First and Second class news
First and second class have had a busy start to the new year. The children have been learning to code with lego spike and an application called Scratch. Everyone is really enjoying learning new skills in a fun ,interesting way with the expertise of our volunteer...
World Book Day 2026
We celebrated World Book Day with creativity and enthusiasm. Everyone made a fantastic effort to dress up as their favourite characters, bringing stories to life throughout the day. We also dedicated time to reading, sharing books, and inspiring a love of literature...
Student Council Bake Sale
The Student Council organised a bake sale on Friday 13 March in the school hall and raised €470. The funds will be used to purchase new yard equipment for all pupils to enjoy. A sincere thank you to everyone who donated baked goods. A special word of thanks to 6th...
Hands-on maths activities in Junior and Senior Infants
In Junior and Senior Infants, we love to use hands-on and concrete materials to develop our skills in maths. From sorting, classifying, data, measures and shape, we find fun and playful ways to learn. We also really enjoy learning outdoors and with other classes, like...
Debating Team
We are very proud of our debating team who participated and won The Convern Primary Debates competition. Members of 5th and 6th class researched, studied and prepared debates which brought us to the final. After fantastic debating at the final which took place on the...
UL sports Day
We had a great day in Ul at the annual school sports day. We competed in sprints, long distance races, relays and the long jump. We had a great day and amazing weather ☀️ Well done too all involved. We are very proud of our student’s achievements!
High Speed School Broadband
Our school now has high speed broadband connectivity through the Department of Education School Broadband Programme, delivered as part of the Irish National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) under the Recovery and Resilience Facility funded by the European Union...
Creative learning in Junior and Senior Infants
In Junior and Senior Infants, we love to learn in lots of different ways. We develop our language skills, social skills, fine motor skills and creativity through play. We love to get outside an practice the things we have learned in the classroom in a different way,...
STEM challenge in Infants
We read the story 'Eva and the Perfect Rain' by Tatyana Feeney. In the story Eva gets a new umbrella and can't wait to try it out, but it is either too windy, the rain is too soft or the thunder and lightning stop her going out. Finally, the perfect rain for trying...
Yoga in Junior and Senior Infants
All classes in the school have had a chance to try out yoga this term. Junior and Senior Infants have really loved the classes with Jessica. They have enjoyed pretending to be animals, moving their bodies in different ways and taking some quiet time to focus on their...
Maths week 2024
We had a very busy and fun Maths Week 2024 in Saint Michael’s NS. We solved lots of Maths problems and riddles. We played lots of Maths games and had a whole school Maths themed Bingo on Friday. Whole school Bingo Collaborative learning
Creepy Crawlies Love/ Hate
Fourth and fifth class participated in a fantastic Creepy Crawly Workshop at the Hunt Museum. We learnt about the lifecycle of various insects and the roles they play in our environment. We also participated in an insect inspired art lesson which was lots of fun!
Family Fun Evening 2024
On May 29th 2024 we celebrated our annual Family Fun evening. This long standing tradition is our school’s social event of the year bringing together our school community for an evening full of tasty food, entertainment, fun, games and lots of fabulous prizes. Thank...
STEM workshop on electrical circuits at Mary Immaculate College
2nd & 3rd class travelled to Mary Immaculate College Craft Maker Workshop where we spent the morning learning how to make electrical circuits. The children also made cards with LED lights and batteries to take home.
Trip to Ardnacrusha Power Station
2nd & 3rd class recenty visited Ardnacrusha Power Station to learn about hydro-electricity. [el_masonry_gallery image_ids="3162,3161" number_of_columns="3" image_size="large" enable_lightbox="on" _builder_version="4.25.1" _module_preset="default"...