Seachtain na Gaeilge: 1-17 Márta 2019
Bhí a lán craic agus spraoi againn i rith SnaG 2019……………… Lá Glas: An Aoine, 15ú Márta 2019 Chaith na páistí éadaí ghlas, bhí céilí mór againn, ghlac gach páiste…
Scoot to School Week 2019 (Green-Schools Travel)
Scoot on Wednesday (March 13th) We took part in Scoot to School Week 2019 by inviting our children to bring in their scooters to school. We showed our support for…
Confirmation 2019
The students from St. Fiach’s and St. Brigid’s National Schools made their Confirmation on Friday, March 1st in Mountnugent. Congratulations to all the candidates who represented their schools so well….
Gymnastics 2019
Our students have just completed the gymnastics strand of the PE curriculum. Special thanks to our fantastic coach, Craig, for guiding the students through their rolls, jumps, handstands and tumbles….
Aistear – On The Farm
Our infants got a great surprise last week when we had some interesting visitors! Special thanks to the Sheridan family for bringing in the cute piglets to the classroom. The…
Aistear 2019
First 3 pictures: Infants were engaging in the theme of “A Rainy Day” and experimented with chalk when creating rainbows. Second 3: Infants experimented with a variety of materials in…
Oldcastle Credit Union Quiz 2019
The annual Credit Union Quiz took place on Sunday, February 3rd in Gilson N.S. Well done to all our teams who performed and behaved impeccably. We had 2 prize winning…
Grandparent’s Day 2019
We celebrated Grandparent’s Day on Friday, February 1st, St. Brigid’s Day. It’s always a special occasion on the school’s calendar. The children of 2nd and 6th classes get the opportunity…
Lá Fhéile Bríde
”We sing a song to Brigid, Brigid brings the spring Awakens all the fields and the flowers And calls the birds to sing”. 3rd and 4th class were busy making…
December Assembly 2018
Comhairgeadeas lena Gaeilgeoir na Míosa. Rinne siad an-iarracht lena gcuid Gaeilge i rith Mí na Nollag. Maith sibh agus lean ar aghaigh! Congratulations to all who achieved medals, trophies and…
Countdown to Christmas
You better watch out, you better not cry………….Santa Claus is coming to town!! All our letters have been sent and now we must wait for the big day!! Special thanks…
Christmas Concert 2018
Our annual Christmas concert took place in Ballinacree Community Centre on Friday, December 14th. Our junior classes performed a wonderful nativity play called The INN-spectors. Our senior classes sang a selection…
Library Visit – Shane Hegarty
Wow what a wonderful visit to the library we had this week! It was a pleasure meeting Shane Hegarty, author of the Darkmouth series. He provided a very entertaining and…
November Assembly
Comhairgeadeas lena Gaeilgeoir na Míosa. Rinne siad an-iarracht lena gcuid Gaeilge i rith Mí na Samhna. Maith sibh agus lean ar aghaigh! Congratulations to all who achieved medals and trophies…
Briody Bedding Visit
Friday, November 23rd 2018 As part of our Junior Entrepreneur Programme (JEP) 2019 our 5th and 6th class students visited Briody Bedding ltd. Special thanks to the Briody family for…
Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal
‘It’s hope, it’s God’s love, it’s joy and excitement – It’s the whole of Christmas wrapped up in a Shoebox !’ This year marks the return of the Team Hope Christmas…
Science Week 2018
We had an action packed Science Week 2018. Our students were busy predicting, creating, analysing and experimenting through a whole variety of science experiments. Plants, Sound, Forces and Magnets were…
Barrett’s Return to St. Fiach’s
We had a very special visitor to our school this week……..All Black superstar, Scott Barrett. Scott attended St. Fiach’s almost 20 years ago with his other famous brothers, Beauden and…
Boys Football – Autumn 2018
Commiserations to our fantastic boys’ football team who were narrowly defeated in the Div 5 semi final. We are so proud of all your efforts throughout the year. Thanks to…
Halloween 2018
What a great day to finish the half term! Everyone made a huge effort to dress up in their Halloween costumes. Mrs. Smith’s class had great fun playing some traditional…
Girls Football – Autumn 2018
Well done to our girls football team for reaching the Div 5 1/4 finals. Unfortunately they were narrowly defeated by Dunsany on Thursday, October 25th. The girls have performed and…
Maths Week 2018
Well done to all our students who participated in Maths Week. We had great fun on our Maths trails and shape hunts! There were plenty of medals achieved in Mangahigh…
Author visit – Olive Mooney
Thanks to fantasy novelist, Olive Mooney, for visiting our school last week. Olive read a few chapters of her ghostly, fantasy story ‘The Chronicles of Cadanver College ‘. The children…
Aistear – October 2018
Mr. Donohoe’s class were busy playing ‘Doctors surgery’ through Aistear.
September Assembly
Comhairgeadeas lena Gaeilgeoir na Míosa. Rinne siad an-iarracht lena gcuid Gaeilge i rith Meán Fómhair. Maith sibh agus lean ar aghaigh! Well done to all our students who achieved awards…
National Fitness Day 2018
Well done to all our students who took part in National Fitness Day this week. We had a combined distance of 859 km in our Europe walking challenge. We walked…
Final Day of the 2017/2018 School Year
The day everyone has been looking forward to – Friday, June 22nd – the last school day of the year! Congratulations to all our students who received ‘Spirit of the…
Cumann na mBunscol Medal Presentation
Special thanks to Meath football star and former St. Fiach’s student, Michael Flood, for presenting the Cumann na mBunscol winners medals to our superstars today. Aoife and the boys were…
Spirit of the Final Award
Thursday, June 21st: Many congratulations to Ivan for receiving the ‘Spirit of the Final’ Award for his wonderful and sporting performance in our Cumann na mBunscol final on June 9th….
Senior Classes School Tour 2018
Wednesday, June 20th: Our senior classes had a great day in Funtasia, Drogheda on their school tour. The activities were excellently organised by the staff of Funtasia. Firstly, we visited…
Junior Classes School Tour 2018
Wednesday, June 20th: Our junior classes visited Mellowes Adventure Park for their school tour. There was a wide variety of activities for the children including go-carting, bouncy castles, climbing walls,…
Graduation 2018
Congratulations to our wonderful 6th class students who are coming to the end of their primary school adventure! We had a special evening on Monday, June 18th to celebrate their…
AgriKids – Farm Safety
Special thanks to Alma from Agrikids for her wonderful and informative visit to our school today. Farm safety is to the fore of our thoughts at this time of the…
Active Week 2018
Monday, June 11th: Sports Day – https://stfiachs.scoilnet.ie/blog/2018/06/13/sports-day-2018/ Soccer tournament – https://stfiachs.scoilnet.ie/blog/2018/06/15/st-fiachs-world-cup-2018/ Tuesday, June 12th: Athletics – Claremont (Navan) – https://stfiachs.scoilnet.ie/blog/2018/06/13/claremont-2018-track-and-field-finals/ Break-time stations Wednesday, June 13th: GAA training with Martin and Brendan at…
New sports equipment
Special thanks to our wonderful Parents Association for purchasing new PE and sports equipment for the school. We are having great fun using the equipment during break times. They were…
People at Work – Mrs. Glynn’s Classroom
Mrs. Glynn’s classroom had some special visitors during the year to talk about their jobs. May 2018: Thanks to Claire, our local post lady, for explaining how An Post operates….
Credit Union Writing Competition 2018
WOW! A huge congratulations to our 2 prize winners from the Credit Union writing competition. Danielle came in first place and won an iPad for the school. Lucy also received…
St. Fiach’s World Cup 2018
We held our annual soccer tournament recently to celebrate this year’s World Cup in Russia. After a few weeks of competitive action we finally got down to 2 teams for…
Claremont 2018 – Track and Field Finals
Tuesday, June 12th: Well done to all our representatives at Claremont. We had a few very close events and were very unlucky not to return with a medal. Thanks to…
Cumann na mBunscol Div 5 champions!!!
2 in a row!!! Heartiest congratulations to our boys and Aoife for retaining their Division 5 title from last year. They gave it their best and it was all worth…
Sports Day 2018
Monday, June 11th: What a fantastic way to get Active Week started by having our Sports Day!! Thankfully our great spell of weather continued. We had fun stations including tug…
Football 2018
Our boys have now qualified for the Division 5 final on Saturday, June 9th after a narrow win over Dunderry. They played a super match and we are so proud….
First Holy Communion 2018
Oh what a wonderful day we had on Saturday, May 26th and the weather was fantastic to match. Our 2nd class children received the sacrament of Holy Communion. Thanks to…
Ballinacree to Beijing with Fr. Alo
We had a wonderful visit from Fr. Alo Connaughton last week who talked to our 5th and 6th class students about his time in China. He gave a fantastic presentation…
Cook in Schools – Pádraig White (The Forge)
We had a special visit from Pauric and Irene White, founders of ‘Cook in Schools’, on Wednesday, May 23rd. Pauric and Irene gave all our classes a great demonstration through…
New Playground Markings – 23/05/18
Wow! Check out our new playground markings! The front of our school has transformed into a new playground! Our children are so excited about using them this week! Special thanks…
Gymnastics 2018
Special thanks to Craig for his wonderful lessons over the last few weeks. Our students have been perfecting their rolling, standing, twisting and turning skills. Gymnastics is a very important…
Sugar Content Presentation
Mrs. Glynn’s class were busy investigating the sugar content of certain foods. Very eye-opening experience! They presented their work to Mrs. Smith’s class! Sweet!!
Spelling Bee 2018
Congratulations to Bobby for coming 4th in this year’s Spelling Bee county final which took place in St. Paul’s NS, Ratoath. We are so proud!