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The following are the dates for Feis Maitiú this year:

Thanks to the huge generosity shown towards our Christmas SVP Food Appeal, the school filled 4 carloads in total for this worthwhile cause. Many thanks to all involved.

Our 6th class students raised a grand total of €538.26 for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul through their Crispies and Carols concert. Thank you to all who contributed. A very special thank you must go to Ms. O’ Grady and the students in 6th class who entertained us all by singing wonderful Christmas carols and playing instruments. On departure from their beautifully decorated classroom, they gave each child two Rice Krispie buns, and even delivered more to each class later that day!

Over the past two weeks we have been collecting non-perishable food items for St. Vincent de Paul’s annual Christmas Food Appeal. By participating in the Christmas Food Appeal and donating these festive food items, we are helping families and individuals enjoy a special Christmas meal. So far we have filled TWO car loads of food and there will be a final collection next week. A huge well done to everyone who brought something in!

Please click on the ‘Photo Gallery’ above to view our photographs. The most recent additions  include photographs from the Sciath na Scol Final in Páirc Uí Rinn, our November School Assembly, prize winners from the Credit Union Art Competition and photographs of our Board Games Day. More to be added soon!

The Credit Union Team Quiz was held on Sunday the 23rd of October in Rochestown Park Hotel. 37 teams participated in the quiz and Ovens N.S. came in 2nd place! The team, made up of David O’ Keeffe, Ciara Forde, John Corkery and Emma Elliott, were coached by Carmel Dineen. It is a fantastic achievement. Well done to all involved! The team members received €25 each as their prize.

Daniel Desmond, 3rd Class.

Congratulations to Daniel Desmond who won a gold medal at University Limerick Special Olympics Swimming Competition on Saturday 5th November, 2011. We are all so proud! Well done Daniel!

An assembly is when a school community comes together to share and communicate with each other. We had our first school assembly on Thursday 13th of October. It was held in the Halla and we will have one on the first Thursday of each month. Click on our ‘Photo Gallery’ above to see some more photographs of our first school assembly.

Congratulations to the girls football team who have made it to the Sciath na Scol Final. They will play Gaelscoil Carrigaline on the 15th of November at 1pm in Páirc Uí Rinn. Well done to everybody involved and we wish you all the very best of luck!

Lining up for Cork

Rainbow Day (non-uniform day) was held on Friday, September 23rd, 2011. Children were encouraged to wear their County colours to support the Ladies Football team in the All-Ireland Final.

Congratulations to Cork on their great win. We are very proud of you all.

The children in Ovens donated €2 on Rainbow Day. This money was divided between the school and UNICEF East Africa Emergency Charity. Thanks to all the pupils and their parents who supported this worthy cause.

U12 County Final 2011

On Saturday the 17^th of September 2011 the Eire Óg under 12’s ladies football team won the ‘B’ County Final against Fermoy! On their way to the final they had beaten Mourneabbey and Boherbue. The final was played in Aghada.

Both teams looked very evenly matched at the start of the game and Eire Óg were first to score with a point from Marie O’Leary. Shortly after this Fermoy scored a goal, however Eire Óg edged back in front within a minute with a well taken goal by Eadaoin O’Connell. Eire Óg dominated the rest of the first half and led at half time by 1-6 to 1-2. As the second half got underway, Eire Óg began to show their class and scored at will both from play and from frees. Those who scored for Eire Óg were: Marie O’Leary, Emma Cleary, Eadaoin O’Connell, Cara O’ Callaghan and Avril McSweeney. The full time score was 2-13 to  1-3. This was a well deserved victory for Eire Óg and great credit must go to the players, trainers, and mentors.

The Eire Óg panel is as follows: C. Nic A Bhaird, C. O’Mahony, C. O’Keefe, K. Nagle, G. Cahalane, C. O’Riordan, G. Collins, M. O’Leary, E. O’Leary, E. Cripps, C. Brennan, E. O’Connell, E. Cleary, A. McSweeney, C. O’Brien, C. Cronin, M. Coffey, M. Creedon, B. Grimaldi, C. McCarthy, E. O’Keefe, S. Buttimer, C. O’Riordan, L. Geaney, T. Leahy, L. Murphy, N. Twomey, C. O’ Callaghan, S. Akinrinbola, A. Goulding and N. Lehane. Afterwards, the team went back to Eire Óg where they had a party. What a day!

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