SCOIL CHAITRÍONA
LATEST NEWS
2024-2025
MONSTER RAFFLE
We held our monster Christmas raffle today and every child was lucky enough to win a prize. Our thanks to all the staff of Scoil Chaitríona who donated all the prizes. We raised an amazing €379.75 from our children's raffle. Many thanks for all your support.
A SURPRISE VISIT FROM SANTA
Santa came to Scoil Chaitríona today despite having such a busy schedule. He surprised every boy and girl with a selection box and promised them all that they are on the nice list.
THANK YOU AND HAPPY CHRISTMAS FROM SCOIL CHAITRÍONA
A huge thank you to all the families and friends and past pupils who attended our Christmas Pageant last night. It was a roaring success and the children are on cloud nine after their performance. Each and every one of them are stars. Thank you all for supporting our pageant and we would like to let you know that we raised €670 from ticket sales. This money will be put towards resources, buses and events for the children.
PAGEANT NIGHT
Our angels are angelic, our shepherds are in ship shape and our wise men have been studying hard. We cannot wait to welcome you all to our pageant tonight. The girls and boys have worked so hard over the past two weeks and we couldn't be more proud of them.
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT 2024
We are very busy acting, singing and dancing and can't wait to bring our fabulous production of "NO ROOM AT THE INN", to all the people of Cappamore on Tuesday the 17th of December at 7.30pm in St. Michael's Church. Tickets are on sale in the school in the morning from Monday the 9th of December. We look forward to seeing you there.
CIRCUS FUN AT THE LIBRARY
The children had an amazing experience with Arran Towers Tallest to Smallest circus at the local library.
Creative Schools
21/11/'24 - We had a lovely visit from our Creative Schools coordinator, Lisa, who invited our Student's Council members to join her in a workshop to make "Wish Sticks" exploring the use of natural materials and sharing the mythological connection with the children.
Animal Antics in the Library
15/11/'24 - The children had a really enjoyable day with Animal Magic in the library and got to meet some very slimy and furry friends.
Trip to the Cinema
Ms. Power's class had a lovely visit to the cinema to see Paddington in Peru.
Authors Visit
13/11/'24 - We had a lovely visit from author and illustrator Alan Nolan who introduced us to his novel - Animal Crackers. The children had a very entertaining visit.
Christmas Shoebox Appeal
11/11/'24 - Well done to all our children for bringing almost 40 shoeboxes for this years Shoebox Appeal. It is very important to give to others as we approach the Christmas season.
Library Visit with Éanna Ní Lamhna
6/11/'24 - The children paid a visit to the library where they met the renowned author, presenter, biologist and environmentalist Éanna Ní Lamhna who gave them a very interesting talk on wildlife. Thanks to Mark in the library for facilitating it .
HALLOWEEN FUN
We had a brilliant Halloween celebration in the school with outstanding costumes, a cake sale and an Active School Halloween themed stations. Well done to all the children and parents for making such a huge effort with the costumes and the baking. Our Students Council took charge of our cake sale and our Active School Committee were responsible for the Spooky Stations. It is wonderful to see our children taking responsibility and leadership roles in our school.
CAPPAMORE CHAMPIONS
Well done to our Gaelic Football Cumann na mBunscoil mixed team who won the final against Cloverfield. It was a brilliant match and the children played their hearts out and brought home the trophy. Our thanks to Ms. Sheehy and Ms. Power for training the children. Scoil Chaitríona Abú!!!
Enrolments 2025-2026
We will be taking enrolments from the 1st of November 2024 for our Junior Infants class 2025. Please see the HOME section on the website and locate our Admissions Notice, Policy and Enrolment Forms on the website under POLICIES
TRIP TO CURRAGHCHASE
10/10/'24 - We had a beautiful Autumnal day in Curraghchase. The children learnt a lot from the experts from Coillte and engaged in Eco Art where they designed habitats for small animals using the foliage and materials on the floor of the forest. It was such a lovely day.
SUPERHERO DAY
for Special Olympics
4/10/'24 - We celebrated Super Hero day in Scoil Chaitríona to raise money for Special Olympics Ireland. We had many Batmen and Wonderwomen and plenty of Soccer Super Heroes. Our day was topped off by a lovely treat from the Parent's Association - an ice cream for every child with toppings. Well done to all and €211.20 was raised and has been sent to Special Olympics Ireland. Well done to our Student's Council for helping out on the day.
FOOTBALL BLITZ IN DOON
27/9/'24 Well done to our players from 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th who played in the football blitz that was organised by Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa, Doon. The children had a great day out and were presented with medals by Limerick hurler Barry Murphy
OPENING OF THE YEAR/ MERCY DAY MASS
27/9/'24 - A huge thank you to all the parents who attended our Opening of the Year/ Mercy Day Mass. Our children sang so beautifully (even if we were missing a lot who had attended the hurling/ camogie blitz) and the children performed all their jobs during the mass so well. We are very proud of you.
SNA APPRECIATION DAY
27/9/'24 - On Thursday the 27th of September the work that all SNAS in our primary and secondary schools was recognised and appreciated. We acknowledged all the amazing work our SNAs do everyday, helping our children and going above and beyond with all that they do. Our SNAs were presented with certificates of appreciation and were given a party in the staff room. We thank them all for the contribution they make everyday in our school.
SCHOOL WALK
24//9/'24- We were very lucky with the weather for our school walk. Our sincere thanks to all our families for their fundraising efforts. We raised an amazing €1951.30 for the school. The children and staff really enjoyed the beautiful autumnal day out in the fresh air. A big thank you to the Parents Association for supplying the children with sweets and drinks on the day.
A LOVELY DAY IN SCOIL CHAITRÍONA
6/9/'24 - We had a great day when we welcomed back Ger with all his feathered, furry and funny friends. The children really enjoy it when all the animals come to visit. Ger's big pig really enjoyed exploring our garden.
WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL
A warm welcome back to all our pupils and their families and we are delighted to welcome all our new pupils as well.
