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Congratulations to everyone who took part in the 5th and 6th class Spelling Bee held last week here in Scoil Phádraig Naofa. Our winner Lynn Murray from Ms. Foy’s 6th Class won the €50 Eason Voucher and will now go forth to represent our school in the Kildare Spelling Bee County Final. Congratulations also to…

A huge donation of food for the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal was collected in Scoil Phádraig Naofa. Many thanks to all that contributed as it will support families in need in the Athy area. A special word of thanks to Ardscoil na Trionóide for coordinating this collection for food hampers for SVP. It…

The Credit Union Art competition, ‘It’s a Wonderful World’ was won by our very own Saoirse Vicente in Mr Dunney’s 5th class. Huge achievement to win 1st place out of so many school in the Kildare area. Well done from us all Saoirse.

Well done to our Under 13 boys team on reaching the final of the Kildare Division 2 tournament. The final is expected to be played on Wednesday 26th October at 12.15pm in Kilcullen.  The boys have been in fantastic form and after topping their group by beating Newbridge Educate Together, Castledermot and drawing with Twomilehouse,…

Well done to our under 11 Gaelic Footballers who recently made it to the Semi Final of the Cumann na mBunscol competition. Having defeated Crookstown N.S, Castledermot N.S. and Patricians of Newbridge, they took on Rathmore NS in Kilcullen in the Semi Final. Despite narrowly losing out, it’s clear that the future of SPN is…

Back to School As the Summer Holidays quickly approach an end, we at SPN look forward to the fun and opportunities that returning to school on Tuesday 30th August will present. Below you will find the necessary times and arrangements for your child. Remember all pupils with the exception of Junior Infants are in for…

The girls of 2nd and 3rd class had their last camogie session of the year. They were kindly joined by Athy Camogie Club to watch the wonderful skills they have developed. Well done to everyone. 

Congratulations to our winner and runner up in the 5th and 6th class Spelling Bee held last week here in SPN. Our winner Ralph Szelezsan from Ms. Foy’s 6th Class won the €50 Eason Voucher and Aaron Philips from Ms O’Malley’s 5th class took home the €20 Voucher. Well done to everyone who took part…

The Student Council are delighted to announce that Scoil Phádraig Naofa has been awarded the Amber Flag from Pieta for our efforts to promote Positive Mental Well-Being. SPN has taken several steps in recent months towards increasing awareness of pupil well-being and Pieta have awarded this flag to our school to acknowledge this work!  Well…