Gaelcholáiste Na Mara
DÍOSPÓIREACHTAÍ
Ghlac foireann shóisearaigh agus foireann shinsearaigh páirt I ndiospóireachtaí ar an Déardaoin seo caite. Comhgháirdeachas leis an bhfoireann shinsearaigh a bhuaigh agus a bheidh ag dul ar aghaidh go dtí an chéad babtha eile. An rún a bhí a phlé acu ná ‘Gur chóir deireadh a chur le cúntas Twitter Donald Trump’. Is iad Rory ó Mairtín, Cameron Yau agus Caoimhe ní Mhaonlaoí a labhair ar son an ruin. Go n-eirí libh sa chéad babtha eile. Níor éirigh leis an bhfoireann shóisearaigh dul ar aghaidh ach labhair siad go maith I bhfabhair an rúin a deir ‘Is Párathas turasóireachta í Éire an lae inniu’. Is iad Rebecca ní Chaollaí, Hannah Joung agus Caitín ní Shé an fhoireann shóisearaigh.
Our senior and junior Irish debating teams took part in the Gael Linn debates last Thursday. Congratulations to the senior team who won and will now be going on to the next round. The junior team didn’t get through but spoke
Tá na fóirne spóirt idir bhuachaillí agus cailíni, sínsear agus sóisear an – ghnóthach l láthair na huaire. Bhí fóirne sacair, peil ghaelach agus camógaíocht ag imirt le déanaí. Bhí bua iontach I rith na seachtaine seo ag na buachaillí faoí 17 I sacar le scór 8: one. Maith sibh go léir.
All teams both boys and girls at junior and senior level were very busy in the last few weeks playing soccer, gaelic football and camogie. Well done to our under-17 who had a great win during this week with a score line of 8: one.
SNÁMH – Bhí dearthair agus deirfiúr – Keith agus Hazel Bentley ag snámh ar son na scoile le déanaí sna craobhacha Laighin A. Éacht a bhí ann dóibh é seo a dhéanamh agus chríochnaigh Keith sa triú háit I ndá chomórtas.
Keith and Hazel Bentley represented the school recently in the Leinster A Championships in swimming. It was a great achievement to have students swimming at this level as they had to qualify to be enter. They did really well with Keith getting third in the 100 backstroke and the 100 butterfly.
OÍCHE NA NGAIRMEACHA
Fuair na daltaí sínsearacha seans cainte a dhéanamh le daoine le slite beatha difriúla an Déardaoin seo caite. Tháinig 25 duine isteach agus bhain na daltaí an-tairbhe as an deis seo agus tá tuiscint níos fearr acu anois ar na postanna seo. CabhróIdh sé leo le roghanna ábhair
The two matches played last week were against GNM and EGS for under-15 and under-17 respectively. Both of these matches where played at Lamberton which is the Arklow Town pitch. Unfortunately Glenart College came out on the wrong side of both matches even though they were competitive and played in a great spirit. It is worthy to note that only one yellow card was issued in over two hours of football, thus a victory for sport occurred. It should be noted that Arklow Town Football continues to be a great supporter of soccer in Glenart College and their continued support is highly valued by all teachers involved in sport in the school.
LGBT WEEK
LGBT week was launched by the Student Council. The week saw an array of colorful bunting, flags and colorful post-its on our
All teachers from Glenart College took part in the latest Junior Cert training day on Thursday, November 23. Teachers travelled to various parts of Leinster to attend inservice in their subject area as part of the new junior cert being rolled out across the country. It is a great way for teachers to meet and interact with other teachers from different schools. This allows sharing of good practice and supports professional development.
THANK YOU
The management and staff at Glenart College would like to extend a big thank you to all businesses in our community and beyond for taking on our fifth year students on work experience last week. The students benefit hugely from this opportunity and it is also a requirement if they are studying the LCVP
REMINDER
A reminder to parents and guardians that the second and fifth year parent teacher meeting will take place on Thursday, December 7, from 4.15 to 6.45 p.m. A reminder also to all that the school will be closed on December 8.
Well done to the Minor Soccer team who had another win on Tuesday, November 21, in Gorey in a friendly game against Creagh College. Goal scorers on the day were Lucie Kindlon, Liadain Kavanagh, Alba Asencio, Ciara Kennedy, Ella Gavin and Leah Geraghty.
GAELIC FOOTBALL
Great win for our Senior Ladies’ Gaelic Football team this week against Creagh College. It was great to see so many senior players representing their school in Gaelic football. Well done to all involved.