We had a brilliant end to a very busy first term with the arrival of Santa, Carol Singing in St.Attracta’s Nursing Home and our Christmas Show. Well done to all our students who wholeheartedly immersed themselves in all school activities, projects and events. See above our latest students of the week, well done to all for their hard work and engagement!
Nollaig shona daoibh go léir!
On behalf of all the staff at St. Attracta’s N.S., I would like to wish all our pupils, past pupils and their families a happy and peaceful Christmas. I’m certain that Santa has been very good to you all this morning.
I would like to thank our Board of Management, Parent Association, parent body and the wider Charlestown community sincerely for all their help, support and kindness throughout the past year. This is, as always, very much appreciated.
Nollaig faoi shéan agus athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh go léir.
Le meas,
Brian
We begin by saying well done Junior Infant students and our new students who have completed their first month here with us in St.Attracta’s. We are delighted with how well they have settled into their new school.
The past month also saw the girls and boys from 3rd to 6th take to the pitch and playing areas behind the school to train for the Primary School Cross Country Championships. It really was fantastic to see the children’s progression, their great attitude while never giving up even when things are difficult! Well done to all the children who worked so hard throughout their lunch breaks.
And so to our first students of the week for our new school year. At the outset the teachers were unanimous in saying how difficult the decisions had been with so many students in contention, however, the focus, concentration, hard work, excellent manners and willingness to succeed of this months students pushed them very much to the fore.
Each of this week’s students of the week has made a wonderful start to the new school year. We hope they can continue to work in this manner throughout the school year.
Finally,well done also to all those who have worked so hard to date. We’re certain all the teachers can see how well you are doing and are sure your time will come very soon.
A belated but warm welcome back to everyone for a new school year!
May we extend a special welcome to our new pupils in Ms. Duffy’s/Ms. Horkan’s and Ms. Ryan’s Junior
Infants, Ms. Casey’s Early Intervention Class and indeed all other pupils who have joined us for the first time this year. We trust you will all have a happy and long association with our school.
We are delighted to welcome back Mr. Ronan Neary (5th), Mr. Brian Kelly (6th) and Ms. Miriam Munnelly
(Sásta) alongside new staff members Ms. Fiona Commins (2nd), Ms. Emily Casey (Súgradh) and Ms. Nora Anderson (SET). We hope that our new staff members feel very welcome here at St. Attracta’s. We are delighted they have joined us.
As always, we have many exciting and enjoyable projects planned for all classes throughout this year. We have lots to look forward to. We hope you all enjoy tracking our progress on these pages!
Huge congrats to our Girls and Boys teams who captured a famous double when winning their respective Cumann na mBunscol finals at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park on Tuesday evening last.
This was an evening that will live long in all our memories with two thrilling finals showcasing wonderful talent, skill, spirit and effort in our young players. So many contributing in so many ways, fantastic team effort.
First up was our Girls team who faced adversity and at one point certain defeat before overcoming a gallant Behy NS, Ballina with a brilliant extra time performance. We are so proud of the girls determination and never say die attitude. They have all made remarkable progress throughout this past year capturing the hearts and minds of all in attendance on finals day! Comhghairdeachas a chailiní.
Our boys followed with victory over Gaelscoil na Cruaiche, Westport. A very strong first half performance provided the platform for an excellent team display in difficult conditions with so many again contributing to this brilliant result.
They celebrations and joy in the aftermath from both squads was very special, shared with wonderful support from fellow students, teachers, family members, past pupils and friends. These moments as the game finished and as we travelled from Castlebar returning to Charlestown and to school will remain with us and hopefully live long in our young players memories.
Special days like Tuesday last do not happen without the input of so many and for this we are so grateful. A very special thank you to our coaches Gemma, Ms.Tierney and Mr.Neary. Thank you also to Mr.Kelly who helped us finals days. We sincerely appreciate your wonderful enthusiasm, time and genuine interest in each of the students. Thank you also to all at Charlestown GAA and LGFA for the wonderful coaching and fantastic support we receive. This is very much appreciated.
Míle míle buíochas, maith sibh go léir.
Congratulations and best wishes to our Girls’ and Boys’ teams who tomorrow , play in their respective County Finals at 3.20 and 4pm in MacHale Park, Castlebar.
We are so proud of our teams who have prepared so well throughout this year. It has been a great team effort to date with so many contributing on their journeys to tomorrow’s finals.
We hope each of our young players enjoys this very special occasion.
Maith sibh. Beirigí Bua amarach!
Comhghairdeachas to the boys and girls of Ms. Durkan’s / Mr.Kelly’s Sásta and Second Class who on Wednesday of last week celebrated the Sacrament of Reconciliation. We we’re so proud of you all.
A very special word of thanks to the children’s class teachers who prepared the children so well and to Fr. Johnston and Ms.Quinn for all their kindness, help and support. Thank you also to all the many parents/family members who attended in great numbers. This was a very special ceremony.
Next up fro the students of Sásta and Second Class is First Holy Communion which will celebrated on Saturday, May 10th. The children certainly have lots to look forward to. Maith sibh!
There was great excitement earlier as our Sports Quiz team participated in the first All Ireland Sports Quiz in Tullamore, Offaly. Here, we were proud to join forty qualifiers from all thirty two counties and provinces having progressed through area, county and provincial competitions.
Incredibly, our team finished 4th on the day. This was a fantastic result on a national stage. Well done to Conor, Tom, Luke and Ted, we are very proud of you all.
Finally, míle buîochas to all at Cumann na mBunscol naisiúnta for organising this national sports quiz and to Allianz Ireland for their sponsorship.
Maith sibh a bhuachaillí!
Well done to all our young musicians for a wonderful performance at the St.Patrick’s Day Parade on Monday last.
A sincere word of thanks to all our students/parents/guardians and families for all their hard work and wonderful support. We turned out in fantastic numbers. Thank you for the great efforts in being there. As always this is/was very much appreciated.
A huge thank you also to our teachers and staff for their fantastic work behind the scenes. We are so appreciative of your hard work, effort and time invested on our behalf.
Thanks also to all the Charlestown Development Committee who coordinated this fantastic day. It was a brilliant day for us all to enjoy. Míle buíochas!
Finally, thank you to Anthony and Mark who prepared our students for our drumming entry. Their vision, talent and enthusiasm made this a wonderful experience for young and old.
