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Bhí Lá Gaelach sa scoil ar an Aoine 15ú Márta. Bhí mórchuid na scoile feistíthe go deas le maisiúcháin, smidiú agus éide glasa. Bhí paráid ag na naíonáin trí chlós na scoile. Bhí slua mór de dhaltaí na scoile amuigh sa chlós chun tacaíocht a thabhairt daofa.
D’fhoghlaim ranganna 1-6 damhsa céilí (Tonnta Thoraí, Ionsaí na hInse). Buíochas do Pat agus Maura a d’fhoghlaim na damhsaí dúinn.
Buíochas do dhaltaí rang a 6 a thug cuairt ar na bunranganna chun léitheoireacht Gaeilge a dhéanamh leo.
On Wednesday 28th February, a range of pupils from many different countries treated us to a performance in the hall. This was a variety of dance, music, poetry, prayers, songs and stories in several different languages and cultures.
A Guard of Honour made up of pupils and staff was formed yesterday as we said a final farewell to our 6th class pupils as they left Scoil Naomh Fiachra for the last time.
They enjoyed a leavers’ lunch from the chip van. Slush Puppies were enjoyed by them all. Thank you to our Parents’ Association for covering the cost of the lunch.
The final assembly for 6th class was held in the hall with awards presented for sporting and academic excellence along with kindness awards.
Local athlete and mini marathon winner Nikita Burke joined us to present Athletics awards. She encouraged all pupils to aim high and work hard.
Division 1 County Champions
The Boys Gaelic Football Team are Division 1 County Champions again after a wait of 9 years since 2014. There has been a lot of heartache over the years, losing 4 finals over that period and to get over the line yesterday against Woodlands N.S was a fantastic achievement. The boys put a
tremendous effort in all year and trained with great endeavour and hoped that this day would come.
The most important part was that they had fun with their friends and learned the value of teamwork and that hard work pays off. On the day it was a team effort that prevailed and each player excelled. Ethan Buchanan produced an outstanding performance and was awarded man of the match. There is a lot of happy faces in the school and it has created a positive atmosphere with the academic year coming to a close. We are extremely proud of how our boys performed and conducted themselves
throughout the year. They are a great credit to the school.
On Monday 20th June, we celebrated International Day. In our school, we are privileged to have pupils from almost 40 countries around the world. These pupils showcased some songs, dancing, music and poetry on this day. This was just a little sample of the wonderful cultural diversity we have here, and it was greatly enjoyed by our whole school community.
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International Day 2023 Video 1
International Day 2023 Video 2
International Day 2023 Video 3
International Day 2023 Video 4
International Day 2023 Video 5
International Day 2023 Video 6
International Day 2023 Video 7
International Day 2023 Video 8
International Day 2023 Video 9
International Day 2023 Video 10
Our Active week took place on the week 12-16th June. We were very lucky to have a lot of volunteers visiting our school to share their coaching expertise with us. We had coaches from Illistrin Football Club, Letterkenny Athletic Club, St Eunan’s GAA, Martin Mc Grath for Hurling, Klaudia for Yoga, Blaze Basketball, Gaelic football coaches, hurling coaches and our own residence dance teacher Ms Higgins. Every day had something different on the timetable. Thank you to everyone who contributed to such a fun-filled week!
Also, a special word of thanks to the Parents Committee who sponsored the caps.
The school has produced a project for the Irish Aid Awards. Please use the link below to view the project.
Our World Irish Aid Award “Equality for All”
Bhi Lá Gaelach againn sa scoil ar 15ú Márta. Bhí gach duine feistithe in éide glas, bhí ceol, damhsa, amhránaíocht, agus filíocht mar pháirt den Lá Gaelach.
Maith sibh.
Our pupils had a wonderful Lá Gaelach, classes sang, danced, played instruments and recited poetry as Gaeilge.
Click on the link to view some of the performances
https://padlet.com/seanbosco14/l-gaelach-2023-a4xajmx0ikrmgyqv
During the week, Seachtain na Gaeilge, older classes joined with younger classes and read Irish books together. Also many classes began to write their own Irish books, Scríobh Leabhar. Pupils also took part in a Toraíocht Taisce (treasure hunt).
Well done everyone.
Sportshall team
Our school’s boys U-11 team were victorious in the East Donegal finals in Glenswilly recently with a fantastic team performance over the three matches played. They had been training for a few months in anticipation of this Eastern Final, after progressing from the group stages earlier in the year. They have now progressed to the County Finals where the winners from North, South, East and West will meet. Ádh mór oraibh a bhuachaillí.
Children from 1st classes up to 6th classes attended the Irish Feis organised by Transition Year Students in Loreto Convent on Friday 24th .
The children who attended were so well behaved and very respectful. They had prepared very well for their competitions and did themselves and the school proud on the day. Well done also to the teachers and parents who worked very hard to prepare children to perform to such a high standard. We are so proud of all the children who competed in singing, poetry and music competitions.
Many thanks to Mrs Louise Ferry for organising the entries, Mr Gallagher for putting together a timetable and program of events and to Mrs Davies, Mrs McLaughlin and Mrs McGrory who accompanied the children to the event.
We had three prize winners: Bríana Mc Laughlin who won the Junior Solo instrumental, Fiadh Davies who the Senior Solo instrumental and Kayla Martin who won 3rd in the Irish Solo Poetry in 5th Class.
Well done to everyone involved – Comhgairdeas libh go léir!
Following a round of quiz qualifiers run in 4th, 5th and 6th classes recently, we formed quiz teams to represent the school in the Letterkenny Credit Union Schools’ Quiz which took place last night in the Mount Errigal Hotel.
2 teams were entered in the under 11 category and 2 teams were entered in the under 13 category. We are really proud of all 4 teams who prepared at home and in school for the quiz. They represented the school so well and are a great credit to their school and to their families. The 4 teams are pictured below.
One of our under 11 teams won the under 11 competition beating all other schools in Letterkenny! Well done Louis, Luke, Ollie and Johan. They are pictured below receiving their prizes from Paul Hume from Letterkenny Credit Union. They now go forward to the Chapter (regional) final in March. We wish them Good Luck!
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Christmas Plays December 2022
Junior Infants Ms Stewart
Junior Infants Ms Lafferty
1st Class Ms Mc Laughlin
1st Class Ms Mc Gee
2nd Class Ms Mc Clafferty
2nd class Ms Devlin
3rd Class Mr Gallagher
4th Classes
5th Class Ms Davies
5th Class Mr Campbell
Christmas Jumpers 2022
Christmas Jumper Day – Friday 25th November
Every year we choose the St Vincent de Paul charity for our Christmas fundraiser. St Vincent de Paul aims to fight poverty in every community throughout Ireland. They offer direct personal assistance to families with the help of local, community based volunteers. You can check their website here: https://www.svp.ie/home.aspx
In past years pupils and families were asked to make a food donation. This year we are asking you to make a donation which will be spent here in Letterkenny assisting families who are struggling as Christmas approaches.
The Late Late Toy Show will take place next Friday evening. To tie in with the excitement we will host our St Vincent de Paul fundraiser on that day- Friday 25th November. Friday will be “No Uniform Day”. Pupils may wear their own clothes to school on that day. If they have one, they may wear a Christmas jumper. They may wear something red, a traditional Christmas colour. They may wear their favourite football jersey. They are asked to bring their donation to school on Friday and all money collected will be donated to the St Vincent de Paul here in Letterkenny and will then make its way to families in need here in our community.
We will also hold an Art Competition in the school on Friday. All pupils will be asked to design a Christmas Jumper. There will be prize winners in each of our 21 classes.
This will be our last fundraiser prior to the Christmas Holidays.
SCIENCE WEEK 2022
Mangan’s Bus WILL RUN at 3pm today-Wed 30th January 2019. All other buses Will NOT RUN at 2pm or 3pm today – Wed 30th january 2019. Traffic Disruption We have been informed by Donegal County Council and Irish Water that water pipeline replacement works will take place in the Illistrin- Ballaghaderg areas from 3rd January 2019 […]
Festive Cheer in Illistrin Adam, Liam and Ailbhe counting down the days until Santa arrives. A very busy year in Ms McGarvey’s Junior Infants It’s been a very busy year in Ms McGarvey’s Junior Infants and they just wanted to share some of the things they did with us. Christmas Assemblies 4th, 5th and […]
Advent Wreaths Vera Timoney visited some of our classes to help explain to our pupils the meaning of Advent and the Advent Wreath. Advent is a Latin word that means “coming.” In the Christian church, Advent is a time of preparation and waiting for the birth or coming of Jesus. Advent officially begins four Sundays […]
Letterkenny Dyslexia Association Fundraiser. A big thank you to everyone who supported our Dress Up Day Fundraiser for the Letterkenny Branch of the Dyslexia Association of Ireland. Our pupils, parents and staff raised €750. The pupils looked fantastic in their costumes. Well done to all family members who helped the pupils with their costumes. Pictured […]
School Newsletter – September 2018 Parent-Teacher Meetings We look forward to your help and co-operation throughout the year ahead. Parent-Teacher meetings will be held on Wednesday 24th October from 3.00pm to 8.00p.m. Each parent will receive a time to meet with the relevant teacher/s two weeks prior to the 24th October. At this meeting your […]
Prize Giving – Summer 2018 4th Class Duathlon St Eunan’s Academy Camps Donegal Junior String Orchestra Parents’ Association Raffle Thank you to everyone who bought or sold a line for our Illistrin Parents’ Association Raffle. The draw took place in the school hall on Monday 25th June after the […]
REMINDER Referendum – School closed Friday 25th May to facilitate voting. First Holy Communion – Saturday 19th May at 11am Wishing all our First Holy Communion Candidates and all involved a beautiful memorable day tomorrow. We hope the sun shines and everybody has a lovely day celebrating this wonderful Sacrament. The parents association […]
School Tours and Trips The safety, health and welfare of all our pupils is always our first consideration when organising any tours or trips. Please note that additional supervision is always put in place when children are leaving school to go to sporting, cultural or religious events. This additional supervision is also put in place […]
Irish Aid Our World Project – Mary’s Meals As part of our work on the Irish Aid Our World project, third class are assisting the local branch of Mary’s Meals with their ‘backpack’ project. As part of this project, children are asked to bring in an old school bag, pencil case, stationery etc. (please see […]
Letterkenny Gaels GAA – Underage Hurling, Camogie & Gaelic football Basketball Blitz Children from 3rd and 4th class were very excited to travel and participate in their first Basketball Blitz in the LYIT, Letterkenny. They had been training for a few weeks before hand and we were very eager to play and show their […]
