A huge congratulations to the Pro Pawns chess team of 8 players who were invited to and finished in first place at the special Féile Fichille chess tournament held at Ovens Hall on Thursday 5th March 2020. The chess team were awarded with an invitation to the special tournament following an outstanding performance at a Regional Ficheall tournament in January and had been spending hours practicing at school and at home since then. The school is extremely proud of the players representing Scoil Naomh Eltin and achieving excellence following their hard work and dedication. The team were greeted on their return to the school with a whole school assembly to celebrate their achievement!
Chess is extremely popular in the school, especially among the senior students. 110 students entered a one-day in-school chess tournament before Christmas. 50 students from 2nd to 4th and 40 students from 5th and 6th have taken part in weekly lunch-time chess leagues. Chess is popular in many schools and is used to build social, cognitive and mental-fitness skills. Most importantly students like the game because its fun!
Chess is extremely popular in the school, especially among the senior students. 110 students entered a one-day in-school chess tournament before Christmas. 50 students from 2nd to 4th and 40 students from 5th and 6th have taken part in weekly lunch-time chess leagues. Chess is popular in many schools and is used to build social, cognitive and mental-fitness skills. Most importantly students like the game because its fun!
