School News

The Smartest Giant in Town was our theme for Aistear last fortnight. The story is about a little boy called George who wishes he wasn't the scruffiest giant in town. So when he sees a new shop selling giant-size clothes he decides it's time for a new look. But on his...

Every child (and staff member!) went home with a Late Late Toy Show goodie bag this afternoon. Big thanks to Ms Sheehy who put all the bags together. We hope everyone enjoys the Late Late Toy Show tonight.

Mrs Claus is our story for Aistear this fortnight. Aistear is a time of great opportunity for learning and development. In these early years children learn through relationships and through discussion, exploration and play. They are really getting in the festive...

This year we took part in Say Yes to Languages which introduces primary pupils to a new language. 3rd - 6th classes have been learning French for the past ten weeks which was kindly facilitated by teacher Ms Carol O'Brien from our neighbouring secondary school, Meán...

There was great excitement as Dáithí, Sadhbh and Mairéad Moynihan brought in their beautiful puppies today. All the children (and staff) instantly fell in love with the cute little puppies.  Massive thank you to Dáithí, Sadhbh and Mairéad for sharing their fabulous...

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...