Round Towers are old buildings. Monks went there if enemies were coming. There wasn’t any doors on the round towers. There was only a little square window quarter the way up the building. Nowadays we do not need them because there are no Vikings. We have monks and nuns living in convents and monasteries. Nuns…
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Art – November 2013
Tuam Education Centre Debate – November 2013

Many congratulations to our debating team who have qualified for the Tuam Education Centre debating final on December 11th. In a packed school hall yesterday our debaters proposed the motion that, ‘ homework should be abolished’. The boys will now compete against the Presentation Primary School team in the grand final. To see more pics…
Our Monastery Story
My Monastery Story My name is Brother Joseph. Today I was working in the garden sowing vegetables. I looked up and saw enemies heading towards the monastery. I ran and told the other monks. We gathered all our valuables and headed to the round tower. We climber up the rope ladder so that the enemies…
My Visit to Dubai
W.O.W. Day! 13-11-13
Vincent Van Gogh

Mr. Kennedy’s class have been working with Ms McGovern to create artworks based on the painting “Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh. Vincent Van Gogh was born in the Netherlands in 1853. His father and grandfather were ministers but others in his family worked in the art world. He had two brothers and three sisters.…
Green Fingers in Ms Conneely’s 5th Class
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Patstuam Pics
As part of the redesign of our website we have moved all our pictures to a new site Patstuam Pics. Take a look and browse through the galleries. Some of the pictures go back as far as the year 2000!
Edmodo at St. Pats

As part of our participation in the Living Schools Lab Project we are rolling out Edmodo across the school. Edmodo is a social learning platform, often described as the Facebook of education, which allows teachers, students and parents to connect in a safe and controlled environment appropriate for schools. Edmodo has over 28,000,000 users worldwide…