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St. Farnan's Post Primary School managed by Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB) has served the community since September 1941. St. Farnan's Post-Primary School is committed to remaining relevant in what is undoubtedly a rapidly changing educational environment, while retaining a tradition within which the personal development of students is promoted as a central element in all activities.
The catchment includes Prosperous itself, as well as the surrounding districts such as Allenwood, Coill Dubh, Allen, Kilmeague, Staplestown, Robertstown, Donadea and Timahoe.
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REMINDER TO ALL STUDENTS: As part of our Well-Being Week, breakfast will be served every morning for the remainder of this week. Food includes porridge, fruit, yogurts, seeds, nuts and more 🍏🍓🍞☕️ Pop along to room 6 between 8.15-8.45 and get your day off to a healthy start ☺️ 💪🏼
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Tickets are selling very quickly for the school's upcoming Musical "9 to 5" so make sure to book soon to avoid disappointment! Email tickets@stfarnans.ie - thank you to everyone who has already booked!
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Spring time has arrived and that can only mean that once again, St. Farnan's Post Primary School in Prosperous is staging its annual hit Musical. This year our students and dedicated staff are delighted to present “9 to 5”, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. This hilarious musical show, based on the hit movie, centres on the lives of three office workers who turn the tables on their sexist boss. With wonderful dialogue and great musical numbers including Backwood Barbie, Shine like the Sun and of course, 9 to 5, this show promises to be a great night’s entertainment for the whole family. The musical will run for three days in Prosperous Theatre, from Thursday March 30th – Saturday, April 1st. The Thursday and Friday performances will commence at 7.30pm sharp each night, while there will be two performances staged on the Saturday, a matinee at 2pm, followed by an evening performance at 7.30pm. The St. Farnan’s musicals are always tremendously well supported by the local community, so please be advised to book your tickets early! Tickets can be reserved for collection at the school by emailing tickets@stfarnans.ie Adult tickets will cost €15 and student tickets are €10.
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Spring time has arrived and that can only mean that once again, St. Farnan's Post Primary School in Prosperous is staging its annual hit Musical. This year our students and dedicated staff are delighted to present “9 to 5”, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. This hilarious musical show, based on the hit movie, centres on the lives of three office workers who turn the tables on their sexist boss. With wonderful dialogue and great musical numbers including Backward Barbie, Shine like the Sun and of course, 9 to 5, this show promises to be a great night’s entertainment for the whole family. The musical will run for three days in Prosperous Theatre, from Thursday March 30th – Saturday, April 1st. The Thursday and Friday performances will commence at 7.30pm sharp each night, while there will be two performances staged on the Saturday, a matinee at 2pm, followed by an evening performance at 7.30pm. The St. Farnan’s musicals are always tremendously well supported by the local community, so please be advised to book your tickets early! Tickets can be reserved for collection at the school by emailing tickets@stfarnans.ie. Adult tickets will cost €15 and student tickets are €10.
St. Farnan's will host an Information Evening for our 3rd Year students and their parents/guardians on Wednesday, March 15th at 7.30pm.
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The National Parents' Council Post Primary recently published their Spring Newsletter - click on the link to download it - http://www.npcpp.ie/attachments/_attachment_NPCpp%20Newsletter%20Feb%202017%20FINAL.pdf
Rehearsals will take place in school on the Wednesday and Thursday during midterm. Students need to listen to songs and practice dances prior to rehearsals. They should have a phone with them to contact home if needed. 1st & 2nd year students need a note to give permission for them to go the shop at lunch time. Students need to bring water with them to rehearsals especially when dancing. The musical team encourage students to adhere to a healthy eating regime during rehearsals. Wednesday Morning 10-1 Singing: Roz 5-9 Hart: Here for you Dwayne: 9-5 Acting: Act 2 Scene 1,2,3,4 Act 1 Scene 13 Dancing: 3 Dances Afternoon: 1.45-4.00(approx.) Singing: Doralee- Cowgirls revenge Violet- Potion Motion, one of the boys Judy: Dance of death Acting: Act 1 Scene 13 Act 1- Friday Thursday Morning 10-1 Singing: Chorus all singing 9-5 Shine like the sun 9-5 fianle Dance of death Potion Notion Cowgirls revenge Afternoon: 1.45-4.00(approx.) Dancing: all group numbers 9-5 Around here Shine like the sun
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Following their recent fundraising efforts, the TY students were delighted to present a cheque for €1,700 to Aoife from MS Ireland recently. The TY students would like to thank everyone who supported them during their fundraising events. The TY group also raised €1,700 for the upcoming school musical.
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Today in St Farnan's Andrew Little our newly appointed Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) Coordinator for the school held a coffee morning for First Year Parents and Guardians on February 15th. The morning saw talks from Mr. Little, Caroline Cooke (School Completion Coordinator), Annette Duggan (Counsellor) and Principal Mr. Collins. Further coffee morning will be held for various years in the coming weeks with dates to follow ☕️🍪
Last Person Standing Competition returns! Our annual Last Person Standing competition is commencing on February 25th. The completed seller forms have to be handed in to the committee before we break up for midterm - February 17th. It costs 5euro to enter the competition with the winning prize of 200euro going to the last person remaining. There will also be various prizes for students who sell the most lines. All funds raised will go towards the school's extensive extra curricular activities so please support the school and all of our sellers. Details of the results will be updated on the school website.
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Well done to St.Farnan's 1st and 2nd year boys and girls who competed in the South Leinster School's Cross-Country Championships in Stradbally Co.Laois on Wednesday 1st February. All of our students put in superb performances despite the freezing temperatures, rain and strong winds. There was some serious running from Rory Moran from the minor boys team who finished 29th in the 1500m race. Also well done to Kevin Campbell and Conor Murphy finishing 50th and 57th respectively in their gruelling 3000m race. Pictured are the girls from the school's minor team who also ran well and enjoyed the day!
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Amazing Team Building workshop in St. Farnan's as part of the Skills@Work programme with colleagues from SAP Ireland... great feedback from students and facilitators alike!
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