5th and 6th Classes have been very busy working on their business ideas as part of the JEP.  There was great excitement on Thursday when they had to pitch their ideas in a Dragons’ Den format.  All the groups presented very well and the Dragons, local shop owner Fergus Byrne, Tullamore AIB Bank Manager Paul Maloney and teacher Mr. Galvin were very impressed.  In the end they chose a combination of two of the business to be the overall class business.  All the class will be working together for the next 6 weeks developing, marketing and selling  Healthy Habits Cook Book as well as Protein 7’s protein snacks.

It’s all systems go for the Vex Robotic Challenge which is taking place on Friday 31st January in Coláiste Choilm.  This competition is for primary schools in County Offaly.  Children have to work collaboratively to design, build and programme robots to complete various challenges.  Last year our school won the coding/programming section of the competition and we wish all the pupils taking part this year the best of luck.

Tag rugby has started back.  Thanks to Tullamore Rugby Club and coach John Burns for this very enjoyable activity.

Our Green School committee has been working very hard this year on a project for a competition run by the SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland).  Read all about their great work on their newsletter here or below.

Coming Soon!! The Bottlebusters film will be available to view very soon.

We have been very active here in school since we came back after Christmas.  Tag rugby has begun again for the senior classes, swimming begins on Friday, Offaly Sports Partnership is running a six week P.E programme for the Cairdeas children and all classes have been very active at lunchtimes and during P.E. classes.  To keep up the activity why not take part in the Operation Transformation walk on Saturday 18th January in Tullamore.  See full details below.

You can read a report from our latest Board of Management meeting here.

To find out more about our board and its function please click here.

Our Nativity Play took place on Thursday 19th in St. Mary’s Church, Raheen.

Well done to all the children for their hard work rehearsing over the last number of weeks.  It was well worth all the effort.  It was wonderful to see such support from parents, grandparents, past pupils and the wider community.

Thanks to all of our teachers and SNAs for their hard work preparing the children.  Thanks also to Msgr. Coonan for his help throughout the year.

We held our annual Bring & Buy Sale in aid of St. Vincent de Paul on Friday 13th December.  Thanks to everyone’s support over €700 was raised.

Some pupils from 6th Class who helped organise the sale presented members of our local St. Vincent de Paul with the proceeds.

All pre-enrolment applications for Junior Infants starting in September 2020 should be sent in to the office by Friday 24th January 2020.  Any parent who has done so already should contact the school to confirm.

You can download a Pre-Enrolment Application Form here.

Take a look at our new video showcasing some of the activities we have been getting up to this term.

To find out more about what we’re doing click here.