Christmas Holiday
2021-12-22
The school will close for our Christmas holiday on Wednesday, December 22nd at @12 noon.

Fáilte ar ais!
2022-01-06 - 2022-01-07
School reopens on Thursday morning August 26th after the summer break:
9.15am for the students of Senior Infants, First, Third, and Fifth Class.
9.25am for the students of Second, Fourth and Sixth Class.
9.30 am for the students of Junior Infants, Sonas, Spraoi, Sásta and Súgradh.
Táimid ag tnúth leis na daltaí a fheiscint ar ais ar scoil …

Autism Acceptance Week
2022-04-02 - 2022-04-07
From Monday 4th to Friday 8th April, we will hold our ‘Autism Acceptance Week’. The aim of this week will be to support our students in their understanding of what autism is and to further develop acceptance and inclusion in our school. We are very proud that this is very much in evidence on a daily basis already!

First Confession
2022-05-11
Mr.Rushe’s Second Class Students will make their First Confession at 7 pm on Wednesday, May 11th.
We hope the children enjoy this very special evening and wish each of our students well.

First Holy Communion
2022-05-14
Ms. Mulligan’s and Mr.Rushe’s Second Classes will make their First Holy Communion on Saturday, May 14th. Ms.Mulligan’s Spraoi will make their First Holy Communion at 11 am followed by Mr.Rushe’s students at 12.30 pm.
We hope each of the girls and boys and their families enjoy this very special day.

School Closure Friday June 3rd
2022-06-03
We are closed on Friday, June 3rd as per School Calendar. We hope you all enjoy the long weekend!

Cumann na mBunscol Girls County Final v Behy NS
2022-06-14
Best of luck to our Girls team who play in their County Final v Behy at 1 pm in the Centre of Excellence.
We would appreciate all your support.

Sixth Class Graduation
2022-06-23
Best wishes to our 6th Class who will graduate from school on Thursday evening June 23rd at a special mass in St.James’ Church.
We wish each of these wonderful students well as they open a new chapter in their lives.

East Mayo Cross Country Finals
2022-09-22
EAST MAYO NATIONAL SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY
Date: Thursday 22nd September 2022
Time: First Race 11 am sharp
Venue: Mellett’s Hill, Swinford
Parking: F12 VR82

East Mayo Mini 7's
2022-10-07
The East Mayo Mini 7’s take place on Friday, October 7th in Fr. O’Hara Park Charlestown, We look forward to a great morning!

Maths Week 22
2022-10-17 - 2022-10-21
We celebrate Maths Week in school with many exciting events planned for all classes.

Connacht Cross Country
2022-10-22
Good luck to our Junior Boys Cross Country team who take part in the Connacht Cross Country Finals at Moyne Community College Longford at 11 am.

Mini 7's Semi Finals @ Connacht GAA COE (Dome)
2022-11-17
Our Girls Mini 7’s Semi Final takes place at the Connacht GAA COE (Dome) at 11.30 am. Further details will follow.

3rd to 6th Class Community Art Project Exhibition - Maypole Mining Disaster
2022-11-22 18:00 - 2022-11-23 20:00 (Europe/Dublin)
Students from 3rd – 6th class have recently taken part in a community participation art project. This has been made possible by the support of the Charlestown Community Development group and funding secured by the Mayo County Council Arts Office.
This project is to commemorate the 75 lives lost in the 1908 Maypole Mining disaster in Wigan, UK. A number of those lives lost came from Co. Mayo, some of which hailed from the Charlestown area. We are very lucky to have been invited to take part in this project and to have worked with and been guided by the very talented and helpful lantern sculpture artist Tom Meskell.
The children’s work will be exhibited and open to our school community from 6-8 pm on Tuesday / Wednesday, November 22nd/23rd. It was a wonderful experience for the children and we are very proud of their hard work and effort.
There is an open invitation to all, to visit the exhibition and admire this wonderful project and the children’s work. We would love to see you there.

Internet Safety Presentation Students / Parents
2022-11-29
On Tuesday, November 29th we welcome Ger Brick to deliver Internet Safety Presentations to our pupils in 4th, 5th and 6th Class. The themes and activities included can be found below:
Workshop Themes
Activities
Communicating Respectfully Online.
Popular Apps Discussion
Cyberbullying Rules
Cyberbullying & Online Safety Videos
Consequences & the Law
Group Work / Individual Exercises
Keeping Safe Online
Role play / Q&A / Discussion
Your Personal Information / Privacy
Post Training Material
Online Safety Guidelines
Following the children’s presentation, a parent information evening will be held online at 7.30 pm.

The Story of Christmas - Save the Date
2022-12-19
Save the Date! On Monday, December 19th at 7 pm in St. James’ Church we will have our Christmas Choral Service – The Story of Christmas through song. Preparations are advanced in school and we are very much looking forward to this special evening. We hope you can join us!

Enrolment 23/24
2023-01-12 - 2023-03-03
Our Enrolment Application Form for the new school year 22/23 is now available from the homepage of our website www.stattractasns.ie
We would be very grateful if you could download this form and send it back by email (scanned copy) to office@stattractasns.ie or by post to our school.
We would also appreciate it if you could fill in a short pre-enrolment form through the following link https://www.aladdin.ie/i/5142428197584896
Thank you to all who have done so to date.
Should you have any queries or questions, please do not hesitate to get in contact by email at office@stattractasns.ie or by telephone at (094)9254905.

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2023
2023-03-13 - 2023-03-17
Tá Seachtain na Gaeilge ar siúl ón 13ú Márta go dtí an 16ú Márta. Táimid ag súil go mór leis.

Primary Language Curriculum Staff Development Day Closure
2023-04-28
School will be closed on Friday, April 28th to allow for a Staff Development Day for the Primary Language Curriculum.
We re-open again at the usual time on Tuesday, May 2nd.

Confirmation - 5th/6th/Sonas
2023-05-13
The Students of 5th/6th and Sonas will make their Confirmation on Saturday, May 13th. We hope each of the students and their families enjoy this very special day!

First Holy Communion - Second Class
2023-05-27
Mr.Rushe’s Second Class will make their First Holy Communion on Saturday, May 27th at 12 noon. We hope the students and their families enjoy this very special day.

Cumann na mBunscol Finals
2023-06-08
Our girls’ and boys’ teams play in the Cumann na mBunscol Finals on Thursday, June at 10.40 and 11.20 respectively at McHale Park. Further details will follow in the coming week.

Enrolment 23/24: Second Visit of our new Junior Infant Class
2023-06-09
On Friday, June 8th we are delighted to welcome our incoming Junior Infants 22/23 to school. This follows the student’s visit of Friday, February 10th.
During this visit, the children will have an opportunity to visit their classroom, meet classmates and school staff and become familiar with their surroundings.
A key component of the afternoon will be a Parent’s Information presentation. Here, we hope many of the questions you might have at this time will be answered.
During this presentation, we will …

outline some helpful tips to assist you and your child with their transition to our school.
clarify our Book Rental Scheme.
provide an overview of our school, recent developments and future plans.
introduction to our school management system
school uniform/tracksuit order

End of Year Graduations Thursday 22nd
2023-06-22
We will have our end-of-year graduations on Thursday. June 22nd. Further details of the arrangements for the various classes will follow.

Summer Holiday
2023-06-23 - 2023-08-29
School closes at 12 noon for our Summer break. We re-open on Wednesday, August 30th. We hope all our pupils and staff have a well-earned break from school.

Reopening of School 2023/24
2023-08-30 08:00 - 2023-09-01 17:00
School reopens for all students at 9.15 am. We look forward to welcoming all our pupils, parents and staff back to St.Attracta’s NS.

Mayo Cross Country
2023-09-25
The County Mayo Cross Country competitions will be held on Thursday, September 28th in Belleek, Ballina at 11 am sharp.

Say Yes to Modern Languages
2023-09-27 - 2023-11-15
Say Yes to Modern Languages begins in our 3rd to 6th classes. This module facilitates us to introduce a Modern Foreign Language ‘French’ to our third to sixth-class pupils.

Superheroes Day
2023-10-13
To help launch the East Mayo Special Olympics club, we will be supporting their Super Hero Day next Friday 13th October.
On this day we’re asking all children to dress up as their favourite superhero, sports star, book character, or whomever they think is the best superhero! Or maybe they can be creative and showcase their own hidden super power as not all heroes wear capes.
You don’t need to buy a costume but the children can wear one you already have, or they can wear their own clothes and describe what their superpower is. Some of the suggestions from the children themselves today were SUPERfriend, SUPERfunny, SUPERclever, SUPERorganised, SUPERreader, SUPERfast.
Donations are voluntary and if you would like to donate then we would suggest €2 per child on the day.
All monies raised will go towards the work that Special Olympics do to support children with intellectual disability to realise their dreams.

Mini 7's Quarter Final v Carramore NS
2023-10-25
Our Girls’ team play their Mini 7’s Quarter-Final v Carramore NS on Wednesday 25th at 10.30 am at the Swinford Amenity Park. We wish them well!
