Monthly Archives: October 2024

Huge thanks to Ms. D’Arcy for organising the cultivation of our wildflower patch. This area is going to be absolutely beautiful when it develops and we hope the children enjoyed playing their part in sowing the seeds. Thank you to Mark D’Arcy for his help in preparing the soil.

Such a happy day here as we mark World Mental Health Day. Our Wellbeing Warriors council kicked off the day with free play in each class- this involved each child showing their favourite toys to one another and engaging in game playing. This fostered lovely interactions and conversations and everyone looked so happy. We have had random acts of kindness and lots of wellness/mindfulness activity and stories in class. Days like this are so important

This page won’t support the posting of this clip but it’s too good not to share so click on the link via X and enjoy 3rd class’ rendition of Hound Dog! Junior infants were treated to this performance today https://x.com/Castletown_NS/status/1846125178985615456

Such a happy day here as we mark World Mental Health Day. Our Wellbeing Warriors council kicked off the day with free play in each class- this involved each child showing their favourite toys to one another and engaging in game playing. This fostered lovely interactions and conversations and everyone looked so happy. We have had random acts of kindness and lots of wellness/mindfulness activity and stories in class. Days like this are so important . We also incorporated scooter day as part of our Active Flag endeavours and then sun shone for this lovely whole school outdoor activity! We dressed in the colours of the rainbow to show light … Continue reading →

We were delighted to welcome Conor McDonald, Wexford hurler, today. As a GAA star, we asked him to congratulate our amazing footballers who won the district final yesterday. We were thrilled to share this victory with our local schools, St. Kevin’s NS and Scoil Íosagáin

There has been so much going on with GAA games and tournaments that it has been hard to keep up! Here is an update as to how our teams have been doing so far. Huge thanks to Mr. Breen, Ms. D’Arcy and Ms. Carroll for their encouragements. Thanks also to all the staff who have helped out with supervision to make it happen! Girls: To date the girls have had a very positive start to the school football league. Our 6th class girls have won all their games and now compete in the district final TODAY in Naomh Eanna against Camolin @1:30pm. We wish them the very best of luck … Continue reading →