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We had an awesome day today in Ballon (Burrin Celtic FC) at the FAI Carlow soccer First Round. Our Girls and Boys Teams both topped their group and now qualify for the County Finals on Friday. Our other Boys and more »

Mr Groarke’s class were busy this week planting potatoes in our school garden! They also checked out our herb garden where we smelt and ate some herbs ! It was great fun and we learned lots about how to plant more »

We had over 40 boys and 40 girls try out for our FAI 5 a side soccer Blitz which takes place in Ballon on March 23rd. It was a great afternoon last Thursday and all teams played 4 games with more »

  Our 5th and 6th classes visited the Dunbrody Famine Ship recently as part of their History curriculum where they learned all about the history of the ship. It was a fantastic experience and everyone had a great time while more »

  We were very busy preparing for St Brigid’s Day in St Fiacc’s N.S last week. Here we have some students from Ms Ivory’s 5th class who were busy making St Brigid’s crosses from rushes and also some lovely art more »

We had a fantastic Catholic school’s Week last week with the Theme ‘Walking in Faith and Love’. We had Grandparents Day on Wesnesday which is always a highlight of the school year and our 3rd, 4th and 5th classes attended more »

Some action shots from Ms Scully’s class who were exploring Electricity as part of their Science curriculum! Maith sibh!!

Catholic School’s Week starts today in St Fiacc’s N.S. Wednesday will be Grandparents Day, Thursday 3rd-5th classes will be attending a special CSW Mass in St Clare’s and Fr Dunphy will be leading us in a prayer service on Friday more »

Our school library has opened fully again with a massive new selection of books including graphic novels, diversity books, non fiction and top selling fiction authors- Ms Minnock and the Library Council (Pupils from 6th class) have put so much more »

Ms Hennessy has been putting our Table Quizzers through their paces during lunch breaks since the first week in January. Pupils are practicing a wide variety of content to make sure they are ready and prepared to compete in the more »

This month’s Fundamental Movement Skill is Balancing. Pupils across all classes are practicing their balancing skills as part of PE lessons and for classroom movement breaks- Here are some photos of Ms Hutton’s Junior Infants who were balancing while throwing more »

Santa came to visit St Fiacc’s N.S today and there was great excitment throughout the school especially as he arrived via Garda escort. It was fantastic to meet Mr Claus and we wish him well on his big day next more »

Ms Payne, our wonderful Home School Liasion Teacher organised a brilliant coffee morning with Barrow Brew last week. In freezing temperatures, the morning was a great success with lots of parents, school staff and teachers availing of lovely teas and more »

Thanks so much to Ms Minnock for ordering over 750 new books for our library which include lots of top author names, graphic novels and non-fiction books which were badly needed. Our dedicated library committee were fantastic all week to more »

Our Advent Mass of giving was a huge success last week. A huge thanks to all families who donated food stocks to St Clare’s Hospitality and also to Fr Dunphy, Cathríona and the Parish team for their continued support for more »

Ms McCarthy’s 2nd class were busy yesterday using our Blue Bots to develop computational thinking through a STEM activity and as part of our Digital Learning Framework. Pupils all had a great time while learning how to navigate their Bots more »

Ms Minnock’s 6th class took part in poetry as a commemoration workshop which was based on the 100th anniversary of the Irish Civil War. They were joined by author, Caroline Busher and their poetry was recorded and played on national more »

5th and 6th classes were busy last week planting Crocus bulbs in memory of those who lost their lives in the Holocaust. We hope that the bulbs will spring up in early February and we are going to add more more »