Numeracy Winners for October

Congratulation to the Numeracy Winners for October, Minor winner Emma Cosgrove, Junior winner Mia Acton and Senior winner Chelsie Crowe.
Many thanks to Kara Staunton form the Marie Curie institute

A big thank you to Kara Staunton who recently spoke to our Sixth Years on pursuing careers in science. Kara is a biological researcher for the Marie Curie institute based in the University of Birmingham.
We’re all going a little Doolittle these Days!!

The entire school are humming “With A Little Bit O’ Luck” these days, as rehearsals for this year’s show My Fair Lady get under way in earnest. All of the dancers, orchestra and performers are busy getting prepared for our school musical, which is being held on Wednesday 22nd , Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th of […]
This Years Transition Year gets off to a busy start!

This year’s Transition Year students have already embarked on what will surely be an exciting year. Already the months of September and October have brought many new adventures and competitions. To give a brief timeline; we began our TY experience with the yearly Killary trip from the 4th to the 6th of September. (3 days […]
Numeracy Challenge for November

THE NUMERACY CHALLENGES FOR NOVEMBER Junior Numeracy challenge for November Minor Numeracy challenge for November Senior Numeracy challenge for November All answers must be emailed to the following address by the end of each month to numeracy@prescurrylea.com You must submit an answer for each problem separately using Minor, Junior or Senior as subject. All Junior Certificate students (1st , 2nd and […]
Congratulations to Jadzia & Shauna who competed in the IMAF European Championships 2017

Well done and congratulations to Jadzia Murphy and Shauna Flynn who travelled to the karate IMAF European championships in the Netherlands. Jadzia Murphy and Shauna Flynn travelled to the karate IMAF European championships […]
3C Third Year CSPE Action Project in aid of Galway Hospice.

3C Third Year CSPE class held a coffee morning for the staff and a bake sale for students as part of their CSPE Action Project in aid of Galway Hospice. Both events were a huge success and everyone enjoyed themselves. €500 was raised for the hospice.
Students & Staff treated to a Lunchtime Recital

On Friday the staff and students were treated to a fantastic music recital. The recital was staged in the exhibition area of the new Art Room. It featured performances by the cast of our school musical, My Fair Lady, some members of our school orchestra and our traditional group. A selection of Transition Year students also […]
Students go CSI with the Spectroscopy in a Suitcase workshop

Leaving Cert Chemistry students had a great hands-on experience conducting experiments and participating in the Spectroscopy in a Suitcase workshop. The students under the guidance of personnel from the University of Limerick took part in a hands-on workshop using UV and IR spectrometers. Using the instruments the students identified a drug, which caused had a […]
Leaving Cert Geography Trip to the Burren!

On Friday October 7th the Leaving Cert Geography class had a great day out at the Burren getting the information for their field trip project. Here they saw first-hand how limestone pavements are formed and how they are eroded. The class took plenty of notes, asked lots of questions and ensured that they had all […]