The day of our Easter Holidays, 6th Class held a talent show in the school hall.  Here they showcased a variety of talent in singing, dancing and playing instruments. They had an emcee to host the event and stage directors to control sound and lighting (thanks Brian MacCormack and Meighean Furlong). The judging panel, Mrs Hanrick and Mrs Kennedy, had a hard time deciding on winners as there was a multitude of talent there!
 In the end, prizes went to the following:
- our very own songwriters and singers Freagh Kelly, Mary and Sarah Gittens
- guitar player Meighean Furlong
- soloist singer Daniel Nevin
Congratulations and a Big Well Done to all!

Gowran N.S are through to the semi-final of the county level Primary Schools Debating Competition. They will be taking on Holycross N.S on the 6th of February at 11a.m in Kilkenny Education Centre. All support is welcome.
The motion for the debate is 'Every child should have a mobile phone'. Gowran N.S are opposing the motion.
Good luck to all involved on the day.
The team consists of:
Leah Brennan
Freya Kelly*
Louise Kelly
Meaghan Darcy*
Brian McCormack*
Padraic O' Neill
* denotes children that will be debating on the day.

6th Class have been very busy of late brushing up on their debating skills. In January a team will take on the K.S.P in the first round of the Primary Schools Debating Competition.
The motion for our 1st debate is 'Ryanair is the best way to travel'. We will be arguing in favour of this topic.
Our team consists of:
Padraic O' Neill
Louise Kelly
Meaghan Darcy
Freya Kelly
Brian McCormack
Leah Brennan

Good luck to all involved on the 15th of January!

For more information on Primary Schools Debating check out www.primarydebatingireland.com

After reading a story in our English readers 'Polar Bears in trouble' we decided to pretend that we were Polar Bear cubs and tell you all about a little adventure that we had. Enjoy...