Music in Oatlands
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Oatlands' Got Talent
Oatlands' Got Talent is our annual school talent show. It was our pleasure to host it this year. Lorcan did such a great job last year and it was an honour to fill in for the 2025 edition. Last year, the acts were amazing and we had the best time.
This year, we will see one of the highest attendances that the hall has ever seen. with performers from 3rd to 6th class. we expect this to be an action packed show for you. With acts ranging from music, dancing, tarot reading and Rubik's Cub SKILLS! All the performers are amazing and they have nerves of steel to go on that stage in front of 500+ people.
We want to thank our crew; DJ Eoin, Con & James on props, Danny and Ralph are MC'ing and we are so excited to bring OGT to you!
by Danny McHenry and Ralph Higgins (6th Class)
I preformed in it last year and I am so excited for this
years one!
Solomon (5th Class)
It's an amazing experience doing the rehearsals
Aiden (5th Class)
I love doing it with all my friends, super fun! I like that 5th Class get to perform their Peace Proms Songs.
Harry (5th Class) Luke (5th Class)
I like how all my friends are doing it and I like showing There are so many people doing a range of performances and
my talents. everyone is confident.
James (5th Class) Aiden(5th Class)
Shout out to Ms Hilary and all the 6th Class boys who organised it!
Peace Proms
Well done to Ms. O’Shea and Ms. Mayer’s 5th classes who had their first group rehearsal for Peace Proms 2025 on Wednesday 11th December. Peace Proms is a series of 18 spectacular concerts in Waterford, Dublin, Belfast and Limerick, showcasing the extraordinary talent and unity fostered by the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland since its founding in 1995. We are delighted to take part in the concert in the RDS on Sunday February 2nd, 2025.
Carols in the Radission
Oatlands Choir had the pleasure of performing for some very special guests at the Radisson Hotel in Stillorgan on Thursday 28th of November. The children were prepared by Ms Healy and supported on the night by Ms Hillary and Ms Ní Mhurchú. It was a wonderful, festive evening which was enjoyed by all.
Infants Christmas Play!
On Tuesday the 10th of December and Wednesday the 11th of December the Junior and Senior Infant classes put on an amazing performance of "Christmas with the Aliens". It told a story of Aliens landing on earth and learning all about Christmas. The children worked very hard over many weeks rehearsing the lines and songs with actions. They were delighted to perform for all the families. All the students did a wonderful job of performing, signing, acting and doing the actions on the day. They should all be very proud of themselves!
Drumming Workshop
Three days of drumming workshops were held in Oatlands from January 30 th to February 1 st . The interactive drumming workshops were facilitated by Peter Crann of WeDrum Ireland. All classes got to take part in the workshop, learn about drumming and play different percussion instruments. Each class workshop typically started with an energetic warm up routine involving Body-Percussion and Hip Hop beats. The workshop included a demonstration and brief journey around the world of drums, from Africa to Ireland. Every student also got to play a piece of highenergy Samba music on a percussion instrument. Peter’s infectious enthusiasm for music and his teaching of drumming techniques from all around the world were thoroughly enjoyed by all. The workshops were organised by Mr Egan.
