Queen of Angels » News http://www.qoa.ie Queen of Angels National School Fri, 09 Jun 2017 11:13:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.1 Time to Read Programme- A fun day out! http://www.qoa.ie/time-to-read-programme-a-fun-day-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time-to-read-programme-a-fun-day-out http://www.qoa.ie/time-to-read-programme-a-fun-day-out/#comments Tue, 06 Jun 2017 08:26:01 +0000 http://www.qoa.ie/?p=2515 We in Queen of Angels were so delighted to take part in the Time to Read Programme this year. This programme, sponsored by ESB, was set up to give valuable reading support to children in 2nd class. ESB workers came into our school every Wednesday morning to read with 7 chosen pupils. Over the course of the year the children formed a very close relationship with their tutors and similarly […]

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]]> http://www.qoa.ie/time-to-read-programme-a-fun-day-out/feed/ 0 Queen of Angels – A Royal visit! http://www.qoa.ie/queen-of-angels-a-royal-visit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=queen-of-angels-a-royal-visit http://www.qoa.ie/queen-of-angels-a-royal-visit/#comments Tue, 06 Jun 2017 08:22:06 +0000 http://www.qoa.ie/?p=2511 Recently the boys and girls from 5th class in Queen of Angels were invited to Airfield to meet Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Half the class met her at the hen houses where the children got to collect the eggs and feed the hens. She met the other half of the class as they were busy planting seeds. Despite the rain the children really enjoyed their first encounter with a member […]

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]]> http://www.qoa.ie/queen-of-angels-a-royal-visit/feed/ 0 Intercultural Day in Queen of Angels http://www.qoa.ie/intercultural-day-in-queen-of-angels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=intercultural-day-in-queen-of-angels http://www.qoa.ie/intercultural-day-in-queen-of-angels/#comments Tue, 06 Jun 2017 08:17:44 +0000 http://www.qoa.ie/?p=2506 On May 18th the children, staff and parents of Queen of Angels celebrated Intercultural Day. It was a truly magical day which celebrated the cultures and traditions of 40 nationalities. In Queen of Angels we take great pride in our multicultural school and we have achieved this by having an open-door policy whereby every child is welcomed regardless of faith or background. We aim to promote inclusion and celebrate diversity. […]

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]]> http://www.qoa.ie/intercultural-day-in-queen-of-angels/feed/ 0 Confirmation at Queen of Angels Primary School 2017 http://www.qoa.ie/confirmation-at-queen-of-angels-primary-school-2017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=confirmation-at-queen-of-angels-primary-school-2017 http://www.qoa.ie/confirmation-at-queen-of-angels-primary-school-2017/#comments Tue, 06 Jun 2017 08:13:36 +0000 http://www.qoa.ie/?p=2503 The boys and girls in 6th class of Queen of Angels Primary School celebrated their confirmation on May 5th 2017. Weeks of preparation and practising had finally come to an end. Their special day was here! They were dressed up in all their finery and enjoyed a fantastic day with their families. The sacrament of confirmation was administered by Monsignor Paul Callan with the assistance from Fr. Peter Byrne and […]

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]]> http://www.qoa.ie/confirmation-at-queen-of-angels-primary-school-2017/feed/ 0 1st Holy Communion 2017 http://www.qoa.ie/1st-holy-communion-2017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1st-holy-communion-2017 http://www.qoa.ie/1st-holy-communion-2017/#comments Tue, 06 Jun 2017 08:10:42 +0000 http://www.qoa.ie/?p=2500 The 2nd Class in Queen of Angels made their 1st Holy Communion on Saturday May 20th 2017.  It was a joyous occasion in which the children were united with Jesus in a way that they never have before.  The children all worked so hard in preparing for the Sacrament. They participated in the Do This in Memory of Me masses on various Sundays throughout the year and had regular meetings […]

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]]> http://www.qoa.ie/1st-holy-communion-2017/feed/ 0 Operation Transformation: 10@10 http://www.qoa.ie/operation-transformation-1010/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=operation-transformation-1010 http://www.qoa.ie/operation-transformation-1010/#comments Thu, 11 May 2017 11:39:11 +0000 http://www.qoa.ie/?p=2487 Queen of Angels joined schools all over the country to participate in Operation Transformation’s 10@10 initiative. Well done to all the pupils, staff and parents who came out to the yard to do lots of different activities on Feb 10th for 10 minutes at 10am! Everyone put in a huge effort and a special thanks to Garry who helped greatly in organising the activities!

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]]> http://www.qoa.ie/operation-transformation-1010/feed/ 0 Pancake Tuesday http://www.qoa.ie/pancake-tuesday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pancake-tuesday http://www.qoa.ie/pancake-tuesday/#comments Thu, 11 May 2017 11:38:14 +0000 http://www.qoa.ie/?p=2484 Thanks to our fantastic Parents Association, led by the wonderful Tracy McNulty, every child and adult in the school got two handmade pancakes on this special day. Our parents  flipped over 500 pancakes and they were still smiling at the end of a very busy day!

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]]> http://www.qoa.ie/pancake-tuesday/feed/ 0 Airfield http://www.qoa.ie/airfield/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=airfield http://www.qoa.ie/airfield/#comments Thu, 11 May 2017 11:37:13 +0000 http://www.qoa.ie/?p=2480 Every class in the school visited Airfield during the month of February. Thanks to Áine and her team in Airfield, all the children from the nearby schools were able to visit this fantastic farm free of charge. ( All the children had to do was walk to and from Airfield!). The children got a chance to see so many animals including the enormous pig! They particularly enjoyed collecting the eggs, […]

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]]> http://www.qoa.ie/airfield/feed/ 0 Queen of Angels Grandparents’ Day http://www.qoa.ie/queen-of-angels-grandparents-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=queen-of-angels-grandparents-day http://www.qoa.ie/queen-of-angels-grandparents-day/#comments Thu, 11 May 2017 11:22:01 +0000 http://www.qoa.ie/?p=2476 We celebrated Grandparents’ Day in Queen of Angels on February 2nd. We were delighted to welcome our many wonderful grandparents who turned up on such a wet and windy day for a cup of tea and a chat! It was our chance to say a big “Thank you” to them for the great work they do in caring and looking after their grandchildren. The children spent the week decorating the […]

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]]> http://www.qoa.ie/queen-of-angels-grandparents-day/feed/ 0 Queen of Angels Dublin Castle Tour http://www.qoa.ie/queen-of-angels-dublin-castle-tour/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=queen-of-angels-dublin-castle-tour http://www.qoa.ie/queen-of-angels-dublin-castle-tour/#comments Thu, 11 May 2017 11:07:25 +0000 http://www.qoa.ie/?p=2473 Lots of classes from Queen of Angels enjoyed a wonderful tour to Dublin castle recently. The tour was entitled “Follow the Leader” and the children were guided through the State Apartments and looked through the royal portraiture whilst Dublin Castle was the seat of imperial rule.  Half way through the tour the guide discussed ‘The Handover’ of 1922 and talked about the significance of the presidents at the castle thereafter. What was extra special about […]

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