Christmas Concerts 2017

Our Junior and Senior Infants put wide smiles on the faces of their Mums, Dads and Teachers at the Christmas Concert this year. We are very proud of you all!

Bookfair Images 2017

Our Bookfair this year has been a resounding success thanks to the hard work and participation of the SNPA, teachers, pupils and parents. The theme for our bookweek was It's Autumn...Leaf through a Good Book! We raised a total of €10,900! Thank you to the children and parents who came and contributed to the success of the bookfair. Because of you 60% of the total raised will be used to furnish our school libraries with new books! 

Míle Buíochas daoibh go léir!

Bookweek 2017

Our Bookfair this year has been a resounding success thanks to the hard work and participation of the SNPA, teachers, pupils and parents. The theme for our bookweek was It's Autumn...Leaf through a Good Book! We raised a total of €10,900! Thank you to the children and parents who came and contributed to the success of the bookfair. Because of you 60% of the total raised will be used to furnish our school libraries with new books! 

Míle Buíochas daoibh go léir!

 

WINNERS! Excellence in IT Education.

Congratulations to all of us! Scoil Nioclais were announced overall winners of the Excellence in IT Education Award at the it@cork leaders awards 2017. This is a much deserved result and we are very proud of the efforts made in IT education by our teachers, parents and pupils.

Scoil Nioclais will re-open tomorrow, Wed 18th October

School Closure on Tuesday 17th October 2017

Scoil Nioclais will remain closed tomorrow,Tuesday Oct 27th on the instruction of the national emergency coordination group.

School Closure on Monday 16th October 2017

Due to red weather alert, Scoil Nioclais will remain closed tomorrow Monday 16th October on the advice of The D.E.S.

Scoil Niocláis has been nominated for the Excellence in Education award in IT in the it@cork Leaders Awards. This nomination itself recognises our efforts in IT both in the school and wider community. Following a submission, we were delighted to be shortlisted as a finalist in this category. The results will be announced on the 20th October- fingers crossed!

Nótaí Niocláis

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwdP7SJBoxCyY2VXY0trLW9GcWM 

Biodiversity Flag

Biodiversity Flag

Scoil Nioclais is involved in Green Schools which is an internationally recognised Environmental Care Programme. We were recently awarded our 5^th Green Flag for Biodiversity.ie caring for plants and animals. Our previous flags have been for Litter and waste reduction, saving electricity, conserving water and sustainable travel. The Green School Committee members are Ms. Downing, Ms.Walsh , Tricia O’ Sullivan  and pupils: Joshua Thompson, Rory O Sullivan, Gordan Wong, Aran Ryan, Raymond Foley, Rebecca Walsh, David O’ Connell, Aisling Dorgan, Eoin O’ Connor, Katelyn Geary, Ben Warren Flynn and Lei o’ Donoghue.

Initiatives  to raise awareness of environmental care in our school are recycling our waste and composting ,WOW ( Walk on Wednesdays), Cow days( Cycle on Wednesdays), Golden Boot Award for the most Walkers,Greenest/ Tidiest Classroom Award, awareness surveys,  quizzes, The Biodiversity Photography Competition and our beautiful new sensory garden .This garden is divided into 5 sections according to the  5 senses .

Our winning  Green Schools Slogan was “ Help the Animals and Plants to survive , help keep the earth alive. “

Thank you for your support,

Ms. Downing 

Community Fete 2017

We celebrated with our school and community in glorious sunshine last weekend. Thank you to everyone who came and contributed to a wonderful day out!

Healthy Eating Week!

Camogie and Hurling Sciath na Scol Finals

Well done to our Camogie and Hurling teams who have both qualified for the Allianz Sciath na Scol Finals on Wed 24th in Pairc Uí Rinn.

Munster Champions

Girls Soccer Cork and Munster Champions

Discover Primary Science Exhibition

Well done to the pupils from Ms. Nesdale's class and from Ms.O' Brien/Mr. Foley's class who did a fantastic job with the Discover Primary Science Exhibition!

Córfhéile 2017

 

 

 

Well done to all involved in the Córfhéile this year. It was a fantastic performance and thoroughly enjoyed by all!

Discover Primary Science Exhibition

Well done to all 3rd class pupils and teachers involved in the Primary Science Exhibition today. It was a great success and thoroughly enjoyed by parents and pupils from all class levels.

School Calendar 2017-2018

Pupils return on August 29^th


October 2017 mid - term break;

School closed from Monday October 30th to Friday 3rd November inclusive.

　

Christmas 2017

School will close on Friday 22nd December 2017, which will be the final day of the school term.

Scoil Niocláis will re-open on Monday 8th January 2018

　
February 2018 mid-term break

School closed from Monday February 12th to Friday 16th inclusive.

　

Easter 2018.

Scoil Niocláis will close on Friday 23rd March 2018 which will be the final day of the school term and will reopen Monday 9th April 2018

　

June 2018 mid-term break.

Scoil Niocláis will be closed on Friday June 1st Tuesday June 5th and Wednesday June 6th. School will reopen on Thursday June 7th.

　

Summer 2018

Scoil Niocláis will close on Friday June 29th , which will be the final day of the school year.

　

Seachtain na Gaeilge í Scoil Niocláis

Skipping Workshops 6th-9th March

We have invited Lee James from Skip-Hop to come to the school for four days of skipping on the above dates. Every child form Senior Infants upwards has the opportunity to take part in one of the workshops that are taking place throughout the four days in which they will learn a selection of moves, including individual moves, double-dutch, long rope, and partner skipping.
Superb quality speed ropes are available for children of all ages. For parents who are interested in skipping with their children or who simply want some useful exercise themselves, there are adult ropes, family ropes and double dutch ropes available. Should any pupils require a skipping rope, they can be bought during the four days of workshops.

 

Children's ropes 2.1m and 2.5m - €6

Xtenders - €3

Double dutch ropes 4.5m - €15 per pair

Adult ropes 2.7m - €8

Family ropes 4.5m - €10

 Please remind your child to wear their tracksuits on their assigned day.  

3rd Class Camogie Winners

Well done to our 3rd class indoor camogie team who won their blitz in Blackrock recently. The team trained really hard and were trained by Mr. Moynihan and helped by Miss O'Sullivan.

Basketball and Camogie Celebrations

Cis Pheil na mBun Scoil Champions

Well done to our basketball team who won the Cis Pheil na mBun Scoil competition.
We had a fantastic team and we hope to see you all continue to do well in basketball in the future.

Stargazing 2017

We had an amazing evening stargazing last Friday. The sky cleared to give us fantastic views of Venus, Mars, the Moon and the international space station flew by in the middle of it all. A huge thank you to Frances and Alan from the Blackrock Castle Observatory for coming to help us run the event!

10@10 In Scoil Niocláis

We had a brilliant time dancing and moving for our 10@10

Camogie Star Visit

Cork and Douglas camogie star Sarah Fahy paid a visit to Scoil Niocláis. She brought the All Star trophies won by her team mates Catríona and Pamela Mackey last year.
Here she is with some of our fourth class camogie stars!!

Our SNPA Coder Dojo Club

Our SNPA Coder Dojo club runs on a Sunday morning. We are currently focused on Scratch and App Inventor. Anyone who gets involved needs to participate at some level in helping in the club. At Christmas, we awarded white and yellow usb belts. We have a number of parents who mentor at the club and without their help, the club could not function. The club is open to students in the school in 4th, 5th and 6th classes. 
If anyone is interested in getting their child involved, they should contact Greg on 087 7904315.

Cork Penny Dinners

Well done to all involved in the Monster Christmas Cake Sale this year. We raised 500 euro for Cork Penny Dinners!