Shoebox Appeal

We had a brilliant response to our shoebox appeal. The children were just amazing in their generosity! Over 100 boxes were brought in by the children. This is a marvellous initiative which means an awful lot to all concerned. Go hiontach! Just marvellous!!

Oíche Shamhna

We had a brilliant Halloween  dressing up-day. Everyone put in such a huge effort with their costumes. Some of the costumes are just incredible. Well done everyone!! Here are some photos from what was a marvellous day that everyone enjoyed thoroughly.

Green School Success

Well done to everyone who work so hard on our Green School Committee. They are just fantastic. Last week the boys from our Green School Committee attended an award ceremony at the Seven Oaks Hotel. The boys were delighted to accept a Highly Commended trophy and cheque in recognition of all the schools hard work at improving our environment. We were only one of five schools in Carlow to be recognised for all our excellent work. well done everyone. Act Local – Think Global.

 

 

Futsal Champeones!!

Well done to our fourth class Futsal soccer team. Playing incredible soccer, they won every one of their four futsal matches against other Carlow schools in St. Fiacc’s Hall. Futsal is the only indoor soccer game which is recognised by the FAI. Special word of thanks to our fantastic coaches Mr. O’Donnell and Mr. Corcoran. The boys were also presented with winning certs by school principal Ms. Mullaly at school assembly. Just brilliant!! Champeone! Champione! Champione!

News Update

This has been a very busy term. Well done to our footballers who are partaking in Cumann na mBunscoil. They had a great win over Bishop Foley in a very exciting game. Well done to our cross country runners. We had tremendous success here with our runners performing exceptionally well with top tier finishes including a first place. Just brilliant. We have added some fantastic play constructs to our outdoor playground. These have a been a tremendous success with the children. Also, our “Magic Room” has been a wonderful addition to the school which has been a big hit with the children. Quiz practice has been a going very well with forty children partaking after school. We also did very well in the Féile na Fhomhair inter school quiz. We have also started our Monthly Book prize for excellence. Well done boys. Tag rugby is going very well in addition to all our other school sports activities. European sports day went very well especially the tug of war. We had a great Crazy Sock day and are now looking forward to our Halloween Break. Photos are from Féile Fhomair Quiz in Éire Óg.

Welcome Back.

We would like to welcome everyone back. We hope you all had a marvellous summer. We would especially like to welcome all our new pupils. The Junior Infants are settling in really well and are just brilliant!!

Simply the Best!

We would like to wish Mrs. Kelly, Principal, a very  happy, pleasant and fulfilling retirement. She will be greatly missed particularly for her endless energy, kindness and positive enthusiasm.  Ní bheidh a leithéid ann arís!!