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Stem Activities on Sustainability Lego WeDo
Junior Entrepreneur Programme: Our 6th class and their teacher Ms. Reilly, are taking part in the Junior Entrepreneur programme and we had a showcase event in school with our Business Dragons on Wednesday 22nd March 2023. It was a wonderful learning experience for all involved! Thanks to our fantastic judges from our Junior Entrepreneur Programme (JEP) - Laura McEvoy ( Super Valu Virginia), Eoin O'Shea (Finance & Past Pupil) and Karen O'Reilly (Intuitive Coach). They judged the projects and provided sound business advice to all!
Virginia All Blacks Xcessible Tag Rugby
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JEP 2023
Junior Entrepreneur Programme

 Congratulations to Gaelic Cards 23 on their winning business idea for JEP 2023. Their idea will be showcased in the school after the Easter Holidays for all to view.This business idea Gaelic Cards 23 will represent the School at this year's JEP 2023 National competition.
 A Dragons Den was replicated in our classroom and all 6 teams presented their business ideas to 3 local dragons using a google slide presentation. The pupils on the winning team were Rory Kelly, Charlie Mc Govern, Connor Murray and Ciaran Hetherton.
 A massive thank you to Laura McEvoy (Super Valu (Virginia) owner and manager), Eoin O’shea (Finance) and Karen O’Reilly (The Intuitive Coach) who judged the 6 fantastic Projects and selected the winning business idea. 
 6th class would also like to thank their two local mentors, Shauna Smith (Pampered Paws) and Ann Kinsella (high Tech). The children got the opportunity to ask questions and get great advice from two highly successful business ladies.
Keep an eye out for the Launch date of Gaelic Cards 23!
French Marché on Friday - Say Yes To Languages
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Making Life 1 million times better with  Eir  - Vincent Mulvey and Knocktemple NS

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We hope Fabio enjoyed his short stay in Knocktemple NS.
Seachtain na Gaeilge 2023
​Thanks to Drumbaragh NS for hosting us today in boys and girls basketball in their lovely hall. A special word of thanks to Brendan O'Shea, our referee. 
Maith sibh!
World  Book Day
 On Friday last 20 pupils from our school were confirmed by Mgr. Liam Kelly in St. Joseph's Church Ballyjamesduff. It was a lovely ceremony and all our pupils played their part so well. We are very proud of this group and we wish them God's blessing in their future. A small presentation was held in school to day to thank Mr. Prunty and Ms. Reilly for all their hard work and kindness. A special mention to Fr. Brian and Fr. Kevin for all their help and support.
Peace Prom   2023 
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Good luck to our quiz teams in the Cumann na mBunscoil quiz in the Hotel Kilmore tonight. Beir bua.
BAKE SALE
                                                  We are delighted to announce that our Bake Sale on Wednesday last raised a staggering €3, 620 for the Earthquake appeal in Turkey / Syria. This is a phenomenal achievement by 6th class and Ms. Reilly. We had huge support and donations from our school and local community. Thank you all so much for making this happen! We are very proud of our efforts and we know it will make a difference in the Earthquake appeal.  As a reward for all the hard work Mr. Mulvey announced that we will have a night off homework tonight!

Luke  won the jar of sweets as he guessed the correct number of 278 in the jar.

Cian and Darragh  won the raffle for the beautiful cake donated and baked by Joan Hetherton at the Bake Sale. Congratulations boys!

Regards and thank you, ​

6th class and Ms. Reilly
Birthday Boys!!
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Busy completing our STEM activities on the chromebooks with Ms. McDonnell.
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'Say Yes to Languages ' A project in modern languages in the primary school running in our senior classes.
​We kicked off Friday with a lovely traditional tune from Ruairí Griffin, one of our TY students on work experience. Míle buíochas Ruairí.
Basketball
This morning we said goodbye and thanks to Carnethia Brown, our Basketball coach. She returns to the US soon but first she has a big game with the East Cavan Eagles on Saturday . Good luck Carnethia and East Cavan Eagles from everyone in Knocktemple NS.
We had a great afternoon in Maghera today, thanks to Mr. Morrissey and Brendan O'Shea. We hope to have a rematch soon in Munterconnaught!
​Lily won some medals for Irish dancing at the weekend. Maith thú Lily.
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Well done to our quiz teams that took part in the Credit Union quiz in the Lakeside Manor on Friday 27th January.
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Grandparents  Day 2023
Look at the lovely Arts and Crafts in our hall for Grandparents day. ​
​Thank you to the Parents Association for the new board games for our games trolley. Brendan O'Shea presented the new games to our Students Council today. Míle buíochas.
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​On behalf of the school community we would like to thank Charles and Róisín McMahon , McMahon Agri Contracting , for sponsoring our new basketball kit.  We will take part in a primary school basketball competition after Easter.
A special thank you to Joannne McGovern and the Parents Association.
Music begins  again this year in our school 10th January 2023
The Students Council would like to thank everyone for supporting their Christmas Raffle.The proceeds from the raffle amounted to €410 which will go towards the development of our Outdoor classroom. Míle buíochas. ​
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Christmas Newsletter  December 2022

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​Santa Visit to Knocktemple NS December 2022
Christmas Assembly 
Children's Fantastic Christmas Draw
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We are delighted to have Orla McFeely, Creative Dance Artist, working with Senior Infants in our school as part of the Teacher Artist Residency Programme (TAP) . Looks like great fun!! ​
A special visitor, Garda Maria Glennon, visited our school today and she had a Christmas present for all the boys and girls in the Cairde class. Thank you Maria
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Children's Christmas Draw with lots of lovely gifts and Vouchers to choose from
Draw will take place on Tuesday 20th December 2022
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The Final Day of the Social Trip  December 2022
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Comhghairdeas Jamie winner of the East East Cavan Eagles colouring competition!
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A Visit to the Bog for 2nd and 3rd Class November 2022

Thank you Thank you

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 Science Week 
 Planet kidz with   
Dr. Lucretia Hardiman  and  Science Workshop with  Benny Joyce
Christmas Shoebox appeal 2022
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Trick or Treat for Temple Street!
We raised €330 for Temple Street at our Fancy Dress Trick or Treat day before Halloween. Thank you to everybody for your generosity.
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More Hope Shoeboxes. Míle buíochas
Thanks to all the many families that dropped in their Shoe Boxes.
A few photographs here

Christmas Annuals for sale in the office for €4!

Social Trip 2022

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Thank you to all parents for attending our annual Parent Teacher meetings. A special thank you to Daniel, Ilona and Noah from 6th class who acted as coordinators at our Parent Teacher meetings in school yesterday. Many parents commented on how they were ' pleasant, helpful, courteous and very professional.'
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Athletics
We had a really good day at the Athletics and we won two medals! Well done to everyone and a special thanks to Mr. Kelly.
Athletics Training
After School  Activities

Gilsenan Cup Winners September 2022
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 European School Sports Day
Handballs for sale
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Look at my Lego Truck
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Athletics Training for Annual Cross Country in Killinkere 12th October
Student Council 2022
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6th Class Graduation Day 24th June 2022
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6th Class Memories of Knocktemple Ns written by  the Class of 2022
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5th & 6th Class School Tour June 2022
Sports Day June 2022
Dublin Zoo School Tour for all classes from 1st to 5th Class June 2022
‘Junior and Senior Infants had a Teddy Bears Picnic and fun day at school. They had a great day. Well done!’
Junior and   Senior Infant School  Tour to Kool Kids Cavan and Cavan Library June 2022
Rounders Team of June 2022 - in Kingspan  Breffni Park
Best of Mates  School  Outing for our Cairde Classes June 2022
 Thank you for supporting our Music on Wheels Showcase in the basketball court today.

It was a wonderful event thoroughly enjoyed by all present. It was great to see everyone singing, dancing and smiling again. It will go down as a very special day in our school and we are very grateful to Music Generation for making it happen! A special thank you to Rachael McCabe, Sounds in Motion Music School, for her work with all classes and to Maggie and Sandra from Music Generation. Photographs and videos from the performance can be viewed on the school website and the school twitter page, @Knocktemple School  ​
Credit Union Art Competition Winners May 2022
​Michael McDermott , Manager , Virginia Credit Union presented prizes to six students from our school on Thursday last for their entries in the colouring competition earlier in the year.  The prize winners were:
Sophia Clarke, Senna Fennessy, Beth Forrester, Daniel Mooney, Nael Jourdain and Cora Galligan. 
Congratulations and well done to all our emerging artists.

Girls Football Team of 2022

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Congratulations to our First Communion Class of 2022 

 Saturday last marked a very important day in our school year as we celebrated 1st Holy Communion in our parish, school and community.  Fourteen  pupils from  our school  received the sacrament in St. Bartholomew's Church in the company of their families and friends. 
 
 We thank Fr. Frank Kelleher  for the lovely ceremony and his  work with the children leading up to their special day.  Mr. Flanagan, Ms. Cunningham , Ms. Reilly , Mrs. McElroy, Fiona and Geraldine helped to prepare  the children for the sacrament and each child did their part so  well on the day - thank you to all staff.


               After the ceremony everybody was invited back to the school for a reception which was beautifully prepared by the parents of last year's holy  communion  class assisted by the parents association. A special presentation was made by the parents association  to the teachers of the communion class.

In conclusion, our celebration on Saturday is an example of school, parish and community cooperation and we hope it was an enjoyable day for everybody.


Lego  Tester Workshop for our Cairde Classes May 2022

                         Irish Red Cross acknowledging our donation of €2550 to the Ukrainian appeal. A big thank you to the entire school community.

Various Fun  Workshops and Activities 
Congratulations to all the Knocktemple NS pupils who won awards at the East Cavan Eagles basketball presentation evening including an MVP (Most Valuable Player) and an MIP (Most Improved Player) award.
St Patrick's  Day's Parade 
Strength in Unity
Third and Fourth class held a science fair in the hall on Friday March 25th. There were lots of experiments on show including Dancing Raisins, String Telephone, Creepy Relections, Self Inflating balloons, Water Fireworks, The Gummy Bear Experiment, Lava Lamp, Avoiding Pepper, Mentos and Coke, Hydraphobic Powder, Pencil Bag, Bacon Disaster and Potato Power. The children had great fun doing the experiments and learned a lot too!
Discover Science by Education through Recreation Cairde 3 agus rang a cúig agus a sé!
Today we welcomed a new GAA coach Amy to our school. She will be with us for a block of GAA coaching every Thursday!

Winners of the Seachtain na Gaeilge Art Competition March 2022

Seachtain na Gaeilge in Knocktemple 16th March 2022

Daire is a happy boy , he guessed the number of sweets in the jar as part of the Bake Sale Ukraine fundraiser. He was presented with the sweets by Jason and Padraig.

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Minecraft Project -  Our 5th and 6th class entry to the #IFIM competition. 
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Minecraft Project -  Our 5th and 6th class entry to the #IFIM competition.  This involved research , planning, building and coding a sustainable local community for future generations. Students used many skills to bring this project from a plan to practice such as collaboration, communication, coding, creativity, problem solving and computational thinking, not to mention video and editing skills. The pupils of 5th and 6th class have worked extremely hard on this project and the finished product is a testament to their efforts and it will serve as a legacy of their time in Knocktemple NS. The project was excellently facilitated by their teacher Ms. Reilly and with the advice and support of Ms. O'Malley. We are very proud of  the project and we hope that they do very well in the competition. See the link here to the project

Some of our entries in the Texaco Art competition.

Food Dudes enjoyed by all

Social Trip Cairde Classes February 2022

 Lá Fhéile Bríde i gCnoc an Teampaill
We celebrated St. Brigid's Day in our school by making beautiful St. Brigid's Crosses in our classrooms. A special thank you to Sandra Coote, Crafts of Ireland, who facilitated a very enjoyable session creating traditional St. Brigid's Crosses with our senior classes.

Grandparent's Day in 5th & 6th Class 2022

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Grandparent's day Junior Infants

Social Trip Cairde Classes January 2022

​Santa brought selection boxes and an array of games for our Indoor Games trolley!!

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Santa's visit to Knocktemple 2021

The children had a fantastic afternoon joining the Christmas Draw live from the school hall via zoom. Well done to the student council.

​Junior infants raffle winners

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More Christmas Draw Winners

Junior Infants visit the Crib

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Student Council Christmas Draw raised €430 Well done to the Student Council

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Thank you to Ann Coyle and Staff at Cavan Pool for two gift vouchers for 10 swims for our Christmas draw!
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​Cross Country Athletics 
We had a great day at the Cross Country Athletics on Thursday last , 25th November. Well done to all our young athletes and a special word of thanks to Mr. Kelly for all the training and for organising the event. There are more photographs and video footage on our school twitter page @knocktemple 

Our Student Council had a meeting in the hall on Friday 19th November. We discussed lots of ideas to make our school a better place for everyone! https://t.co/yHr9CzOnWr

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Good luck to Blackwater Gaels team and management this weekend in Breffni. Beir bua! https://t.co/7a1aNMyRsi

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Horse Riding Cairde 3

Super Work 
by many super students

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Temple Street Fundraiser October 2021

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Athletics Training - some very talented runners in our school!! https://t.co/2fmjYgXi4O

Thank you to all the candidates in the election for the Student Council and well done for putting your name forward for election. https://t.co/S7pbjH7Sut
Congratulations to our newly elected Student Council

Student Council Elections 2021 candidates make their presentations - some excellent ideas!

Heritage in School Scheme

Shoe Box Appeal 2021
​Team Hope Shoe Boxes Thank you all for 69 Shoe Boxes this year - well done all!!

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Halloween in Style

Maths Week 2021

Congratulations to the Walsh family winners of the Maths Week Challenge. Well done to all families who took part!

Maths Week in Senior Infants

Outdoor Classroom Symmetry & Patterns for Maths Week 5th & 6th Class

“Junior infants had lots of fun leaning all about pattern, shape, space and number this week. They used their environment during Aistear to create their own ideas”.
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Maths week bee bots 1st & 2nd Class​
Maths trail during Maths Week
Pumpkin themed Maths for Maths week and spooky Multiplication Quiz 5th & 6th Class

We have a cup in school today!! Congratulations to the Munterconnaught/Mountnugent girls on winning the Under 12 Division 2 in Breffni yesterday with lots of star players from Knocktemple NS. (October 2021)

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Thank you to Brendan O'Shea and Munterconnaught GAA club for our new Gaelic Footballs. A bag of First Touch and Quick Touch footballs. Míle buíochas
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 European School Sports Day held on 29th September 2021. The day is a celebration of Sport across Europe 

Confirmation Class September 2021

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Dear Parents and Staff, 
                                       Knocktemple NS, in collaboration with our Parents Association,  will hold an Internet Safety  / Anti-Cyberbullying Information Event for Parents, Guardians & Teaching Professionals delivered via zoom by Ger Brick on Monday next 27th September at 7.30pm. Please see attached an information leaflet giving details of the event.  See Zoom details below:

ZOOM Details :
Parent Guardian Information Evening - Internet Safety / Anti-Cyberbullying
with Ger Brick
Join Zoom Meeting :
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82897584660?pwd=UDVqRTJ2T2xhaWhvTitqa3l4aHpEdz09
Meeting ID: 828 9758 4660
Passcode: 147147
The area of Internet Safety and the Anti - Cyberbullying have become so important in this digital age and it is essential that we inform ourselves of the dangers involved for our children. This event is part funded by the Parents Association.



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Junior Infants September 2021

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Creative Arts installation September 2021

Tag Rugby is back - thank you Jon! September 2021

July Provision 2021
Cairde 1 explored colour mixing using paint and shaving foam. We loved the way the shaving foam felt in our hands. ​

We love playing with pentominoes. They are shapes that have 5 squares. Some of us were even able to write our names using them.

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Sports Day June 2021

Inclusive Cycling Program for our Cairde Classes May 2021

Chris Conroy - Ulster Cup Surprise Visit May 2021

Santa drive through December 22nd 2020 

December 17th 2020
​Virginia Credit Union Awards Ceremony
 was enjoyed here in the school this week thanks to Michéal Virginia Credit Union. Congratulations to Emma Henry, Sean O’Reilly and Alicia Barr, Cora Galligan, Corey Kavanagh, Michael Filipowski for receiving their award for their beautiful art work

​Presentation of masks
All children in the school were presented with a mask today. We would like to sincerely thank the anonymous donor who gifted these to the school community. We love them!

​Chris (our GAA coach) in Knocktemple

Maths Week October 2020
A huge thank you to everyone who took part in this year's Family Maths Challenge for Maths Week 2020.
We had lots of entries but only 4 families got the correct answer which was 27 triangles!
We put all the names into a hat for a €20 Easons voucher and a homework pass.
The winner was Cuan  in Senior Infants. We also gave runner-up prizes of a homework pass each to Ava & Finn, Tom and Ciara and Willow.
Congratulations to all our winners and well done to everyone for taking part. 
Thanks to Ms. Duignan for coordinating this event!

Table Tennis continues Daily in the Hall March 2020

World Book Day 2020

 Tionól Seachtain na Gaeilge 2020

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2020
Ceacht Eolaíochtaas Gaeilge agus tráth na gceist 2020

Pictured below are the Junior Quiz Team who received €20 from Micheál of Virginia Credit union. The children are representing the school in the Regional Final of the Credit Union Quiz in Ashbourne on Friday 28th February 2020. Good luck to All!

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Friendship Week commencing 10th February 2020

Credit Union Quiz 2020
Congratulations to all our teams who did very well in the Virginia Credit Union Quiz on Friday last 31st January 2020. A special congratulations to our Junior Team who came first in their Category.

 Food Dudes take 2

Congratulations to Cora Cairde 2 who achieved 2nd Place in the Credit Union Regional Chapter 2 Awards which took place Friday 24th January 2020

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Santa Visit to Knocktemple December 2019

St. Joseph's Retirement Home Performance December 2019

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Credit Union Awards Night December 2019

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Swimming Gala December 2019

21 Children took part  in the 24th National School Swim Gala in Cavan Pool on Wednesday 4th December 2019.
We had great success in all categories, but special mention must go the the individual winners who progressed to Finals;
U10 Breast Stroke Boys        Liam Towell Runner Up
U12 Breast Stroke Boys Lee Glesson Bronze Medal and Fintan Devin Runner Up.
U12 Breast Stroke Girls Clare Grace Silver Medal
U10 Front Stroke Boys Jamie Henry Bronze Medal.
U14 Front Stroke Boys Ryan Nwaneri Silver Medal.
Well improved swims from  Alex Yore and also in their last year from Leia Blake, Conor Enright and Orlagh Cremin.

The excitement was real when we took to the water for our Relay Teams and wow did they do well:
Gold for our U12 Girls (Clare Grace, Emma Henry, Kaitlyn DeKleer and Jane Hetherton)
Gold for our U14 Boys ( Matthew Taylor, Ryan Nwaneri, Corey Reilly and Christopher Bough)
Silver for our U12 Boys (Fintan Devin, Darragh Hofmann, Lee Glennon and Anthony Yore)
Runner Up for our U10 Boys (Connor Murray, Luke Grace, Jamie Henry and Daniel Hofmann).
Thanks to the Parents that helped with transport .

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Congratulations to the Munterconnaught Mountnugent LGFA U12 Division 4 team who won the Autumn League 2019

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Congratulations to our boys Cumann na mBunscol team who were in the final this year (November 2019)
(check out football section for more photographs)

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Ms. Mc Donnells class came to visit senior infants today. They shared the story of the salmon of knowledge to practice their story telling skills! 


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Christmas Hope Shoebox Appeal
Every year we organise to send Shoeboxes as part of the Christmas Shoebox Appeal. Thank you to all parents for their generosity.
​Many of these children live on less than €1 per day.

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Peer Reading with Junior Infants
5th & 6th Class selected and prepared a story to read with Junior Infants. Both Classes really enjoyed the stories they read and the games they played!