First Communion - 12/05/2019
Our First Communion took place on Sunday 12th May. Huge congratulations to all the boys & girls in 2nd class who made us very proud on the day. Thanks to the choir, the mass servers & to Fr Chifu for making the ceremony so special. A special thanks to Ms. Fallon for all her work in preparing the children for their special day. Thanks also to the Parents Association and the parents of 3rd class children who catered for a fantastic party for the children on Thursday 9th in the Community Centre.
Seachtain na Gaeilge 2019 - Trad sa Halla
Déardaoin seo caite rinneamar ceiliúradh ar Sheachtain na Gaeilge sa Halla. Sheinn roinnt páistí ón ranganna trí, ceathar, cúig agus a sé ceol dúinn. Bhí rogha iontach uirlisí ceoil ann. Bhí siad ag cleachtafh go díograiseach le cúpla seachtain anuas agus bhí siad go hiontach ar fad. Bhí cúpla páistí ag damhsa freisin. Bhainimid an-taitneamh as an seisiún. Míle buíochas do Ms Mannion as cleachtadh leis na bpáistí. Bhí an cuid is mó dos na páistí gléasta i nglas don ocáid. Maith sibh!
Our teams from 3rd - 6th class who took part in the Credit Union Quiz.
Operation Transformation - 2019
Once again in conjunction with Operation Transformation the children in Cappataggle are making use of the running track at the pitch. Each day weather permitting children run or walk the track and record their laps when they return to the school.
School fadó fadó
We had two very special visitors today, Mary Lawlor and Annie Broderick. They came to the community centre and told the 3rd and 4th class boys and girls what school was like when they were attending. We learned that it was very different to our school today.
They had to walk miles to get to school every day and the common thing was to travel barefoot in the Summer months. Annie explained to us that the dentist used to come to the school and pulling teeth was commonly done and this was without any anesthetic. Mary and Annie showed us samples of old copybooks, a tuning fork, books and many other artifacts.
We sincerely thank Mary and Annie for their time and most interesting stories!
They had to walk miles to get to school every day and the common thing was to travel barefoot in the Summer months. Annie explained to us that the dentist used to come to the school and pulling teeth was commonly done and this was without any anesthetic. Mary and Annie showed us samples of old copybooks, a tuning fork, books and many other artifacts.
We sincerely thank Mary and Annie for their time and most interesting stories!
Huge Investment
The school has invested €5,000 in a new guided reading scheme for our school. This scheme is being implemented in 1st & 2nd Class. Children are reading graded readers to match their ability. We are confident that this approach will have a positive effect on the overall reading ability in the school. This was only possible because of the huge financial support we receive from parents year on year.
The school has invested €5,000 in a new guided reading scheme for our school. This scheme is being implemented in 1st & 2nd Class. Children are reading graded readers to match their ability. We are confident that this approach will have a positive effect on the overall reading ability in the school. This was only possible because of the huge financial support we receive from parents year on year.
September GAA Update
This week sees the start of the Mini 7's. On Wednesday we hosted the camogie blitz with seven teams along with our own girls taking part. The girls played really well on the day but unfortunately were no match for the eventual winners Portumna NS. Thanks to Ms. Gilmartin and Mr. McHugh.
On Friday 28th September the boys travel to Castledaly (St. Thomas' GAA grounds) to take part in the hurling mini 7's. Next week is the football mini 7's with the girls travelling to Kilconnell on Wednesday 3rd of October and the boys also travelling to Kilconnell on Friday 5th of October. Best of luck to all involved!
This week sees the start of the Mini 7's. On Wednesday we hosted the camogie blitz with seven teams along with our own girls taking part. The girls played really well on the day but unfortunately were no match for the eventual winners Portumna NS. Thanks to Ms. Gilmartin and Mr. McHugh.
On Friday 28th September the boys travel to Castledaly (St. Thomas' GAA grounds) to take part in the hurling mini 7's. Next week is the football mini 7's with the girls travelling to Kilconnell on Wednesday 3rd of October and the boys also travelling to Kilconnell on Friday 5th of October. Best of luck to all involved!
Monster Raffle Update/Parent’s Association
We would like to thank all the people in the Cappataggle area who supported our end of year fundraiser. It was a great success thanks to the commitment and hard work of everyone involved and €4,000 was raised. Thanks to everyone who volunteered to help out and came along to our coffee morning on the day.
We would like to thank all the people in the Cappataggle area who supported our end of year fundraiser. It was a great success thanks to the commitment and hard work of everyone involved and €4,000 was raised. Thanks to everyone who volunteered to help out and came along to our coffee morning on the day.
We would like to welcome the new Infants and all new families joining us this year. The Infants have been busy making friends and settling in over the last few weeks.
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School Calendar 2018/ 2019
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Football Blitz 2018
This year’s Cumann NaMbunscol took place in Leitrim on Wednesday the 9th of May. In our first match we lost by 1 point to Leitrim, the hosts, in a very close game. In the second match we lost to the eventual winners Ardarhan by 4 points, they were a very strong side. In our last match we beat Kilnadema 5-10 to 1-2 and ended the day on a good note. We enjoyed the day fully and luck forward to the hurling.
Tadhg McLaverty.
Hurling Championship: Cappataggle v Portumna
The Cappataggle hurling team took on Portumna the cumannnaMbunscol tournament last Tuesday. It was a great battle and Cappataggle came out on top. The final score was 2-9 to 2-5. Next Thursday we are playing Creagh in Ballinasloe which is our final group game and good look to the girls in their hurling blitz next week.
Cormac Hillary.
This year’s Cumann NaMbunscol took place in Leitrim on Wednesday the 9th of May. In our first match we lost by 1 point to Leitrim, the hosts, in a very close game. In the second match we lost to the eventual winners Ardarhan by 4 points, they were a very strong side. In our last match we beat Kilnadema 5-10 to 1-2 and ended the day on a good note. We enjoyed the day fully and luck forward to the hurling.
Tadhg McLaverty.
Hurling Championship: Cappataggle v Portumna
The Cappataggle hurling team took on Portumna the cumannnaMbunscol tournament last Tuesday. It was a great battle and Cappataggle came out on top. The final score was 2-9 to 2-5. Next Thursday we are playing Creagh in Ballinasloe which is our final group game and good look to the girls in their hurling blitz next week.
Cormac Hillary.
Beekeeping
Last week the school had a visit from a local beekeeper Noel Leahy, who told them all about the work he does. The children were able to learn about how bees make honey and all of the different jobs that bees do. They got to observe actual honey bees at work in a special type of observation hive and taste some different types of honey at the end of the workshop. One type of honey was a wildflower honey and the other was made from heather which grows locally. Noel encouraged the children to grow natural wildflowers to entice bees into our gardens and help them continue their great work.
Confirmation Class
Congratulations to our pupils in 5th and 6th class who celebrated the sacrament of Confirmation on the 5th of May. The children put a lot of hard work and preparation into their special day.Well done everyone!
Green Flag Award's Ceremony
Cappataggle N.S were awarded their seventh green flag at an award's ceremony in Galway recently. Congratulations to the Green School's Committtee on all their hard work and everyone in the school who worked hard to achieve this flag for Global Citizenship Energy.
First Holy Communion
Congratulations to the boys and girls in 2nd class who celebrated their First Holy Communion on the 13th May. Thank you to Fr Stankard for the beautiful mass and to everyone who helped make the day so special. Here is a photo of the children receiving their First Holy Communion Certificates from Fr Stankard.
Junior School Tour 2018
We had a fantastic day on our school tour on Wednesday 23rd May. We went to "Let's Go" activity centre on the grounds of NUIG. The children had an action packed day taking part in a range of activities such as Zorbee Ball Roll, Wobbly Ladder, Wrecking Ball, Climbing Wall, Human Table Football, Disco Dome, Roller Racers, Air Mountain and the Super Slide. Here are our photos from the day!
Seó Faisean.
Dé hAoine seo chaite bhí rang a cuig agus rang a sé ag gléasta suas mar bhí seó faisean acu. Bhí gach páiste agus Mr Flynn gléasta suas. Rinne gach duine iarracht mór. Bhí Cristanio Ronaldo agus Mo Salah ann freisin. Bhí gach duine go hiontach agus bhí a lán spraoi againn. Go raibh maith agat Mr Flynn don seó faisean!
Tiarnán Ó Buadhaigh.
Dé hAoine seo chaite bhí rang a cuig agus rang a sé ag gléasta suas mar bhí seó faisean acu. Bhí gach páiste agus Mr Flynn gléasta suas. Rinne gach duine iarracht mór. Bhí Cristanio Ronaldo agus Mo Salah ann freisin. Bhí gach duine go hiontach agus bhí a lán spraoi againn. Go raibh maith agat Mr Flynn don seó faisean!
Tiarnán Ó Buadhaigh.
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In accordance with the requirements of the Children First Act 2015, Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children 2017, the Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post Primary Schools 2017 and Tusla Guidance on the preparation of Child Safeguarding Statements, the Board of Management of Cappataggle NS has ratified the Child Safeguarding Statement. This statement is available under the "Policies" tab above.
The Designated Liaison Person (DLP) is Lorraine Burke
The Deputy Designated Liaison Person (Deputy DLP) is Pauline Fallon
Grandparents Mass - April 2018
We celebrated Grandparents Day on Wednesday 18th April where grandparents were invited into the school to celebrate mass with us. Thanks to Fr. Stankard for a lovely ceremony, as always and the PA for providing refreshments afterwards. Grandparents who are no longer with us were remembered on our “remembering tree” and were given a special mention during the ceremony.
Hurling Training with Brendan.....
Busy at work .......
Catholic Schools Week
Catholic Schools Week was celebrated this year from January 29th to 2nd February. The theme this year was “Catholic Schools: Families of Faith”
On Monday we reflected on the first family we are part of. This family is our “Family at Home”. The members of our family at home are our first teachers in life and in faith and are very important to us all.
On Tuesday the theme was “Our School Family”. School is a place of learning, growing, playing and sharing. In our school family we learn more about the world around us, about the love of God and how to treat others as Jesus asked.
Wednesday was “Grandparents’ Day”. We were asked to think about how our grandparents have a special place in our families. They show us how to love, how to be caring and how to share. We also remembered grandparents no longer with us.
On Thursday the theme was “Our Parish Family”. We become a member of our parish family through Baptism when water is poured over our heads and we are anointed with oil. Our church is the centre of our parish family.
As Catholic Schools Week came to an end we were asked to think about how we are part of a “World Family”. As a world family we have a responsibility to look after and care for the world God created for us. We are all one family and Jesus asks us to care for one another.
Operation Transformation - 2018
In conjunction with Operation Transformation, children are using the running track to get some exercise. Each day weather permitting all classes go across to the track and walk or run the track. When they return to the classroom they record their laps.
The last of the snow......(",).....we hope!
Halloween Fun in Cappataggle......
We celebrated Halloween in some style with our annual fancy dress competition. Everyone in Cappataggle had an early start judging by the fantastic costumes, props and face paint that was on show around the school. Well done to everyone for putting in huge effort again this year. Word must have travelled far about our annual celebrations as three celebrities even made an appearance Mrs Brown, Lionel Messi and last but not least Donald Trump! Great fun was had by all. Well done to our competition winners- Emma Treacy, Maia Nevin, Sinéad Daly & Pearse Hardiman.
****School Closed Tuesday 17th October 2017***
Following announcement from Minister for Education this afternoon Cappataggle N.S. will remain closed tomorrow Tuesday 17th October. 16/10/2017
Satus Red Weather WarningFollowing direction from the Department of Education, Cappataggle N.S. will close tomorrow, Monday 16th October, due to Red Weather Warning.
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15 October, 2017 - Further statement from the Department of Education and Skills
Following a special meeting of the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning in response to the imminent Storm Ophelia, the Department of Education and Skills is now informing all schools in areas affected by Met Éireann’s status red wind alert that they are to act on the Department’s advice and remain closed tomorrow, Monday 16 October.
For parents, this means that their children will not attend school tomorrow in any area where there is a status red wind alert already announced or announced in the intervening time.
Schools in areas affected by a status orange alert should remain vigilant, and keep themselves appraised of any hourly and other updates from Met Éireann, and from their local authorities, local radio, and an Garda Síochána. In all events, and if in any doubt, schools should err on the side of caution.
ENDS
Following a special meeting of the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning in response to the imminent Storm Ophelia, the Department of Education and Skills is now informing all schools in areas affected by Met Éireann’s status red wind alert that they are to act on the Department’s advice and remain closed tomorrow, Monday 16 October.
For parents, this means that their children will not attend school tomorrow in any area where there is a status red wind alert already announced or announced in the intervening time.
Schools in areas affected by a status orange alert should remain vigilant, and keep themselves appraised of any hourly and other updates from Met Éireann, and from their local authorities, local radio, and an Garda Síochána. In all events, and if in any doubt, schools should err on the side of caution.
ENDS
Boys Mini Sevens Hurling Team Report
On the 6th of October the boys mini sevens team travelled to Castledaly pitch for the mini sevens blitz. When we got there we met the Galway captain David Burke! We got a photo with him. No teams showed up so Mrs Burke rang the organiser and the organiser said the blitz was in Gort. We headed off to Gort pitch. When we got there we went into our dressing room. We shared a dressing room with Peterswell and their manager was Galway hurler Conor Cooney. We played Gort in our first match and then we played Kilchreest and in the third match we played St Columbus NS, Ballyturn. We won our three matches and then we had a break. We then played Lurga after the break. We beat them too. We were now into the final against Peterswell. We played the final and we won by 2 points in the end. We all shook hands with their manager Conor Cooney. We were all so happy that we won and now we are through to the finals in Lough George on the 20th of October. We wish the best of luck to the boys in the final.
By Tiarnán Bowes.
By Tiarnán Bowes.
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We are learning all about Road Safety in Junior & Senior Infants this week. We listened to and learned the Safe Cross Code! As part of the "Be Bright initiative" Cllr. Aidan Donohue, the Gardaí and members of the Galway County Council visited our school. We practiced crossing the road and walking safely on the footpath. |
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Junior Infants 2017
Girls Mini 7s Camogie Blitz
Last week the girls had a camogie blitz in Cappataggle. We went to the pitch to warm up and do a few drills.
First match we played Killtullagh they were a very good team but we beat them by two goals and two points to one goal it was a very good match.
The next match we played Brackloon it was a hard match but we beat them one goal and four points to no score.
In our last match we played Portumna they were a very strong team but unfortunately they beat us three goals and three points to one goal and one point.
We would like to thank Ms Gilmartin and Ms Hurley for coming with us to the matches.
By Chloe Gilchreest
First match we played Killtullagh they were a very good team but we beat them by two goals and two points to one goal it was a very good match.
The next match we played Brackloon it was a hard match but we beat them one goal and four points to no score.
In our last match we played Portumna they were a very strong team but unfortunately they beat us three goals and three points to one goal and one point.
We would like to thank Ms Gilmartin and Ms Hurley for coming with us to the matches.
By Chloe Gilchreest
Boys Mini Sevens Football Team Report
On the 30th of September we went on a bus down to Kilconnell for our Mini sevens football blitz. We beat Kilglass and Ballinasloe in our first two games. We topped our group and Gurteen topped the other group. We played Gurteen in the final. Unfortunately we lost. We were disappointed but we gave it our best effort and were happy with our performance.
By Donnacha Campbell
By Donnacha Campbell
News Flash!!
Congratulations to all the children in Cappataggle N.S on receiving the Digital Schools of Distinction Award in May. This award programme promotes, recognises and encourages best practice in the use of technology in primary schools. We look forward to receiving our Digital Schools flag and award plaque in the coming weeks. Huge thanks to Ms. Mannion for coordinating the programme this year.
Cyberbullying/ Internet Safety Talk
Ger Brick is an experienced facilitator who delivers Cyberbullying/ Internet Safety talks in primary schools across Ireland. Formally an IT program manager with Microsoft Ireland for 17 years, Ger has 20 + years experience working on the internet. Ger provides children with practical information, riles for staying safe online & conducting themselves responsibly online. We look forward to a visit from Ger on Tuesday 20th June.
GAA Update....
The boys played their football blitz in Ardrahan on the 19th of May. They played very well but had a tough opposition. They also put up a good fight in the hurling but it just wasn’t their day. Congratulations to the Girl’s Football team and to Edel Mannion their coach. The Girls played in Loughgeorge on the 30th of May against Killnadeema. Kilnadeema put up a a good fight but Cappataggle were a better team winning by 7-1 to 3-2. The Girls will be busy again this week representing the school in the Camogie Final. The final will be held in Loughgeorge on the 15th of June. Best of luck girls. Thanks to Orla Gilmartin, Edel Mannion, Kevin Molloy & Noel Murphy for all their hard work during the year.
- Chloe Gilchreest, Aisling Curley & Aisling Hardiman
Junior School Tour - June 2017
The Infants & First and Second Class went on their school tour last Thursday to Turoe pet farm in Bullaun. Their tour guide Seán showed them around the farm and they got to feed and pet some of the animals. The children had lots of fun in Inflatable City (Ireland's largest bouncy castle) and in Jungle Town. When the weather improved they played on the outdoor playgrounds and Astroturf. Everyone had a brilliant day.
First Holy Communion 2017.....
First Communion took place on Sunday 14th May. Huge congratulations to all the boys & girls in 2nd class who made us very proud on the day. Thanks to Ms Fallon, the choir, the mass servers & to Father Stankard for making the ceremony so special. A special thanks to Ms. Burke for all her work in preparing the children.
Discover Primary Science 2017
We recently submitted our Discovery Science project for this year’s DPSM awards. The Discover Primary Science and Maths award is an opportunity to showcase all of the wonderful work that the school is doing in the areas of science, maths, ICT and engineering. Lots of great work in science took place throughout the year in every classroom. Each room carried out experiments, predictions and designed and made different things. The work was recorded and photographed and put together to form the project. Here is a flavour of some of the lessons that took place. Junior and senior infants completed lots of maths activities earlier in the year and they also learned about springtime on the farm. 1st and 2nd class carried out some interesting investigations on materials and designed waterproof jackets and absorbent teabags. 3rd and 4th completed an engineering challenge where they had a race against each other building structures from household materials and solving engineering problems. They also learned about light and magnetism during the year. 5th and 6th built vehicles from k’nex and investigated electricity and how circuits work, so that they could power their creations. Well done to all the students and Miss Hurley on their hard work. We hope our application is successful and that we receive the DPSM plaque of STEM excellence for 2017. Huge thanks to Ms Hurley for coordinating the programme.
Digital Schools Award 2017.....
We are working towards an award to become a Digital School of Distinction. This is an award programme which promotes, recognises and encourages best practice in the use of technology in primary schools. Supported by HP Ireland and Microsoft Ireland, the award has been developed to help schools to further integrate technology into the classroom. IT plays an important part in our school life here in Cappataggle. All pupils from infants up to sixth class get regular access to the laptops. Educational games, Microsoft word, power point and computer coding called Scratch are just some of the programmes that the children get to use. We have had a visit from Therese Farrell who is associated with the Digit School Of Distinction, Mrs O’ Brien demonstrated with some of the Green School committee, how they input their work into the online green school form ,infants played Jolly phonics games, 1st and 2nd demonstrated their skills in Microsoft word, 3rd and 4th played a quiz using Kahoot, while 5th and 6th showed their power point presentations. We are continuing to work towards receiving our award and hopefully we will become a Digital School of Distinction. Our wish list for the future is to purchase some I pads. Huge thanks to Ms Mannion for coordinating the programme.
Leinster Taekwondo Championships
Congratulations to Tiernan Bowes who recently took part in the Leinster Taekwodo championships in Athlone & brought home a gold and silver medal in the 11 - 12 category. Congratulations to his sister Shíona Bowes who also brought home two bronze medals. Well done! We wish them both continued success in upcoming competitions.
Open Feis Co. Galway 2017
Well done to Katie Gallagher & Lily Campbell who competed in the Co. Galway Open Feis this year. Both girls brought home trophies and medals.
Well done to Lily Campbell, Dearbháil Nolan, Emma Treacy and Ruth Jennings who competed in the Ballinasloe Feis this year. We wish tghem continued success in upcoming competitions.
Parent's Association News Update
The parents association held their AGM in January. The following people were then elected to serve as the officers on the PA committee for 2017.
Chair – Sandra Nolan
Secretary – Cindy Byrnes
Treasurer – Hannah Campbell
The school would like to thank the outgoing committee for their time and effort last year and look forward to working with the new committee in the year ahead.
The Parents Association are running a table quiz on Friday 7th April at 8.30pm in Valeries pub in Aughrim. It’s sure to be an exciting & competitive night! The quiz is open to children from 3rd – 6th class and adults in the local community. Children taking part in the quiz need to be accompanied by one adult on their team. Table of 4 - €40. All proceeds go to the school. Lots of prizes to be won on the night . The parent’s association would like to thank all the families for their support throughout the year.
Chair – Sandra Nolan
Secretary – Cindy Byrnes
Treasurer – Hannah Campbell
The school would like to thank the outgoing committee for their time and effort last year and look forward to working with the new committee in the year ahead.
The Parents Association are running a table quiz on Friday 7th April at 8.30pm in Valeries pub in Aughrim. It’s sure to be an exciting & competitive night! The quiz is open to children from 3rd – 6th class and adults in the local community. Children taking part in the quiz need to be accompanied by one adult on their team. Table of 4 - €40. All proceeds go to the school. Lots of prizes to be won on the night . The parent’s association would like to thank all the families for their support throughout the year.
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Catholic Schools Week was celebrated from January 29th – February 3rd this year. The theme this year was “Learning with Pope Francis to care for our common home”. Children took part in a number of activities during the week and celebrated the wonderful contribution that Catholic schools make, not only to their local communities, but to Irish society as a whole. We celebrated Grandparents Day on Tuesday where grandparents were invited into the school to celebrate mass with us. Thanks to Fr. Stankard for a lovely ceremony, as always and the PA for providing refreshments afterwards. Grandparents who are no longer with us were remembered on our “remembering tree” and were given a special mention during the ceremony.
Stay Safe
January 2017
The Stay Safe programme will be taught in all classes from Junior Infants up. Lessons will start next week. The aim of the Stay Safe Programme is to reduce vulnerability to child abuse and bullying. The programme develops children’s ability to recognise, resist and report risk situations or abusive encounters.
There is detailed information on the Stay Safe Programme and also valuable advice on safe use of the internet at www.staysafe.ie.
January 2017
The Stay Safe programme will be taught in all classes from Junior Infants up. Lessons will start next week. The aim of the Stay Safe Programme is to reduce vulnerability to child abuse and bullying. The programme develops children’s ability to recognise, resist and report risk situations or abusive encounters.
There is detailed information on the Stay Safe Programme and also valuable advice on safe use of the internet at www.staysafe.ie.
Operation Transformation 2017
In conjunction with Operation Transformation children in Cappataggle have been availing of the running track to increase their fitness levels.
They all record their laps on their own table sheets and are going to count how many laps they have ran during the month of January. Children are also making an extra effort with healthy lunches in all classes. Children and teachers have reported that they feel better and hope to keep on exercising and eating healthy.
Well done everyone and keep it up!!!!!!
They all record their laps on their own table sheets and are going to count how many laps they have ran during the month of January. Children are also making an extra effort with healthy lunches in all classes. Children and teachers have reported that they feel better and hope to keep on exercising and eating healthy.
Well done everyone and keep it up!!!!!!
Maths Week - October 15th - 23rd
Lots of activities took place in Cappataggle NS during the week of the 15th to the 23rd of October. These activities were for Maths Week. Every year, schools in Ireland and throughout the world participate in Maths Week and complete fun and interesting activities which promote maths and how we use it every day in our lives.
Junior and Senior Infants went on a maths trail around the school. They found that there were so many things that they could count. They counted all of the windows in the school, how many cars were parked outside and how many wheels were on the cars. They also looked at the registration plates!
Junior and Senior Infants went on a maths trail around the school. They found that there were so many things that they could count. They counted all of the windows in the school, how many cars were parked outside and how many wheels were on the cars. They also looked at the registration plates!
They played lots of maths games during the week and during Aistear time. They learned some new counting rhymes too.
Third and fourth chatted about their favourite sports and plotted all the information onto block graphs.
All of the classes enjoyed Maths Week and realised that we do maths during the day without even realising it sometimes.
Space Week 2016
Space Week was held this year during the week of the 3rd to the 8th of October.
All of the classes enjoyed some hands-on activities and learned some interesting facts about space.
First to fourth class learned all about the planets in the solar System and compared their sizes using different types of fruit. The watermelon was the biggest planet and a peppercorn was the smallest. Our earth was shown to be the size of a cherry tomato!
All of the classes enjoyed some hands-on activities and learned some interesting facts about space.
First to fourth class learned all about the planets in the solar System and compared their sizes using different types of fruit. The watermelon was the biggest planet and a peppercorn was the smallest. Our earth was shown to be the size of a cherry tomato!
They also put the planets in the correct order starting with the planet that is nearest to the sun.
Fifth and sixth class also represented the distances between the planets by making a Pocket Solar System. A Pocket Solar System is a long strip of paper which the children folded in half, then in quarters and finally into eighths. They marked the locations of the planets on the folds in the paper. It was interesting to see how far away some of the planets are. Earth seemed to be very close to Mars but the children learned that it would take 80 days to travel there by rocket! Imagine how long it would take to get to Pluto (dwarf planet)?
Junior and Senior infants looked at all the planets on the Interactive Whiteboard. They learned their names and labelled and coloured some lovely pictures. All of the children’s work will be entered into the discovery log for the Discover Primary Science Award later in the year.
Graduation Mass June 2016
Congratulations to all the 6th class pupils who graduated from Cappataggle N.S. this year. A special graduation mass was held in the school hall on Monday 20th June. The mass was celebrated by Fr. Stankard and was attended by all 6th class pupils, their parents, pupils and staff. We wish them well in secondary school.
Refreshments for parents and a party for the 6th class pupils were provided by the Parents Association afterwards. Thanks for providing all the 6th class children with beautiful certificates and paperweight keepsakes. A huge thank you to all 5th class parents for dropping in cakes & lots of other goodies for the occasion.
Junior School Tour 2016
Girls Football 2016
On the first of June the girls football team made it to the final in Loughgeorge. They played kilconnell. The girls were disappointed they lost but delighted to get so far in the competition. Paul Claffey from the Senior Galway hurling panel presented silver medals to the girls on the annual prize giving day. Well done girls!
Boys Hurling 2016
On the 3nd June the boy's hurling team played in the 11 A side hurling final in Loughgeorge. The boys bet Leitrim Kilnadeema & Ardrahan to get to the final. It was a vey close match and it went to extra time. The boys wouldn't give up without a fight and won the match by three points! Everyone was delighted to win such a close match! Thank you to Michael Treacy, Tom Finn, Ms Fallon & Ms Mannion for all their help and hard work throughout the year.
Cappataggle NS has achieved a Science Foundation Ireland Discover Science and Maths Plaque of STEM Excellence for the 2015/2016 academic year. A Plaque of STEM Excellence is the highest award that a school can achieve and commends Cappataggle for all its efforts in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths work carried out within the school.
All classes joined forces and engaged in many projects and activities such as Scratch Workshops, Maths week, Science Week, Engineering Week and EU Code Week. A huge thank you to all the pupils, parents and teachers involved. It is fantastic to see all the hard work paying off.
Co-ordinator Ms. Kerrigan
All classes joined forces and engaged in many projects and activities such as Scratch Workshops, Maths week, Science Week, Engineering Week and EU Code Week. A huge thank you to all the pupils, parents and teachers involved. It is fantastic to see all the hard work paying off.
Co-ordinator Ms. Kerrigan
Proclamation Day - Tuesday 15th March
As part of the commemoration of the Easter Rising in 1916, Tuesday 15th March was designated Proclamation Day in primary & secondary schools throughout Ireland.
Here in Cappataggle the ceremony began with some traditional Irish music & dance. Then the children from 1st & 2nd Class gave a short presentation on the history of the Irish flag. Afterwards all present stood and sang Amhrán Na bhFiann.
Donal Byrnes read a piece from the 1916 proclamation. Then some children from 5th & 6th Class read their "Proclamation for a New Generation", which was written by all the children in the Ms. Fallon's room. Some themes in the proclamation included Equality, Homelessness, Education & Health.
Fr. Stankard said a few words about the 1916 Rising and changes it brought about in Ireland at that time. Following on from this Joe & Fr. Stankard raised the flag outside the school. He finished with a short blessing. It was a wonderful uplifting day where we all stood proud as they raised the tricolour outside our school.
Finally everyone was invited back to Ms. Mannion & Ms. Fallon's room to see the children's Easter Rising projects.
Here in Cappataggle the ceremony began with some traditional Irish music & dance. Then the children from 1st & 2nd Class gave a short presentation on the history of the Irish flag. Afterwards all present stood and sang Amhrán Na bhFiann.
Donal Byrnes read a piece from the 1916 proclamation. Then some children from 5th & 6th Class read their "Proclamation for a New Generation", which was written by all the children in the Ms. Fallon's room. Some themes in the proclamation included Equality, Homelessness, Education & Health.
Fr. Stankard said a few words about the 1916 Rising and changes it brought about in Ireland at that time. Following on from this Joe & Fr. Stankard raised the flag outside the school. He finished with a short blessing. It was a wonderful uplifting day where we all stood proud as they raised the tricolour outside our school.
Finally everyone was invited back to Ms. Mannion & Ms. Fallon's room to see the children's Easter Rising projects.
School Self Evaluation - Physical Education
As part of our self school evaluation on Physical Education we are consulting with parents about P.E. using a questionnaire/survey. Please click on the link below to view the survey. We ask at least one parent/guardian from each family to complete the questionnaire.
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Pancake Tuesday
Teachers and pupils were very busy in school today! We watched Ms. Kerrigan demonstrate how to make pancakes and we had the very important job of tasting them. They went down a treat! We have all been making huge efforts to keep our lunch boxes healthy over the last few weeks so we really enjoyed nutella, sugar and golden syrup on our pancakes. We are already looking forward to next year! If only we could have pancakes for lunch everyday! Thanks to Leah Treacy, one of our past pupils for helping out today in the hall.
Operation Transformation
In conjunction with Operation Transformation Healthy Lunchboxes, children in Cappataggle have been availing of the running track at lunch times with Ms. Kerrigan to increase their fitness levels.
Junior/Senior Infants and First/Second Class have almost completed a full 10km by counting their distance in laps over the few weeks.
Third/Fourth and Fifth/Sixth Classes are well on their way to completing a half marathon. They all record their laps on their own table sheets. Every class have reported that they feel much fitter and can now run much further. Some children have even been spotted doing extra laps in the evenings!
It’s your move! The enthusiastic girls from 5th and 6th class have been learning the ‘It’s Your Move’ hip hop routine and have been teaching the whole school. All the children have been up and active, dancing to ‘Love Myself’ by Hailee Steinfield.
Well done everyone and keep it up!!!!!!
Junior/Senior Infants and First/Second Class have almost completed a full 10km by counting their distance in laps over the few weeks.
Third/Fourth and Fifth/Sixth Classes are well on their way to completing a half marathon. They all record their laps on their own table sheets. Every class have reported that they feel much fitter and can now run much further. Some children have even been spotted doing extra laps in the evenings!
It’s your move! The enthusiastic girls from 5th and 6th class have been learning the ‘It’s Your Move’ hip hop routine and have been teaching the whole school. All the children have been up and active, dancing to ‘Love Myself’ by Hailee Steinfield.
Well done everyone and keep it up!!!!!!
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Operation Transformation are calling on all schools to get involved. They want to see Irish children's lunchboxes transform over the next few weeks. To support the healthy lunch box initiative we are making a big effort to keep our lunches healthy! Safefood have given us leaflets to keep us on track and give us lots of new ideas on what we should be eating for lunch! Log on to www.rte.ie/ot for healthy shopping lists and tune into Episode 9 of Operation Transition to see if Cappataggle N.S. is the winner of the healthy lunch boxes initiative this year.
Christmas Arts & Crafts Fair - 20.12.'15
The Christmas Fair was a fantastic event and everyone had a great day. There was a magical atmosphere right throughout the school. Children & staff were working hard in the busy stalls selling beautiful arts and crafts made by the talented children of Cappataggle. Popular stalls amongst the children were "Guess The Weight Of The Turkey", "The Cappataggle Family Challenge" & "Jack Murray's Personalised Bird Houses stall". Santa's visit was a big hit with everyone and he even used our school bell to let everyone know he was coming! Panic set in throughout the school Monday morning when we couldn't find the bell.......... but thankfully we found it and Santa hadn't taken it back to the North Pole afterall!
Children also enjoyed getting their faces painted, listening to the lovely traditional Irish music and watching the one and only "Home Alone" in our very own cinema. Parents enjoyed chilling out over a coffee in the coffee shop, buying cakes from the cake sale and of course the lovely carol singing at the end of the day!
The Christmas raffle was a great success! We had lots of generous prizes to give away on the day including a hotel break away, generous vouchers, floral arrangements, amazing hampers and lots lots more. People were so generous in their donations in the weeks prior to the Fair. A big thanks to everyone who dropped prizes into the office.
A huge thank you to the parents association, volunteers, school staff and children who worked so hard in the weeks leading up to the fair and on the day. Thanks to all the parents, grandparents, pupils, past pupils and neighbours who came out to support our school.
Children also enjoyed getting their faces painted, listening to the lovely traditional Irish music and watching the one and only "Home Alone" in our very own cinema. Parents enjoyed chilling out over a coffee in the coffee shop, buying cakes from the cake sale and of course the lovely carol singing at the end of the day!
The Christmas raffle was a great success! We had lots of generous prizes to give away on the day including a hotel break away, generous vouchers, floral arrangements, amazing hampers and lots lots more. People were so generous in their donations in the weeks prior to the Fair. A big thanks to everyone who dropped prizes into the office.
A huge thank you to the parents association, volunteers, school staff and children who worked so hard in the weeks leading up to the fair and on the day. Thanks to all the parents, grandparents, pupils, past pupils and neighbours who came out to support our school.
Art Workshops December 2015
As the school day just wasn't long enough to get everything done we decided to hold Art workshops after school! There was huge interest amongst the children and the workshops were a great success. We had lots of volunteers who did great work on the night and gave us lots of ideas! A big thanks to Siobhan Treacy, Sandra Nolan, Natalie Nevin & Caoimhe Byrnes who kept the children busy with lots of different art & craft activities on the night.
3rd & 4th Class made fairy doors. Each child designed their very own fairy or portal door. They worked very hard making and decorating these. They packaged these with some magical fairy dust . Once this dust was sprinkled around the doors the fairies moved in. The children have some very bizarre stories about the new lodgers, with one even messing up the bedroom at night and tidying up everything the following day! We could all do with one of these!
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December is a busy month for everyone but this year we managed to fit in a floral arranging demonstration!A big thank you to the Parents Association for organising a great night and Mary Harney on delivering a wonderful floral demonstration! Mary Harney combined a wealth of experience and enthusiasm for floristry to deliver a fantastic workshop on the night. I think its safe to say many of us surprised ourselves and ended up with a beautiful finished piece on the night. We raffled two amazing floral arrangements at the Christmas Fair. Thanks again to the Parents Association, Mary Harney & all who supported on the night.
National Flag Presentation Ceremony - 5.11.'15
To commemorate the centenary of the 1916 Rising and to celebrate 100 years since the Proclamation of the Irish Republic, the Government has tasked Óglaigh na hÉireann with delivering a National Flag to every Primary School in the country. This is a key part of the Ireland 2016 commemorative programme and will see members of Óglaigh na hÉireann, in uniform, visiting schoolchildren and teachers in over 3,200 schools across the Republic.
On Thursday 5th November Lieutenant Grattan O' Hagan and Corporal Pat McGillion stationed in Athlone visited our school. We learned about how the National Flag should be cared for and the protocol that surrounds this vibrant symbol of our nation. We listened to Lt. O' Hagan reading the Proclamation. We answered some very tricky questions. The oldest and youngest pupils in our school accepted the National Flag and the Proclamation on our behalf. Finally we sang our national anthem Amhrán na bhFiann. It was a very proud day for our school. We will keep the Tricolour very safe until the 15th March 2016, when every school in the country will fly it proudly.
On Thursday 5th November Lieutenant Grattan O' Hagan and Corporal Pat McGillion stationed in Athlone visited our school. We learned about how the National Flag should be cared for and the protocol that surrounds this vibrant symbol of our nation. We listened to Lt. O' Hagan reading the Proclamation. We answered some very tricky questions. The oldest and youngest pupils in our school accepted the National Flag and the Proclamation on our behalf. Finally we sang our national anthem Amhrán na bhFiann. It was a very proud day for our school. We will keep the Tricolour very safe until the 15th March 2016, when every school in the country will fly it proudly.
Halloween Fancy Dress Fundraiser - 23.10.'15
Congratulations to all the children who made great efforts dressing up before the Halloween break. We had great fun admiring all the costumes at our Fancy Dress Fashion Show in the hall. We raised over €200 on the day and this will help fund buses to matches during the year. Thanks for your support and generosity. Enjoy a selection of our photos on the day.
Gaillimh Abú
We would like to wish the Galway Minor & Senior Hurlers the very best of luck in Croke Park on Sunday 6th September. It is a great achievement to reach the All-Ireland Final and all credit goes to the team, selectors and management. We hope that we will be welcoming the Liam McCarthy cup here in the school in the very near future.
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5th & 6th Class
"Discover Primary Science & Maths Award" 2014-2015
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3rd & 4th Class
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Well done to all the children who won attendance certificates this year.
Boys Emerge Champions
Congratulations to our Boys Football Team who won the Mini 7’s Competition in Cappataggle on Tuesday 10th March. The boys did very well beating Scoil an Croí Naofa, Ballinasloe and Portumna before meeting St. Catherine’s N.S. in the final. We wish the boys well in the next round of this competition.
New Playground on our Doorstep!
We are delighted to have the new playground open next door to the school. We look forward to playing in it as the weather improves and the days get longer.
School Calendar 2015 - 2016
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Self School Evaluation - Numeracy
As part of our self school evaluation on Numeracy we are consulting with pupils about mathematics using a straightforward questionnaire/survey. Please click on the link below to view the survey. Pupils from 3rd to 6th class will be asked to complete the survey in class.
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Enrolments
It’s that time of year again. We are now beginning the enrolment process for the school year 2016/2017. Please contact the school office to request an enrolment form if you wish to enrol children for September 2016 or download forms from the school website.
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