Ba mhór na sceitimíní a bhí sa scoil ar an Aoine seo caite nuair a bhí cuairt gan choinne ó Aoibhín Mc Garihy ó Dancing with the Stars, agus ionadaithe ó Gala Retail agus foireann thaifead ina teannta! Bhí ceathrar d’ár ndaltaí – Lauren Alcóc, Amelia Cole, Jimmy Ó Gríofa agus Greg Ó Sé – ag obair leis an Múinteoirí Ruairí chun scanna gearr a chruthú don chomórtas Gala Gifts for Schools. Bhí iarratas curtha ar aghaidh acu do thrí rannóg – an Tionscnamh Sláinte is Fearr, an Tionscnamh Teicneolaíochta is Fearr agua an Tionscnamh Timpeallachta is Fearr. D’fhógair Aoibhín do na páistí gur roghnaíodh iarratas na Gaelscoile don Tionscnamh Teicneolaíochta ia Fearr as na céadta iarratas agus go raibh duias €10,000 don teicneolaíocht buaite ag an scoil! Bhí ard-mholadh ag na moltóirí aon chruthaitheacht a léiríodh san fhíseán chomh maith leis an gcur chuige neamhghnách a bhí ann. Is féidir an físeán a bhuaigh a fheiceáil anseo https://vimeo.com/371885844. Comhghairdeas ó chroí leo go léir, táimid an-bhródúil ar fad asaibh!

 

last when we received an unexpected visit from Dancing with the Stars celebrity Aoibhín Mc Garrihy, along with representatives from Gala Retail and their film crew. Four of our Rang 4 pupils – Lauren Alcóc, Amelia Cole, Jimmy Ó Gríofa and Greg Ó Sé had been working with An Múinteoirí Ruairí on creating 60 second video clips for the Gala Gifts for Schools Competition and had entered all three categories – Best Health & Wellness Project, Best Tech Project, and Best Eco Project. Aoibhín told the children that among hundreds of entries, the Gaelscoil video clip had been chosen as the winning entry in the Best Tech Project, with a wonderful prize of €10,000 for technology being awarded to the school! The judges had been particularly impressed with the creativity in the video and gave high praise for the approach which had been used. The winning clip can be viewed on https://vimeo.com/371885844. Comhghairdeas ó chroí leo go léir, táimid an-bhródúil ar fad asaibh!