Sep
The new primary curriculum: What you need to know as a parent or guardian
Sep
We are delighted to welcome all our children back to St.Joseph’s for another wonderful year of learning, laughter and friendships. This school year begins a little differently as we celebrated the retirement of our former principal, Helen. We thank her most sincerely for her dedication to our school and wish her many happy years ahead…
Aug
Every day, Tusla supports children, young people, and families, working to keep children safe. To help with this, Tusla has developed the changingfutures.ie website — a platform created for young people, by young people with experience of Tusla services. The website features Tusla staff explaining their roles in a child-friendly way, so children and young…
Jul
In 2021, as part of the Irish National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) – a project under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, funded by the European Union through NextGenerationEU, our school received a grant to implement initiatives designed to address the digital divide and support learners at risk of educational disadvantage. This funding was used…
Jun
As the school year drew to a close, we said a heartfelt goodbye to our wonderful 6th Class pupils. This fabulous four were a creative, friendly, talented, and helpful bunch. Whether it was leading by example, sharing ideas in class, or offering a helping hand, they’ve left a lasting impression on our school community, and…
Jun
This week, we were overjoyed to welcome Kya, Leah, Mairéad and Rachel from Sligo Rovers Ladies’ team to our school. First of all, our visitors organised a few penalty shootouts and then we played a match. Of course, everybody was very competitive for the match and we loved showing off our skill to the Sligo…
Jun
We love our art at St. Joseph’s N.S., so we were absolutely delighted to hear that some of our talented pupils won 1st prize, 3rd prize, and a Highly Commended award in the Templeboy Aughris Rural Action (TARA) Beach Cleaning Poster Competition! We put a lot of effort into creating our posters, as we wanted…
Jun
We’re a talented bunch here at St. Joseph’s N.S., and we love getting involved in all sorts of activities, both in and out of school. One of the highlights each year is the Community Games – a fantastic opportunity to showcase our many skills! This year, we were thrilled to see our hard work and…
Jun
It’s been a busy – and very colourful – week in our classroom as we explored the exciting world of tie-dye art! We started by wrapping our t-shirts in all sorts of creative ways and securing using plenty of elastic bands. Then came the fun (and messy!) part – heading outdoors to spray on our…