May
25
Our Place In Space
May 25, 2017 | Leave a Comment
First year students were recently treated to a fascinating workshop from Dr. Niamh Shaw, Space Ambassador to Northern Ireland, titled “Our Place in Space”. Students were taken on a journey of the different celestial objects in our night sky and how it all came to be. Below is a photograph of first year […]
Mar
30
1st Yr Basketball – North East Regional Champions
March 30, 2017 | Leave a Comment
Congratulations to the first year basketball team who are now North East Regional Champions and successfully secured a place in the All Ireland basketball championships.
The Minor C league began with four games against schools from the North East region. Loreto won their first game against St Louis Carrickmacross with a score of 58-11, this display […]
Mar
29
Irish Junior Mathematics Competition 2017
March 29, 2017 | Leave a Comment
All first year students took part in the first round of this maths competition, which is a multiple-choice problem based test based on all areas of mathematics. The competition is ran by the IMTA. Congratulations to the top ten students from the school Ciara Aiken Scanlon, Grainne Grogan, Vicki Millar Murphy, Ciara McMillan, Jessica Buckley, […]
May
18
Trend Micro Poster Competition Winner
May 18, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Well done to Tamzin Cahill, St. Nevan 1st Yr, who won the school poster 13+ category of the Trend Micro “What’s your story competition”. This is the third year in a row that Loreto College have been successful in this competition. Below is a photograph of Tamzin displaying her winning poster titled “Knowledge in the […]
Feb
8
First Year Hockey
February 8, 2016 | Leave a Comment
A group of first years have been participating in a Hockey coaching module delivered by Hockey Ireland coach Sasha Gannon. The module ran for six weeks and introduced the students to the basic skills and rules of Hockey. The module finished with a game against the Royal School Cavan. The students really enjoyed experiencing the […]
Dec
16
First Year Home Economics Christmas Baking
December 16, 2015 | Leave a Comment
It is definitely beginning to look (and smell) a lot like Christmas around the Home Economics corridor. First Year students have been busy combining their culinary and artistic skills to produce festive ginger bread biscuits and fudge as shown below. Bon Appetite!
Dec
11
Teddy Bear Workshop
December 11, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Our first and second year Home Economics students recently attended a Teddy Bear workshop in school. The students thoroughly enjoyed the event. All bears were completely unique and even come with their own birth certificates!
Nov
11
Science Week 2015
November 11, 2015 | Leave a Comment
This week is a busy week in the Science department as Science Week is upon us. In preparation for this week, first and second year students attended a workshop delivered by W5 employees (the Belfast based interactive science discovery center). The theme of the workshop was “Force of Course” and great fun was had by […]
Apr
20
Irish Junior Mathematics Competition
April 20, 2015 | Leave a Comment
We are very proud to announce that four of our first year students have been selected to take part in the finals of the Irish Junior Mathematics Competition. These students are Emma Dolan, Sorcha Finan, Zuzanna Lazvga and Eimear Rudden. They will travel to Monaghan on Friday 8th May to compete. We wish you all […]
Apr
20
A MATHLETES update
April 20, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Students have worked really hard online since we took on the Mathletes challenge at the end of February. We have had a number of students finishing in top 10 positions nationally for the month of March and one student came top of the country in her year category, a massive achievement. The students who placed in […]
Mar
18
Irish Junior Mathematics Competition 2015
March 18, 2015 | Leave a Comment
On the 4th March, all first year students in the school took part in the Irish Junior Mathematics Competition ran by the Irish Maths Teachers Association. A great effort was made by all students on this problem based quiz and a very high standard of maths was observed. Big congratulations to the following 1st year […]
Mar
18
MATHLETES Challenge 2015
March 18, 2015 | Leave a Comment
This year the mathematics department have signed students up to take part in the MATHLETES challenge. We have invited 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th year students to register on khanacademy.org and complete maths missions and problems to earn points both for themselves and our school team. A great enthusiasm is being shown by all students […]
Feb
13
Safer Internet Day
February 13, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Tuesday 10th February marked Safer Internet Day, an EU wide initiative to promote a safer internet for all users, especially young people. To mark this day, students from TY Erne delivered a “Safer Internet Workshop” to all first year students based on the theme of cyber bullying. First year students designed a poster on this theme which […]
Feb
10
Art Department Update
February 10, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Today Tuesday all of Ms Molloy’s and Ms O’Neill’s 2nd Yr Art students are on a trip to Dublin to visit the National Gallery of Art, Hugh Lane Gallery and to draw in the Natural History Museum and Collins Barracks.
This coming Thursday 12th February, Ms Molloy’s 5th Yr Art class is also off to Dublin […]
Jan
14
Pastoral Care Update from ‘The A Team’!
January 14, 2015 | Leave a Comment
So far, it has been a very busy and exciting term for us the four Pastoral Care Prefects. We have had a lot of responsibility, as we have been very involved in organising three Whole School Initiatives.
The first themed week was Courtesy and Good Manners Week – September 22nd-26th. During this week we made posters […]
Nov
14
‘Rapped Up’ In Maths!
November 14, 2014 | Leave a Comment
The Student Council’s Rap ‘n’ Maths competition took place from the 21th – 24th of October. All of the maths classes were preparing weeks before the competition and great creativity was shown by all. On Tuesday 1st Years and 2nd Years took the spotlight giving us very entertaining versions of many of the latest songs. […]
May
16
Ulster Champions show off their Cup!!
May 16, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Our victorious U-16 Ulster Champions arrived back after school to a great welcome in the Staffroom to show off their silverware – well done on a great achievement girls!
Here are the celebration pictures, of some of the team with their two coaches Ms Smith and Mrs Shannon, taken by Adrian Donohoe…
Mar
21
More Success for Enterprising Students
March 21, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Enterprise Education is again on a high in our school – Ms Dolan reports on her student teams recent successes:
County Cavan Student Enterprise Awards 2014 were held recently, the following teams were awarded prizes. All three winning teams will go forward to the National Finals in Croke Park on April 2nd, and we wish them […]
Feb
14
Some thoughts on LOVE to begin our Mid-term break!
February 14, 2014 | Leave a Comment
We go home for our February mid-term break on St Valentine’s Day. Ms Amond’s 1st Yr Science class made some anatomically and scientifically correct cards for the occasion…
…and the new 5th Year RE prefects made a thoughful display on the theme of Love…
School reopens for all on Monday Feb 24th.
Feb
14
Engineer’s Week Monster STEM Quiz for First Years
February 14, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Ms Rogan’s TY Physics students have been preparing for Engineer’s Week by inviting all 1st Year students to a Monster Engineer Week Quiz on Friday afternoon. They prepared lots of rounds of questions, including some very interactive challenges, and ran a great show which was both educational and enjoyable. The finalé was a line up […]
Feb
10
Taking the ‘Dis’ out of ‘Disability’
February 10, 2014 | Leave a Comment
St Liadán’s (1st Yr) class writes:
Our class is doing a mini action project called “Taking the ‘Dis’ out of ‘Disablity” as part of our CSPE (Civic, Social and Political Education) coursework.
Our aim is to spread awareness about disability. We have researched well known celebrities that have a disability eg Kiera Knightly, Stephen Hawking and Kelly […]
Dec
16
Carol Service 2013
December 16, 2013 | Leave a Comment
On Friday 13th we had our Carol Service morning, the Senior School in the Concert Hall and the Junior School in the gym. In the Concert Hall we had carols and readings introduced by Mrs Fitzpatrick, followed by a witty Nativity Play from the Mr Reilly’s TY students, and even a Special Guest visitor compliments […]
Dec
2
“Take Time”
December 2, 2013 | Leave a Comment
“Take Time”
Take time to think:
it is the source of power.
Take time to read;
it is the foundation of wisdom.
Take time to play;
it is the secret of staying young.
Take time to be quiet;
it is the opportunity to see God.
Take time to be aware;
it is the opportunity to help others.
Take time to love and be loved;
it is God’s […]
Nov
4
“Go Girls” GAA blitz
November 4, 2013 | Leave a Comment
On Thursday November 7th, TY Rubens are holding a “Go Girls” GAA blitz for all 1st Years. The TYs have been taking 1st Year classes for coaching clinics in the lead up to the event. There will be prizes for the winning team and we hope all 1st years enjoy the event.
Oct
25
Hallowe’en Break
October 25, 2013 | Leave a Comment
School closes today until next Monday November 4th. Here are Ms Amond’s 1st Years with their skeleton models to keep you company and wish you a Happy Hallowe’en!
Oct
10
Victorious Cavan Ladies visit with the Mary Quinn Memorial Cup
October 10, 2013 | Leave a Comment
There was wild excitement in the school gym today when Ms Doonan introduced Roisín, Eirinn, Rachael and Joanne, four Loreto players from the victorious All Ireland Ladies Footbal Team. They visited along with manager Finian and Mentor Lily, and showed off the Mary Quinn Memorial Cup. Finian Farrell spoke of the amazing dedication and committment […]
May
13
Student Council Donations 2013
May 13, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Today, May 13th, the Student Council in Loreto College Cavan presented two local charities with money we raised throughout the year. We presented €1000 to Ms Una Donnelly of the Baby Unit in Cavan General Hospital and €1000 to Ms Carol Beattie, Chairperson of the Alzheimer’s Society in Cavan. We will also be forwarding a […]
May
3
Carnival time again!
May 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Aileen McCabe (Apollo) writes:
Today the transition year students organised a Carnival to help fifth year students raise money for the Lourdes pilgrimage fund. Having booked the gymnasium and planned a selection of 13 games, the transition years visited all the first year classes announcing the carnival.
On the day we had 10 TY students dressed up […]
Apr
30
Poster Prizewinners
April 30, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Here are the prizewinnng entries to the Student Council Anti-Litter Anti-Gum competition…
The winners are as follows:
Ciara Deering – Be part of the solution, not the pollution.
Nafeesa Naz – Don’t be a Litter Bug.
Caoilin Young – Think and stop before you drop.
Aideen O’Reilly – Don’t be a tosser.
Mar
18
Alanna’s Got Talent!
March 18, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Well done to Alanna Donohoe (1st Yr), pictured here in the Anglo Celt newspaper, who last weekend won the final of Cavan’s Got Junior Talent last weekend.
Mar
9
€2,476.15 for Trócaire
March 9, 2013 | Leave a Comment
The RE Dept writes:
On March 7th & 8th our school took part in various activities to raise money for Trócaire, a charity the enables life changing work for people living in poverty overseas. During RE classes students were encouraged to take part in Trócaire’s Annual 24 hour Fundraising events – some students received sponsorship for […]
Mar
8
Success for our Entrepreneurs
March 8, 2013 | Leave a Comment
County Cavan Student Enterprise finals took place in the Slieve Russel Hotel on Tuesday March 5th, and our Minicompanies swept the boards, winning many of the awards including the overall prize. Drumlin Media made a video of the awards – including an interview with the winners – and we appear at 17 minutes into the […]
Feb
28
Annual Student Council Cake Sale 2013
February 28, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Student Council report:
Here in Loreto Cavan we were extremely busy on Monday February 25th as we hosted a Cake Sale in aid of local charities St. Christopher’s Hospice and the Oncology Department in Cavan General Hospital.
Before the Cake Sale, the council appealed to all students from First year to Sixth year to bake for this […]
Dec
21
Christmas Holidays 2012
December 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The school closes for the holidays today. We open again for everyone on Monday January 7th 2013. Pictured here is Rebecca Tully’s winning entry to this year’s Student Council Christmas Card competition.
Dec
19
What a great use for odd socks!
December 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Mrs Diver (Home Ec Dept) writes:
First year Home Economics students have been busy putting their sewing skills to good use by recycling old socks into sock monsters!! They have incorporated a variety of stitches including the tacking stitch, the running stitch and the blanket stitch and have also sewn on buttons!! What a great use […]
Nov
6
‘Technology Rocks’ in Loreto today
November 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Third Years, First Years and TYs has a very lively day with Sue McCarthy from Technology Rocks. Sue is an engineer with a great sense of fun, and she taught us lots of physics in a most engaging way, as you can see from the pictures below. Thanks to Ms Kiernan our Careers Guuidance teacher […]
Oct
26
Mid-term Math Madness
October 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment
We had a great finish to our first half term today with the performance of the first raps, song and drama to celebrate Math week. Fractions, decimals, angles all got rhymed and reasoned to music. The judges had a difficult job to pick winners – these will be announced after mid-term so watch this space.
Oct
26
Trad for Trócaire fundraiser
October 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Saoirse Finnegan-Sheridan (6th Yr) writes:
The Trad for Trócaire event held at lunchtime yesterday certainly got the school tapping its feet. Students and teachers crowded into the Concert Hall to listen to girls from 1st to 6th year show off their outstanding musical talents. This display of Irish traditional music and dancing was well worth watching […]
Aug
26
2012-2013 School year begins
August 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment
All students are welcomed back to school this week as follows:
Monday August 27th – First Years and their Senior Prefects
Tuesday August 28th – Third Years and Sixth Years return
Wednesday August 29th – Second Years and Fifth Years return
Thursday August 30th – Transition Years return.
Here’s wishing everyone a happy and sucessful school year for 2012-2013!
The picture […]
May
10
1st Year History Model Exhibition
May 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Our 1st Year History students today hosted an exhibition of the models they have made for class. The rest of the school was invited to the lunchtime viewing in the Concert Hall. The exhibition was packed, and we were all amazed at the creativity and skill shown in planning and making each of the models. […]
Mar
30
Lorna is Cavan’s Young Person of the Year
March 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment
At the recent People of the Year awards, hosted by the Anglo Celt, 1st Yr student Lorna Tierney received the Award of Young Person of the Year. Lorna’s award profile can be accessed here
Mar
14
A “Grand” Cake sale
March 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Today was the Annual Charity Bake Sale organised by the Student Council. Thanks to all the students who baked for the event, and those who queued at lunchtime to support the event. You donated over 1000 Euro to the Student Council Charity fund, an amazing achievement.
Mar
8
Ceolchoirm sa Halla am lón inniú
March 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Aoife ag damhsa agus Savannah & na ceolteoirí ag seimn
Shannon ag damhsa le “Lady Gaga”
Mar
7
Loreto Scoop County Enterprise Awards
March 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Ms Dolan writes:
Congratulations to all our 100 Young Entrepreneurs who competed in the Co Cavan Enterprise Board Awards yesterday, where 76 companies competed. We won 11 out of a total of 15 rewards! All of our students showed great confidence, initiative and creativity in their products, presentations and displays. The category winners go forward to […]
Mar
5
Seachtain na Gaeilge 2012
March 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Seo Seachtain na Gailge. Beidh ceolchoirm sa Hall don 1ú agus an 2ú bliain Deardaoin seo chugainn.
Feb
10
Book Club Coffee Morning
February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Ms Blessington’s 1st Yr English class held their Book Club Coffee Morning today. Here they are picture enjoying breakfast while discussing the book they have read together this term, A Girl Called Blue by Marita Conlon McKenna.
Jan
24
Dental Hygiene Workshop
January 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Alice Breslin and Amy Delaney (TY) write:
Today eleven TY students took part in an Oral Health workshop. In this course we were taught all the essentail details of Oral Hygiene. We were also given notes and tips on how to present our learnings. We learned useful tips on how to clean your teeth and we […]
Jan
12
Speech and Drama awards presented
January 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Pictured here with their teacher Ms McGlade are all students who were recently awarded their Speech and Drama medals and certificates. The exams took place on December 1st when 47 students were examined by Mr David Meredith, Chairman of the Irish Board of Speech and Drama. All students achieved a very high standard, and 12 […]
Dec
16
Annual Christmas Quiz
December 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Pictured here are some of First Year class St Joshua with tutor Ms Brady enjoying their first Annual Christmas Quiz.
Dec
8
Advent Wreath Services
December 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Ms McGlade writes:
The Advent Wreath Services took place on Thursday December 8th in honour of the feast of the Immaculate Conception. The services were organised and led by teachers from our Religious Education Department. The theme of the services was the concept of ‘waiting’ and ‘preparation’. Students were introduced to Advent from the First Sunday […]
Dec
1
Pink themed non-uniform day today
December 1, 2011 | 1 Comment
Today was our annual Student Council non uniform day for charity, the theme was Pink. This year we will support St Christopher’s Hospice in Cavan, and our sister Loreto school in Rumbek, South Sudan.
Nov
17
An afternoon of international culture
November 17, 2011 | 6 Comments
This afternoon there was a wonderful atmosphere in the school as we celebrated our international cultures, organised by the EAL department for Friendship Week. Students from four continents filled our Concert Hall with a fantastic display of song, dance, words, images, products, customs, costumes and symbols of their countries. The parents, students and teachers who […]
Nov
16
“Cheerios Breakfast” for Friendship Week
November 16, 2011 | 7 Comments
Megan Brady (TY) writes:
Today the Transition Year students held a Cheerios breakfast morning for the 1st Years students in the junior canteen to raise money for the ISPCC Childline. The tables of the canteen were set out with boxes of Cheerios, bowls, spoons and milk ready for the arrival of the first years. The […]
Nov
14
Loreto Swim Gala at National Aquatic Centre
November 14, 2011 | 3 Comments
Síomha Surlis writes:
Last Friday the 11th of November, 26 students went with Ms Doonan and Mrs Mary McKeever of Breifne Swim Club to the National Aquatic Centre for the annual Loreto Swim Gala. We started our warm up at 10.30 and the competition started at 11.00. We swam freestyle, backcrawl, breaststroke, butterfly and relays. Our […]
Nov
14
A busy week ahead…
November 14, 2011 | 27 Comments
The week beginning November 14th is Friendship Week in our school, and Science Week across the country. There will be many and varied activities for students to watch and listen out for and reports will follow at the end of the week.
Oct
23
Rap’n Maths is a great hit to date!
October 23, 2011 | 16 Comments
The Student Council Rap’n Maths competition got underway last week. On Monday 3rd Yrs faced off against 2nd Yrs and 6th Yrs battled it out with 5th Yrs. On Friday the 1st Yrs held their competition. The TYs (who were on Work Experience last week) will challenge each other next Wednesday.
There was great creativity shown […]
Oct
17
Sports Results for September
October 17, 2011 | 18 Comments
Building on our successful sporting achievements from last year we have had a very good start this September. Our first year Camogie team entered the Cavan Schools Blitz day on Friday the 23rd of September. This was the team’s first outing and they did very well on the day losing one game and winning three. […]
Oct
12
Maths Rap competition
October 12, 2011 | 20 Comments
All Maths classes are busy preparing their entries for the Maths Rap competition which runs through next week, organised by the Student Council as this years charity fundraiser. As you can see from the poster below, the entry fee is a very appropriate “50c” per student. Watch this space, we will post the winners as […]
Oct
12
World Mental Health and Well-being Week
October 12, 2011 | 3 Comments
October 10th -17th is World Mental Health and Well-being week. Each day we have a “thought for the day” read out by a member of the Student Council over the school intercom. Third year groups have made posters for the school. Here is one of the the posters from St Hannahs class (Orla, Áine, Annija, […]
Sep
2
1st Years Induction Program
September 2, 2011 | 7 Comments
First Year Senior Prefects write:
On first hearing of becoming a Senior Prefect for the incoming first year students the excitement kicks in. It brings you back through the years to when you were the new kids in school. The excitement of the Non- Uniform day, Friendship week, the Induction trip to Tanagh Outdoor Education Centre, […]
Apr
14
Trip to National Aquatic Centre
April 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Ms McDonnell and Ms Doonan (PE Dept) write:
As a school we have had a very successful year in sport with numerous individual and team victories. As well as the many individual winners we had this year, our team sporting honours this year include Best Overall School at the Loreto Swim Gala, Third Overall School at […]
Apr
8
Cavan team 3rd overall at Loreto Sports
April 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Eadaoin O’Reilly, Sports Prefect writes…
Loreto Cavan came third (out of 15 Loreto schools!) at the National Loreto Sports Day at the Morton Stadium Santry yesterday. 35 representatives (pictured here) travelled with Mc McDonnell and Ms Doonan. We competed in every event and everybody did brilliantly. Our congratulations to Loreto Kilkenny who came first overall and […]
Mar
9
Successful First Year Basketball Team
March 9, 2011 | 3 Comments
Eadaoin O’Reilly, Sports Prefect writes:
Our First Year Basketball team is pictured in action today in a very closely contested game against Coláiste Oiriall, Monaghan. The final score was Loreto College 34, Colaiste Oiriall 21. Niamh O’Shea was captain. Charlie-Anne Mulligan-Lynch excelled in defence. ‘Player of the Match’ and top scorer was Éadaoin Kellegher.
Jan
25
Friendship Week Drama Presentation
January 25, 2011 | 1 Comment
As part of our Friendship Week programme, Joe and Thomas from Blue Rose theatre company spent the Monday with us, presenting “Stand and Speak”, a drama and discussion on the theme of bullying to First, Second (pictured here) and Fifth years students.
Jan
18
Sisters progress to National Finals
January 18, 2011 | 6 Comments
Sisters Mobeena (2nd yr) and Nafeesa (1st yr) Naz have progressed to the National Finals of the Doodle4Google competition. Their entries are pictured below. Winners are chosen by online voting, which may be accessed at http://www.google.ie/doodle4google/index.html.
Jan
17
Google Regional Finalists
January 17, 2011 | 4 Comments
Best wishes to our students who have progressed to the Regional Finals of the Doodle for Google competition – Louise Dunne and Eliza Johnson (5th yr), Mobeena Naz (2nd Yr) and Nafeesa Naz (1st yr).
Dec
15
Ciara’s winning Christmas Card
December 15, 2010 | 6 Comments
Congratulations to Ciara Maguire (St Iarla) whose card design, pictured here, was chosen as winner of the Christmas Card competition of the Society of Missionary Children, and printed as their card for for 2010.
Nov
14
Science Week 2010 at Loreto College Cavan
November 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment
This week was Science Week 2010 nationwide and the theme was “Our Place in Space”. The 2nd year physics students took part in an Egganut Challenge, and First Years entered the Space Quiz webquest.