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Student Council
Our Student Council has officially held its first meeting, marking a fantastic start to what promises to be a productive and impactful tenure. The students demonstrated great enthusiasm, initiative, and a genuine commitment to representing the voices of their peers. As part of their first actions, the council has introduced suggestion boxes throughout the school. These are now available to all students, providing an opportunity to share ideas, raise concerns, and contribute to ongoing improvements within our school community. We warmly encourage all students to make use of these boxes. Your voice matters, and the Student Council is here to listen!
World Down Syndrome Day 2026
Today is World Down Syndrome Day – a special day when we celebrate people with Down syndrome and the amazing things that make each of us unique. This day reminds us to be kind, include everyone, and stand up for fairness. When we work and play together, we make our school and our world a happier, friendlier place for all. Select the link below.....
Mullingar Fire Service Visit.....
On Tuesday, two members of Mullingar Fire Service came to visit 3rd class. They spoke to us about fire safety in the home and gave us lots of useful tips to share . We also received a fire safety booklet with lots of information and fun activities to complete. We really enjoyed the visit.
Our Student Council
Congratulations to the children elected to represent their fellow students on our first student council! We wish them all good luck in their new roles as councillors.
Staff Training - Primary Curriculum Framework
The Primary Curriculum Framework forms the basis for high-quality learning, teaching, and assessment for all children attending primary and special schools. Following on from our staff training day, please see the above resources for parents.
St. Joseph’s N.S. will form a student council!!
Our pupils’ voices matter and will be listened to!!
We encourage as many children as possible to consider running in the election.
Good luck to all involved!!
Arts Centre Mullingar - Aladdin
We are delighted to officially announce that our sixth class students will perform Aladdin in the Mullingar Arts Centre this year!! Practice began today and we can't wait to see who takes to the stage.....
Click on the links below.....
Camogie & Hurling
School hurling and camogie teams will start training shortly as we look forward to the upcoming Cuman na mBunscol season. Go n-éirí an bóthar libh!!
County Photos
County Photos will be coming on Friday 6th of February. We would advise the children to wear school tracksuit for a day or two beforehand to keep their school uniform clean for the photos.
World Book Day 2026
This year as part of our celebrations for World Book Day pupils CAN dress up as their favourite book character. We will celebrate World Book Day on Friday 6th March and more information about dress up and events will follow.
Late Late Toy Show!
Good luck to our amazing student Alice, who will perform on The Late Late Toy Show this Friday!! What an achievement!!
Creative Youth Pillar of Ireland 2023-27
This notification is relevant to our Junior Infant classes and any student who enrolled since October 2024. If your child is part of this group you will receive a permission request on Aladdin.
In recent years we have participated in the National Arts in Education initiative. We have been working alongside other local schools in the parish to develop creative practices in our school and this has been a huge success. It is our aim to continue supporting, sharing and celebrating the work of our students as we welcome artists and other creative practitioners to our school. Please select the buttons below for further information.....
Shoebox Appeal 2025
We are delighted to announce that this year we will participate in the Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal. This is a wonderful opportunity for the children in our school, to share joy and excitement with children who live in circumstances where these can often be in short supply. Our sixth class student council will collect shoe boxes from Monday the 3rd to Friday the 7th of November. We thank you for your generosity and look forward to your continued support. Select the link below to find out how to fill a showbox....
Trunk or Treat!
The Parents Association would like to remind you of our upcoming Trunk or Treat event on Sunday 26th of October from 6pm-8pm. We are still looking for volunteers to set up a car or Halloween Stall. Please contact Stephen 0879640997 or Aisling 0872622744, if interested. This is a cash only event. Happy Halloween!!
Join us in celebrating Lámh Day 2025 by watching the following videos....
Dear Parents, As you are aware, 6th class will make their confirmation on Thursday the 29th of January 2026. We are busily preparing for our Confirmation and the excitement levels are certainly building. Bishop Tom and Father Stan have kindly put together a letter for our students. Please select the link below to read more and please don't hesitate to contact the school, should you have any queries regarding the confirmation. Father Stan has asked that all students making their confirmation attend weeklymass in preparation for this hugely important sacrament.
S.N.A. Appreciation Day 2025
Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) play such an important part in the lives of so many of our pupils. From the moment the pupils arrive to the last farewell at the end of the day, our SNAs help, support, listen and encourage all of our pupils, helping them achieve the best they can.
‘’ Thank You’’ for all you do as you work with loyalty, commitment and kindness, given so generously to the pupils in our school. THANK YOU!!
Lámh
Lámh will begin once again this year, thanks to our amazing S.N.A Debbie and our wonderful sixth class students. Lámh is hugely important and has greatly benefitted all members of our school community. Please watch and share the video below.....
Boules Champions 2025!
Huge congratulations to our first ever Boules Champions!! A huge thank you to James W, James K and Ms Loughlin for organising such a wonderful tournament! We're already looking forward to next year!
VEX Robotics - Westmeath County Council
A huge thank you to Kelley from Westmeath County Council who delivered our amazing VEX robotics kits today. We are delighted to receive them and can't wait to begin our robotics journey!
#WestmeathCountyCouncil, #EUinmyregion, # EUJTF, #MidlandsIreland
Lights, Camera, Action with Teagasc
Our school became a tv studio for the day as we hosted a webinar, run by Teagasc, which was viewed by over a thousand schools and over 10,000 individual viewers. Our student representatives were amazing! We are particularly proud of our internet famous voice actress, Adele Boland who played the role of Jessy!
Mullingar Library Winner!!
Congratulations to our wonderful sixth class student, Niya, on winning the book monster sticker art competition organised by Mullingar library. Niya's creation will be used as part of the library 'Summer Stars' programme this year. Well done Niya!
Bí Cineálta
We are reviewing our Anti-Bullying policy in line with the latest Government guidelines (Bí Cineálta). As part of the Department of Education's commitment to preventing and addressing bullying in schools, they have developed a new set of guidelines and procedures which will come into effect from September 2025. It is very important that we get the views of all stakeholders involved. Below is a link to a short, anonymous parent survey. We would be very grateful if you could complete this survey before June 13th.
Select the link below to complete the Bí Cineálta survey....
Annual Athletics Event
Well done to all of our athletes who participated in our annual athletics event! A huge thank you to all of the travelling schools and in particular to Killucan GAA, for allowing us the use oftheir amazing facilities once again!
Mr Flynn's Lunchtime Leagues!
Mr Flynn's Junior and Senior Lunchtime Leagues have had a great start to the season! Well done to all of our sixth class students who have been managing and organising our Junior matches. We're almost at the semi-final stage and can't wait to see who will be crowned champions this year!!
Wedrum with Peter Crann
We would like to thank Peter Crann from Wedrum Ireland for a wonderful and noisy day of drumming. Our ears have yet to recover but we loved every minute!!!
Different Cultures... Same School...
Carol O' Malley began work this week on two beautiful murals which highlight and encapsulate the cultural diversity of our school. We can't wait to see the finished product.
Culture Week 2025
We hosted our first ever culture week this week. A wonderful time was had by all and it was great to learn more about Irish culture while also celebrating the cultural diversity of our school.
The Big Sing
Well done to all of our performers, who took to the stage of The National Stadium on Friday night! Our stars of the future had a great night and here's hoping its the first of many more sold out arenas!!
Scór na bPáistí
Congratulations to all of our wonderful students who took part in Scór na bPáistí this year! Maith sibh go léir!!
Reading With Ruth!
Our school won a fabulous set of Usborne reading books for our students to enjoy!
The Big Sing!!
FAI Schools 2025
A great day was had by all in Mullingar Athletic as ourboys took part in the FAI, 5 a-side soccer competition!!
Road Safety Authority
A huge thank you to Nicola from RSA who visited all classes this week. We learned so much about road safety and discussed many practical and helpful tips.
World Book Week 2025!
World book week was a huge success once again this year! We had storytelling, book swaps, trips to the library and so much more! Well done to our library committee for all of their hard work.
Pancakes Please!!
A huge thank you to all who made pancake Tuesday amazing once again this year. A special thanks to June, our chef extraordinaire and Queen of the Kitchen!!!
Credit Union Quiz Teams
Well done to our wonderful quiz teams, who performed brilliantly at the Credit Union Quiz this year!
Pancake Tuesday 2025!!
Killucan LGFA
Cumann na mBunscol Quiz 2025
Well done to our quiz team who performed brilliantly in the Westmeath Cumann na mBunscol table quiz competition and finished in second place! Maith sibh!
Thank You!
A huge thank you to Susan Neary for the delicious cake she generously donated to our school today!!
Confirmation 2025
We are delighted to announce that our school is once again participating in the Food Dudes Healthy Eating Programme. All students will participate in the programme unless the school has been directed otherwise by a parent/guardian. Please see the above allergens guidance. We would be grateful if you could contact your class teacher if any of the above allergens affect your child.
Nollaig Shona!!
Mr Flynn's Lunchtime Soccer League
Well done to the victorious Barcelona team, who were crowned champions of Mr. Flynn's Indoor Soccer League. Iontach ar fad!!
Thank You!!
A huge thank you to Luke Loughlin who put on a masterclass in coaching for our boys' football team today. A great time was had by all. Thank you Luke!
Christmas Raffle!!
The Parent's Association would like to thank all of our generous sponsors for donating prizes to our Christmas raffle and for supporting us throughout 2024.
Thank you to all the parents and families for supporting the raffle and congratulations to all of our winners.
We would like to wish all of the teachers, staff, students and families a Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2025!
Planet Athlone!!
First Class entered a colouring competition before Halloween with Planet Athlone Play Centre. We were delighted to get the news in November that we had won in the first class category! We all enjoyed a day of Laser Tag, Soft Play and a 9D cinema experience. We even got our lunch for free. It was a fantastic day out and everyone had a great time. Thank you Planet Athlone!
Our infant plays and Christmas carol service for 1st, 2nd and 3rd class will take place in the school hall on Tuesday 17th of December.
Junior Infants - 10:15am,
Senior Infants -11:30am,
12:15pm - 1st, 2nd, 3rd Class Choir.
Our Senior Christmas Carol Service will take place in St. Joseph's Church for 4th, 5th and 6th class on Wednesday the 18th of December @ 7pm.
Advent 2024
Mass will take place at 6 o'clock this coming Saturday to mark the beginning of Advent. Our sixth class students have created beautiful artwork for our parish Jesse Tree. As you know, Advent is a time of reflection, anticipation, and spiritual renewal. Each day, on www.catholicbishops.ie, a virtual Advent Calendar door will open to provide daily reflection, prayers and activities that explore the theme of hope. These doors can only be opened on each day of Advent.
(Select the link below)
Killucan GAA Club
Sixth class representatives of our senior boys football team were delighted to receive an extremely generous donation of a new set of footballs from Killucan GAA Club today. Go raibh míle maith agaibh!
World Diabetes Day 2024
Maria gave two brilliant presentations at our junior and senior assembly today as we all celebrated World Diabetes Day. Maria comes to school every day with a smile on her face and we are amazed by how strong and courageous she is!! Select the link below to hear Maria's story......
Shoebox Appeal!
Thank you to all of our students, parents, SNA's and teachers for supporting our Shoebox Appeal this year. A huge thank you to our wonderful SNA's, June and Rachel for organising this incredibly rewarding and worthwhile project. Well done to our sixth class student council who worked tirelessly in promoting and gathering our newly wrapped shoeboxes. The Shoebox Appeal has been a great success and we're all delighted to be able to help those in need. Happy Christmas!!!
Well done to Jack, Brandon and Noah, members of our IT committee, for creating and editing a wonderful video of some of the highlights from our school this month. This video and many others can be found on the 'our latest videos' page of this site. Enjoy!!
Star of the Stage
Well done to Pete, who starred on stage in the Gaiety Theatre in the hit musical, Valley of the Squinting Windows. The bright lights of Broadway await!!
Shoebox Appeal 2024
We are delighted to announce that this year we will participate in the Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal. This is a wonderful opportunity for the children in our school, to share joy and excitement with children who live in circumstances where these can often be in short supply. Our sixth class student council will collect shoe boxes from Monday the 4th to Friday the 8th of November. We thank you for your generosity and look forward to your continued support. Select the link below to find out how to fill a showbox....
https://www.teamhope.ie/christmas-shoebox-appeal/how-to-fill-a-shoebox/
Chess Please...
Thank you to our Parents' Association for purchasing a new set of chess boards. We can't wait to begin our chess league!
Dear Parents, As you are aware, 6th class will make their confirmation on Thursday the 30th of January 2025. We are busily preparing for our Confirmation and the excitement levels are certainly building. Bishop Tom and Father Stan have kindly put together a letter for our students. Please select the link below to read more and please don't hesitate to contact the school, should you have any queries regarding the confirmation. Father Stan has asked that all students making their confirmation attend mass on the 9th or 10th of November.
Lámh Day
16th of October 2024
Join us to celebrate Lámh Day 2024!! The following videos show why we love it and why we learn it! Thank you Debbie!
Raharney ABÚ!!!!!
We were delighted to welcome members of the Raharney Camogie team for our annual celebrations!!! Congratulations to Raharney on the amazing achievement ofwinning their 10th Senior title in a row!!
A Win On The Road...
Well done to our Senior Boys Football team who won their match against St. Colmcilles, Gainstown!!
Monthly Slideshow!
Well done to TJ and Alannah, members of our IT committee, for creating and editing a wonderful video of some of the highlights from our school this month. This video and many others can be found on the 'our latest videos' page of this site. Enjoy!!
School Self Evaluation and Wellbeing Survey for Parents/Guardians
We are delighted to announce that a new phase of school self evaluation has begun in St.Joseph’s N.S. The views of parents are very important to us and can really help. By giving us your views and opinions, we can continue to improve the learning of pupils in our school while also allowing us to evaluate current practices. We have created a short survey split in two halves and would greatly appreciate your input. The first half of the survey is focused on guiding us as to how best we can proceed in relation to teaching and learning and the second half of the survey will give us welcome feedback regarding how we can continue to foster wellbeing in our community. This survey will remain live until Friday the 11th of October. Thank you for your ongoing support. Select the button below to begin the survey...
Creative Youth Pillar of Ireland 2023-27
We are delighted to announce our participation in an upcoming National Arts in Education initiative. We have been selected, along with other local schools in the parish to develop creative practices in our school. We aim to support, share and celebrate the work of our students as we welcome artists and other creative practitioners to our school. Please select the buttons below for further information.....
Congratulations Casey!!
Congratulations to our past pupil Casey Heaney who recently made her debut for the Ireland U14 soccer team, playing as a defender against Denmark and theUSA!! Iontach ar fad!!
Belvedere Athletes 2024!
Well done to all of our Belvedere athletes from 1st to 6th classwho showed resilience, bravery and determination as they represented the school in this years' cross country athletics event!!
Save the date....
Well-being week is well and truly underway and it has been great fun so far!! Miss Hanevy has organised an amazing week of fun and entertainment. Don't forget to keep an eye on our well-being page to see what we've been up to .....
Learning Lámh with Debbie!!
Our wonderful SNA Debbie, with a little help from our 6th class students, has once again started teaching Lámh to the entire school. Stay tuned for more videos and tutorials as the year progresses!! The video below (select 'Lámh Video' button), shows why Lámh is so important to us all in St. Joseph's N.S.
Football Fever!!
The season is ready to kick off again and our boys senior team are back in training!! Best of luck this year boys!!
Taste the difference.....
We began the process of selecting our hot lunch provider this week. We weren't short of volunteers to taste test the delicious and nutritious meals available!!
And they're off.....
There has been great excitement this week as Belvedere trials got underway !! Good luck everyone!!
Kayleigh, T.J and Alannah made a beautiful video marking the first day of 'big school' for our new junior infants. Select the button below to view.........
Buddy Benches
Thank you to our parent's association and the Killucan Area Men's Shed. Our beautiful new buddy benches are the perfect place to sit, rest and chat after a busy day in class!!
Best Buddies 2024!
Alannah and T.J. made an amazing video of our 6th class and junior infants spending time with their buddies. Select the button above to view the video.....
Best Buddies Forever!!
Our 6th class students partnered up with their new Junior Infant buddies this week!
Final assembly of the year!!
Our final assembly of the year was an all singing, all dancing affair! A great time was had by all of our amazing students!!
Slán Le Rang a Sé
A special night was hadas we celebrated our wonderful 6th class students and all that they have achieved!!
Raising Our Green Flag
We had a great day today while raising our latest Green Flag!! Thank you to all of the parents and guests who joined us in our celebrations!
Jersey Day in Memory of Baby Willow Trimble
We hosted a jersey day today in memory of Baby Willow Trimble. All money raised will be donated to Baby Willow's fundraiser. The Trimble family hope to raise as much as possible to support the First Light charity, which provides crisis intervention and free professional counselling services throughout Ireland to bereaved parents and family members. If you wish to donate directly please select the gofundmelink below.
Olympic Challenge
Miss Ryan’s, Mrs Perry’s and Mrs Morgan’s all took part in the Dare to Believe, Road to Paris Olympic challenge. All of the pupils were keeping active in school all day and clocking up their kilometers, as they made their way virtually to Paris. They joined some Irish Olympic athletes as they prepared for the games in Paris this summer. They also learned a lot about the Olympic games, enjoyed some art and other activities and were lucky enough to see some Olympic pins from 1942.
Senior Infants Tour The Library!!
Senior Infants got a tour of the library today where the librarian read some beautiful stories. Our budding readers got their very own membership cards and borrowed some new books. Senior Infants learned all about the Summer Stars reading programme and can't wait to get involved!
Senior Lunchtime League Final 2024
The Wicklow Way!! Antrim fought valiantly today but after an incredibly competitive and sporting match Wicklow were crowned champions of our Senior Lunchtime League 2024! A huge thank you to Mr Flynn for organising and refereeing the league and matches this year!
Annual Athletics Event 2024
A great day was had by all at our annual athletics event. We welcomed schools from near and far and the competition was fierce!! Well done to all who participated and a huge thank you to our sixth class students who worked tirelessly to ensure all athletes and visitors were looked after! Thank you, as always, to Killucan GAA club for generously allowing us the use of their wonderful facilities.
Warm Welcome From Columba College!!
Thank you to all in Columba College for welcoming some of our departing sixth class students who will join Columba College this September! A great day was had by all, we got to experience the hustle and bustle of secondary school, visited the different classes and the biscuits weren't too bad either!!
5th Class Visit Rochfortbridge
Thank you to St. Joseph's Rochfortbridge for inviting our 5th class students for a day of fun in the sun!!
Champions!!!
Congratulations to our boys senior hurling team, who were crowned County Champions after a thrilling match against St. Colman's N.S. We are so proud of all the boys for their amazing performance and the resilience they showed. A huge congratulations also to Mrs Briody and Miss O'Rourke for their dedication all year!!
Darragh and Dylan created an amazing video showing some of the highlights and celebrations from our successful trip to Cusack Park! Select the button below to view......
Biodiversity Green Flag
Well done to Mrs O'Connor and representatives of our Green Committee who were presented with our fifth Green Flag today!!
Butterflies Everywhere!!
A huge thank you to Miss Allan's class for inviting us to see their amazing butterflies. We had a great time and learned so much from all the wonderful students of 3rd and 4th class. A particular mention must go to James for his highly informative presentation and for the patience he showed while answering our questions!!
Good Luck!!!
Wishing our senior boys hurling team the best of luck in Cusack Park today in their final against St. Colman's N.S!! A huge thank you to Councillor John Shaw for presenting our athletes with brand new socks for the big match on behalf of Raharney Hurling Club!
Putting their best foot forward!!!
Congratulations to former student Emma and current student Abbie on winning first place in senior tap duets in the midlands festival.
Food Dudes 2024
We are delighted to announce that our school is once again participating in the Food Dudes Healthy Eating Programme. All students will participate in the programme unless the school has been directed otherwise by a parent/guardian. Please see the above allergen guidance. We would be grateful if you could contact your class teacher if any of the above allergens affect your child.
Westmeath Rose!!
We were honoured to welcome Grace O'Connor, past pupil and newly crowned Westmeath Rose to our school today. Grace kindly gave her time, answered all the questions our students had and without doubt inspired many future Roses!
Dancing Queen!!
Huge congratulation to Grace who won everything at the Midlands Festival of Dance!! A gold trophy for contemporary dance, gold trophy for individual arrangement, silver trophy for the highest points in lyrical A-C and a gold medal for ballet!! Iontach ar fad!!
Great Rathwire Bake Off!!
In first class we were learning about procedural writing and on Thursday we made cupcakes in class. Once we had all our ingredients and utensils, we all helped to make and decorate them. We even did the washing up after! It was great fun.
Sounds Great!!
We are delighted to have our new speakers and sound system fully operational. Thank you to all who kindly continue to support our school lotto. Without your generosity none of this would be possible.
Dali, da Vinci, Picasso, Brandon McFarland!
Brandon McFarland of 5th class created this wonderful masterpiece. Well done Brandon!!
Camogie Success!!
All of the lunchtime and after school training with Mrs Briody and Miss O'Rourke certainly paid off with a great victory for our camogie stars!
Strictly Dancing Only ....
We are delighted to announce that dance with Marie is back for all classes from Junior Infants to Sixth class!!
Senior Hurling
Congratulations to our hurlers on a wonderful performance and a great victory!
Junior and Senior Lunchtime Leagues are back!!
Due to popular demand and thanks to Mr Flynn and our sixth class students, we are delighted to announce our Junior and Senior Lunchtime Leagues have started up again for another year. Let's hope Carlow can finally get a victory this year!
Random Act of Kindness Day 2024
With great power comes great responsibility! Our Cineáltas flag was raised today as we celebrated Random Act of Kindness Day 2024!
Iarmhí Abú!!
Congratulations to our past pupils Aoife O'Malley and Maria Kelly on winning the Division 2 league on Sunday in Croke Park. Aoife got a taste of lifting the cup while representing our school in the Cumann na mBunscol competition when she was in primary school. We hope to see many more of our pupils in Croke Park in years to come. Iarmhí Abú!!
School Self Evaluation Review
In June 2023, we began a review of our Well-being and ICT practices under the school self evaluation process. We would like to thank all parents, students and teachers for their contributions and in particular for completing our questionnaires. In total 111 students from senior infants to sixth class, as well as 50 parents participated. The results will allow us evaluate how we can best cater to the needs of all our students. The above pie charts reflect some of the information provided to us. Go raibh míle maith agaibh.
FAI 5-a -side 2024
Well done to our boys senior 5-a-side team for finishing third in the Westmeath FAI Schools' 5-a-sidecompetition.
Super Soccer!!
Well done to our 5th and 6th class girls who were amazing at the five a side soccer blitz in Gainstown. They all fought valiantly and should be so proud!
Penalties..... No Panic!!
Well done to our 5th and 6th class boys who represented the school and performed brilliantly at the 5 a side soccer blitz in Gainstown.
Lent 2024
Pancake Tuesday 2024!!!
The best Pancake Tuesday ever!!! A huge thank you to Miss Hanevy, June and Aisling for all the organising and preparation involved in Shrove Tuesday this year. A particular mention must go to our favourite honorary Westmeath woman June, who once again put her legendary culinary skills on display!
Pancóga
Mullingar Voices 2024
After months of hard work and practice our 3rd and 4th classes put on an amazing performance in the Mullingar Arts Centre . Thank you so much to all involved in Mullingar Voices this year!
Scór 2024
Confirmation 2024
Drama Kings and Queens!!
Well done to all of the boys and girls from 6th class on an amazing night of drama in the Mullingar Arts Centre. Oliver the musical was an incredible success. Thank you to Sam and Marie who were kind and patient throughout and a huge thank you to all of the SNA's, our wonderful secretary Pat and to all the teachers for their work and support behind the scenes.
'Thank You' to our Sponsors!!
We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the businesses and clubs featured above, for their generous sponsorship of our production of Oliver The Musical this year.
Oh What a Grandparent's Day!
Grandparent's day was a huge success once again this year! Thank you to all our grandparents for coming to see our amazing students. We would like to extend our most sincere thanks to our senior students for providing such a warm welcome to all, to the teachers and SNA's for organising such a wonderful day and in particular to the Parents' Association for their continued support and dedication.
Grandparent's Day 2024
Please Sir, Can I Have Some More!!
Our sixth class students have worked tirelessly since September and can't wait to perform for their adoring fans!! Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased through the Aladdin app. Please contact Pat in the office should you require her assistance .
Confirmation 2024
Dear Parents, As you are aware, 6th class will make their confirmation on Wednesday the 7th of February this year at 2pm in the Cathedral. We are busily preparing for our Confirmation Day and the excitement levels are certainly building. Bishop Tom and Father Stan have kindly put together a letter for our students as well as a letter explaining what to expect on the day. Please select the links below to read both letters and please don't hesitate to contact the school, should you have any queries regarding the confirmation.
Happy new year to all!
Knight School!!
A huge thank you to the staff and students of 'Stepping Out' for their incredibly generous gift of this wonderful chess board and beautifulpieces.
Class of 2024!!!
Merry Christmas!!!
Parents' Association
The Parents' Association would like to thank all of our generous sponsors for donating prizes to our Christmas Raffle and supporting us throughout 2023. Thank you to all the parents and families for supporting our raffle and congratulations to all of our winners.
We would like to wish all of the teachers, staff, students and families a Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2024.
St. Vincent De Paul Donation
Thank you to all of our parents and guardians for supporting us with our charity collection once again this year. We were delighted to present St. Vincent De Paul with a cheque for €1116. Nollaig Shona Daoibh!!
Christmas Raffle Time!!
A huge thank you to our amazing Parents' Association for the huge effort put into organising our Christmas Raffle again this year!!
Christmas Performances 2023
From Christmas Plays to Carol Services, December has been a busy month! We were delighted to bring back our Christmas Carol Service for our Senior Classes on Tuesday evening in St. Joseph's church where the lights were dimmed and the church was filled to the brim with parents, grandparents and members of our school community. On Wednesday our Junior Classes welcomed one and all for some equally impressive performances. A big thank you to all of the staff and students who worked so hard to make these truly memorable events happen!
Keep Our Library Tidy!!
Well done to Jane O'Reilly for creating this wonderful and original piece of art reminding people to ''keep our library tidy''!
Biodiversity Day 2023
The definition of biodiversity is - the variety of living species on earth. Without a doubt we were treated to a day of diversity in St.Joseph's N.S. for our day of action !! There were trees, octopi, bugs, beetles and birds!! Well done to all involved, especially Mrs O'Connor for organising such an amazing day!
Cake Sale 2023
We are delighted to announce that this years' Cake Sale was the most successful since records began. We raised an amazing €1925!!! This money will go towards replacing the projector in Tír na nÓg and funding staff training in wellbeing. Thank you so much to all who contributed and we hope all of our students had a great day!!!
Halloween 2023
Halloween Cake Sale 2023
Well done to all involved in this years' Cake Sale. A particular mention goes to all of our sixth class students who worked tirelessly to make sure the day was so successful. Happy Halloween!!
Camogie Champions Again!!
Congratulations once again to our Camogie County Champions!!
Champions Once Again.....
Huge congratulations to Raharney on becoming County Champions once again. It was great to welcome back some past pupils and familiar faces . Raharney Abú!!
Curriculum Updates
Our Garden Heroes
Mr Flynn's class are making sure our garden is shipshape and ready for the summer!!
Camogie Superstars!!
Well done to our senior camogie team who performed brilliantly this week! Rathwire Abú!
Match Report: St. Joseph's N.S. vs St. Mary's N.S.
Cumann na mBunscoil 2023
On Friday the 24th of March, Rathwire NS camogie team set out to Joristown for their 2nd game of Cumann an mBunscoil. At 11 o’clock the game started in rough conditions. It was Rathwire NS vs Raharney NS. It started off well in midfield for Raharney’s Taylor Enright, Saoirse Connaughton, Meadbh Quinn who won the throw in. But Rathwire didn’t give up. There were some great scores from Muireann Lawlor(2-6), Izzie Cooney(1-4), and Zoe Cogan(1-0). Amazing defence from the back line, Saíbhe Quinn, Holly Desmond and Chloe Geoghegan. Some fantastic saves by our brilliant goalkeeper, Lily Tyrrell. Some great play from the forwards, Izzie Cooney, Alexa Reddan, Zoe Cogan, Eva Roca and Hannah Dunne. Some great decisions made by our umpires Eddie Tyrrell, Anthony Cooney and Olive Weir. In the second half there was brilliant scores from Raharney’s captain Saoirse Connaughton who scored 1-1 for Raharney NS. But Rathwire persevered and took the win with a score line of 4-10 to 1-1 to Rathwire. Thanks so much to our coaches Mrs Briody and Mr Ward for all the guidance and support over the last few weeks. Thanks to Raharney Hurling Club for letting us use their pitch for this fantastic game of camogie and thanks to all the supporters who came and supported us all through the years. A huge thank you to our referee on the day Jimmy Greville who without him there wouldn’t have been a match.
Match Report Written by, Izzie, Lily and Muireann
