On Wednesday 23rd May, the Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 115 landed in the Waterville GAA football pitch at 10am. The children got the opportunity to see the helicopter landing, meet the crew and get a guided tour of the helicopter. They got a water safety talk from the crew and also got to see a drone in… Read more »
Class: Sixth
Lauren to play on Munster Final Day
Congratulations to Lauren Curran (Sixth Class) who has been chosen through the Primary School Game Trials to play with Kerry on the day of the Munster Final in Pairc Uí Chaoimh. This is a huge achievement. Best of Luck Lauren!
Book Fair
We would like to thank all the parents and children for supporting our book fair this year. We are especially grateful to the parents who volunteered to run the book fair every morning. We raised a massive €1,283, which in turn gives the school €769.80 to spend on books. There was a great selection and… Read more »
U-Can Girls Skills Competition
South Kerry Primary Schools U-Can Skills Competition for Girls takes place on Wednesday the 15th May in Con Keating Park Caherciveen at 10.30am. In preparation for this, the school held its own U-Can Skills Competition today (11.5.18). The girls from 5th to 6th class took part. On the day there will be six skills that have… Read more »
Guest Speaker: Leo Quinlan
On Tuesday 8th May, Leo Quinlan visited the school to speak to the children in 3rd to 6th class about his father, local man Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan(native of Reenearagh, Caherdaniel) and the Siege of Jadotville. Leo explained to the children that The Siege of Jadotville took place in September 1961, during the United Nations intervention in the… Read more »
Defibrillator Donation
On Friday 4th May, a new defibrillator was very kindly donated to the school. It is currently being housed in the office until an outdoor unit is installed. The safety of the school community has always been and remains a priority for the Board of Management of St. Finian’s National School. We are a extremely… Read more »
Children meet author Roisin Meaney
Author Roisin Meaney visited Tech Amergin on Monday the 16th of May. The children from 3rd to 6th Class went down to meet her. Roisin talked to the children about her experiences as an author and about her various different book, especially her children’s book “Don’t Even Think About It.” The children got a chance… Read more »
5th & 6th Class on Radio Kerry with Joe McGill
The Story of Amergin Joe McGill, Radio Kerry presenter, visited the school on two occasions. The first day Joe introduced himself to the children and explained to them how a radio programme is created. He told them how he would like them to participate in a programme on The Story of Amergin, that he was… Read more »
U-Can Boys Skills Competition
South Kerry Primary Schools U-Can Skills Competition for Boys takes place on Tuesday 24th of April in Con Keating Park Caherciveen at 11am. In preparation for this the school held its own U-Can Skills Competition today (20.4.18). The boys from 4th to 6th class took part. On the day there will be six skills that… Read more »
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