Year: 2017

Last week Paddy Boyle, a local farmer, came to the school to talk to the children of 5th & 6th Classes about life in Donegal when he was younger. Paddy described what school, farms and work was like. Everyone enjoyed listening to Paddys stories and learning about how life was before smartphones and tablets existed! Our thanks to Paddy for coming along to talk to the children.

Yesterday we held our Book Fair at the school. This was a great chance for the children to buy their favourite books and for the parents and guardians to come along and support the school. The school will earn commission on all the books purchased at the fair and we will now be able to buy new books for the school. Thank you so much to all the parents, guardians and grandparents who came along on the day to buy books. We are very grateful for your support. 

[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”61″ gal_title=”Book Fair 2017″]

Every year we ask the families of the school to donate to the Christmas Shoe Box Appeal. These boxes are delivered to children in need in Eastern Europe and Africa.  As always, we received a great response. Here are some of the children with some of the boxes! Thank you very much to every one who donated.

The Infants went on a walk around the school grounds and learned about the changing season from Summer to Autumn. They went on a leaf hunt and gathered various types.

Click on the photograph for more pictures……

[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”60″ gal_title=”Infants Autumn Leaf Hunt 2017″]

 

The children in 5th & 6th Classes have been reading the Book ‘The Iron Man’ and decided to start an art project creating their own ‘Iron Man’. Lots of boxes and tubes were gathered and they set to work! 

Click on the photograph to see more pictures of the pupils at work and their final creations!

[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”57″ gal_title=”5th & 6th Class Iron Man Models October 2017″]

Every year the children of 5th & 6th Classes write a book for each child in the Infant Room. Every Senior pupil is paired with a Junior or Senior Infant. They interview them, and then write a story which is typed into a short book with pictures tailor made for each Infant! All the 5th & 6th Class pupils enjoy this project and hopefully the Infants will enjoy their books when they are ready! Preparations have started with the interview stage! 

Click on the photograph for more pictures…..

[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”56″ gal_title=”Infants Books 2017″]

Congratulations to all the children who represented the school and took part in the Cross County competition on 15^th September. All the pupils ran extremely well and we had several top ten finishers. Congratulations to our girls U9 team, who came 1^st on the day and will progress to the county finals. Our U11 boys also finished 1^st on the day and will travel to compete in the county final. Well done everyone!

Click on the photograph for more pictures…..

[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”55″ gal_title=”Cross Country 2017″]

We took two separate tours this year to the same venue – Finn Valley Centre. All the children took part in a day of sporting activities and games and some of them even got to meet boxer Jason Quigley and see the coastguard helicopter up close!

Our thanks to the Parents Association for their contribution towards the cost of the buses for the tours. The children all had a fantastic day out and arrived home happy and tired!

Click on the photograph for more pictures of the tours…….

[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”54″ gal_title=”School Tours 2017″]

The opening of the new extension took place at the end of the school year 2016/2017. An opening ceremony and blessing was held on the day and the extension was opened by Fr. Seamus Gallagher, Chairperson of the Board of Management, along with Rose Meehan, the longest serving employee of St. Naul’s N.S. Also present were Councillor Noel Jordan, a great supporter of the school, and Brendan McCole, past pupil and current county GAA player.

All the children presented a show based on the theme of our new school logo, and the songs and stories were much enjoyed by all present!

Click on the photograph for more pictures…….

[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”53″ gal_title=”Extension Opening 2017″]

The Parents Association of St. Naul’s National School would like to thank everyone who came along to support our fundraising walk/cycle/run over the summer holidays. This is an important fundraiser for the school and all the support from the local and school community was much appreciated.

The events began with the children’s cycle, when the younger children took part in cycling activities on the school yard, while the older children undertook a cycle route along the road (with their Garda escort!). They all had great fun and helped to raise money for the school. 

We then held our annual cycle/walk/run, which this year incorporated a 5k walk/run or a 30/60k cycle. As always, this event was well supported by our local school and wider community.

In particular, we would like to thank Sean Gallagher for all his work every year in organising the event, and Brian McCabe for the organisation of the walk/run. Thanks to all the Guards, Drivers, First Aiders, Marshals, Timekeepers, people who helped with posters and signage, registration, parking, and those who helped with refreshments on the day. Particular thanks also to some of the sponsors for the day, namely Malachy Byrne of Byrnes Butchers in Dunkineely, Brenda Gallagher of Brenda’s Beauty Salon in Inver, and Tom Dunleavy of Holmes Service Station in Donegal Town.

Click on the photograph for more images of the days…..

[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”52″ gal_title=”School Cycle 2017″]