Coming Soon for Parents… What is your vision for Talbot?

Parents / Guardians, Everyone at Talbot is engaged with developing a new wording for a new “Vision” for Talbot. The Student Council have given lots of ideas, staff too. Very soon we will be looking to get your thoughts and ideas for your own vision. We genuinely really want everyone’s input. It’s a great thing […]

NEW School Record–Lennon Berrigan!

Wow! Lennon Berrigan in 5th class has broken the school record! Never before has anyone at Talbot typed so fast.  Yesterday, the 22nd June 2017, Lennon typed at a speed of 74 words per minute (wpm). He showed me and his teacher Ms Ward the certificate from typing.com,which he got when practicing here in school. […]

Talbot’s Top Typists–Can YOU beat these speeds?

Congrats to everyone who took part in this year’s Top TEN-FINGER Typing competition.  Special congratulations to three of you who got over 50 words per minute (wpm)!!! Emily Maher in 5th with 52wpm, Kadie Johnston in 6th with 57wpm, and this year’s overall winner Lennon Berigan in 5thwith 58wpm.  The school record is 72wpm (Andrew […]

Congratulations, speedsters!

Congratulations to everyone — you — for taking part in the top ten-finger typist competition. A 4th class child came 3rd — Lennon Berigan, with 24 words per minute (with a page covering his fingers so he could not look down, like everyone in the type-off).  A 5th class child came 2nd — Kadie Johnson, […]

Handy Handwriters!

Yes, congratulations to so many of you for entering the handwriting competition. And a special congratulations to the following five children, all with gorgeous handwriting. They were selected from the hundreds of entries for the An Post/INTO handwriting competition. Soon their handwriting will be judged in the All-Ireland national competition! Please congratulate: Katelyn Byrne of […]

Want to Help Set Up a School Newspaper?

Great, exciting news: The Student Council is hoping to create a Student Newspaper—one just for Talbot. We want YOUR IDEAS—what would you like to read or see in it? AND What can YOU do to help?  Here are some ideas from the Student Council so far—can you help? A sports section—Gaelic, or Soccer, or…? A […]

Talbot’s Kids Demand Action!

I want to say well done and thanks to the: 76 children from 3rd class (wow!) 84 children from 4th class (my God!) 81 children from 5th class, (amazing!) and 74 children from 6th class (fair play to ya!) who chose to sign a letter to all the leaders of all the political parties. You […]