Oct
18
Dutch Exchange
October 18, 2016 | Leave a Comment
A warm welcome is extended to our Dutch Exchange students and teachers who are visiting the school this week. Dutch students are being hosted by the families of TY students. The exchange is co-ordinated by Mrs Gaffney who has organised a busy schedule for our visitors – from Samba drumming to forensic workshops and outdoor […]
May
20
Health Promoting Schools Week
May 20, 2016 | Leave a Comment
On the 9th of May 2016 we launched our health promoting schools programme. To kick things of there was lunch time entertainment in the court yard where the senior years preformed a flash mob. To add to the excitement some of the teachers also took part and nearly out danced the students! Following this we […]
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 […]
Sep
18
TYs have a “muddy” experience at Loughcrew!
September 18, 2015 | Leave a Comment
On Monday the 11th of September, transition year students went to Loughcrew Adventure Centre, Oldcastle, County Meath. Apart from the obvious adventure experiences (such as the Zipline!) Loughcrew is home to one of Ireland’s oldest landmarks, the Loughcrew Cairns, which are megalithic strucutres built around 4000 bc as burial chambers. Visiting these megalithic tombs was very fitting […]
Jan
16
Our very own “Young Scientists”
January 16, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Three Transition Year students recently participated in the BT Young Scientist 2015 exhibition.
“Can you beat us” is a project on game theory by Ciara Finan and Emma O’ Reilly. The girls pursued a mathematical study of how to use game theory to develop a winning strategy for a game called Pick-Up, reducing this down to […]
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 […]
Dec
12
‘Tis the season…to wear Christmas jumpers!
December 12, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Staff really got into the Christmas spirit on Friday 12th December when they braced the cold winter morning all wrapped up in their festive jumpers. Well done to Ms. Blessington who won the prize for “Best Christmas Jumper 2014”. Who will win in 2015….? Well done to all involved.
Dec
12
Sporting Success!
December 12, 2014 | Leave a Comment
We in Loreto College, Cavan are very proud of the sporting achievements of our students and it is true to say that our school is fast becoming a sproting academy with students excelling in Ladies football, athletics, rugby, soccer, basketball, badminton, swimming, camogie and even archery. Pictured below from left: Morna O’Hanlon, rugby, Michaella Leddy, […]
Nov
22
Loreto Students Attend The European Youth Parliment
November 22, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Ten TY Students and one 5th Year Student made their way to Galway on Friday the 21st of November. Ending our road trip and reaching Galway, we headed to ‘Sleepzone Hostel’. We all bunked up together in a room with 5 Bunk beds!! On the first day, there was lots of team-building! We all split […]
Nov
17
Sports Update
November 17, 2014 | Leave a Comment
It is true to say that Loreto College students and their teachers have been very busy over this past few months, not only with their studies, but also with their sporting activities. See below for an update!
Senior Gaelic Football
The Senior Gaelic football team had their first Ulster game against Our Lady’s Castleblaney. The team came […]
Oct
17
Happy Retirement to Ms. Amond (& Happy Birthday!!)
October 17, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Today Ms. Amond’s sixth year biology students were treated to a party and a last “lecture” & slide show in the demonstration room. Pictured here is her sixth year biology class, and if you look carefully, herself!! Best wishes to Ms. Amond in the future…..see you at the graduation night for the class of 2015. And thanks […]
Oct
13
1964 Reunion
October 13, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Pictured below is the Class of 1964 who recently gathered for a reunion in Loreto College. Spot anyone you know?
May
21
Class of 2014 graduates this evening
May 21, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Congratulations to the Class of 2014 who host their families in the gym tonight for the Graduation Mass and Prizegiving Ceremony.
Pictured here are the outgoing Head Prefects Eimear and Aishling handing over their Chains of Office to next year’s Head Prefects Lisa and Louise.
Oct
21
No Limbs No Limits – meeting Joanne O’Riordan
October 21, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Cavan County Council invited Joanne O’Riordan (@nolimbsnolimits) to address the Active Minds Conference as part of the Ireland-Australian Rules celebrations at Breifne Park at the weekend. Some of our students, pictured above with Joanne in the Anglo Celt newspaper, were delighted to meet and chat with her at the conference.
Dearbhlá Dolan writes about meeting Joanne…
It […]
May
17
Preparing for TY Graduation night
May 17, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Niamh Kelly (Apollo) writes:
Our TY Graduation night is to take place on the 20th of May. There has been a lot of preparation for this night and we are finally ready. Its starts at 7 o’clock and all TY students can bring their parents to come and enjoy the show. Each class made their own […]
Mar
22
What a Finale to the term…
March 22, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Second term ended this afternoon, and we will be open again for all students on Monday April 8th at 9am.
Pictured here are our cast and crew from TY and 5th Yr at the finale of their musical, which ‘wowed’ everyone who saw it this week.
Enjoy a well earned Easter Holiday everyone!
Nov
14
Friendship Week Fifth Year Flash Mob
November 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment
In preparation for Friendship Week this year, all the Fifth Years classes decided to surprise the rest of the school with a dance based ‘flash mob’. We chose the dance moves to the ‘Jai Ho’ sequence from Slumdog Millionaire. We spent a lot of time practising in PC class and had some fun learning and […]
Oct
26
A visit from the Dutch
October 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Tare Kearns and Orla Murphy (Athena) write:
On the 22nd of October 28 Loreto students hosted 32 Dutch exchange students in their homes. There were many activities organised for this visit.
On Monday we had three activities throughout the day – these included an Irish soda bread baking and pumpkin carving workshops, tai chi and a forensic […]
Oct
12
Tea and Scones morning for Mental Heath Week
October 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Greta Saulyte and Andrea Dowd (Athena) write:
On the 12th Of October 2012, as part of mental health week, the two TY classes Athena and Apollo organised tea and scones for the sixth year students. We did this because the sixth years have a lot of pressure on them this year because of their exams. Each […]
Sep
20
Zipline adventure in Lough Key Forest Park
September 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Lisa Smith and Kayleigh McCaffrey (TY) write:
On the 31st of August our TY classes got the opportunity to visit Lough Key to have fun and bond as a year. When we arrived we all lined up to get our harnesses and gloves. We then set of to get the run of what was entailed for […]
Aug
6
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2012
August 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Good luck to all Loreto students, teachers, staff and families who are competing, performing, volunteering or working at the All-Ireland Fleadh in Cavan August 10th-20th.
Here are some of our Loreto / Killashandra musicians in action:
Jan
19
Greetings from the Netherlands
January 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Megan Brady (TY) writes:
On Monday the 23rd of January, five TY students travelled with Ms. Gaffney to Bergen-op-Zoom in the Netherlands. As they arrived at the train station in Bergen-op-Zoom, they met their hosts and were whisked away to their homes for the week. They spent the week living as a student in Bergen-op-Zoom going […]
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
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.
Nov
8
Turf ‘n Surf in Donegal
November 8, 2011 | 24 Comments
Aimée Maguire (TY) writes:
Today the Transition Year students along with our visitng Dutch exchange students from T’Rijks school travelled to Rosnowlagh beach in Donegal to Turf ‘n Surf. Our plan was to try and catch some waves although that didnt quite work out for all of us. On arrival we were given wetsuits and split […]
Sep
2
Transition Year Trip to Tanagh
September 2, 2011 | 6 Comments
Yvonne Brady and Emily Brady (TY) write:
As part of our introduction to TY, the two classes Europa and Hibernia went to Tanagh Outdoor Adventure Centre with Ms Doonan. We met the centre staff and started with a talk on safety. Then we divided into five groups, to allow us to get to know all the […]
Jan
28
Friendship Week Jan 24th-28th
January 28, 2011 | 1 Comment
Head Prefect Kate McNally writes:
January 24th-28th marks out annual Friendship Week. In preparation, the Friendship Committee organised many activities for the week. These include a play from a visiting drama group, Friendship themed Pastoral Care lessons, and encouraging all classes to write their own Friendship slogan.
We organised for a spiritual reflection to be read over […]
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.