As a school we are continually battling to find new ways to fundraise to meet the costs of running the school. This year we received €12,852.00 in Capitation Grant from the Department of Education. We were left with €9,684.00 after paying €3,168.00 for the School Insurance to Allianz. We are not able to shop around… Read more »
Junior and Senior Infant Class will attend “Tortured Soles” (my humorous art exhibition of crippling shoes), at Tech Amergin on Thursday 11th April 2019. Sean Garvey will be in 3rd & 4th class on Friday morning (12th April 2019) for some Irish music and songs. School closes on Friday 12th April @ 12.00pm for Easter… Read more »
Due to unforeseen circumstances the date has been changed to Tuesday 28th May 2019 from 1.15pm – 1.45pm. Apologoes for any inconvenience caused. There is an ongoing problem of Headlice in the school which needs to be addressed. Our Public Health Nurse Dolores will visit the school on Tuesday 28th May 2019 at 1.15pm to talk… Read more »
Juniors & Seniors are getting ready for Spring. During Art class they have been working on making a Spring display with colourful flowers, butterflies and sheep. This month in Aistear Junior and Senior Infants are busy in the library. They have designed their own library cards, written book reviews and designed book covers.
A Bag Packing Fundraiser in aid of St. Finian’s N.S. will take place on Easter Saturday (20.04.19) in Walsh’s Supervalu, Caherciveen. If you are available to volunteer on the day please contact Katy Gwis (0871487334) or Katie Farrell (0860633670).
Each year, World Autism Day is celebrated on the 2nd of April globally with the goal of spreading awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorder. The theme for this year (2019) is Assistive Technologies and Active Participation. Walsh’s Supervalu Caherciveen, are now holding Autism Friendly Shopping evenings on Tuesdays from 7pm – 9pm. For more information on this please… Read more »
Author of the “Local Food Project”, Lisa Fingleton spoke to the children from 3rd to 6th class on Monday 25th March 2019. Lisa spoke to the children about eating locally grown foods and foods with the least amount of air miles possible. Lisa was extremely impressed with the children’s knowledge about healthy foods and having… Read more »
Please see attached flyers for information on ADHD Information Seminars for Parents.
March 21st, 2019 is World Down Syndrome Day. To mark the occasion many of the boys and girls (and Staff!) wore odd socks to school today!
A Guest Speaker from Agri Aware will visit the school to speak to the children from infants to 6th class regarding Agri Awareness and Farm Safety on Tuesday 9th April at 11am. We feel that this is a very important topic for the children, especially this time of year with farms being such busy places…. Read more »
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