School News

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...

The story ‘Hansel and Gretel’ is the theme for Aistear this fortnight. We are enjoying playful learning with this theme. The children are having so much fun exploring this story. Each day the children work at a different station and are really enjoying this theme.    ...

5th and 6th Class recently took part in the Tri Heroes programme, in collaboration with Triathlon Ireland. This programme offers a dynamic and engaging way for children to embrace the world of triathlons. This initiative not only focuses on nurturing the physical...

Boys from 4th, 5th and 6th Class travelled to Annascaul yesterday to play in a football blitz. There was super skills on display with the boys narrowly missing out on the next stage. They all did fantastic and represented the school wonderfully.  Maith sibh...

3rd & 4th class visited Tralee Library yesterday to take part in the Children’s Book Festival. The children attended a talk by Éanna Ní Lamhna. Éanna is a botanist by profession and a zoologist by passion, and also the author of several non-fiction titles for...

Colm Wyles was the first winner of the Aughacasla NS Chess Tournament for the 23/24 school year. He is seen here holding the winners shield after a short delay in receiving it. Well done Colm. Big thanks to Mr Doyle for organising the event.

The theme for Aistear this fortnight is the story 'The Crayons Go Back To School'. In this book the crayons are getting ready to go back to school and each crayon has a subject they're looking forward to the most. They're also ready to meet new friends and let loose...

What a busy summer for Grace Winter in 1st Class. At six and a half she won gold in the All Ireland County Kerry U8 sprints. She went on to the All Ireland nationals where she came 6th in her heat. She can race in that age group again next year so watch this space!...

Welcome back to all our students and parents for the new school year. A very special welcome to our new Junior Infants and their parents to the Aughacsala NS community. We are very excited to welcome them to Aughacasla National School. They have all settled in really...

After the success of the Castlegregory Celtic FC summer soccer camps and the great year they had with the Brandon Bay Run, they decided to purchase new soccer equipment to donate to all the schools in their locality to keep the interest in soccer growing locally....