Seachtain na Gaeilge begins in Mount Temple this year on Monday 12th. and continues on till Friday the 16th. March. Amongst the events happening are a Tóraíocht Taisce on Monday lunchtime for all 1st Years with a treasure of 30 cream eggs to find. The 2nd. years are designing and decorating the school with posters and prize money will be 15 Euro for best overall poster, 10 Euro for runner up and 5 Euro for best of each form.  The 5th. will be having a Tráth na gCeist Boird in the canteen on Tuesday with a prize of 30 Euro for the winning team. The canteen will have a menu as Gaeilge and there will be posters for Grease as Gaeilge too. We ask all the pupils and even staff to make an effort during this week to ‘ labhair Gaeilge linn’ . The Ceilí this year takes place in the Gym due to the Grease production in the M.T. Hall. It runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and tickets costing 2 Euro go on sale during the week. Tickets only at the door. Everybody is welcome.

Tuesday 28 February

3.05 T-Birds, Pink Ladies and Patty

3.45 to 5.30 All cast and chorus

Wednesday 29 February

1.30 to 3.00 All cast and chorus. Soloists will be singing after this rehearsal

Thursday 1 March

3.45 to 5.00 All cast and chorus

5.00 to 6.00 All those in Beauty School Dropout

Friday 2 March

1.45 to 5.30 All cast and chorus

Sunday 4 March

11.00 Main cast and ‘To Be Announced’

1.30pm sharp to 6.00 All cast and chorus

There may be rehearsals on Saturday for some cast members. ( ‘To Be Announced’)

IT IS ONLY 2 WEEKS TO THE PLAY NOW. YOU MUST ATTEND ALL REHEARSALS.

Well done to the Cadets who got through to the All Ireland Regional Group Stages. On the day the girls  won the first two matches but unfortunately, they lost by a small margin to a very strong Cork side.

The girls had a great year and all hope to continue in September.

Congratulations to the Senior Girls who also qualified for  the All Ireland Regional Group Stages. They travel to Tubbercurry, Sligo for the  tournament stage on Saturday 4th February . There  will be three matches played, one each  against Cork, Monaghan and the hosts Sligo.

Best of  luck to all involved.

Will keep you posted.

Firstly congratulations to both Senior Girls and Cadet Girls on reaching The All Ireland School Playoffs. Both teams have worked extremely hard to reach this stage. This year the Cadets are hosting the tournament round in Mount Temple  on the 21st of January.
The first match is at 9.30 A.M in the Mount Temple Gym. This is a rare occasion for the teams and the school, we hope to host this great event for many years to come.

Supporters would be extremely appreciated.

Congratulations to three talented Transition Year students who were highly commended in the national ‘Sew Cool’ craft competition 2011. They recently travelled to St. Angela’s College in Sligo for the prize giving ceremony where they each received a voucher for €50. Yasmine Zourab’s entry was a vibrant embroidered lizard, Jenny McEvatt’s eye catching cushion involved many crafts from tie dye, to patch work to embroidery and Clara O’Flaherty’s original hat involved intricate beading and embroidery. Many other ‘crafty’ Transition Year students were shortlisted for the competition and their projects are currently on display in a craft exhibition in Nazareth House in Sligo town. Watch out for a piece on the competition on Nationwide which will be televised at the end of November. The shortlisted and highly commended projects will be showcased in the school library and will be photographed for the school website when they return to Dublin. Well done to all involved.

A group of over fifty students visited the Knitting and Stitching Show in the RDS on Thursday 10th November. Students got involved in the Great Knit for Age Action Ireland on the day and many second year Home Economics students were inspired by the many wonderful crafts for their Junior Certificate projects. Mount Temple Craft Club continues to meet every Thursday at lunchtime in the library. New members are always welcome.