U-11 Mini Olympic Handball - 02/12/2015: Well done to our girls who competed in the U-11 Mini Olympic Handball competition in Tuam on Wednesday, December 2nd. They defeated Belclare, Gardenfield and Annaghdown and have now qualified for the next round which is to be played in Galway on Tuesday, December 8th. We wish them the best of luck. Photos of the competition can be viewed in the photos section.
School Tour: The date of our school tour has been changed from Thursday, June 2nd to Wednesday, June 1st. This is due to the fact that the Cumann na mBunscol Football Finals are fixed to take place on June 2nd.
Science Quiz - 20/11/2015: The 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th class boys and girls took part in a science quiz in our school hall today to celebrate the last day of Science Week 2015. There were ten teams consisting of four/five students. After eight keenly contested rounds of six questions, we had a clear winner by a solitary point. Congratulations to Bart, Amy R., MacDara and Nicole who finished in 1st place with an excellent score of 43 points. Well done also to Eoghan, Megan, Jason, Amy F., and Lee on finishing in 2nd place with a score of 42 points and Jamie, Jade, Cian Q., Ryan and Jessica on finishing 3rd with a score of 40 points. All the boys and girls can be proud of their performances in the quiz. Photos of the quiz can be found in the photos section.
Visit from the Road Safety Authority - 18/11/2015: Catherine Flaherty from the R.S.A. came to the school to speak to all the children about staying safe on our roads. She spoke about the importance of safety as a pedestrian, cyclist, car passenger and bus passenger. The children gained a lot from the visit and we thank Catherine for her visit.
Map of M17 Motorway: A map of the the new M17 can be viewed in the photos section. When the construction of this new road is completed (est. 2018), the volume of traffic on the the road outside our school grounds will be lessened substantially. This will be a welcome consequence, especially with regard to safety when dropping children to school in the morning and collecting them in the evening.
Bowling: The boys and girls in 3rd and 4th class were treated to an hour of bowling at City Limits in Oranmore last Tuesday, November 10th. They were accompanied by Mrs. Flaherty and Ms. Henaghan. A great time was had by all. Some pictures of the outing can be viewed in the photos section.
Maths Quiz - 10/11/2015:Congratulations to Bart, Cillian, Mark and Jordan on finishing in 2nd place in today's maths competition that was run by Tuam Education Centre. It was a fantastic achievement as the questions were very challenging and they were competing against 25 other teams. Well done boys. We're very proud of you!
Science Week:Thanks to Dr. Naomi Lavelle for carrying out Science of Sound workshops with the children today, November 9th. Everybody enjoyed it greatly. Science Week continues until Friday, November 20th.
Christmas Shoebox Appeal: A reminder that the Christmas shoeboxes are to be returned to the school by Tuesday, November 10th.
