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“For the next hour, we advise the whole country move to level Gortskehy”

As part of our Creative Schools initiative 3rd and 4th class were presented with the opportunity of creating a radio show. We worked very hard with Jojo Hynes, our creative associate and Claremorris Community Radio. We started by brainstorming ideas and began the creative process of putting radio pieces together. We learned how to make radio reports, how to present items for radio and how to structure an hour of radio. We covered everything from the news and weather to farming to the sports desk and everything else in between. We also included some seasonal pieces as it was being aired on Christmas Day 2020.

We would like to thank Jojo Hynes and Claremorris Community Radio for giving us the opportunity of a lifetime. We had great fun putting this together and we hope you enjoy ‘Gortskehy Radio’ as created by 3rd and 4th Class. We definitely have a few budding radio stars in our midst here in Gortskehy National School.

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Gortskehy on Claremorris Community Radio 94.6 FM.

Our Christmas prayer service, featuring pupils from all classes was broadcast live from Carras Church which looks absolutely fantastic and is a credit to all involved. Happy Christmas everyone.

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This video was produced especially for the residents and staff of Hollymount Nursing Home. We hope you enjoy it as much as we had fun making it. Nollaig Shona!

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Click on a title below to view that section of the video.

In lockdown it was very boring.

I was looking forward to my birthday in March but the day of my birthday lockdown started and there was no football, no school, no nothing!

The first week was alright but after a month or so it was not very good.

Then one day, after about four or five months things opened up including football and school.

Now there’s some more covid cases in Ireland so recently football stopped again but it’s alright, but at least we have school.

During the worst part of the lockdown we had to do Zoom classes and home school. It was ok but I prefer to be at school. Now, the senior team are playing county matches again and in Mayo’s first league match against Galway they won.

MAYO FOR SAM!

At the end of our last Zoom lesson the girls in the Senior Room read notes they had written for Aoife, Kellyann and Ruby while the boys sent best wishes to Abdul, Bradley, Cathal and Evan. During your time in Gortskehy you brought a smile to school every day and will be such an asset to Mount St. Michael and St. Colman’s. Beir bua agus beannacht go deo. We’ll miss you.

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