. Only one team from each group advanced to the play off. We were nervous but channelled this energy into concentrating at all times on the handball court as Mr. Geraghty had told us.

Our last game against Knocknacarra was the decider for the Green Team. It was very exciting. The score at full-time was two all.  Extra time would now decide our team’s fate. That was equally nail biting! It was all square after extra-time and the golden goal rule would go against us as Knocknacarra got off to a quick start and scored straight away. We were gutted and very disappointed. To have come so far but yet to leave empty handed.

When we came off the pitch we found out that we had qualified for the shield. When we heard this we were all so happy with that outcome. We will have another day out!Even though it was a loss for the Claddagh, it was still a great day and we are planning to train really hard and improve on our performance for the shield tournament.

 

Partnership with the Museum

Mr. Leonard's Rang a 4 have been busy working with Galway City Museum on an exciting new project.

Working with Museum Director Eithne Verling and Education Officer Brendan McGowan, the children composed and illustrated their own labels for a selection of the artefacts from Galway's history on display in the Museum.

Once printed, the children's labels will be attached to the displays, giving all visitors to the museum a better understanding of these fascinating objects.