School News

The children enjoyed some delicious pancakes today for Pancake Tuesday. They learned all about how to make pancakes just before the start of the season of Lent. Big thanks to Breda and Katie who helped out with the making of the pancakes today.

Massive thank you to Paul and Daybreak Castlegregory for their generous donation to Aughacasla National School. We received this donation as part of Inver's Leading Lights initiative. Leading Lights provides on the ground local support to organizations that share...

5th and 6th Class have been busy learning all about 16th and 17th Century Ireland. They did projects and made castles inspired by some of the castles they studied. They all look fantastic. Well done everyone.

Ms O'Shea'd class have been very busy doing some beautiful art using their hand prints. The final pieces looked fantastic. Well done 1st and 2nd Class.

Superworm is the theme for Aistear this fortnight. Superworm is a hero with a difference. Super-long and super-strong, he's always on hand to help out all the other animals and insects - whether he's saving baby toad from an accident, rescuing beetle from falling down...

This fortnight Aistear is based on the story 'Handa's Surprise'. The story is set in a village in Kenya, It is about a girl, Handa, who wants to surprise her friend, Akeyo, with seven delicious fruits. It is great way for the children to learn about different fruits...

Last Tuesday was the 1st of February. This marks the feast of St. Brigid and for many people the beginning of spring. Children celebrated St. Bridget's Day throughout the school by making St. Bridget's crosses. Big thanks to Breda who helped the children on the day....

Our school garden is really starting to take shape. We have some flowers, herbs and vegetables planted and we can't wait for the spring. Through our school garden the children can witness first-hand how food grows. It can instill an appreciation and understanding of...

“The Mitten” is a story we used in Aistear last fortnight. This story is about a little boy that lost his mitten in the snow. Soon after, an animal finds its way into the glove to seek warmth and shelter. It doesn't take long until many more animals have the same...

5th & 6th Class went on a beach walk today. They collected lots of different shells and seaweed. They then identified them back in the class. Looks like they had a great time exploring our local environment. We really are so lucky to have such an amazing beach so...