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Sports Day 2018

On the 1st of June 2018 Holy Family School held their Sports Day. It was an excellent day from start to finish. Pupils took part in races, obstacle courses, parachute games, bean bag games, uni hockey, bowling and dancing.  A huge thank you to Fit4life for calling in and showing us some cool new dance moves!!! Also throughout the day when we heard a song playing  around the school we had to stop what we were doing and dance!!!!!Each pupil received a medal at the end of the day and it was presented by Eileen Quealy. Thanks to all involved.

sOCIAL OUting to Little Rascals

Pupils in Red 1, Yellow 1, Blue 1 , Blue 2 and Preschool travel to Little Rascals in Mallow for their end of year social outing. Each pupils had an amazing time at Little Rascal. There was something for each pupil to do there. Thanks to the Staff in Little Rascals for making our day very special!

Communion 2018

Congratulations to our six pupils who received their First Holy Communion on Saturday the 19th of May. It was great to see all the hard work and preparation pay off. We extend a heartfelt thanks to Fr. Naughton for the beautiful ceremony. It will certainly be very memorable day for the pupils, their families and all the staff involved.
5km Race/Run/Walk 
​Saturday the 28th of April 2018 we once again held our annual 5km fun run/walk fundraiser. The evening was a great success with lots of fun had by all in attendance. The organisers wish to extend a heartfelt Thank You to everyone who helped make our event so successful. We are very grateful to all the volunteers, participants and to anybody that supported the evening in anyway. Finally thank to SuperValu Charleville and Lees Centra Charleville for providing the refreshments afterwards. It was a lovely morning, thanks again everyone. Please click the link for the published list of times taken.
http://www.premiertimingsystems.ie/2018-Race-Results/Holy-Family-School-5K-Race-Results

Golf Tournament
Monday 23rd of April some pupils took part in a Golf Tournament that was organized as part of Special Olympics and took place in Charleville Golf Club. Pupils of Holy Family School received Gold, Silver and 4th medals. Well done to all involved!!!!!

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FAI Football for All

The Football Association Of Ireland set up a football for all programme with the main objective being to provide football opportunities to those who would not ordinarily get the opportunity to play! We are very fortunate that the pupils in our school are afforded a chance to participate in this programme each Wednesday ably led by Eileen Quealy.

Athletics

The Cork Sports Partnership launched its Sports Inclusion Disability Programme (SIDP) with an aim to increase the participation of people with disabilities in sport, fitness and physical activity in Cork. We were delighted that our school was selected for a 4 week schools initiative as part of this programme.

Junior Cert

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We would like to extend a huge congratulations to the very first 3 pupils in Holy Family School to be awarded with the L2 Junior Certificate. We are very proud of you and your fantastic achievement.

Bike Week

National Bike Week was launched in 2009 to raise the profile of cycling as a healthy and fun mode of transport and physical activity.
The initiative was developed by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport.
​Each year we take part in bike week by organising many activities throughout the week.

Planting a Tree of Hope

First Holy Communion 2017

Congratulations to our three pupils who received their First Holy Communion on Saturday last,the 27th of May. It was great to see all the hard work and preparation pay off. We extend a heartfelt thanks to Fr. Naughton for the beautiful ceremony. It will certainly be very memorable day for the pupils, their families and all the staff involved.

Job Shadow Day

Well done to all our pupils who did us proud through their participation in Job Shadow Day. 
Job Shadow Day is a national day of awareness to promote equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Participants explore the world of work by ‘shadowing’ someone for a day in the workplace as they go about their normal working routine.  Job Shadow Day is all about highlighting the valuable contribution people with disabilities can and do make at work. It also gives employers an opportunity to express their commitment to inclusion in the workplace. 

Easter 'Egg'citement

  Wishing you all a very Happy Easter!
We had lots of fun preparing for the holidays with our action packed Easter Fun Day. Activities included arts and crafts, Easter egg hunts, making cookies, sensory play and much, much more.
​A great day was had by all.

Operation Transformation

To celebrate ten years of Operation Transformation, Karl Henry asked every primary school in Ireland to get moving for 10 minutes of exercise at 10am, on February 10th. here's a quick glimpse of our participation in this event as we all got active and moved to the beat.


​Drum Workshop

Here is a quick snapshot of some pupils enjoying the recent Drumming Workshop held in our school, The workshop involved  team building, communication, creativity, relaxation and cooperation.  As you can see we really did have lots of fun keeping rhythm through the songs and games.

​Fashion Event

Congratulations and Thank You to Holy Family School Parents Association in association with Charleville Heritage Society who organised a massive Fashion Event on Monday September 19th in Charleville Park Hotel.
​The whole event was a wonderful from start to finishit was an extremely entertaining and enjoyable night for all of those fortunate enough to attend. Well Done to one and all. 
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5km Fun Run/Walk Fundraiser June 2016

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Friday the 10th of June 2016 we once again held our annual 5km fun run/walk fundraiser. The evening was a great success with lots of fun had  by all in attendance. The organisers wish to extend a heartfelt Thank You  to everyone who helped make our event so successful. We are very grateful to all the volunteers, participants and to anybody that supported the evening in anyway. A massive thank you too to Michelle Finn, Irish Olympic Athlete for making a guest appearance on the night, taking time for photos and meeting with everyone !
We wish her all the very best in Rio. 
Please see published below the list of times taken on the night. 

First Holy Communion 2016

Congratulations to all the pupils in Holy Family School who received their First Holy Communion on the 21st of May this year. It was a really beautiful and special day for all involved.

Dairy Day

SPRING FAIR

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This beautiful cake was kindly sponsored by Mary Frances O'Connor cakes and was raffled to a lucky winner on the day.
We wish to thank all of you who so kindly supported the Holy Family School Stall at this years Spring Fair making it such a huge success. 
Great fun was had by all who organised and  participated in 'The Cube' games. The challenge proved difficult but not impossible as only 4 out of 80 players actually beat The Cube, entering the final draw.
We want to extend a huge thank you to the parents and staff who offered their time to look after our 2 very popular raffles.
And to all our wonderful sponsors, The O'Donoghue Family, Tony Daly, Boherbue Co-op and Supervalu and Mary Frances O'Connor Cakes, whom made this all possible by providing us with some fantastic prizes for the very worthy cause.


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Raising the Tricolour

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Today the 15th of March 2016, we along with approximately 4,000 schools and colleges, gathered with pride to celebrate and raise our tricolour in commemoration of the centenary of the 1916 rising.Both staff and pupils compiled a Proclamation for a New Generation, reflecting the values and hopes of this generation and the wishes for the future of the pupils in our school .
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We were honored to have members of the Charleville Brass band who played our national anthem and other tunes for us making the celebrations extra special.


Wild Encounters

Tuesday the 2nd of March saw our assembly turn 'wild' here at Holy Family School. We had a visit from  'Wild Encounters'. 
All of our pupils had the opportunity to view, hold or pet a really interesting variety of  animals and creatures including a hedgehog, cockroaches, an iguana, a giant rabbit and a snake. It was a very successful day with both students and staff really enjoying the visit.

ipads Donated
thanks to Colin Kenny and all at Diageo.

Both Staff and Pupils, wish to extend a huge heartfelt thanks to Colin Kenny and his colleagues at Diageo who kindly donated 5 iPads to the school.  These invaluable resources will  further enhance the teaching and learning on a daily basis  here in Holy Family School.
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​Caitlynn is thrilled as she shows off the iPad to her classmates.
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Christmas 2015 
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Athletics

A number of children in the school were selected to take part in a 6 weeks athletic programme organised by Cork Sports Partnership and Cork County Athletics Board. 
The programme in the school was delivered by Joe Cusack of Liscarroll Athletics Club. 
It culminated with an athletics jamboree in Mallow GAA complex on Tuesday December 1st 2015. 

Presentation of the Tricolour 

Members of the Defence Forces visited Holy Family School on Friday the 27th of November to present a handmade Tricolour and a copy of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic to students . 
We are among 3,200 schools nationally  to receive the presentation as part of initiatives to mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising.
Members of staff heralded the arrival with trumpets sounds and pupils welcomed our esteemed guests with a guard of honor.

Halloween Workshop

​Blue 1 having great fun at Holy Family School’s Halloween Party 23rd October 2015.
Some of the pupils in the Early Intervention class engaging in the 'Spooktakular' Activities.

Social Outings to Liskennett

Pupils of Blue 1 and Preschool having a fantastic day at Liskennett 3rd November 2015 with Winnie the horse and at the playground

An account of our uni-hoc game
 by the pupils in PVT class

We had a game of uni-hoc today. The players on the Green team were Katie, Adam, Danielle, Liese and Danielle. Danielle was the captain. And the players on the orange team were Síodhona, Mikie, Nathan, Alex and Aoife.
     Alex was the captain. The green team wore green bibs and the orange team wire orange bibs.
     We sat on the bench for a team photograph. Brenda was the referee. She had a whistle around her neck. She blew the whistle to start the game. Nathan and Katie were the goalies at the beginning. Alex scored the first goal. All his team cheered and said “Well done”. Adam scored the next goal. We all did our best. At half time we took a break. The score at half time was 2 goals each. It was a draw. We had team chat and a little rest. The goalies for the second half were Síodhona and Danielle.
                  There were lots of goals in the second half. It was exciting!!!
At the end Nathan fouled Katie. Katie fell down. The referee blew the whistle. Katie got a free. It was a penalty.
    At the end the referee blew the whistle because time was up. The score was 7 goals each. It was a draw. We all shook hands. We were tired but it was good exercise and great fun. When we came back to class we had some refreshments- a big glass of orange!!!


Mobile Farm 2015

We had our annual visit from the mobile farm. The pupils were afforded the wonderful experience of dealing with farm animals on the school doorstep. Pupils engaged with activities such as petting, feeding and grooming a large variety of animals that live on a farm.

5km Fundraiser

This year held our first ever 5km Fun Run/Walk fundraiser. It was held in Doneraile Park on Friday the 20th of June. It was a fantastic event raising much needed funds for school resources. We would like to thank all of you who contributed in any way in making this event such a wonderful event. We hope with your continued support we will be enabled to make this an annual school fundraiser.

Graduation 2015

This Year Holy Family School saw four pupils graduate - Dean White, Liam Gamell, Brian White and Peter Burns. We all enjoyed a fabulous celebration on Thursday 19th of June with mass first followed by a party afterwards in the Charleville Park Hotel. We thank all four pupils for their individual contributions during their time at Holy Family School and wish them all the very best as they continue their journey into adult life.

Drumming workshop

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