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Table Toppers Easter 2024
Each Easter & Christmas the school holds Table Toppers - 3 pupils from 1st class - 6th class are asked a series of tables (depending on the class ability). This Easter our winner was Katie Brosnan in 6th class. Congratulations to Katie and all the pupils who...
St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations in Senior Infants
Bhí an t-atmaisféar ar lasadh! This week at school, we celebrated 'Seachtain na Gaeilge'. Senior Infants were involved in various activities throughout the week and were great to use their 'cúpla focal'! Fifth class students visited our classroom and read Irish...
World Book Day 2024
Today our pupils had a great day for World Book day. They dressed up as characters from their favorite books and each class visited another class to tell them all about their books. The children had a fantastic day. Next week we will have a Book Fair at school between...
Design Pro Factory Visit
Our 6th class pupils visited the DesignPro factory in Rathkeale today. They had a great day out learning about DesignPro's manufacturing, seeing the inside of the factory and boardrooms. A big thank you to the team at DesignPro for facilitating our...
Cycle Right with Like Bikes
Our 6th class pupils have been participating in cycling lessons at school over the last 2 weeks. The course is aligned to Cycle Right, the National Standard for Cycle Safety Training in Ireland, and is delivered by LiKe Bikes - Andy & Dwayne. The sessions teach...
Visit to Fire Station & Library
Our special classes had a lovely day in Newcastle West Library and Fire Station. A big thank you to both services for their time. ...
Biodiversity Walk – 5th & 6th Class
This week 5th and 6th classes took a walk along the Greenway to check out some our surroundings & wildlife. They saw plenty of bugs and birds as well as lots of frogs and spawn. It was a lovely day out helped by the lovely weather. ...
February Festivities in 3rd Class!
February has been a very busy month for 3rd Class! We started off by making St Brigid's Crosses to celebrate St Brigid's Day. Then we made lovely Romero Britto inspired Valentines Day cards for Valentine's Day. 3rd Class have also just finished 6 weeks of swimming...
Pancake Tuesday
All our classes enjoyed getting pancakes in class this Tuesday. It was a very special treat....