A reminder that the internet safety meeting takes place on Monday 25th September at 7pm in the school. All parents welcome. More information here.

The boys take on Clonmacnoise on Tuesday at 2.30pm.  We should be back in the school at around 4.45pm.

On Wednesday the girls play Clonbullogue at 2pm in Geashill.

Best of luck to both teams.

In the coming weeks we will take part in the Run Around Europe Challenge. This is a project set up by Sports Ireland to get children active. Children run the equivalent distance to a city in Europe. We hope to arrive in London very soon!

Can you spot the animals hidden beneath the leaves?

In Cairdeas 2 we are weighing using a balance scales.

We made our own ice-cream

Thanks to all those parents who attended the AGM of the Parents’ Council on Monday 18th September. It was a very positive and productive meeting.  The first event planned is a Cake Sale on Saturday 14th October.  More details later.

In Cairdeas 2 we went on a material hunt around the school.

On Wednesday evening we were awarded first prize in Tullamore Credit Union’s Best School Garden Competition.  Well done to all the children who have planted, watered and looked after our various gardens over the last few months.  Thanks to Mrs. Kearns who has guided us in all our gardening activities.  A special word of thanks to Pat Foley and Geashill Tidy Towns for all their assistance and inspiration over the years.