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Other School News


Sep 18, 2024
Huge welcome to our new Junior Infants.
A very big welcome to our new Junior Infants class, a small class of 6 this year but what they lack in numbers they certainly make up for...


Jun 21, 2024
Olympics Projects
We had great fun researching the Olympics ahead of the upcoming games in Paris. We worked in groups and researched 8 different athletes;...


May 11, 2024
First Holy Communion
Best wishes to Ben, Jackson, Jake, Kaitlyn, Katie and Leon making their First Holy Communion this weekend. Lots of work and practice gone...


Feb 22, 2024
Internet Safety
Thanks to Jeremy for coming in to talk to us about internet safety. We learned a lot about how to stay safe on the internet, it was very...


Jan 30, 2024
St. Brigid's Day
Great fun making St. Brigid's crosses today. Thanks to Ms. Rowe, Mr Neary, Kathleen, Margaret and Cillian, Ruairi, Callum and Malie from...


Dec 21, 2023
Playdough!
Great fun this week making and playing with playdough! We used flour, cornflour, water, vegetable oil and food colouring to make it. We...


Oct 26, 2023
Halloween Art
Have a look at our spooktacular houses that we painted. We experimented with different shades of blue to create the background. Then we...


Oct 25, 2023
Visit from Goal
We enjoyed a visit today from Goal. We learned about life in Uganda and even learned a song in Swahili! Thanks to Darragh, Niamh and...


Oct 16, 2023
Art
We had great fun painting our mountains and sun pictures. We mixed lots of paint to create new colours!


Oct 13, 2023
Mini 7's Football
Our boys and girls teams both took part in the mini 7s Football today at the pitch in Ballaghaderreen. Both teams did very well and the...


Sep 25, 2023
Our First Sporting Event of the new term
East Mayo Cross Country Championships, Thursday 21st September 2023 Well done to all our teams who took part on the day in Swinford,...


Jun 20, 2023
Ice Cream Van
We had a lovely surprise this morning when the ice cream van drove into the yard!


May 10, 2023
Fire Safety
A great afternoon spent with Dermot from Charlestown fire station learning about fire safety and prevention.


May 8, 2023
First Holy Communion Retreat
A fabulous day spent on retreat in Knock for second class in preparation for First Holy Communion. Thanks to Fr Gerry for coming along!


May 7, 2023
Gardening
A busy afternoon with our gardener Martin preparing our beds and setting some onions.


Apr 24, 2023
First Confession
Lovely walk to the church this afternoon in preparation for First Confession tomorrow evening!


Mar 22, 2023
St. Patricks Day Parade
We were delighted to take part in the Charlestown Parade this year. The school band have been practicing every week and they performed...


Mar 14, 2023
Football in the Dome
We recently took part in a football blitz in the Dome in the Connacht Centre of Excellence. It was organised by Ballaghaderreen GAA club....


Mar 14, 2023
FAI 5-a-sides
We competed in the FAI 5-a-side tournament recently. We tried our best and we really enjoyed it.


Jan 29, 2023
Happy Retirement, Teresa
It was sad to say goodbye to our long-serving secretary, Teresa but we would like to wish you many years of health and happiness in your...
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