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LATEST NEWS

2021-2022

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SENIOR SCHOOL TOUR 2022
On Friday 13th of May the children and staff from 3rd, 4th 5th and 6th finally got to go on their school tour. In May 2020 we were supposed to travel to Ballyhass in Co. Cork for an amazing activity day and two years later they did not let us down. The children had a brilliant day with fun,  games, team building exercises and lots of pizza. A great day was had by all.  

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Thursday 12/5/'22: Well done to the Scoil Chaitriona, Cappamore, school football team who played in the Allianz Cumann na mBunscoil competition. They played brilliantly but unfortunately lost by a goal to Cloverfield. Thank you to Miss Sheehy for training the children. 

Tuesday 10/5/''22 FAI Open Day
Well done to the boys and girls from Scoil Chaitríona and Bilboa NS who took part in the FAI Fun Day. It was great to see so many children enjoying the soccer games. Many thanks to our local SPAR for sponsoring this event. Check out all the ​action on the Cappamore Celtic FB page.

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THE BEEMAN CAME TO SCOIL CHAITRÍONA
On April 26th Dale from Heritage ireland came to speak to every class about the importance of bees to our environment. He also made bee holders with wood where the bees drop off their pollen. Dale was really fascinating and spoke also about birds and insects in our environment and shared his love of dinosaurs with the children. 

TEAM LIMERICK CLEAN UP 2022
Friday April 29th: Well done to all the children in Scoil Chaitríona who did their annual village clean up and supported Team Limerick Clean Up 2022. It is so important to instill pride in our village in our children. 

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Happy Easter from Scoil Chaitríona
On our last day of school the Easter Bunny arrived and organised an Easter egg hunt for the whole school. It was so "eggciting" for all the children and every child went home with a delicious Easter egg.  

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We stand with the Ukraine
Well done to all our children and families for supporting our fundraiser for the people in the Ukraine. All money will be sent to the Red Cross to aid the people in war torn Ukraine. 

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Reminder
Admissions for the forthcoming year 2022-2023 need to be submitted by the 30th April. Forms can be downloaded from the school website under the policies tab, Admissions Section or can be requested from our school secretary.

Saturday 2nd of April is World Autism Awareness Day

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Limerick Sports Partnership Athletics Day

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  On Wednesday the 30th March, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th all went to the UL Arena for an amazing day participating in the Athletics Day run by Limerick Sports Partnership. The children have been training, with their teachers, for this event for the last number of weeks and the fitness and stamina of the children has really developed so well. Well done to all who participated in this event and a great day was had by all. 
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Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh
16/3/'22 - Today the children dressed up in all their St Patrick's Day finery. It was heart warming to see the sea of green across the yard and sun shining down on them. We also had our school raffle out on the yard and the winners are as follows: 
First Prize: €150 cash - David O' Connor
Second Prize: €100 voucher for Centra - Deon Reeves
Third Prize: €50 voucher for Hayes'  - Richie Power
Fourth Prize: €50 voucher for O' Dwyers - Ned Gammell
Thank you to all our children and their ever supportive families for raising much needed funds for Scoil Chaitríona. A special word of thanks to our Parent's Association for all the hard work they put into our fundraising efforts.

Ceol agus Craic i Scoil Chaitríona
15/3/'22 -Inniu bhíomar ag damhsa agus ag canadh i gclós na scoile ag céiliúradh Seachtain na Gaeilge. Bhain gach páiste taitneamh as an gceolchoirm beag a bhí againn tar éis am lón. Bhí Iníon Ní Bhriain ar fheabhas ag damhsa dos na páistí. Bhí ionadh an domhain orthu go léir.

Today we were dancing and singing in the school yard, celebrating Seachtain na Gaeilge. Every child thoroughly enjoyed our little concert after lunch. Miss O' Brien was very impressive, dancing for the children. They were all amazed at her. 

SCOIL CHAITRIONA PARENT'S ASSOCIATION DRAW 2022
Just a reminder to all families to return their sold tickets by Monday 14th March for our BIG DRAW
Prizes include:
First Prize: €150 cash
Second Prize: €100 voucher for Centra
Third Prize: €50 voucher for Hayes'
Fourth Prize: €50 voucher for O' Dwyers

The draw will be held on Wednesday 16th of March in school and winners will be contacted asap. 
If you wish to sell another book of tickets please send in a request to your child's class teacher. 
We appreciate all your support and generosity in our fundraising efforts.

3/3/'22 - WORLD BOOK DAY TABLE QUIZ

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We held a whole school table quiz in the school hall on Thursday to celebrate World Book Day and all questions were based on books studied by the children in school and their own prior knowledge of literature. It was so much fun and marked the first time the children have actually taken part in a whole school activity indoors since the start of covid - almost two years ago. Many thanks to Mrs. Smith for organising the questions and the whole staff for helping out on the day. 

2/3/'22 Florrie the dog came to visit
Today Michelle came from Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland and introduced us all to Florrie who is a dog in training to help children with Autism. We had very insightful conversations with Michelle and really enjoyed seeing Florrie in action. Thanks to Ms. Sadlier for organising this. Donations to this very worthwhile charity can be made via Aladdin.

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23/2/'22 - CAKE SALE FUNDRAISER
Many thanks to all the families who supported our Parents Association Fundraiser. As always the support has been overwhelming with all the baked and brought goodies. A special word of thanks to our Parent's Association Chairperson, Elaine O' Brien, for all her assistance on the day.
We raised an amazing €476   on the day and that will go towards ICT in the school.  

The County Cup comes to Scoil Chaitríona
23/3/'22 -Thank you so much to Muireann Creamer, from the Cappamore and Limerick Camogie Team and also a past pupil of  Scoil Chaitríona, who brought the cup for winning the Intermediate County Championship,to show all the boys and girls. Hon Cappamore

14/2/'22 - New Whiteboards installed.
Today we had two state of the art whiteboards installed in Ms. Cregan and Mrs. Smith's Classrooms. These boards will greatly enhance the children's learning experience. They were partly funded by the Department of Education and our Parent's Association.  

14/2/'22     HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY
We had lots of fun celebrating Valentine's Day in Scoil Chaitríona. You could really feel the love.

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10/2/'22 - Upcoming Parent's Association Fundraisers
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Wednesday Feb 23rd : Cake sale for the school
Wednesday March 16th: St Patrick's Weekend Big School Draw - tickets on sale after midterm
May 2022 - School walk

All funds raised go directly to funding resources and events which provide a more enriched educational experience for all our children. Your support in these activities would be greatly appreciated and please contact the members of our Parent's Association if you can help out in any way.   

Feb 2022
Enrollment Notice
Scoil Chaitríona are now enrolling for the year 2022-2023.
Please see our Admissions Section in our School Policies Tab

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21/12/'21 - Well done and thank you for your generosity for our Bumbulance fundraiser and school raffle. We raised an amazing €495. The families of Scoil Chaitríona have truly shown the Christmas spirit in their goodwill.

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Mrs. Smith's 5th and 6th Class

Ms. O' Brien's 3rd and 4th Class

Ms. Cregan's 1st and 2nd Class

Ms Sheehy's Junior and Senior Infants Class

16/12/'21 - Scoil Chaitríona are so delighted with William O'Connor's win against Danny Lauby in the PDC World Darts Championship. He is now through to the second round. Scoil Chaitríona and especially all our 3rd Class are rooting for William. 

16/12/'21 - Best of luck to Cappamore's own William O' Connor, dad to a very proud Liam in 3rd Class, who takes to the PDC World Darts Championship stage tonight. We will all be tuning in to Sky Sports tonight at 7pm. 

15/12/'21 - Well done to all the winners from Scoil Chaitríona in the Cappamore Celtic 2022 Children's Calendar Art Competition - Isabelle Veale, Conor O' Carroll, Fionn Hogan and Sadhbh Ryan. 

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30/11/'21 - Ms Sadlier's class had a brilliant time horseriding at Liskennett Farm. 

28/11/'21 WELL DONE TO OUR CAPPAMORE CAMOGIE CHAMPIONS

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Late Late Toy Show 2021
26/11/'21 - In anticipation of the second most exciting night of the year, all the children were given a Late Late Toy Show goodie bag. 

COME ON THE GREEN AND GOLD
19/'11/'21
Bets wishes to the Cappamore Camogie team playing in the county final on Sunday - especially our past pupils  Muireann and Lisa Creamer, Claire Keating, Katie Hayes and Aimee O' Brien. 
"​HON CAPPAMORE!!"

SHOEBOX APPEAL 2021
Well done to all the girls and boys for collecting 48 shoeboxes this year which will go straight to vulnerable children across the world. You have given them great joy for Christmas.

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Our children looked seriously spooky on Friday. We would like to wish all our children a very Happy  and Safe Halloween. 

 Halloween Cake Sale Oct 2021
22/10/'21 - What an amazing display of cakes, buns and cookies we had for our cake sale on our last day before Mid Term . Despite not having our usual coffee morning for the local community, we managed to raise a whopping €566.85. We can't thank our parents enough for all their support and generosity and also our Parent's Association for providing every child with a goodie bag for the Halloween break. Well done also to the children from 6th class who organised the cake sale and made sure it all ran smoothly.   

School Dinner 2021 
How happy we all were to have our traditional School Dinner served up to us by our brilliant Parent's Association. We went for an Italian theme and had spaghetti bolognese and of course we had to have ice-cream and jelly. The children said it was the nicest dinner ever and many came back for seconds and could have had thirds except we ran out of food. Many thanks to Elaine, Clodagh, Sheila and all our wonderful parents for producing such a splendid feast.  

Let's Go Fly a Kite
8/10/21 - Our 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th classes got an amazing opportunity this week to take part in the engineering workshop coordinated by Mary Immaculate College for Space Week. The children were supplied with all the materials and the knowledge to design and create their own kites. What a fantastic, creative group they are. Many thanks to Mrs. Blake for organising this and to Glen and all the team in Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. 

National Tree Day 2021 in Scoil Chaitríona
7/10/'21 - Today we celebrated National Tree Day and to mark it we planted a pear tree in the school garden. Our oldest pupil, Leon, was given the honour of planting the tree with Mrs. Blake. We look forward to watching it grow and hopefully will sample it's fruits in years to come.  

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​17/9/'21 -We really enjoyed the visit from Ger and his funny, furry, farm friends. Ger was very lucky to go home with all his animals as they were a big hit with all the children. Thanks to Mrs Blake for organising this event and thanks to our Parents Association for supporting it. 

Miss Sheehy and Ms Sadlier's Classes 

Miss Cregan's Class

Miss O' Brien's Class

Mrs. Smith's Class

Roald Dahl Day 13th September

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13/9/'21 - Well done to all our children and parents/ guardians for all their creativity today. Roald Dahl would be very proud of the children of Scoil Chaitríona honouring the characters of his books in such glory. We had so many Matildas and Willie Wonkas, the Fantastic Mr. Fox and Verukas, we had Charlie Bucketts and Grandpa Joes, Oompa Loompas and even Mr and Mrs. Twit. We hope they all enjoyed this special day and that it encourages children to explore the literature of Roald Dahl. 

Next Monday the 13th of September is Roald Dahl Day and we will be immersing ourselves in activities based on the books of Roald Dahl. We encourage you make home made costumes to add to the day. Check out this website for ideas: https://www.theschoolrun.com/roald-dahl-dressing-up-costumes

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9/9/'21 - Just a reminder to all families that a meeting of our Parents Association will be held on Monday 13th of September at 8.30pm in the school to reinstate the current committee.​During the meeting they will be discussing fundraising for the school year ahead. Monies raised will benefit all our children .We need the support of parents to continue to plan events to help generate money for the school . A big thank you to all the parents that supported us last year .Your attendance to the AGM would be much appreciated.

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Congratulations to all our past pupils who received their Leaving Cert results this week. We wish you well in the future

22/8/'21 - A very warm welcome back to all our  students and a special welcome to all our new Junior Infants and our new students. Before we start our new school year on Monday 30th August, there are a few pieces of information we wish to share with you from the Department of Education and Science. Please make sure to check the booklists on the website to ensure you have all the correct books and that they are labelled on the outside of the book. Full school uniform on Monday morning, not tracksuits and make sure you have a good night's sleep. We look forward to seeing you all. 

Just a reminder also that we are closing Wednesday Sept 1st at 12pm to facilitate a staff meeting

Back to school advice for parents and children:
Attached is guidance and videos with some back to school advice for parents and children attending primary school. You are encouraged to watch these videos with your child before they return to school.
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Back to school advice for Junior Infants
Back to school advise for Senior Infants to 2nd Class
Back to school advise for 3rd to 6th Class
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