Scoil Naomh Fiachra – Clontubrid, Co. Kilkenny

Scoil Naomh Fiachra is a small rural primary school in the village of Clontubrid which is in the parish of Lisdowney, in the north of Co. Kilkenny, Ireland.
We have 70 pupils and five teachers.
Although the school was renamed ‘Scoil Naomh Fiachra‘ several years ago the official name of the school is still Clontubrid Mixed N.S.
The school caters for pupils from four to twelve years old.
The theme of our website is “The Connected Community”.
We want it to be a point of contact for pupils, teachers, parents, the local community, local people abroad and the broader learning community.

Click on the link below to see a slideshow of Junior & Senior Infants working hard in 2015/2016 !!

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End of Year Awards 2016

Congratulations to the students in the picture below who received certificates for full attendance this year. Well done on not missing a single day this year!

Well done to the students below for being consistent attenders too. They also received certificates for their excellent attendance!

Our winning team for sports day (below) received their prizes too. Well done to the blue team!

Well done to Alan’s team (below) who won the in-school hurling league this year and received grips for their hurls.

Well done to Ciarán’s team (below) who won our in-school Junior to 1st class soccer league!

Presentation to Our Local St. Vincent De Paul

Well done to our Confirmation class who donated €250 of their confirmation money to St. Vincent De Paul. The Holy Spirit is truly guiding them in the right direction. Thanks to Eilís Costello who came in on behalf of our local St. Vincent De Paul to receive the cheque.

School Calendar

September 2016 – June 2017

MONTH	DATES SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED	NOTE
August 2016		School will reopen for new academic year on Tuesday 30^th August 2016.
October 2016	Monday 31^st October through to Friday 4^th November 2016 inclusive.	School will close on Friday 28^th October 2016 at 2.40pm for Mid-term Break and will re open on Monday 7th November 2016.
December 2016/January 2017	Thursday 22nd December (12 noon) through to Friday 6^th January 2017 inclusive.	School will close at 12 noon on Thursday 22^nd December 2016 and will re open on Monday 9^th January 2017.
February 2017	Thursday 23^rd and Friday 24^th February 2017.	School will close on Wednesday 22^nd February at 2.40pm for Mid-term Break and will re open on Monday 27^thFebruary 2017.
March 2017	Friday 17^th March 2017	School will close at 2.40pm on Thursday 16^th March and reopen on Monday 20^th March 2017 for St Patrick’s Day.
April 2017	Friday 7^th April (12 noon) through to Friday 21^st April 2017.	School will close on Friday 7^th April at 12 noon and will re open on Monday 24^th April 2017.
May 2017	Monday 1^st May 2017	Bank Holiday – Monday 1^st May 2017.
June 2017	Monday 5^th June 2017 Friday 23rd June 2017	Bank Holiday School will close at 12 noon on 23rd June 2017 for the summer holidays.

Proclamation Day

On the 15th of March, Scoil Naomh Fiachra celebrated Proclamation Day. We began by welcoming everybody. Brandon read out the Proclamation from 1916 as Pádraig Pearce did from the steps of the GPO. This was followed by the reading of our “Proclamation for a New Generation” which was written by the students of Scoil Naomh Fiachra. This can be seen further down on this page. After this, Aoibhe and Céin gave us some information on the History of the Tricolour and the protocols that surround it. The flag was then risen by Charlie, who is the oldest student in the school. After the flag was raised we celebrated with Irish songs, poems, tin whistle and Irish dancing. The parents then viewed some of our project work on 1916. A brilliant day was had by all. Thanks to Denis O’Connor who took photographs for the school on the day.

Seachtain na Gaeilge

We are celebrating Seachtain na Gaeilge in our school this week. We are making an extra effort to speak Irish throughout the day and chidlren earn a raffle ticket and will go into a draw at the end of the week to win a prize. We had a ceolchoirm on Thursday which you will see in photos below and to finish the week off we are having a tráth na gceist.

Proclamation for a New Generation

The pupils of Scoil Naomh Fiachra have been busy re-imagining the 1916 Proclamation. A lot of hard work has gone into having this document ready for Proclamation Day on the 15th of March. It will be read out on the day before we raise our flag at 12 midday. All parents and wider members of the community are invited into the school on Proclamation Day to celebrate with us from 11:45am.

1916 Centenary Celebrations

On Wednesday 13^th of January Scoil Noamh Fiachra welcomed three members of the Irish Defence Forces to our school to present our school with The National Flag.

The presentation included a history of the national flag and the correct protocol for its use. The flag was then presented to Séan Dowling and the Proclamation was presented to Katie Brennan.The Defence Forces member also read part of the Proclamation assisted by Brandon in 5th class.

The children sang and played Amhrán na Bhfiann and Oró Se Do Bheatha Bhaile on the tin whistle. It was a really memorable day. Thanks to everyone involved.

On the 15th of March (Proclamation Day), every school in the country will raise their flags at 12 o’clock. Parents are invited into the school for this event and the children will perform a number of songs and tunes to mark the event.

SCHOOL NEWSLETTERS

Newsletter April 2016

For further details please click here (Please note this is a pdf file).

Newsletter January 2016

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Newsletter September 2015

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New Primary Language Curriculum

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment has developed a new language curriculum which will be phased in next year. For more information and support for parents please click on the following links: www.curriculumonline.ie, www.helpmykidlearn.ie and www.cogg.ie.

EVENTS

Army Barracks

The children from Scoil Naomh Fiachra will visit the Army Barracks in Kilkenny on Monday 8th February. Thanks to Army Barracks for facilitating this visit.

6 Km Walk

Our 6 Km fundraising will take place on 12th June 2016. Funds raised will be go towards the purchase of Graded Readers for the school.

The Fun Run will take place on Sunday the 12th of June 2016 after 9.30am Mass in Clontubrid.
This will be followed by some fun activities and refreshments back in the school.
This will also be the closing event for our “Active Schools Week”.
We look forward to a fantastic day out for the entire school community.
Please come along and support.

Active Week 2016

The Active Fun Week will run from 7th – 12th June 2016. More details to follow.

Enrolment for September 2016

Parents wishing to enrol pupils for the school year 2016- 2017 may do so by contacting the school for Enrolment Application Form and copy of the school’s Enrolment Policy.

Tel.: 056 8832417.
Contact us by email.

School Calendar 2015-2016

MONTH	DATES SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED	NOTE
August 2015		School will reopen for new academic year on Monday 31st August 2015.
October 2015	Monday 26th October through to Friday 30th October inclusive.	School will close on Friday 23rd October at 2.4opm for Mid-term Break and will reopen on Monday 2nd November.
December 2015/January 2016	Tuesday 22nd December (12 noon) through to Tuesday 5th January 2016 inclusive.	School will close at 12 noon on Tuesday 22nd December and will re open on Wednesday 6th January 2016.
February 2016	Thursday 18th and Friday 19th February 2016.	School will close on Wednesday 17th February at 2.40pm for Mid-term Break and will re open on Monday 22nd February 2016.
March	17th March through to Friday 1st April inclusive	School will close at 12 o’clock on 16th March and reopen on Monday 4th April – this includes St Patrick’s Day and the Easter Holidays.
May	Monday 2nd May Tuesday 3rd May	School will close on Friday 29th April at 2.40pm and will re open on Wednesday 4th May.
June	Monday 6th June	Bank Holiday
June	Friday 24th June (12 noon)	School will close at 12 noon on 24th June for the summer holidays.