Ms. Fitzgerald opened our Europe Day Assembly by welcoming our guest Pat Breen TD. We extended the welcome by starting the European Handshake which included the entire school community present that day. The European Handshake was to acknowledge the solidarity and diversity that exists between us as EU citizens. The handshake symbolised the day that then French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman extended the hand of friendship to old enemy Germany, to put war behind them and to forge a peaceful continent.

After the European Handshake each class performed songs, poems and facts for the school and our guests.

We then had a word from Pat Breen who told us about his travels around the EU and stories of other meeting other school children. He also spoke about how lucky we are to be part of Europe Union and how there has been peace since the signing of the Treaty of Paris after World War II. 

Two children from each class remained behind in the hall to show the class projects on the European country which they had studied to Pat Breen. All projects were on display in the hall. Pat Breen also viewed Scratch Projects on Croatia, Italy, Road Safety Rules set in the EU, European Flags and even a personalised welcome from Luna the Eurobot!