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Transition Year Students preparing for Spring

The luckiest group of Transition Year Horticulture students enjoyed another sun-filled class outdoors, working in perfect weather. Today, they had the important task of planting some of Homelands' finest tulips and daffodils in pots.

As they carefully layered the bulbs, they practiced essential numeracy skills, ensuring each one was placed at the correct depth. This hands-on experience not only sharpened their math abilities but also introduced them to the magic of spring bulbs—how they lie dormant in winter and burst into vibrant life when spring arrives.

The students embraced the opportunity to learn, with the warm sun and fresh air making the experience all the more rewarding. Soon enough, their efforts will blossom into a beautiful display of flowers, brightening up the school grounds and reminding them of the wonders of nature all the while providing food for the bees.

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Jiving Teens

The TY Students have spent the past 3 Fridays with Sandra Ganley of Jiving Juniors/Teens learning Line dancing, Jiving and Waltzing. Great improvements were seen from week to week and the students really enjoyed the experience. Many thanks to Sandra for her patience.

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First Year students enjoying a game of bingo with their mentors.

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TY Horticulture “September” Clean up

Students have been conducting their "September" rather than Spring Clean of the polytunnel and surrounding beds.  An enthusiastic group who have been blessed with good weather have been busy clearing out beds to ready them for some soil improvement (manure!) in the coming weeks.  The grass and buttercups were busy taking over the outside areas during the summer months and so in our efforts to remain organic we donned the gloves and set to work, thankfully we are starting to see some progress.  Planting spring bulbs will be next on the agenda along with some propagation of our blackberry bushes and other hard wood plants.  

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LCA 1 “Hotel, Catering and Tourism” class doing their research for an upcoming Key Assignment.

LCA 1 "Hotel, Catering and Tourism" class on  a recent research tour of Ballaghaderreen.  This was part of a Key Assignment that investigates the types of food service businesses in our local area with a focus on fast food outlets.  

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St. Nathy’s Girls play in the Roscommon/Leitrim Foootball Blitz

On Wednesday September 10th a group of Second year girls represented the school in the Roscommon/Leitrim football blitz. The girls were in a group of three, with the top team progressing to the Final. Our first opposition were Boyle. St. Nathy's led by a goal at half time but Boyle came back in the second half. Michaela Lenehan made a number of great saves to keep St. Nathy's in the game and it finished a draw. Next up was Carrigallen A. After a slow start to the first half St. Nathy's found their scoring boots in the second half to win by 8 points! Drumshanbo VS awaited in the final.

The girls played their best football of the day and opened up a big lead in the first half with a great team performance. The game finished 6-3 to 2-5 and afterwards St. Nathys were presented with the shield. Well done to all the girls involved 

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First Years spending some quality time with their Mentors

Our First Year Students enjoying some quality time with their LC mentors this week.  This has proven to be an invaluable step to help our First Years transition from Primary to Post-Primary school. Well done to all involved especially our wonderful mentors.

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Lunchtime Games and Chess Club and Reading zone in St. Nathy’s-All are welcome.

The Lunchtime Games Club meets in Room 3A with Mr. McGhee every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at lunchtime. The Chess Club is run and organised by Mr.Brady in Room 6B at lunchtime every Wednesday.  Students are free to drop in and out as it suits them during lunchtime on these days. They are also welcome to come and read a book or do some drawing during this time.  This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to play games and to socialise in a supervised and welcoming environment at lunch time.  Everyone is welcome.

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Well done to Cathal McDonagh (5A) on having made the U18 Connacht Interpro Rugby Squad

Well done to Cathal Mc Donagh who did Carrick On Shannon RFC and St. Nathy's College proud last Summmer.

Cathal is a member of the U18s Connacht Rugby Squad, who  played in all of the interprovinical games against Ulster, Leinster, and Munster this summer. At club level, he is a member of Carrick on Shannon RFC at U18.5 in Div 1 of the Connacht Rugby league. 

We look forward to Cathal progressing to Senior Honours with our Province in the future. We are all incredibly proud of Cathal's amazing achievement. Well done Cathal.

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TY Class of ’24/25’s inaugural trip to Causey Farm

 

After a brief return to the classroom TYs had their first trip of the year on Monday September 2nd with a visit to ‘Causey Farm’ in Co. Meath where the spirit of Friendship and Bonding was evident throughout the day.  

 

 On arrival at the farm students were immediately immersed in the Farm’s vibrant atmosphere, they were given a tour of the farm and got to meet some of the animals. Next up was a trip to the kitchen, where all the students rolled up their sleeves and got a chance to make traditional brown bread. This was a hands-on activity that encouraged collaboration, teamwork and patience. 

 

While waiting for the bread to bake, TYs got to travel in style, in a tractor and trailer, to the nearby bog. While some of our students are familiar with visiting the bog during the summer to save turf this was quite a different experience. There was some trepidation when we met another group returning looking a little worse for wear and rather mucky. After a few instructions our TYs embraced the opportunity and had a go at ‘bog jumping’ and from what the photos show, they had plenty of fun! The students emerged covered head to toe in mud, rolling around and laughing, creating bonds that were stronger than ever.  

By the time we returned to the farm and got cleaned up, the aroma of freshly baked bread permeated through the air, adding to the warm and welcoming environment that was ‘Causey Farm.’ We collected our bread and returned home. The guides for the day were very complementary about the behavior of the group. Their positive attitude was noted by the farm staff, who said the students were well-behaved and a credit to themselves and their school. 

Hopefully, this is the first successful outing of many for our TY 24/25 cohort. Well done all. 

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