Children in our senior classes have been taking part in the Cork Schools Heritage Project recently. We have seen great projects about White’s Cross GAA Club, Páirc Uí Chaoimh, and the English Market.

Click in the links to the class pages below to see more detail on the projects. Well done to the children on their great research projects!

A meeting of the Board of Management took place on Thursday 13th January 2022. Below you will find the Agreed Report of the meeting.

• The Board have asked that after school activities do not recommence until a review at the next Board meeting.

• The Board thank the Parents Association for their fundraising efforts with the school calendar for 2022.

• The Board thank the children of 3^rd-6^th class for their positive approach to wearing face coverings in the school.

• The Board thank parents for their support and compliance given the continued restrictions and vigilance around Covid-19.

• The next meeting of the Board will be held on 15^th February 2022.

Happy Christmas from all at Scoil Naomh Micheál. Sit back, relax and enjoy our wonderful children performing for you all at home. Well done to all the children and thanks to our teachers, staff and especially to Ms. Forde for her work in co-ordinating the performance. Happy Christmas!!!

Click on the link below for the latest news from Mr. O’Sullivan’s 5th Class!

Take a look at our video below of our Halloween fun on Friday 22nd October. Happy Halloween!

• The Board approved the following policy reviews:

Safeguarding Statement and Risk Assessment

• The Board thank the Parents Association for their donation of basketball jerseys and their support of Confirmation and Communion ceremonies. A Parent’s Association AGM cannot be held in the school until current restrictions on schools are changed.

• The Board approved a Halloween Camp in the school during the mid-term break, subject to insurance approval.

• The next meeting of the Board will be held on 13^th January 2022

Below you will find our Admissions Notice for the 2022/23 school year. Applications for enrolment will be accepted from October 1st to October 22nd. Applications received before October 1st will be returned. Application for Enrolment forms are available by clicking the link below. Copies can also be requested from the school office. Applications can be sent by post or by e-mail to secretary@upperglanmirens.ie.

Any queries regarding enrolment can be made to the school office on 021-4308885 or secretary@upperglanmirens.ie.

The children have settled in well to their new surroundings. We have been really busy! Some of our activities included using the small community hall for drama games, ciorcal cómhrá , a zoom call with a strength and conditioning coach and we also took a trip to the sensory garden. So we have been super active and have done loads more as well!

Below are some pics of the first week and a half back. The first photograph is of the children working on their Gaeilge. They conversed as gaeilge and then moved onto the next person asking a different set of questions. Fair play thú rang a cúig!

The second photograph shows the children meditating in the hall. They have taken to mindfulness really well and we have already got to 3 minutes of meditating whilst concentrating on their breath.

The last photograph shows us in class participating in a zoom call with Eamon Flanagan, the strength and conditioning coach of the Olympic and Paralympic athletes! It was a fascinating chat and we got so much out of it. Thanks to Ms. Flanagan for arranging the call and thanks to Eamon for taking time out of his busy schedule to answer our questions!

So, one week down and we are off to a great start!

Keep an eye out on the school webpage for more posts.

Kindest regards,

Mr. O’Sullivan.