School News

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...

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...