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A huge congratulations to our girls 5 aside Gaelic team who won the Cumann na mBunscol Southern region competition and will now go on to represent the school in the county finals. All the girls displayed fantastic skills and teamwork over the two days. Also, well done to our boys who represented the school so […]

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From October 13th to November 7th all classes in the school took part in the ‘Skip Around The World’ initiative as part of the Active School Flag Programme. Different locations around the world were reached such as the Pyramids in Giza, The Eiffel Tower and The Sahara Desert. Well done to all the children for […]

Well done to both boys and girls teams who brought back silverware from our parish league finals day recently.  There was fantastic skill and teamwork on view from all four teams over the evening. Congratulations to all the boys and girls involved.

Well done to all the boys and girls from all classes that received their awards for contributing positively toward the well-being in their class and the school.

Thanks very much to Jeremy Kennedy for a fantastic pumpkin carving workshop on Thursday 16th October. All the classes helped clean and carve our own pumpkins, which we had grown in our poly tunnel. The children really enjoyed the workshop and it has added a lovely seasonal display at the front of the school. Thanks […]

“This school received a grant in 2021 to implement initiatives aimed at addressing the digital divide and support our learners at risk of educational disadvantage as a consequence, as part of the Irish National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) a project under the Recovery and Resilience Facility funded by the European Union through NextGenerationEU. This […]

IMG_6582 IMG_6582 We celebrated Active School Week(ASW) from June 16th to 20th. The boys and girls had a fun filled week of activities,  with different games, races, teacher challenges and Staff V Students competitions. Some of the highlights included our Sports Day, water relays, Walkway activities, a Frisbee workshop on Wednesday for all classes, led […]

On Thursday 8th May we celebrated Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week in school. We wanted to raise awareness and support for a child in our school and his family by wearing blue. Well done to all the children.

Our boys and girls soccer teams took part in the FAI 5 aside tournament in Letterkenny on March 27th. Both teams competed very well and were unlucky not to progress from their respective groups. Both teams were celebrated at our recent assembly. Well done to all the children involved.

Well done to the Parent’s Association and all the children who participated in the parade, on their fantastic efforts. The school’s “Inside Out” themed float, was the overall winner in the Donegal Town Parade. On Wednesday, Jeremy Kennedy visited the school with the float for all the children to see. Thank you again to the […]

Last week as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge, we had a number of events organised, including a Tráth na gceist, ceolchoirm, Lá Glas, Siopa Gaeilge and a whole school céilí on Friday where the classes paired up for some dancing. Well done to all the boys and girls on their use of Gaeilge over the […]

Last week we were delighted to receive our new climbing wall from the Active School Flag initiative. The whole school took part in the Active Breaks Challenge earlier this year and so we were entered into a competition to win a climbing wall. We were selected as the winning school from Ulster. The children have […]

We celebrated World Book Day on Wednesday ,and the boys and girls were asked to create a project related to a book of their choice. As part of the Curious Minds Programme, which promotes the use of STEM(Science,Technology, Engineering and Maths) in schools, the children were tasked with developing something to showcase on World Book […]

Congratulations to Mia from room 6 who was the winner of the Four Masters LGFA St. Brigid’s Day art competition. Mia’s entry was selected as the overall winner from all schools within the Four Master’s catchment. Well done Mia. Thank you to Deborah Dunnion for presenting Mia with her award.

On Wednesday 26th February, the President of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation(INTO) Carmel Browne visited our school and spoke with all the classes.

Jarla from ‘The Doodling Academy’ visited our school last week and did a 30 minute drawing workshop with the classes. The children created their own drawings under Jarla’s guidance, and they really enjoyed the experience. Thank you to Jarla for his time.    

This February, the Well-being Team/ASF Team provided every student in the school with a Laya Super Troopers active homework wall chart. The programme encourages children to get active with their families at home and runs for 10 weeks. This compliments our weekly active homework in all classes.   

On February 11th, Glanmore Foods, the supplier of our hot lunches, provided a nutrition workshop for all classes. The nutritionist discussed the food pyramid, healthy living and gave the children the opportunity to create their own healthy wraps and taste some different fruit and vegetables.