Back to School
Scoil Naomh Colmcille have worked very hard to ensure to safety of all pupils returning to school within the coming weeks. We thank all the staff, community and parents for their constant cooperation during these challenging times. We encourage all parents to read our back to school response plan before your child/children return to school.
Click on the link to view. covid19_response_plan.pdf
Scoil Naomh Colmcille have worked very hard to ensure to safety of all pupils returning to school within the coming weeks. We thank all the staff, community and parents for their constant cooperation during these challenging times. We encourage all parents to read our back to school response plan before your child/children return to school.
Click on the link to view. covid19_response_plan.pdf
Christmas Shows 2020
All the staff of Durrow N.S would like to wish all our pupils, parents and extended community a very Happy, Safe and Peaceful Christmas and Prosperous New Year.
Huge praise to all the pupils and parents for cooperating so well
with our school Covid safety restrictions and routines.
Lets hope that 2021 is a better year for all of us!!
Nollaig Shona Daoibh go leir.
Keep Safe!
Important Information
6th Class are ready to host their annual Christmas Fare
Click on the video for more info.
Cyber Safety Week 2020
Our school are hosting our very own Cyber Safety week from Monday 12th - Friday 16th October 2020. We kick started with Garda Fergal Collins, our special guest speaker on Cyber Safety for 5th and 6th Class pupils last Friday. He gave a fantastic talk to all the pupils who learned valuable life skills, rules and regulations from the talk. We encourage all our pupils and parents to click on www.webwise.ie for further educational videos which will support you and your family with Cyber Safety. Online safety is crucial, in particular with children at such a young and vulnerable age. We ask all parents to encourage your children to be SAFE online and to study the videos on WEBWISE so that we are all aware of the possible threats to us.
CYBER BREAK CHALLENGE
We ask all families to get involve in the National CYBER BREAK CHALLENGE on Friday 16h at 5pm to Saturday 17th at 5pm. More information can be got by clicking on the link below. This will be a family fun event which will wrap up our week nicely in school. You can share some of your photos/stories on our twitter page to show how you and your family took part in this great event. For more information and for family ideas click here. Remember, we can teach it, but you can implement it!
Our school are hosting our very own Cyber Safety week from Monday 12th - Friday 16th October 2020. We kick started with Garda Fergal Collins, our special guest speaker on Cyber Safety for 5th and 6th Class pupils last Friday. He gave a fantastic talk to all the pupils who learned valuable life skills, rules and regulations from the talk. We encourage all our pupils and parents to click on www.webwise.ie for further educational videos which will support you and your family with Cyber Safety. Online safety is crucial, in particular with children at such a young and vulnerable age. We ask all parents to encourage your children to be SAFE online and to study the videos on WEBWISE so that we are all aware of the possible threats to us.
CYBER BREAK CHALLENGE
We ask all families to get involve in the National CYBER BREAK CHALLENGE on Friday 16h at 5pm to Saturday 17th at 5pm. More information can be got by clicking on the link below. This will be a family fun event which will wrap up our week nicely in school. You can share some of your photos/stories on our twitter page to show how you and your family took part in this great event. For more information and for family ideas click here. Remember, we can teach it, but you can implement it!
MATHS WEEK 2020
IS HERE!
Our school are delighted to be taking part in Maths Week 2020 and you can also join in with the fun by clicking on the picture to the left to challenge you and your family to so much Maths fun, brain teasers, games and much much more.
Be apart of it, lets celebrate Maths week together!
Enrolment/Admission Policy
Please click on the link to view our Enrolment/Admission policy for the 2021/2022 school year.
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Please click on the link to view our Enrolment/Admission policy for the 2021/2022 school year.
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Annual Admission Notice
Parents, please click on the file to review our Annual Admission Notice for 2021/2022 school year.
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Parents, please click on the file to review our Annual Admission Notice for 2021/2022 school year.
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Welcoming Back all our Pupils!
The staff of Scoil Naomh Colmcille are looking forward to welcoming all of our pupils back to School for the 2020/2021 school year. In conjunction with the department of health and the government, the management and staff of our school have been working very hard to prepare our school for the safe return of all our pupils. We envisage that our school will be fully ready to welcome you all back on Monday 31st August. We ask all parents to keep an eye on our website and your emails for further updates, information and advice for parents for their pupils return to school.
Please take a moment to watch our short Video below.
The staff of Scoil Naomh Colmcille are looking forward to welcoming all of our pupils back to School for the 2020/2021 school year. In conjunction with the department of health and the government, the management and staff of our school have been working very hard to prepare our school for the safe return of all our pupils. We envisage that our school will be fully ready to welcome you all back on Monday 31st August. We ask all parents to keep an eye on our website and your emails for further updates, information and advice for parents for their pupils return to school.
Please take a moment to watch our short Video below.
Advice for Parents/Pupils for Return to School
Click on any of the pictures in the slideshow for further information.
Best wishes to our 6th Class of 2020
Who are starting in their Secondary Schools!
Congratulations to our prize winners for
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now video".
Thanks so much to each and every one of you who sent in pictures for our video montage. Your ongoing support and co- operation make it possible for us to produce video memories like these for everyone to enjoy now and in years to come.
We hope you had lots of fun with this one. Enjoy watching your classmates and teachers wearing the Durrow uniform to create some fantastic pictures!
Well Done to our prize winners who have won vouchers for the ice cream shop "Whipped"
1st Prize €20 voucher : The Maloneys: Durrow Hedge School
2nd Prize:€15 voucher : The Breens: Camping out until school re-opens!
3rd Prize: €10 voucher: Ella Sweeney: Everyone needs a butler these days
We hope you had lots of fun with this one. Enjoy watching your classmates and teachers wearing the Durrow uniform to create some fantastic pictures!
Well Done to our prize winners who have won vouchers for the ice cream shop "Whipped"
1st Prize €20 voucher : The Maloneys: Durrow Hedge School
2nd Prize:€15 voucher : The Breens: Camping out until school re-opens!
3rd Prize: €10 voucher: Ella Sweeney: Everyone needs a butler these days
1st Place: The Maloneys: Durrow Hedge School
2nd Place: The Breens Camping Out until School reopens!!
3rd Place: Ella Sweeney Everyone needs a Butler these days!!
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now!
Summer Holidays are Here/Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now!
The Pupils of Durrow N.S. get creative and wear their uniform for one last time (in their current class). Lots of fun was had in the making of this video! Also be sure to keep an eye out for some VERY mature students!
Take a look at the video below.
ENJOY THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!
The Pupils of Durrow N.S. get creative and wear their uniform for one last time (in their current class). Lots of fun was had in the making of this video! Also be sure to keep an eye out for some VERY mature students!
Take a look at the video below.
ENJOY THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!
First Holy Communion Class 2020
Our fantastic 2nd class pupils were suppose to make their First Holy Communion last Tuesday, 9th June in Durrow. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 the boys and girls were so disappointed not to make their Holy Communion. BUT, their fantastic class teacher, Mr. Lynam ably assisted by Mr. Kelly (Principal), Mr Kelly's wife Brenda and Mr. Hynes on camera duty along with a Garda escort by one of our fantastic parents, Stacey O Brien.
The message at the end says it all! Well done Mr. Lynam and team. You made all those children's day very special.
Take a look at the video clip which shows the great excitement and surprise that the pupils received on the day.
The message at the end says it all! Well done Mr. Lynam and team. You made all those children's day very special.
Take a look at the video clip which shows the great excitement and surprise that the pupils received on the day.
DURROW N.S. LET'S STAY CONNECTED!
Click on the video
Dear Parents
I hope this note finds as well as can be expected.
For our part, we will keep churning out the online tuition and we only expect that you do whatever you can in keeping with your home life and time availability. The offer of contact with you or you children stands. Just email any of our us and we can call or email you or your children personally.
SCHOOL NEWS:
Our Ms Kinahan (4th class) returns from her maternity leave on Monday 27th April. A big "thank you" to Ms Minnock for her drive and energy in the classroom and online.
Our Resource Teachers, Ms Cusack, Ms Murphy, Ms Gaughan and Mr Fahy have reached out to their charges in a personal way. Continue to be on the lookout for them. :)
TRAD GROUP:
So as to keep in touch with our Trad Group, I tasked Mr Fahy with building a website to carry our music tuition. As we have a huge cohort of guitar players, Mr Fahy has provided expert and extensive tuition in this area. Mr Hogan, Ms Carroll and I provide the different levels of Trad music for the children. As the video tutorials are carried by You Tube, the children's participation will need your usual supervision as one music video can lead on to another, in a different realm. I am very excited about the website and I know that the children will enjoy using it.
Click on the link to access this website. https://guitarwithmrfahy.weebly.com/
Until we get back to face-to-face teaching, do what you can with the online learning but by no means be under any pressure to keep up with everything. We will make sure that the children will all get back up to speed when we return.
Frank and Staff.
I hope this note finds as well as can be expected.
For our part, we will keep churning out the online tuition and we only expect that you do whatever you can in keeping with your home life and time availability. The offer of contact with you or you children stands. Just email any of our us and we can call or email you or your children personally.
SCHOOL NEWS:
Our Ms Kinahan (4th class) returns from her maternity leave on Monday 27th April. A big "thank you" to Ms Minnock for her drive and energy in the classroom and online.
Our Resource Teachers, Ms Cusack, Ms Murphy, Ms Gaughan and Mr Fahy have reached out to their charges in a personal way. Continue to be on the lookout for them. :)
TRAD GROUP:
So as to keep in touch with our Trad Group, I tasked Mr Fahy with building a website to carry our music tuition. As we have a huge cohort of guitar players, Mr Fahy has provided expert and extensive tuition in this area. Mr Hogan, Ms Carroll and I provide the different levels of Trad music for the children. As the video tutorials are carried by You Tube, the children's participation will need your usual supervision as one music video can lead on to another, in a different realm. I am very excited about the website and I know that the children will enjoy using it.
Click on the link to access this website. https://guitarwithmrfahy.weebly.com/
Until we get back to face-to-face teaching, do what you can with the online learning but by no means be under any pressure to keep up with everything. We will make sure that the children will all get back up to speed when we return.
Frank and Staff.
Massive Congratulations to our past pupils.
Congratulations to Jane Smith and Alice Ward (Sacred Heart School students now) who have received the Highly Commended Safer Internet Day Ambassador Leadership Award by Webwise. Durrow National School are always very proud of their students who continue to progress in their education and achieve such high prestigious awards. We are also delighted to see another past pupil, Mia Gibney, has now become an important member of the Webwise Youth Panel. Well done Jane, Alice and Mia. Maith Sibh!
Click on the link to read more.
www.offalyexpress.ie/gallery/home/537639/huge-national-web-award-win-for-offaly-students.html
Congratulations to Jane Smith and Alice Ward (Sacred Heart School students now) who have received the Highly Commended Safer Internet Day Ambassador Leadership Award by Webwise. Durrow National School are always very proud of their students who continue to progress in their education and achieve such high prestigious awards. We are also delighted to see another past pupil, Mia Gibney, has now become an important member of the Webwise Youth Panel. Well done Jane, Alice and Mia. Maith Sibh!
Click on the link to read more.
www.offalyexpress.ie/gallery/home/537639/huge-national-web-award-win-for-offaly-students.html
ACTIVE HOME WEEK 2020
National ‘Active SCHOOL Week’ takes place every April and is a really enjoyable part of the school year for many children. This year, because of COVID-19, it is not possible for this to go ahead so we are asking you to invite the families of your school to participate in the ‘Active HOME Week‘ challenge instead.
We the teachers and staff of Durrow National School will be taking part in Active Home Week 2020. We invite you all to join us which in turn will support our well-being, active minds and most of all create active fun around the home. Click on the link to learn more and get more ideas. LETS DO THIS TOGETHER!
Click here for more information. https://activeschoolflag.ie/index.php/active-home-week-2020/
National ‘Active SCHOOL Week’ takes place every April and is a really enjoyable part of the school year for many children. This year, because of COVID-19, it is not possible for this to go ahead so we are asking you to invite the families of your school to participate in the ‘Active HOME Week‘ challenge instead.
We the teachers and staff of Durrow National School will be taking part in Active Home Week 2020. We invite you all to join us which in turn will support our well-being, active minds and most of all create active fun around the home. Click on the link to learn more and get more ideas. LETS DO THIS TOGETHER!
Click here for more information. https://activeschoolflag.ie/index.php/active-home-week-2020/
