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St Mura’s National School Blog
Summer Stars
Thanks to the lovely staff in Buncrana Library for having us all over for a lovely Summer craft this morning and also for signing us up to the Summer Stars Programme. We just love our library trips!
Bird Boxes
Look at the beautiful bird boxes which were created by our Senior Classroom last week. Johny Shiels came in as part of Creative Schools Project and helped us with the bird boxes. Thanks to Johny for all his help and guidance. Lovely work, boys and girls!
Century Play
Lots of fun on our school tour to Century Play and Cinema in Letterkenny recently. We had a great time in the soft play area first and then on to watch "Minecraft" movie. We had a fabulous day out.😀
Mallow Mia
Marshmallow treats!We had a fun trip recently to Mallow Mia as part of Creative Schools Project where we got to create and make our own marshmallows. Thanks to Linda and Maria for a memorable experience!
Amber Flag
Well done to our Amber Flag Team on achieving our Amber Flag renewal.👏 The Amber Flag is an initiative run by Pieta House to promote positive mental health and well-being throughout local communities.
Weaving
Today we had our weaving workshop with Johny Shiels as part of the Creative Schools Programme. We had a look at a table loom and learned how it works. Next, we got to weave our own creations using a board loom. Our Senior pupils very kindly helped our Junior pupils. ❤️Thanks to Johny for coming in to show us all about weaving.
Hurling Tournament
Our Senior Classroom recently took part in the Nathan Farrell Memorial Schools Hurling Tournament at the Scarvey hosted by Buncrana GAA. Well done to everyone!
Spinning Wheel
Johny Shiels, a local spinning wheel maker, came to visit us recently as part of the Creative Schools Project. We learned about how the spinning wheel is made. We helped to assemble the wheel and also had a go treadling the wheel. We also worked in pairs to make a thread using a drop spindle. Thanks to Johny for his help and guidance. We are looking forward to another visit next week for weaving.
Green Schools Flag
Well done to our Green Schools committee on achieving our sixth Green School flag for Global Citizenship - Litter and Waste.
Peaceplus Activities
We had another lovely day visiting our friends in St. Boden’s recently for more Peaceplus activities. Our Junior Class got to do yoga, mindfulness art, races and an obstacle course. Our Senior Class had a beach day where they also did an obstacle adventure course and a scavenger hunt. Both groups also performed their dance along with St. Boden’s under the guidance of Elizabeth. 😊
Peaceplus Day
We had great fun today in Culdaff meeting up with our friends in St. Boden’s. We got to do lots of activities outside in the sun including yoga, archery, games and exploring local natural habitats. We also got to do cartoon drawings, ceramic painting, clay models and K’nex. Thanks to St. Boden’s for hosting us today, we all had a fantastic day!
Hip-Hop dancing
Lots of fun today doing hip hop dancing with Elizabeth Curran as part of Peaceplus .
