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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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44 boys and girls from 5th and 6th class participated in cycle safety training on Thursday 26th May. Garda O’Mahony and Garda Davern delivered an engaging and at times challenging training course. The children learned about key skills such as balance, awareness and most importantly, safety! The training culminated with an exciting 5km cycle through…
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Best of Luck to our Past Pupils Scoil Phádraig Naofa extends our best wishes and good luck to our past pupils James McGrath (left) and Michael Spillane (right) this weekend as they represent Kildare in this year All Ireland U-20 Football against Tyrone. James and Michael were always tremendous athletes during their time in Scoil…
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Well done to our Student Council who organised our Creative and Well-Being Day on Friday May 6th. In the process, 991 Euro was raised for Pieta in support of the wonderful work they do in providing Mental Health services around Ireland. Included here are photographs of our Student Council and some of the wonderful creations found around SPN on Friday…
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Sacrament of Confirmation The very best of luck to all our pupils that will be receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation in St Michael’s Church tomorrow, Friday 29th April. We hope that the day proves to be appropriately spiritual and memorable for the children, their sponsors and their families. The school also wishes to thank…
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Ms Hayden’s 1st Class, Mr Drummy’s 2nd Class and Ms Foy’s 6th Class recently travelled to Castlecomer Discovery Park to take part in the Discover Primary Science & Maths Programme. At the park they got involved in exciting scientific investigations including Woodland Bug Detectives, Creative Map Making and Nature Trails. This science trip will go…
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To celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge last week, the whole school performed the Cha Cha Slide as Gaeilge out in the yard. Thank you to Susan for recording the footage on her drone. You can check out the video below:
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