Category: School News

The AGM of our Parent Association was held last night, Oct 15, in the Community Centre. 2014/15 was a hugely successful first year, and our PA has been a great addition to our school. €600 will be donated to the school for the purpose of updating the classroom libraries. This funding is most welcome as… Continue reading Parent Association AGM

This week in 1st, 2nd and 3rd class, Miss Ní Mhaicín was reading a book called "The Gentle Giant" with us. The book was written by one of our favourite authors, Michael Morpurgo. This is a great story about a Giant who is bullied by all the people in the village just because he is… Continue reading Diary Writing in 1st, 2nd and 3rd

Today we had a visit from Amanda of Team Hope. She spoke to us about the annual Christmas Shoebox Appeal. We will be participating again this year. We are all going to have our shoeboxes filled and returned to school after the Hallowe'en Mid-Term Break on Wednesday, Nov 4th. What can I put in my… Continue reading Team Hope Shoebox Appeal 2015

We would like to wish the very best of luck to Niamh and Tara, who are performing in the Kiltimagh Town Hall Theatre this evening. The girls are members of the Clann Machua Youth Drama Group, whose members range in ages from 9 to 14. They have been busy rehearsing over the past few months… Continue reading Amazing Actors

Congratulations to our very own Anna McDonnell, who was awarded 'Player of the Tournament' at a recent Mayo county blitz! Anna scored a whopping six goals for her team. Anna plays with the U12 Kiltimagh/Knock girls team who were overall winners of the recent Mayo blitz. The girls now go forward to the Connaght blitz.… Continue reading Sports Super Star

Well done to our boys and girls who participated in the local Mini 7s competition in Swinford today. Our boys joined forces with our friends in Straide NS to form a team. Our girls got the show on the road with a great win over Bohola in a very tight game. They then went on… Continue reading Mini 7s Report

Dear Parents, The  INTO  has  launched  a  pre-budget  campaign  calling  for  greater  investment  in  primary education.  The  ‘Stand  up  for  primary  education’  campaign's priorities include: improvements  in  class  size fairer funding for primary schools These two issues are of particular importance to us in Craggagh NS. Your support as parents and constituents is greatly needed in… Continue reading Stand Up for Primary Education

School Newsletter | October 2015 Click on the image below to download the newsletter in PDF format Lots of news to report, including: cross country running swimming lessons book rental English writing workshops 1916 commerations Newsletter sept 15