Monthly Archives: November 2017

Science fortnight! We are busy celebrating science fortnight in lots of ways including wacky science experiments in school and a visit to the mad scientist for senior classes. We’d love to show these off for everyone to see! A school science fair will take place Thursday of this week. Infant parents can join us between 1:15-1:30. All other parents, 2:25-2:40 Thanks to Ms Whittle for coordinating. We hope you enjoy this video of William levitating at Gorey library! Check out our Twitter page for lots more pictures of our Science fair! https://twitter.com/Castletown_NS    

We were thrilled to host a civic reception for our triumphant Mini 7s team who emerged tops out of a league of 70 teams. Whilst they met worthy opponents along the way, they were the undisputed champions of the league and we are so proud of them! In their honour, we held a civic reception for the boys, where we awarded them with certs, photos and medals. We also acknowledged the wonderful contribution made by coaches Niall Breen and Michael Kavanagh, without whom we could not have dreamed of such success. After the assembly and presentation, the team, board of management and boys’ parents were invited back to school for … Continue reading →

We are just so immensely proud of our boys’ Mini 7s team who stormed to victory in the Mini 7s tournament, coming out tops over 70 other teams. They worked so hard and really gelled as a team both on and off the pitch. We cannot thank Mr. Breen and Michael Kavanagh enough for their coaching and encouragement. Here is a link to a great article reporting our success. Enjoy! http://rackardleague.com/classy-castletown-crack-the-minisevens-code/ P.S. The whole school was grateful to the boys for the celebratory night off homework!!  

On Friday 27th October, our students took part in The Crocus Project. This event remembers the 1.5 million children who perished during the Holocaust. Ms. Gilmartin Ryan gave a very moving account of life in the Holocaust, which captured the attention and sympathy of our students. Afterwards, in the spirit of positivity, Carmel and some students planted crocus bulbs in memory of these children. We look forward to them coming into bloom in spring.