St Eunan's National School, Laghey

News & Events

 23rd June 2020

Have a fabulous summer everyone and see you at the end of August!

27th May 2020

26th May 2020

More Fabulous Art. All sorts of props used!! Well done everyone. The children are really enjoying seeing each other's creations...

"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"

22nd May 2020

A brilliant video from Luis and Rodrigo which shows the importance of washing your hands. Thanks for the reminder boys!! So well presented. Future TV stars? We certainly think so!...

20th May 2020

It's great to see our children discovering the joy of letter writing this week! All children are writing to residents in Aras Mhic Shuibhne Nursing Home in Mullinasole hoping to put a smile on their face!  Well done to all and I'm sure the residents will be delighted with your words of encouragement and beautiful artwork..

18th May 2020

Have a look at the fabulous cookbooks the Prevost family have created! Lovely recipes and really simple easy to follow method. Well done boys!

20th April 2020

A Link a Day

Below are links to websites which parents may find useful to try at home. We would recommend that you check out a link a day. Enjoy!

• https://www.rte.ie/learn/ RTE2 are showing a special programme every day from 11:00 – 12:00, Monday to Friday, to help your children learn while they are at home. RTE Home School Extra will be on at 4:15 p.m. where photographs/video content/messages can be uploaded. You can access this on your TV, your laptop/phone or tablet. Suitable for all ages.

• https://www.themathsfactor.com/?fbclid=IwAR1PgkOE0zObilnNTI9WhkWeJtsaBcIefTAGW5O1vOfnDGAbQWHFDw1tU_E The Maths Factor by Carol Vorderman. Covers all topics of the curriculum from counting on a number line to fractions and decimals. Suitable for all ages.

• https://www.instagram.com/bressie/?hl=en At 5pm each Monday, Wednesday and Friday Bressie will be hosting online mindfulness classes for children on his Instagram. They will later be uploaded to his FB page. His aim is to help children better manage their anxieties around the current pandemic we are facing. Suitable for all ages.

• https://www.storylineonline.net/ This site streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. The books are attractive and have stories such as Peter Rabbit and The Rainbow Fish. Suitable for Junior Infants-2^nd

• https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0401/1127852-don-conroy-launches-draw-with-don-youtube-channel/ Artist Don Conroy has launched his own YouTube Channel where he will teach us how to draw - a great way to pass the time while we remain indoors. Suitable for 2^nd -6^th but younger children will enjoy watching the drawing come together and can give it a go.

• https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/?fbclid=IwAR2FaS3a-mnXcVETIhx1ga0Q1CndTTIDgL8ITQBqmxbo4Wli7cvENlFltVI David Walliams has a show called Elevenses and children can tune in every morning at 11am to listen to a free audio book. Suitable for 2^nd – 6^th

• https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/  Learn about countries and animals around the world. There are lots of interactive games and fun facts on each country. Once you open the webpage type in the country or animal in the search bar and away you go! Suitable for 3^rd – 6^th but younger children will enjoy the videos.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hdR8Mlib3M Go to YouTube and search for P.E. with Joe Wicks. He does daily workouts that can be done in the house.

• https://activeforlife.com/200-activities-you-can-do-with-kids-at-home/?utm_source=Google%20Grant&utm_medium=Search&utm_campaign=COVID-19-Canada&gclid=Cj0KCQjwyPbzBRDsARIsAFh15JZfFDrt7TU0aPqDOOV5EdBAwoatNUvhZht9U43eFbzicLTOmaKU6rYaAm-AEALw_wcB Some lovely activities to do with children outside to make the most of the weather! Suitable for all ages

• https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html#.VYmm2GTF_fZ Lots of information about Space, satellites and Space stations. Suitable for all ages

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5^th March 2020

Well done to our Garda Quiz team who came joint 5th in the quiz in the Abbey Hotel this evening. There were over 30 schools so it’s a fantastic result for a small school. You are great representatives for the school. Thanks also to all of our supporters!!

25^th February 2020

Pancake Tuesday 
Just look at those smiles!
Thanks to our Parent’s Association for the delicious pancakes today! The children and staff enjoyed their pancakes with healthy fruit toppings. Donations are still coming in so we don’t yet have a final figure of the total raised but we will keep you posted. Thanks everyone for all the generous donations. It is sincerely appreciated.

5th February 2020

Delighted to welcome Leslie Robinson from Murvagh Golf Club back to St Eunan’s for golf lessons. Some future Rory Mc Ilroys in the making!

31^st January 2020

Huge thanks to our grandparents who travelled from different parts of the country to be with us today. The children really enjoyed hearing about their experiences of growing up. From the Troubles, smuggling and the sally rod no question was out of bounds!! We then made some beautiful St Bridget's crosses under the guidance of the grandparents. Special thanks to Fr O Fearraigh for blessing the crosses and sharing stories about our patron St Bridget.

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20th December 2019

Santas Visit! We had a surprise visitor from the North Pole today. Santa took some time out of his busy schedule to give presents out to all boys, girls and staff in St Eunan's. It was fabulous. Wishing you all a fantastic Christmas from everyone at St Eunan's NS. See you on 6th Jan!

11th December 2019

Christmas Draw 2019

The Parent’s Committee are doing the annual Christmas raffle and have fabulous prizes! For the third year, FDR Cars have kindly sponsored the Christmas raffle giving €400 in sponsorship and we thank them for their generous donation. Prizes for the draw are as follows and please note there may be terms and conditions on some vouchers.

First Prize for the Christmas Raffle - A year of Family Fun (12 vouchers listed below)  

• Castle Adventure Open Farm, 2 adults and 2 children Day Pass sponsored by Castle Adventure
• Eclipse Cinema Bundoran 4 cinema Tickets sponsored by Eclipse Cinemas
• Rinka €50 voucher sponsored by Sarah Gillespie
• Afternoon tea for 2 adults and 2 children sponsored by Lough Eske Castle
• Oakfield Park 2 adults and 3 children Day Pass sponsored by Oakfield Park
• Bundoran GlowBowl €50 voucher sponsored by Conor McEniff
• The Bouncy Castle Company €50 Voucher part sponsored by Michael Roarty
• Ballyshannon Leisure Centre €50 Voucher part sponsored by Ballyshannon Leisure Centre
• Irene’s Fun World €50 Voucher part sponsored by Irene Pearson
• Blueway Water Park, 2 adults and 3 children Day Pass part sponsored by Blueway
• Rossnowlagh Surf School €50 Voucher part sponsored by Rossnowlagh Surf School
• Arena 7 Voucher €50 Voucher

Second Prize - Luxurious Hamper

Third Prize - Turkey and Ham sponsored by EWS Butchers

10th December 2019

2 more sleeps until our annual Christmas play!

8th December 2019

Eco Gift Wrapping for Sale 
Every year in Ireland 3 million tonnes of gift wrap ends up in landfill-in other words a forest the size of Wales is required to produce that much wrapping paper! Our Green School elves have been getting creative with Christmas wrap! On Thursday evening we'll have 100% recyclable gift wrap and accessories on sale during the Christmas play. €2 for gift wrap and €2 for accessories. Please get behind the Green School and support our appeal!

6th December 2019 

Guess who’s back..... James is back!!! And he’s not alone! A new elf Semaj (James spelt backwards!!) arrived in Mrs Mc Daid’s classroom!

Each morning both Semaj and James have been causing absolute havoc!!!! They even escaped Mrs Mc Daid’s filing cabinet!!! No escaping their antics 

24th November 2019

15th November 2019 

The school is buzzing today! After many months of hard word the 3G all weather pitch is finally ready for action! The children had lots of fun running around and playing football and are so delighted to have this massive new play space. Thanks to the committee and sponsors for all their dedication to this project. It is invaluable to the school and local community groups and will be a fantastic resource to everyone in the area for many years. 

14th November 2019

School bags for Homeless Appeal

Thanks so much to everyone who contributed to the school bags for homeless appeal. We filled a total of 30 bags which is a fantastic achievement! Special word of thanks to our SNA Jody for coordinating the whole process. This will make some people’s Christmas in Ireland a little more comfortable so thanks for your contribution.

12th November 2019

Huge congratulations to our 4 Credit Union prize winners; Kian, Noah, Aimee and Deirdre. They created some fabulous art and we're delighted they were chosen as winners. Enjoy the award's ceremony and well done!  

25th October 2019

We had a fun filled day with witches, dragons, bouncers and candy floss men! Thanks to all families for making the effort of dressing up to celebrate Halloween. You all looked fabulous! See a selection of photos below.  

16^th October 2019

Maths Week Fun
We welcomed children from St Martins school in Garrison to our school on Monday. The children enjoyed getting to know each other and doing hands fun Maths activities on the Izak Maths cubes. Fun day had by all and it was great hosting this cross border initiative. #mathsweek #activelearning

13^th October 2019

Congratulations to last year's Green School Committee who took to the mic and delivered a brilliant presentation in the Abbey Hotel on Friday.We were are thankful to Mary Mc Gowan who invited us to attend the Donegal South Forums Environmental event. We got lots of tips and ideas about caring for the environment and will be sharing these with you in the coming months.

2^nd October 2019

Kickstarting our Music Lessons

Paula Mc Neilis started her 10 week music programme today. As you can see the children were jumping, stamping and busting the moves while learning about crotchets and mimins. Great fun and we can’t wait until next week!

1^st October 2019

Well done to the children in the Senior Room for designing lovely comic strips as Gaeilge. The children in the rest of the school had lots of fun learning new phrases and vocab in an interactive way. Some future animators in the making. Maith sibh!

20^th September 2019

Enjoying ’Dance Fridays’ in the sunshine

10^th September 2019

 Herbs, herbs herbs! 
Steffi from the Irish Heritage Council spent the whole day in the school teaching us about herbs. We planted 14 different herbs in our orchard. There is everything from oregano to lemon grass, evening primrose to camomile planted. We also created mini green houses and took a little break to enjoy some peppermint tea. Lots of fun and great to get out gardening again.

27th August 2019

 What a wonderful first day we had at St. Eunan’s N.S! A big welcome to our 9 new junior infants!