Author Archives: Emer Russell

Celebrating #Wordsearchday today with a little competition! Well done to those whose names were pulled from the hat! We discussed why word searches were beneficial and students’ answers included; scanning for information, spelling, reading, vision and knowledge! Great answers!

We are embracing the new primary maths curriculum and with this in mind, we are posing the following challenges for children to work at over the next week. Answers to be in the box by Friday 19th . Questions are graded by class level. There may be more than one right answer. Likewise, we don’t mind if children have the wrong answer once they engage in the process of problem solving. We would like answer sheets to include rough work, this could be pictures, numbers or words. The challenges are just that, so they shouldn’t be too easy! However if your child is really struggling at their class level problem, … Continue reading →

Tá frása na coicíse nua again!! Maith sibh, Mia agus Christopher!

We thank all the Junior Achiever Elavon volunteers who finish up today and over the last few weeks. The children had a great time with this civics programme and it was lovely to have parents facilitate.

Well done to Saoirse, Sonia, Jessica and Alison who composed a lovely letter to go with their cheque for €2,142.45 to Unicef on foot of their recent Santa Dash. We value the student voice greatly here in Scoil Ghormáin Naofa.

Well done to our school band and 5th/6th class choir who performed for the residents of Middletown Nursing Home today , including Fr. McCarney and Mr. Breen and Ms. D’Arcy’s granny who very very proud to see all.I am so proud of the children who not only performed beautifully but treated the residents with respect and dignity and brought a lot of joy today. Click the link for a snippet of their lovely playing

We enjoyed a wonderful evening of variety last night with our annual Christmas concert. We laughed lots and we also enjoyed a special moment for peace whereby the church was lit by candles and the children sang after a special reflection. Click on the links to view. Thank you for your generous raffle ticket purchase which was just under €1,000 and will see an upgrade of concrete maths materials to support the new primary maths curriculum in the new year. I would also like to thank all the teachers and SNAs for encouraging every child and for creating such a lovely variety show.* We would like to thank Cullen’s Fruit … Continue reading →

SANTA DASH 2023! On Friday 8th December, Niall Breen’s 5th and 6th class pupils undertook a 5km Clone run in aid of Unicef – Gaza Emergency Appeal This fun run has become an annual event since its inception four years ago. Under the guidance of Mr. Breen, the children trained daily during the weeks leading up to the run and each child’s individual fitness level increased which was an added bonus! On the day, there was a Christmas disco in the yard for the whole school and the younger pupils excitedly cheered the senior pupils as they embarked on the run. The local gardaí were on hand to greet the returning runners with … Continue reading →

The PA Festive Friday fundraiser is back and we look forward to having lots of fun! We will have a Christmas disco on yard as part of our Active Flag endeavours!