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Spelling Bee 2018

Rivers, Adam, Saoirse and Senan took part in the Spelling Bee knock out round. They did extremely well. Saoirse got through to the County Final in Galway on April 10th.  Well done Saoirse. 

Joe Canning

The school was invited to Portumna Community School to celebrate the hurling achievements of Joe Canning.  

Spar FAI 5 Aside Soccer

Adam Canning, Rivers Foley, Cian Cox, Cillian Woods, Samuel Madden, Andrew Canning, Séan Geraghty took part in the Boys Spar FAI 5 Aside Soccer and  Saoirse Hynes, Aisling Madden, Lily Fahy, Ciara Gallagher, Melissa Finnerty, Caoimhe Dermody, Maeve Harris and Kate Geraghty to part in the Girls FAI 5 Aside Soccer. Both teams went to …

Kid Goats Visit

Darragh McLaughlin from 2nd Class with his aunt Lisa brought two cute 10 day old kid goats for a visit to the school. They are from a local goat farm where goat cheese is produced. There was great excitement as the children got to hold and pet them. Lisa told the children all about the …

Scholastic Book Fair

We held our annual Book Fair from March 9th – 16th    It was open to parents and the children to browse around or purchase books. It raised €330 worth of books for the school library.  

Pancake Tuesday 2018

We had our usual pancake feast on Pancake Tuesday with the children enjoying their pancakes with a mix of their favourite toppings. 6th class did a great job of hosting the event.   

Grandparents Day 2018

The children invited their grandparents to the school on Thursday 8th, February for Grandparents Day.  It was our way of saying “Thank You” for all the wonderful things they do.  The children had a prayer service, followed by a chat, tea and biscuits and a few songs. It was a very special day. 

Peace Proms

The children took part in the Peace Proms which were held in the Kingfisher Hall, NUI Galway on January 20th. They performed with the over 3,500 children from the Galway Children’s Peace Choir alongside the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland.  The conductor was internationally acclaimed Greg Beardsell. Famous soloists, dancers and musicians all made the night really …

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