Farewell to the Class of 2022

TOPIC • June 9, 2022
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Farewell to the Class of 2022
St. Colmcille’s National School visits St.
Joseph’s Secondary School, Rochfortbridge
Topic Newspapers were delighted to receive the story below from
Matthew Tully and Aisling Dacaymat, fifth class pupils at St. Colmcille's
National School, Gainstown. Matthew, Aisling and their classmates
spent a wonderful day at St. Joseph's Secondary School in
Rochfortbridge and their teacher, Ms. Hickey was very kind to send
us on these two stories. Hopefully these stories will give Primary
School pupils a sense of what to expect when they visit or attend Secondary
School, which won’t be too long from now.
Our Day Trip to…
St Joseph’s
Rochfortbridge
Secondary School
On Thursday, May 26,
we went on a fun day to
St. Joseph’s Secondary
School, Rochfortbridge.
On arrival we were
brought to our base
room where we left our
belongings. After that
we had some fun soccer
activities that we
engaged with namely:
football pool, football
darts and football target
practice. We were
also brought around by
two very helpful TY
students, one being a
past pupil of this
school (St. Colmcille's
National School, Gainstown).
After that we were
shown to the astro soccer
pitch. It was huge
and we took penalties
on each other. The
green team won AKA
my team. I would also
like to proudly say I
scored and saved my
two penalties. It was
also topped off with a
tug of war game which
everyone enjoyed.
We were then brought
to the Science lab
where we seen and conducted
some science
experiments. We discovered
what happens
when you mix fairy liquid
with methane gas
and then set it on fire!
My friend Oliver was
the volunteer in our
group… he was panicked
but just shook his
hands but it didn’t do
any harm thank God!
Subsequently we went
to a classroom to watch
a virtual tour of the
school which was quite
impressive.
Next up was woodwork.
Woodwork was
really cool because we
got to see some of the
students’ creations and
all the time and effort
that had been put into
it.
Technology – After
we were done with
woodwork we went to
Mr. Maloney’s room
where we sanded down
plastic and played with
“Robo” (the robot).
Robo could dance, high
five, move left/right
and even reverse or go
forward. It was truly a
sight to be seen.
We then went to the
P.E hall where we
played multiple sports
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that consisted of soccer,
basketball and unihoc.
It was really well
set up with everyone
getting at least two
games each.
We were then entertained
with inflatable
games and finally our
lunch at 1:30pm. We
were given a burger,
sausages, chickenwings
and a drink. It
was so tasty!
Sadly after lunch was
over, our day came to
an end. We packed up
Fifth Class visit St. Joseph's Secondary School in Rochfortbridge.
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our things and made
our way to the bus and
back to school.
I think I can speak for
everyone here when I
say that we all thoroughly
enjoyed our day
at St. Joseph’s
Rochfortbridge and
many of us will be hoping
to attend this great
school in the near
future.
● By Matthew Tully
5th Class Student,
St. Colmcille’s NS
Gainstown.
Our Day Trip to…
St Joseph’s
Rochfortbridge
Secondary School
It was a bright and
sunny morning as we
left our school for
Rochfortbridge. We left
at 8:50 “on the noggin”
and arrived at 9
o’clock(ish). As we
arrived we were guided
to our “Home Room”
where we met our tour
guides for the day; Ms.
Duffy, Mr. Cocomon,
Alana and Kelly Burke
(AKA Katie Burke’s sister!)
and with that we
started our Rochfortbridge
tour!
Throughout the day
we did many fun activities
like Art, Wood and
Metal Work, Science
and P.E. We also spent
some time outside playing
tug of war, penalties
and co-operative
races with inflatables!
Inside the school we
were escorted around
the assorted classrooms;
one of which
was the kitchen which
had the most delicious
smell of buns baking
which wafted out the
door and down the corridors!
Speaking of food at
around 1:30 all of the
5th Classes present
were served up a
scrumptious meal! A
BBQ box: containing a
burger, sausages and
chicken wings. The
canteen staff were all
very nice and overall
I’d rate the food an
impressive 9/10!
Sadly after lunch it
was time to go. I loved
the visit to all the classrooms
and met many
helpful teachers. The
activities were interesting
and fun. We had
very joyful and amusing
moments like when
Oliver Keane’s hands
were momentarily set
on fire in the Science
lab and meeting Mr.
Maloney’s robot ‘Robo’!
Overall I’d definitely
recommend the school
and I hope to attend it
myself when the time
comes to move on to
secondary school in the
near future.
● By Aisling
Dacaymat
5th Class Student,
St. Colmcille’s NS
Gainstown.
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