Author: Ita Connolly

We had the most incredible visit from the Seal Sanctuary today. Jesh and Ffion told us all about their work and how we can help keep our seas healthy. We will have more about what we learned on the website soon but I wanted to introduce the two seals that our school has adopted. Meet Egg and Sundae! Over the next few months we will receive information on how Egg and Sundae are recoverin...

We will be having our annual Pumpkin Carving Competition next week! Our judges will be looking for originality, imagination and creativity. Parents of course can help and it is a lovely activity to do as a family. Entry is €5 per pumpkin. Pumpkins can be brought in on Wednesday or Thursday morning. Our dressing up day for Hallowe'en will be on Thursday the 25th. We would ask that no dangly jewe...

Rackard League football matches are now over for this year. Hurling match fixtures will start again in the springtime. A huge thanks to all who drove or helped in any way. Well done to the boys and girls who played on our football teams this year.

Reminder to all that the supervision of pupils on the yard begins at 9.10. No responsibility is accepted for pupils arriving before that time.   From now on, all children will line up on the upper yard in the morning. Ms. Doyle's class can leave their bags along the wall near the hooks before lining up with the whole school. The door at the lower end of the school will no longe...

We just received word from Scoilnet that our website has been chosen as a Star Site! Scoilnet is the Department of Education and Skills (DES) official portal for Irish education. "I'm delighted to congratulate your website on being chosen as Scoilnet's Star Site. We here at Scoilnet think that you have a great website and that it is a super point of contact between the school and the wider comm...

Sing Out Loud Parents Letter Mon 12-11-2018 Sing Out Loud Schedule for Evening Performance Our 3rd - 6th will be performing in the National Opera House, Wexford on 12th of November. Ticket Cut off Date Reminder for Booking Tickets through the Schools Wednesday 10th October 2018 Ticket Type Direct through School National Opera House Adult Ticket €16 €18 Children’s T...

Our Parents' Association A.G.M. will take place on Wednesday, October 10th at 7.30 pm. We have a very active P.A. and I am eternally grateful for the time and support that our parents give to our children and school. We would love to see a great turn out for the A.G.M. This meeting is an opportunity to learn about the work that the P.A. does during the during year, in addition to outlining p...

We are delighted that our 3rd to 6th class will have the opportunity to perform on stage in the world famous Opera House in Wexford this November. Our performance date is yet to be confirmed but will take place on a date between Monday 12th November 2018  - Thursday 22nd November. We will send home information about tickets shortly. 4th to 6th can access the lyrics and music through their Se...

Margaret, our secretary, is away this week. If you should need to contact the school please call and leave a message. Phone messages will be checked at breaks, as well as before and after school.

We plan to start our Hurling 365 programme in the coming weeks. Hurling 365 usually takes place on a Monday at 8.30 but the start date and day will be confirmed shortly. Hurling 365 is run by volunteers from the club, parents and teachers. It takes place on the school pitch. All your child needs is a helmet and a hurl. If you would like to volunteer to help out with training or supervision plea...