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The other night Mr Daly attended an award ceremony in University College Dublin where last years 6th Year student, Caoimhe Byrne, was presented with the UCD Entrance Scholar Award🏆🎓 This accolade goes to the student that secures the top results in their Leaving Certificate exams!📝💯![]()
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Everybody here is delighted for Caoimhe, along with being an extremely hard worker, she is remembered as a huge sporting talent and a very decent natured young lady. Well done, Caoimhe!👏![]()
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#univeritycollegedublin #UCD #academicaward #topleavingcertresults
The other day our Young SVP group presented Wally Byrne on behalf of the charity 'Rise and Shine' with €550✨🌞 This was raised by the group over the past few weeks💰💰![]()
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Rise and Shine is an independent, self-funding, national, inclusive, and volunteer-led charity that provides supported pilgrimage holidays to guests with additional needs and respite to their families🙌 What a great cause!👏 Well done and thanks to all of our students who were in#riseandshines#youngsvp #SVPn#StVincentDePaulc#lecheileschoolstrusth#fcjsistersfcjsisters
During a break in the rain in the last few weeks, Marie 1 and Aidan 1 maths classes got to conduct some primary research, a traffic survey!🌥🚘 The burning research question was ‘What is the most common car colour in Bunclody?’🤔![]()
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Armed with a trusty pen and paper the 1st years took a sample of cars going past the gates of FCJ one morning and completed a tally chart📝🔢 This data was brought back to the classroom and the numbers crunched - frequency charts produced, charts drawn, analysis made, to finally answer the question and they concluded that the model (most common) colour was…black! 📊📈📉 ⚫A heated discussion was had about whether to include both silver and grey as one category but that’s an argument for another day!😅
Last Monday, on a day made for ducks, all of the TYs went on a History trip to Croke Park and Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin, where not even the rain could dampen the mood☔😁✝🏐![]()
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In Glasnevin they got to visit the graves of the various Irish revolutionary figures including; Michael Collins, Éamon De Valera and Daniel O'Connell🇮🇪 💪 Then the students had a guided tour of the famous stadium including going right up to the highest seat in the house and visiting the dressing rooms, where many of our past students have sat nervously while waiting to run out onto the pitch on All Ireland day😬⚾️ They even got to do what so many of us would love to do, pick up the trophy and hoist it up into the air⬆ The only thing missing was the roar of the crowd!🏆🔊
Last night FCJ's Staff Running Club completed their first official race!🏁🏃♀️🏃🏅 Mr D Farrell established the group in January as a way to motivate staff to keep fit while also getting out in the fresh air and enjoying themselves!💪 Himself, Ms Maguire, Ms Finn and Mr Maddock braved the cold and wet streets in Wexford yesterday, getting over the line in very impressive times!🌧⏰ Well done to them!👏![]()
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10 teachers have been out pacing the roads around Bunclody so far this year and as the evenings start to get brighter we're hoping to see more join in!🌞 Give them a beep if you pass#runningclubu#keepingfitk#newyearnewmewyearnewme
The countdown is on to the Certified Irish Angus Schools competition awards ceremony🏆🐮 This takes place on the 6th of March in Croke Park📆🐄🐄 ![]()
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As you know, representing FCJ is Hollie-Mae Power Sinnott and Grace Warren. The girls have researched the theme 'Positioning Ireland as a global leader in sustainable beef production' and investigated farmers' knowledge of sustainable farming methods🌎🇮🇪👩🌾 Through community events, and learning how Irish beef is promoted and marketed at home and abroad, they received a rounded perspective on how Ireland compares to other countries when it comes to sustainable beef production🍔🥩🍽 Good l#certifiedirishangusschoolscompetitiono#CertifiedIrishAngusi#GoodLucka#lecheileschoolstrustileschoolstrust
A huge WELL DONE to last year's 6th Year student, Niamh Cox, who recently received the prestigious Entrance Exhibition award from Trinity College Dublin🏅🎓📚 This is in recognition of outstanding performance in final school examinations📝![]()
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The awards go to students accepted into the first year of a full-time undergraduate degree who achieve the highest points among Trinity entrants from their secondary schoo#trinitycollegedublinu#TCD #AcademicExcellencel#awardsw#topstudentudent
Wexford Library Service is preparing their Library Development Plan for the next five years📚🤔 They would like to hear your thoughts through the attached survey📝 The link is below⬇ Thanks!😁![]()
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Wexford Library Service Public Consultation Survey.
www.surveymonkey.com
An Equality Human Rights Impact Assessment was carried out on this survey.
As you know, St Brigid’s Day was on Sunday🕯 With all the bad weather we have had recently it’s fair to say we were delighted to see her, because as the song goes - 'Brigid brings the spring, she awakens all the fields and the flowers, and calls the birds to sing'☀️🌈🌹🐦🎶![]()
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In the run up to St Brigid's Day a number of classes were busy learning the craft of weaving crosses🌱✝ One of the customs associated with the Brigid's crosses is to hang it in the rafters or over entryways of buildings, thus invoking the Saint's blessing and protection for the remainder of the year☘✨![]()
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Also, you probably saw Nellie (3rd Year), Eppie (1st Year) and their sister Nan busy at work making their signature St Brigid's crosses. The girls have been selling them recently and you have to agree, they're absolutely brilliant!![]()
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#stbrigidscross #StBrigidsDay #welcomespring #lecheileschoolstrust #fcjsisters
Other Media
The HSE Visits FCJ Bunclody – Staying Safe in School
Christmas Prayer Service – December 2020
Enrolment/Open Day Video – October 2020
Graduation Speeches for the 6th Year Class of 2020
Our Lockdown Art Gallery
National Modern Foreign Language Award Winner 2020
“Par ma moustache!”
May Awards & Mass – 2019
‘Grease’ The Musical – 2019
