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SEP
2021
Record number of junior infants!
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These delightful boys and girls began their school life at Inch National school in August of this year. It was a record number of Junior Infants for Ms Guilfoyle’s class and they have settled incredibly well.
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NOV
2020
Halloween fun at Inch!
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Some of the scary creatures who turned up to Inch NS on Friday 23rd!!
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MAR
2020
World Book day 2020
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Great fun was had on World Book especially by our Junior and Senior Infants who travelled by bus into Thurles Library where they were greeted by the lovely Aoife who took great time with the children. She explained about all the benefits there are to joining the library and even read
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NOV
2019
Science week!
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Great fun today, as 4th, 5th and 6th classes celebrated Science week by completing some food experiments. We investigated iron in breakfast cereals, colouring in sweets and observed a powerful chemical reaction between cola and mentos sweets!
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SEP
2019
Senior classes enjoy coding and researching on their iPads!
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4th, 5th and 6th classes had a busy day today researching project work on Greece and exploring the skills of coding using Scratch. A fantastic year ahead for the pupils, as they embark on developing their digital skills and enhancing their learning using their iPads.
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JUN
2019
School Tour
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On Monday 10th of June we left Inch NS bound for the Cistercian College in Roscrea. There we were split into our class groupings and from thereon in the children hardly had time to take a breath such was the amount of activities laid on for them From Bouncy castles, to obstacle course
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MAY
2019
Active Schools Week
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Active schools week got off to a flying start this Monday 20th of May with Madeline Loughnane from Swift Therapy getting all the children moving and this was followed by our Whole School Fun event-the Triangle Dance Challenge! On Tuesday we took on our Orienteering challenges and Wedn
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MAR
2019
STEM Workshop – Engineer’s Week
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Our 4th, 5th and 6th Class were intrigued by a presentation given to them by Claire Butler on behalf of Boston Scientific. The presentation enlightened the children’s understanding of engineering all around them, with a particular emphasis on engineering in the world of medicine
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MAR
2019
Pancake Tuesday
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Some very happy pupils enjoying pancakes, with a variety of toppings, in school on Pancake Tuesday!
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FEB
2019
Credit Union Table Quiz
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Congratulations to our two teams who participated in the regional Credit Union table quiz on Monday night. We are very proud of our Under 11 team who placed 2nd and our Under 13 team who placed 3rd.
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FEB
2019
Grandparents Day 2019
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Many thanks to all grandparents who attended our grandparents prayer service on Friday as part of our celebration of Catholic Schools Week 2019. We really enjoyed this special occasion.
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NOV
2018
Active Flag in action!
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Our newly elected Active School Committee proudly wearing their Active school badges. This committee have really helped get the ball rolling on our journey to becoming a more active school. They have already initiated a rota of playground leaders who take our active lines at small b
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NOV
2018
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2018
Road Safety visit
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The children were recently treated to a fantastic presentation from Catherine from the RSA. She is pictured here presenting the junior and senior infants with their hi-vis jackets. They learned the rules for crossing the road safely and how they should always wear their seatbelt.
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OCT
2018
Halloween in Mrs Blake’s room!
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A sample of the wonderful Halloween costumes from 4th, 5th and 6th Class.
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OCT
2018
Our garden pumpkin got a new look!!
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Our pupils worked diligently under the guidance of Rosita in our school garden during the year, to carefully nurture and grow this very impressive pumpkin! Many thanks to Brian Ma
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SEP
2018
A successful day at the Cross Country Championships!
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What a pleasure it was to take our wonderful athletes to the Cross Country Championships today. We are very proud of you all! Please click on images to get full size photo. Six of
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SEP
2018
Welcome to our new Junior Infants
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Big welcome to our fabulous five Junior Infants who joined us this year-friends already!!
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JUN
2018
Garda Band Fundraiser
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We were so lucky on May 31st last to be offered a fabulous evening’s entertainment by the Garda Band, in aid of our school, in Younge’s, the Ragg. The band played a huge variety of pieces from many different eras and genres and included pieces for the young and “old
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APR
2018
Active Schools Week!
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The Children had a very active week, participating in daily physical activity ranging from “Walk a Mile with a Smile” to an aerobics class and 4th, 5th and 6th Class even participated in a Lets Get Active Lesson compiled and administered by Damien Young from Setanta Colleg
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APR
2018
School Garden News
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The children were very busy this morning preparing the school garden for planting a wide variety of vegetables. With the first hint of Spring sunshine today, the children were delighted to be preparing and planning their garden.
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APR
2018
4th, 5th & 6th Class visit LIT Sportslab
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The children from 4th, 5th and 6th Class were very kindly invited by Damien Young to visit LIT Sportslab and participate in a wide variety of skills tests from 20m sprint to grip strength and throw accuracy. The facilities the children were given access to were highly impressive and
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MAR
2018
La na Gaeilge!
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We managed to get outside for a few steps between the showers on our La na Gaeilge. The children made a huge effort on the day and were almost top to toe in green. The entire school took part in a giant siege of Ennis in the playground
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FEB
2018
Pancakes!!
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We celebrated Shrove Tuesday with great gusto cooking pancakes for everyone and devouring them afterwards
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OCT
2017
Storm Ophelia Update
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The Department of Education and Skills has issued a directive to all schools to remain closed tomorrow, Tuesday 17th October, for safety reasons. A text has been sent to all parents, but there seems to be a delay, due to the demand on the website. We hope all of our pupils, staff an
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SEP
2017
New school jerseys!
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Many thanks to Moloney’s shop, who sponsored our new school jerseys! Our U13 Football team proudly wore their new gear at a recent football blitz in Littleton.
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SEP
2017
Welcome to our new junior infants!
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We welcome our seven new junior infants to Inch NS. They have settled in well into their new surroundings and are being well cared for by all the other students in the playground. Click on the pictures above to enjoy the full images!
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JUN
2017
Infant School Tour
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On Thursday the 28th of May the Junior Infants and Senior Infants took off for Kilbeggan in county Westmeath to visit Little Big Town. We had a fantastic day dressing up and exploring the castles and garages, the hairdressers and the rock and roll stage-to name but a few. The pictur
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MAY
2017
Green Flag Award Ceremony
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Maria Hassett, Cormac Fitzpatrick and Séan óg Hayes were given the important responsibility of attending the Green Flag Award ceremony in Hotel Kilkenny on Wednesday 24th May to collect our 6th Green Flag! All three children had a wonderful day and it was a pleasure to spend it with
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MAY
2017
Junior Entrepreneur Award!
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The children of 4th – 6th Class proudly displayed their Junior Entrepreneur product “A Taste of Inch” cookbook in the Anner Hotel on Tuesday 23rd May at the Junior Entrepreneur County Showcase Day. Following an interview with the awarding judges, the ch
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