An emotional moment as the lone trumpeter, Brian Brady, plays 'The Last Post' for our departing principal John O'Donovan after his 39 years of service. An emotional tribute for an emotional day
#PPS
Mr. O'Donovan showing off the new hand washing and sanitising stations that are now in every classroom and right throughout the school. We're particularly impressed with Mr. O'Donovan using the elbow to turn off the tap 💪
#PPS
Absolutely amazing. Thanks to everyone who turned up to tonight's show. A massive crowd to see a wonderful performance from all involved. We're extremely proud of all our pupils and staff here in PPS. Make sure you come along tomorrow or Thursday to see 'First Bishop'
#PPS
An absolute privilege to welcome back our past pupil and renowned musician
@iamRyanMc
. Fresh from his performance on Dancing with Stars, Ryan performed his original song 'Boston' for the school at today's assembly
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Thank you to the pupils from 6th class who recited the poem 'An Ode to the King' which was specially written for the day by our past teacher and friend, Frank Kirke. Another lovely tribute to John on his retirement and one that captures his time in the school perfectly
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Our going away assembly for Sir Kirke and Ms Leahy, 2 PPS legends who have given so much to the school and will be missed a lot, we wish them a very happy retirement and well earned break
#PPSlegends
Champions!! Well done to our senior camogie team who won their county final today. A great achievement for a great bunch of players and coaches 🏆🏆
#PPS
Well done to the members of our senior band who braved the awful conditions to spend the day busking on Grafton Street in aid of the
@SimonCommunity
. A fantastic gesture and hopefully some much needed funds raised for those who need it this Christmas
#PPS
We're well on the way down to Dingle on our annual senior band trip. The boys and girls of the band are excited as ever to get down to play a few tunes for Fungie and the locals 🐬🎺
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#Dingle
Former principal in our school, Brother Michael Broderick, passed away peacefully early this morning. Thank you for everything you did for our school and Newbridge. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dilis.
A massive thank you and congratulations to the players from
@MoorefieldGaa
who called into the school today after winning the senior county final yesterday. Great inspiration for all of our young athletes and we wish them all the best in the Leinster championship
#PPS
#GAA
Today Luke Wall got to sit in the hot seat and be the Principal For A Day! 👨🏻🏫📚😀 Here is Mr. Wall photographed with his Deputy Principal Mr. Sherry 😅 Keep scrolling to see what he got up to!
#PPS
#PrincipalForADay
Such an honour for our retiring principal and living legend, John O'Donovan, to be featured in the
@k_nationalist
A man we will miss immeasurably and a great tribute for Sir O'Donovan in his final week after 39 years in the school
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We're looking forward to seeing all the boys and girls back in the hallways next week. To make things safer in the halls, we've marked out a one way walking system right throughout the school
#PPS
Don't miss tonight's final showing of our whole school show 'First Bishop' at 7pm. After two excellent performances, the boys and girls of PPS are no doubt going to put on a particularly special performance tonight
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As we draw a close to our first week of remote learning we would like to say thank you to all the pupils and their parents who have worked so hard to make this week as brilliant as it could be 💻🏫🚸
#PPS
Thank you to famous local author and past pupil
@padraig_kenny
who visited Ms. Campbell’s class today, lots of inspired young writers eager to put their own creative ideas on paper afterwards
@PPSNewbridge
✍️ 📚
There was great excitement with the visit from Santa today on his way Temple St Hospital. Santa was so happy with the school band and all the boys and girls, he even gave homework off to all 🎅
#PPS
Not to be outdone by the excellent
@iamRyanMc
, the Patrician boys and girls showed off their talents by singing their version of 'Dreams' with help from Ryan and Mr Tooher
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We would like to thank all the boys and girls who made the last few days so memorable with their exemplary behavior and talent. There aren't too many children who can bring such enjoyment as the boys and girls of PPS Band brought to the town of Dingle. Maith sibh
#PPS
#Dingle
Well done our absolutely amazing choir for their performance during yesterday's school Carol service. Thanks also to Ms Campbell, Mr Tooher and Ms Golden for all their hard work in preparing them for yesterday's fantastic showing
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A big thanks to Thomas Murphy for all of his hard work right throughout the summer in upgrading the school's plumbing to have it ready for reopening
#PPS
Many hands make light work. The boys and girls from 6th class taking down the stage after today's final performance of the show for
@SCInfantSchool
and
@St_Conleths
. Thanks to both schools coming over and being such a fantastic audience
#PPS
Great to see Paddy and Sean Maher from
@MoorefieldGaa
today, who took our 2nd and 3rd classes for hurling. Sean is a former captain of the school hurling team and its no doubt we have some more talented hurlers on the way
#PPS
#GAA
#ASW18
Photos from last night's amazing performance of 'First Bishop' here in the Patrician Primary School. Thanks to Milan Dzunda for sending the photos into the school. Don't miss tonight's show which takes place at 7pm
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The calm before the storm. Tonight's performance of our original show 'First Bishop', written and directed by our vice-principal, Frank Kirke, begins at 7pm. Be there to witness something special
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On route home after a fantastic few days. As sad as they are to be leaving Dingle, the boys and girls of the PPS can't hide the smiles and excitement of getting home to see their families
#PPS
#Dingle
Huge congratulations to our lucky winner of the Principal For A Day draw… Mr Luke Wall! 👏🥳📚 With power comes great responsibility! Let’s see what Luke gets up when he’s the boss 🤓
Today is Patrician Foundation Day! Former principal Sir O’Donovan gave the school an assembly about our school’s history and the Patrician brothers who founded it. 👏😊
#PPS
#PatricianBrothers
#LocalHistory
Today our Student Council had the fantastic opportunity to visit Leinster House 🇮🇪 The pupils really enjoyed the day and learnt so much! Thank you
@BerryCathal
for hosting us, and also to Ms Browne, Ms O'Sullivan and Doreen 😀👏👍
#PPS
Best of luck to both
@SashGAA
and
@MoorefieldGaa
and all of our past pupils playing for both teams in this weekend's county final. Great to see so many boys and girls excited for the match in school today
#NewbridgeOrNowhere
#PPS
Tomorrow marks the opening of our super whole-school production of 'First Bishop'. Starting at 7pm, the boys and girls of the Patrician Primary will be retelling the story of St. Conleth through drama and song. Shows also take place on Wed & Thur at 7pm. All shows are FREE
#PPS
Well done to some our 6th class pupils who were so committed to their civic duty thay they came back in AFTER their graduation to help collect litter on the Curragh. Thanks also to
@TTNewbridge
for lending us some litter pickers and bags
#Community
#PPS
It was an honour for our senior band to have been invited to perform at the opening of the new Parish Centre. A fantastic new facility and we wish them all the best
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Today is Patrician Foundation Day. The whole school participated in a Zoom call with past principal Sir O’Donovan, to learn about our schools history and honour the late Br. Michael Broderick
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Not all heroes wear capes but today our SNAs are! 🦹🏼♀️🦸🏻♀️🎃 Thank you ladies for your daily hard work and showing up to save the day 👏
#SNAS
#OurHeroes
#PPS
Well done to all our band members who did a great job marching Santa into the
@Whitewater_SC
today. There was a fantastic turnout for the start of the festive season
#PPS
The PPS Band will perform a small pageant at 11 AM mass on Sunday, 11th November in St Conleths.
This is to commemorate the day the guns fell silent in WW1.
Many young men from Newbridge fought in WW1 and never returned.
We remember their sacrifice.
Lest we forget
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Congratulations to last week’s winner- Maureen, Ms Campbell’s mam 😀 Each week one lucky player will win a guaranteed €25. Who knows you may even win the jackpot !
#PPS
Well done to all the 6th class boys and girls who graduated today. You have been a pleasure to have in the school for the past few years and we wish you every success in the future
#PPS
Our school choir doing some last minute practice before the confirmation today, to quote
@BishopDNulty
they were superb! Well done and special congrats to our 6th class choir members
#PPS
🎶
What a fantastic day visiting Leinster House with the Student Council today. Thank you so much to
@BerryCathal
for hosting us and showing us around - it was an amazing experience for the student council. Great to meet Taoiseach Simon Harris
@SimonHarrisTD
too! 😁
More had work taking place today to ensure all of our pupils will be kept safe and sound; each yard has now been split up so that every class/bubble has their own space to play without having to mix with other classes/bubbles
#PPS
Well done to our 6th classes who had their graduation today. A really fantastic year group who have shown incredible resolve during a tough and strange year and they will be greatly missed by us all in PPS. We wish our now 'past pupils' all the best in the future 😁🍾🎉👨🎓👩🎓
#PPS
Well done to all of our 6th class band members who went to Grafton Street today to raise funds for the
@SimonCommunity
. A great annual tradition in the school
#PPS
A big well done to our dedicated choir members who sang at the Communion masses today. You are a credit to the school. Ms. Campbell and Ms. Howell are very proud of you all and thanks to Mr. Tooher for playing the music 🎶
#PPS
#choir
#communion
4th class were very lucky to start guitar lessons with the famous Don Nea today, watch this space…Patrician Primary got talent! 🎸
@PPSNewbridge
#rockstars
Active Schools Week 2018 begins tomorrow. Tracksuits may be worn for the week; Please wear suncream and bring plenty of water. Any 2nd/3rd class pupils with a hurley or helmet should bring them to school tomorrow for coaching with
@MoorefieldGaa
#PPS
#ASW18
Well done to our staff and choir for their excellent performance at Monday’s assembly for Ms. Cummins’ wedding; a particular mention to Ms Campbell and Ms Doyle for all their hard work in preparing the assembly. We wish Ms. Cummins every happiness on her special day
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#Choir
Today saw the return of the highly anticipated TEACHERS VS STUDENTS match!! A competitive game with great displays of skill, minimal injuries and questionable refereeing… the winners were THE TEACHERS!! 😁👏⚽️✅
Well done to Ms. Branagan's 6th class who received this reply after writing a letter to our local TD
@BerryCathal
. Learning to engage with politics at a national and local level is a great lesson to learn ✉️📬
#PPS
Thank you to everyone who helped and made cakes, buns, etc for today's school bake sale. A massive thanks also to all the parents who generously gave up there time to help in the school today.
#PPS
A massive thank you to everyone from
@TPFacademy
who graciously gave up their time to do some tough workouts with our pupils today. It was great to see our past pupils Niall, Matt and Colin inspiring the next generation of Patrician athletes
#PPS
#ASW18
4th class having a great time with
@KildareGAA
legend Johnny Doyle today. A great opportunity for the pupils to develop their fundamental movement skills in such a fun way
#PPS
Choir practice for Thursday's Carol Service (starting at 1.15 pm) is going very well. A big thank you to Ms Campbell, Ms Howell and all the choir members for their hard work and dedication
#PPS
A massive thank you to the lads from the
@KildareGAA
U20s for stopping in to the school today. A credit to their clubs and great inspiration for all of our young athletes
#PPS
#GAA
Thanks to all the parents who came into see Fridays excellent guitar show from all the fourth classes. Thanks also to the excellent Don Nea for teaching them over the past few weeks
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Thank you to everyone who was involved or attended our school's annual Carol service today. It was a fantastic celebration for the whole school community
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