Literacy Week was a huge success at Desmond College this week with over 8 million combined words read for the Word Millionaire. A school-wide Drop Everything and Read National initiative saw all teachers and students participating on Friday.
The First Year Team Spelling Bee held in the library was really exciting and with teams being separated by a whisker after several rounds of Top Spelling!
The standard of digital literacy Piccollage multimodal text in 2nd year showed the commitment by students and teachers to incorporate technology in the classroom with Ms Whites class producing a web charter on safe internet use for our students
1st Year Spelling Bee Winners
Teacher Ms Broderick
1. Ciara O’Connor
2. Ciara Lee
3. Dylan O’Connor
Runners Up Spelling Bee Team
Ms O’ Mahony
1. Iona Collins
2. Luke McNamara
3. Marcia
2nd Year Web Charter Winners
Ms. White, teacher
Melanie O’Sullivan
Adam Lee
2nd Year Piccollage Winners
Overall winner
Ms. Aoife Culhane’s Science Student Rebecca Enright
Winners in their subject:
Aine Ni Mhurchu – English, Ms Elaine O’Leary
Orla Mullane – Home Ec, Ms.Boohan
Aurelie Mantaba – French, Ms Deirdre Murphy
Rang Karen Postcards Home Winners:
Teacher Ms. Hennessy:
Jane Fitzgibbon
Robyn Hartigan
Georgina Horgan
Word Millionaire Winners
Ms.O’Leary & Ms.Hennessy Class