School News

Senior Infants were testing different materials to see which would work best for wellies for Bertie Bear. They tested the material using water to see which materials were waterproof and which absorbed the water. They decided plastic was the best material to use after...

Charlene and Orla from KosyCubs visited us yesterday to do yoga with the children in Junior Infants, Senior Infants and 1st & 2nd Class. Yoga has shown to enhance focus, concentration, comprehension and memory. Yoga poses can help improve physical fitness by...

There was great excitement in Junior and Senior Infants this week as we started our new Aistear Theme - ‘The Three Little Pigs’.  Aistear shows how important play is in a child’s learning and development, and allows children to play and learn together. The children...

We had a visit from the Aquaculture Remote Classroom (ARC) this week. The ARC is a mobile classroom which has been designed to raise children's awareness of aquaculture.  The ARC travels all around Ireland, visiting primary schools and sharing all that aquaculture has...

Aughacasla National School is now open for Junior Infant enrolments for September 2025. Please click here to view our Annual Admission Notice  The closing date for acceptance of enrolment forms is March 1st 2025. This year’s enrolment form can be found on our Policy...

We were delighted to welcome Dingle, Oceanworld to 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Class this week. Each session focused on native Irish animals, respecting wildlife and what to do if they ever see an animal injured or washed up on the beach. They also brought along some live...

Friday, 25th October, was a very spooky day in Aughacasla NS as the children came to school in some amazing Halloween costumes. Halloween games, cooking, treats and movies were the order of the day. Big thanks to the Parents Association who provided each child with a...

'The Pumpkin Who Was Afraid of the Dark' was the theme for Aistear last fortnight. This story is a sweetly spooky Halloween story about a little pumpkin, called Boo, with big fears. The children had a great time exploring the story. Aistear is the most popular time of...

Junior Infants went out around the school yard to look for shapes in their environment today as part of maths week. They also looked for things that came in 1’s,2’s,3’s,4’s & 5’s. They had great fun exploring maths in their local environment. Well done Junior...

Maths Week encourages and enhances a positive attitude towards learning maths. Senior Infants were busy today and got Maths Week off to a sweet start! They guessed how many smarties were in a box and then counted them. After that, they sorted the colours and showed...