NEWS & EVENTS
Maths Week Ireland
Last week our Year 8 students participated in Maths Week Ireland by completing online challenges and playing maths games against other students from across Ireland.
Special congratulations to Chrysa Lymperi and Eve Keegan who both scored a very impressive 681 points during Maths Week Ireland, more than any other Mount Lourdes students. Here they are with their hard-earned prizes.
Maths Week Ireland
Last week our Year 8 students participated in the Year 8 Numeracy Challenge as part of Maths Week Ireland. This event was organised by Mrs Henry and the numeracy prefects and involved students working in pairs to solve a variety of maths puzzles which were laid out around the Assembly Hall. Prizes were awarded for the teams finishing in 1st, 2ndand 3rd place and a trophy was awarded to the winners.
1st Place Amy Bogue & Amy McPhillips 8D
2ndPlace Emer Murphy & Riona Dooris 8C
3rdPlace Ella Blake & Niamh Boyle 8C
Maths Week Ireland
Our Year 8 students will take part in activities from Monday 15th to Friday 19th October to celebrate Maths Week Ireland (http://info.mangahigh.com/mathsweek).
During maths classes they will go to the ICT suites to complete challenges and play online maths games against other students from across Ireland.
On Tuesday 16th October they will take part in the Year 8 Numeracy Challenge.
Pentecostal Ecumenical Service
Blaithin Bogue, in her inaugural role as Mount Lourdes New Head Girl (2018/19), recently participated in an Ecumenical Pentecostal Prayer Service. The Service was celebrated by The Church of Ireland Bishop McDowell and Mgr McGuinness in Camagh Bay, near Derrygonnelly. She addressed everyone present on what the Holy Spirit means in her life.
Speaking, in an open and honest way, she commented that the Holy Spirit worked through her family and friends. Blaithin was acutely aware of the need for the Holy Spirit in her life. She suggested, ‘We need to acknowledge the fact that everyone possesses the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit, no matter who they are, where they live or what they do. We need to allow ourselves to be enriched with the influence of the Holy Spirit and to be incredibly thankful for the work of the Spirit. There is no doubt it influences, shapes, moulds and guides us, to allow us to travel well along the path of life.’
Blaithin believes this opportunity allowed her to reflect on the role the Holy Spirit played in her life and appreciate that the Holy Spirit plays an integral role.
Bible Comes to life Exhibition.
Year 9 students recently participated in the Bible comes to Life Exhibition in St. Macartin’s Cathedral Hall, Enniskillen. It was a unique exhibition exploring the life and culture of the Bible. The students got to listen to members of the Church’s Ministry among Jewish people, who have lived in Jerusalem for 5 years and who spoke about the artefacts on display. Their experience of the Jewish life and culture was evident. Some of the exhibits present were magnificent, including a scaled model of what the Temple in Jerusalem was like and a very old Torah scroll. The students got to hold and examine some of the artefacts – some even tried to play the Shofar.
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Ministers of the Eucharist
55 students from 12 parishes were recently commissioned as Ministers of the Eucharist in Mount Lourdes. The students completed a 4-week training course, facilitated by the School Chaplain, Canon Mc Quaid. The girls will serve through participation in various school liturgical events throughout the academic year. They will also be active lay members of their various parishes in either Clogher or Kilmore diocese.
Year 8 French breakfast
On Tuesday 25th September Year 8 enjoyed a French breakfast to celebrate European Day of Languages. Mmm, c’est bon!
Your School Your Business
All Year 8 students recently enjoyed the ‘Your School Your Business’ programme with Young Enterprise. They had lots of fun networking with their year group, making friends and learning more about their new school. Year 8s also began their careers guidance and education journey as they assessed their employability skills and qualities.
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Celebrate with CCEA 2018
Congratulations to Olivia Donnelly who received her N Ireland top candidate award in GCSE Irish at the 2018 “Celebrate with CCEA” awards ceremony held in the Titanic Belfast last week.
Comhghairdeas as an éacht iontach seo.
Year 10 History Trip to Dublin 2018
On Wednesday 24th January 2018 all Year 10 students accompanied by Mr. Murray, Mrs. Judge, Mrs. Devine and Mrs Clarke visited Dublin as part of their Irish History studies. The visit began with a tour of Glasnevin Cemetery where students had the opportunity to learn about the history of the cemetery and grave robbing as well as visiting the graves of many of the important figures in Irish history including Daniel O’Connell, Charles Stewart Parnell, Eamon De Valera and Michael Collins. Next it was on to O’Connell Street and a visit to the site of the headquarters of the 1916 Easter Rising at the GOP. The girls received a guided tour of the commemorative exhibition that chronicles the events from the Irish Cultural Revival of the late 19th century through the Home Rule Crisis, the 1916 Rising to the Irish Civil War. An enjoyable day was had by all.
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Year 11 and 13 Art & Design students recently enjoyed a trip to Belleek Pottery Visitor Centre. This included a tour of the factory and a talk by Head of Design, Fergus Cleary. The pupils were warmly welcomed by the staff and will be creating their own designs back in the classroom. Many thanks to the staff of Belleek Pottery.
Mount Lourdes Grammar and Enniskillen Royal Grammar Government and Politics Students had a Great day at Leinster House.
Thanks to The Taoiseach and Minister Humphreys for making it so memorable.
The Eco-Committee are pleased to announce the winners of the ‘Endangered Species’ Poster Competition. The standard of entries was very high and we would like to commend the girls on the quality of their posters.
Year 8:
First Place: Irene Lymperi
Second Place: Cara Tierney
Third Place: Maeve Gilligan
Year 9:
First Place: Aoife Bradley
Second Place: Anna Donnelly
Joint Third Place: Cara Mc Cool and Laura Mc Caffrey (missing from photograph)
Maths Week Ireland
Well done to all our Year 8 students who participated in Maths Week Ireland from 14th – 22nd October by completing online challenges and playing maths games against other students from across Ireland.
Special congratulations to Meabh Gilligan 8C who scored a whopping 742 points during maths week, more than any other student. Here she is with her hard-earned prize.
On 11th October our Year 8 students took part in the Year 8 Numeracy Challenge. This fun-filled activity was organised by the Year 14 Numeracy Prefects under the direction of Mrs Henry.
The top puzzle solvers received their prizes at assembly this week.
1st : Aisling Quinn and Caoimhe Conlon
2nd: Ella Jackson and Rion Mc Kenna
3rd (joint): Sophie Turbett and Caoimhe Gallagher & Emilie Reihill and Maria Trainor.
Maths Week Ireland
Year 8 students will take part in activities from Monday 16th to Friday 20th October to celebrate Maths Week Ireland.
http://info.mangahigh.com/mathsweek
During maths classes they will go to the ICT suites to complete challenges and to play online maths games against other students from across Ireland using the Manga High website.
Next week we will also be awarding prizes to the top puzzle-solvers from the Year 8 Numeracy Challenge.
Year 10 Trip to Barcelona 2017
91 students travelled to Barcelona for five days in May for their Year 10 trip. They visited the Science Museum, the monastery at Montserrat and Camp Nou. The group also went on a boat trip and a walking tour of Barcelona. The highlight of the visit for many students was the day spent on the rollercoasters in Portaventura.
Talent show
Sports Day
A BOOK IN A JAR
To celebrate World Book Day, Year 8 students were invited to think about how their favourite book, or a book important to them, could be represented in a simple jar. The jars are displayed in the school library in order to offer inspiration on future 'reads' for our students. Here is a selection of the girls’ work:
 8D Georgia Mulligan ‘The Dictionary’ |  8C Eibhlis Treacy ‘Under the Hawthorn Tree’ |
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 8D Ellie Carrigan ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ |  8C Aoife Rasdale ‘Alice in Wonderland’ |
 8A Aimee Young ‘The Princess Diaries’ |  8A Grace Keegan ‘Chinese Cinderella’ |
 8B Caitlin Cuffe ‘Harry Potter’ |  8B Aine Reilly ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ |
“IF YOUR LIFE WAS A BOOK, WHAT WOULD IT BE CALLED?”
Year 9 pupils designed a book jacket that sums up their personality or life. The winning entries from each class are on display outside our school library.
OPENING LINES
Year 10 pupils enjoyed an activity based around opening lines from famous books. Both the title and author were identified by the girls, making use of the school library and internet research.
Pictures from our recent Open Night & also from our Carol Service, 'Be a Light this Christmas.'
Fermanagh Cross-Country Schools Championship
Congratulations to all athletes who competed at the recent 'Fermanagh Cross-Country Schools Championship' in Necarne, Irvinestown.
Team results:
Year 8: 2nd place
Year 9: 1st Place
Year 10: 1st Place
Congratulations to outstanding individual performances from Anna Gillespie Yr8: 4th , Caragh Leonard Yr 9:1st, Katie Donnelly Yr 9: 2nd, Megan Murphy Yr 9:4th, Cadhla Bogue Yr 10: 2nd and Sorcha Lavelle Yr 11: 2nd.
All athletes are now preparing for the 'E' District Cross-Country Championships in Cookstown on Wednesday 1st February. Good luck to all athletes!
Fermanagh School Sportshall Athletics Championship
Congratulations to all athletes who competed in the 'Fermanagh School Sportshall Athletics Championship' with notable success. They are now preparing for the Ulster Schools Championship to be held in Meadowbank Sports Arena in March
True Colours Exhibition
The Art & Design department is delighted that, once again, the work of two MLE Art & Design pupils has been selected for the CCEA True Colours exhibition at the Ulster Museum, Belfast. By invite only, the work is selected as a representation of the very best of Art & Design at exam level.
The Fine Art coursework of current year 14 pupil Julie Ann Markey (pictured) was chosen for AS, while former pupil Sarah Keenan represented A2. Congratulations to our pupils!
Christmas Numeracy Quiz
Thank you to the Year 14 Numeracy Prefects for organising a fun-packed Christmas Numeracy Quiz for our Year 9 students. A tie-break question was required after both the “Christmas Crackers” and the “Blue Team” were tied on 40 points at the end of the quiz. Here are the winning “Christmas Crackers” with their prizes.
Public Speaking competition
Ann Scanlon, Year 13, won the Enniskillen heat of the Soroptimist Public Speaking competition. Her speech was entitled, “Freedom of the press is a precious privilege that no country can forego” – Mahatma Ghandi. Ann will now represent the school at the Northern Ireland final of the competition which will be held in Hillsborough next term. Congratulations also to Niki Sotiropoulou, Year 12, who won second place in the Enniskillen heat and Riona O’Brien, Year 13, who was awarded joint third place.
Roinn na Gaeilge : Feis Lios na Scéithe
Pictured below are Year 8-13 students who were awarded medals in the Irish Language section of the recent Lisnaskea Feis.
Two students, Keyleigh Magee (Yr 13) and Olivia Donnelly (Yr 12) were awarded special overall prizes. Keyleigh received the Frank Maguire Memorial Cup for the best Irish Language speaker at the Feis and Olivia was awarded the prize for the most promising speaker.
Mount Lourdes also won the Eileen Magee Perpetual Trophy for the best overall school at the Feis.
(Missing from the group photo is Dearbhla Mc Gurl (Yr 12).
Comhghairdeas libh a chailíní.
Maith sibhse.
Christmas Tree Festival
To help celebrate Old Rossorry Parish’s 175 Christmas tree festival, Mount Lourdes has put up a tree.
Decorated with hand-made ceramic decorations made by year 10 and painted by Year 11, the tree celebrates the subjects studied each day in school.
The tree Festival is on from Thursday 24th through to Sunday 28th November.
Chamber Music Workshop
Mount Lourdes hosted a Chamber Music workshop day on Monday 7th November 2016. The EA Music Service in collaboration with Music in Fermanagh invited Vanessa Sweeney and the Dublin-based Delmaine String Quartet to work with selected pupils from Mount Lourdes and neighbouring schools. The students prepared music which was performed at a concert in our assembly hall at 2.45pm.
The day was a huge success, enjoyed by participants and audience alike.
Dublin Gallery tour
The As & A2 Art & Design pupils enjoyed a walking tour of Dublin’s Museums & galleries of note on Wednesday 26th October 2016.
Starting at the Hugh Lane Gallery and including the Chester Beatty Library, the National Museum of Archaeology and the National Gallery of Ireland, the pupil’s gathered contextual references to complement their independent practical projects and enjoyed a range of Fine Art & Design work from a vast ranges of eras and styles.
Highlights of the day included the Francis Bacon studio, the French Impressionist masters and the retrospective work of contemporary Chinese artist Hong Ling.
A fun and engaging time was had by all.
On Friday 21st October all Year 8 students participated in the Year 8 Numeracy Challenge to mark the end of Maths Week Ireland. Lots of maths puzzles were solved and plenty of sweets were consumed!
Congratulations to our Year 8 students who won 1334 points for the school during Maths Week Ireland. The top performer was Caitlin Gilligan (8C) who won 57 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze medals. Well done Caitlin - enjoy your prize!
Special congratulations to our prize winners who received their prizes from Mrs McGeoghan at assembly this morning:
Session 1 (8B & 8D)
1st Chloe Allen & Aine Reilly
2nd Anna Toal & Carla McCool
Session 2 (8A & 8C)
1st Aoibhinn Mohan & Katie Carey
2nd Eimear Campbell & Cristiona McCaffrey
Overall Winners
Aoibhin Mohan & Katie Carey
Year 8 students will take part in activities from Monday 17th to Friday 21st October to celebrate Maths Week Ireland.
During Maths classes they will go to the ICT suites to play online Maths games against other students from across Ireland using theManga High website.
Students will also compete against each other to solve Maths problems and puzzles in our Year 8 Numeracy Challenge.
David Hockney Exhibition
The year 11 & 12 Art and Design pupils enjoyed a Contextual trip to the Mac, Belfast and the Ulster Museum on the 29th October 2016. While at the galleries they appreciated the contemporary master, David Hockney’s work first hand and gathered vital information for their on-going personal investigations. A great and inspiring time was had by all.
European Day of Languages
European Day of Languages was celebrated in school on 26th September. P4 pupils from Holy Trinity PS were invited to watch Year 10 role plays in French, Irish and Spanish and to take part in language taster games. Year 10 students tasted a variety of European foods. Year 8 students enjoyed a French breakfast while Year 9 students took part in a Euro quiz. Finally a foreign film afternoon was organised for Year 11 students.
Our girls are Ulster Senior School Tennis Champions
Mount Lourdes Fundraising Activities raise £9420 for Charity.
A special end of year assembly was held in school on Friday, 24th June at which cheques totalling £9430 were presented to representatives from the school’s designated charities. The recipients included Make a Wish Foundation (N Ireland), The Multiple Sclerosis Society (Fermanagh branch) and The Oisín Mc Grath Foundation. Each charity received a cheque for £3140. Fundraising activities throughout the year included Cake Sales, Talent Show, Fashion show, Senior Quiz, Charity Draw, Tuck shop and Non-Uniform day. Mrs L Donnelly (Charity Co-ordinator) expressed sincere thanks to the Yr. 14 Fundraising Committee for their work throughout the year and to all students, staff, parents and the wider community for supporting the many fundraising initiatives.
Winners in the recent Prize Draw were:
1st prize, £250, Teresa Irwin, Enniskillen;
2nd prize, £150, Alison Seaney, Irvinestown;
3rd prize, £100, Gráinne Mc Cabe, Roslea.
Year 8 celebrate their End of Year Mass in St.Macartan’s Cathedral, Co. Monaghan
This week Year 8’s travelled through the Diocesan Holy Door of Mercy and celebrated their End of Year Mass in St.Macartan’s Cathedral Monaghan.
Within the grounds of the Cathedral, Mount Lourdes School Chaplain Canon McQuaid, spoke to the pupils about the significance of the Holy Door in St. Macartan’s Cathedral and its connection to the Jubilee Year of Mercy. The pupils had a great honour bestowed on them with the arrival of the Bishop of Clogher, Rev Liam MacDaid. He spoke at length to the pupils and interacted with them. Pupils really appreciated the opportunity to speak to the Bishop.
The year group then entered the Cathedral through the Holy Door of Mercy and celebrated their End of Year Mass. The theme of the Mass was ‘Friendship.’ Pupils participated in the beautiful celebration of the Eucharist through, prayer, readings, music and procession.
The atmosphere of the day was one of joy and delight as our Year 8’s have completed a very successful opening year in Mount Lourdes.
Year 9 Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine, Co. Mayo
Year 9 along with their teachers and Canon McQuaid (School Chaplain) travelled to Knock Shrine, Co. Mayo on Monday 13th June for a day of Pilgrimage.
Their day consisted of a visit to the Basilica. Pupils commented on the beauty of the newly refurbished place of worship, particularly the magnificently designed mosaic, which depicts the Apparition of Our Lady in Knock. During the tour of Knock Museum, pupils had the opportunity to examine and study the memorabilia associated with Our Lady’s appearance in Knock. In the afternoon, pupils were taken on a guided walking tour of the Stations of the Cross, the Chapel of Apparition, the Jubilee Year of Mercy Arch and they also visited the graves of the visionaries.
The Pilgrimage ended with the Celebration of the Year 9 End of Year Mass in The Old Chapel in Knock. Our school Chaplain, Canon McQuaid, celebrated the Sacrament of the Eucharist and we were joined by other pilgrims. During the Mass Year 9’s prayed, dramatised the apparition, sang and reflected on the experiences they have shared as a year group.
Year 9 thoroughly enjoyed their day of Pilgrimage and went home with many fond memories.
History and Irish Departments Trip to Dublin
On Wednesday 23rd of March 2016 Year 14 History students and Year 11, 12 & 13 Irish students visited Dublin to extend their knowledge and understanding of the A-Level History module: The Partition of Ireland 1900-1915 and to fulfil the requirements of the Irish Controlled Assessment tasks.
The trip included a visit and tour of Glasnevin Cemetery, where notable figures from Ireland’s past are laid to rest, a visit to the Headquarters of the 1916 Easter Rising at the GPO in O’Connell Street, where students had the privilege of meeting the Minister for the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphries TD, who was the government minister in charge of the commemorative events of the centenary of the 1916 Rising, a stop at the Garden of Remembrance at Parnell Square and finally with a tour of the 1916 Rising commemorative exhibition at the National Museum Collins Barracks.
Irish Language students participate in Rith 2016
Pictured below are Irish Language students who were among over 50000 runners who recently took part in Rith 2016 – a biennial relay- race that aims to celebrate the Irish Language. The race finished in Dublin with the national event having visited each of the 32 counties in Ireland over an 11 day period. It covered 2600kms. As part of the race, runners passed along a baton which contained a message of support for the language from President Michael D Higgins. Mary Mc Govern, the youngest team member, received the baton in Enniskillen and carried it on behalf of all of the runners from Mount Lourdes.
Maith sibhse a chailíní. Bhí oíche thar a bheith maith againn.
Ná déanaigí dearmad ar an seanfhocal “Labhair í agus mairfidh sí.”
