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Best of luck to our class of 2024. We hope everyone else has a lovely relaxing, sunny summer. See you all at the end of August.

Best of luck to the class of 2024.

Cheannaíomar seaclaid! Go raibh maith agat Tom!

We are looking forward to welcoming Sherpa Kids in late August. They still have availability if you would like to sign your child up for their breakfast club from 7.50am or after school care from 1.40pm. You can contact them on info@sherpakids.ie. Alternatively you can apply using the registration form below. Sherpa Kids Ireland – … Read more

We had a ball!!! Lots of activities in the school and on the pitch. We are predicting very quiet houses tonight!

We had a beautiful mass and wonderful graduation in the yard. Thanks to everyone who attended or helped in any way. Our 6th class have a bright future ahead of them and are moving on to bigger and better things. We wish them the very best in their new schools and are confident that they … Read more

Our 6th class are starting to drift away from us. Best of luck in all your new adventures.

We had a long list of achievements at assembly today. We have had a very busy few weeks. Well done to everyone who participated in sporting events, St Colmans maths quiz, sacraments, green flag and tours. Congratulations to those who had full attendance for May and the people who recieved certs for trying something new. … Read more

It was lovely to welcome parents into school today to have a look at the school and the children’s work. Thanks to everyone who made it in. It means a lot to the children to be able to share such a big part of their lives with you.

We had Smileyeileey in school with us today. She taught us all about the importance of good oral hygiene. We also looked at the sugar content of some popular food and drink. Shocking to say the least. Thanks to our PA fornorganising and paying for this visit. It was very worthwhile.

Thanks to Frank O’ Flynn for visiting us today. He spoke to us about his role as Lord Mayor, farm and water safety and plenty of GAA talk. He also talked about the importance of our local libraries and all their good work.

Well done to all our athletes today at MTU. A very busy and enjoyable day. Thanks to everyone for making the journey today. We are very proud to be part of Europe’s biggest athletic event.

Well done to everywhere participated in the parish sports last night. The school was well represented.

We had an incredible day in Páirc Uí Rinn today with 143 children. We are so proud of our team for the huge effort they made and the great skill they showed on the pitch. We are also really proud of the 127 pupils who went along to support their school. Everyone gave it their … Read more

We can’t wait to cheer on our classmates, team mates and friends in the Sciath na Scol final tomorrow in Páirc Uí Rinn. Win, lose or draw we are incredibly proud of their achievements to date. Best of luck in the final. Conna Abú

Well done to the pupils on our Wonder Wall this week. A lovely combination of art and academics.

Today we are celebrating World Vyshyvanka Day in school. Vyshyvanka Day is an international holiday that aims to preserve the Ukrainian folk traditions of creating and wearing ethnic embroidered clothes called vyshyvankas. It is celebrated on the third Thursday of May.

Well done to our 5th and 6th maths whizzes who represented us so well in the St Colmans maths quiz today. Well done boys and girls.

We had a visit from TJ from the RSA to talk to 5th and 6th class about road safety, in particular bike safety. We hope to have the RSA back to talk to the younger classes another time.

We had a great day in Tallow today at the Brideview Utd. Soccer Tournament. We didn’t come up with a cup but we had great fun in the sun with friends. We are really proud of them for representing Conna NS so well, their behaviour on the pitch today was exemplary.

Best of luck to our beautiful 2nd class who will be making their First Holy Communion tomorrow. We hope you all have a wonderful day celebrating with family and friends. The class enjoyed a picnic and a little treat in the yard today!

During assembly today we celebrated the many achievements in the school. Well done to our boys and girls Sciath na Scol panels for participating. The boys are giving us a day out at the final at the end of the month. We have no date for the match yet. Well done to 6th class on … Read more

Wednesday is chess day in Conna NS. This term 5th and 6th class are getting to play.

Well one to our cailíní and buachaillí who finished their Sciath na Scol matches this week. Both panels showed great skill in their matches and made their school proud. Our boys are through to the final in May. Date to be confirmed. Well done to all involved. Thanks to the parents for your support and … Read more

Some of our children are featured in the Avondhu this week. They were in last Friday to report on our new hot lunches.

A great day in Ballynoe for the Schools Parish Blitz 2024. Participants ranged from 1st to 6th class. Thanks to Steve and Seanie for organising it and thanks to the team of volunteers on the day.

Well done to our Sciath na Scol teams today who played some excellent hurling and camogie against Coachford. We are really proud of their positive attitudes and team work.

Well done to everyone who participated in Sciath na Scol today in Ballynoe. We played Curraglass and Ballinadee. We won some and we lost some. A great day was had, great skills were shown and you all did yourselves and your school proud. Well done everyone.

Thanks to everyone for donating to our clothes collection. The cattle box is nearly full!

Well done to our beautiful 6th class who made their confirmation today with Bishop Crean. We had a beautiful service with Fr Winter, Fr Condon and Fr O Donnell. A very special thank you to Ms Feeney and Ms Lane for all their hard work in preparing the children. We were also lucky enough to … Read more

We would be delighted to receive any items of unwanted clothing this week.

We are delighted to welcome Kenny back for 6 weeks of gymnastics this term. So far the sun is shining for us.

Well done to all our pupils involved in a variety of activities over the weekend. There was a Community Games art competition in Riverstick, athletics in Clonmel and Taekwondo in Midleton and Glanmire. Well done to Mary Kate O Dowd, Naya Feeney and Eamon Burgess who qualified for the National Final art competition in Carlow … Read more

Well done to our Wonder Wall pupils this week. A beautiful combination of art and writing. Mrs Leahy is on our Wonder Wall this week for all her hard work in getting our hot lunches up and running. It hasn’t been without its challenges but she has it down to a fine art in a … Read more

We are up and running with our hot lunches. A few teething problems this morning….including a power cut but everyone was fed by 12.30. The children were very impressed with the quality of the food. Looking forward to doing it all again tomorrow. Parents we hope you enjoy not having to make lunches any more!!

Well done to this super star who donated her hair to the Rapunzel Foundation and raised lots of money for Laura Lynn. We are super proud of you Saoirse.

We had a very special visitor this morning. She visited all the classrooms with a chocolate treat. She’s back in her burrow now preparing for next Sunday.

We had a very successful morning on the pitch today. We have our successful runners, sorry we can’t take everyone to MTU in May.

Bhuaigh rang a haon agus rang a dó an chomortás Carta Glas an tseachtain seo don Seachtain na Gaeilge. 1st & 2nd class won the most amount of green cards this week!! They all received an Easter Egg going home today.

We are very excited to let you know that the lunch bag will be delivering hot lunches to the school from April 9. We will be launching next week and sending home codes with all children.

We had a great finish to Seachtain na Gaeilge today with our annual parade and céilí. Well done to everyone for the great effort you put into dressing up for the day. A special well done to the múinteoirí for all their efforts in preparing for todays events. We even managed to get the sun … Read more

Comhghairdeas to rang a cúig who won our cárta glas competition last week. They made a huge effort to speak Irish around the school. We are looking for more winners this week in the run up to St Patrick’s Day. Maith sibh, a pháistí.

We love project work in Conna school. It builds communication skills and perseverance, it fosters creativity but most importantly it’s fun!!

Another great day with Bricks 4 Kids. The older children may possibly have enjoyed it more than the younger children! Please see individual class pages for more photos and videos. Thanks again to our PA for funding this.

Look at the lovely work on our Wonder Wall this week.

Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers, grandmothers and guardians out there. We hope someone spoils you over the weekend!

Thanks to the children and families who participated in our Ceremony of Light tonight. A heart felt thank you to Fr Winter for making the ceremony so special and to Ms Feeney and Ms Lane for preparing the children so well. We are looking forward to Confirmation on April 16th.

A big thank you to Bricks 4 Kidz for spending the day with Juniors to 2nd class. They really enjoyed the STEM workshops. It is a really fun and accessible way for all children to engage in STEM learning. A very special thank you to our wonderful Parents Association for funding these workshops. Third to … Read more

Is aoibhinn linn an gaeilge. Tá iarracht mhór a dhéanamh againn labhairt as Gaeilge an tseachtain seo le haghaidh Seachtain na Gaeilge. The páistí are working hard to collect cartaí glas in school. If they are discovered speaking Irish during the day they may get awarded one for the class. There will be a prize … Read more

Well done to all the children who participated in scor this weekend!! We took home the trophy for Best Overall school!! Our Ballad group also brought home another trophy for winning their competition. We also won 1st place in the Solo Singing competition and Sean Nós Dancing. Well done to our drama group who came … Read more

Lots of lovely work on the Wonder Wall this week. Well done everyone.

Thanks to Seanie and Eamon for coming in and training our Sciath na Scol panels today. A great start on a beautiful sunny day.

Well done to our beautiful 2nd class who made their First Penance in St Catherine’s Church Conna on Monday February 26th. Looking forward to Communion on May 11th.

We took a giant step towards our hot school lunches today. We received 2 large ovens from The Lunch Bag. Pizza parties will never be the same again!! Yes parents this is actually going to happen!! We are very excited.

Best of luck to all our budding superstars who are participating in Scór over the weekend. Thanks to all the adults who supported them in their preparations. A lot of work goes on behind the scenes for these events.

Well done to our four 6th class pupils who have been chosen to represent us at the Primary Games this year.

Well done to this 1st class pupil who brought home a huge trophy for dancing over the weekend.

Some lovely work on our Wonder Wall this week. Well done everyone. Our wall showcases the best work from around the school each week.

We are up and running with Food Dudes this week. Carrots and blueberries to start us off. It will be running for 1 week for the senior classes and just over 3 weeks for the junior classes. There will be a variety of stickers and prizes coming home over the coming weeks. Please encourage your … Read more

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Love is in the air. Happy Valentines Day everyone!

Thanks to Fr. Winter for coming to school today to administer ashes.

Enjoying lots of pancakes around the school today!!

Our 5th class had another lovely visit to Aperee Living today. They sang, danced and placed some music. A very talented bunch! Thanks to the staff and residents for making us feel so welcome.

We had to have an indoor assembly in 3 parts this week due to the bad weather. Well done to everyone who won our art/creative awards. Our theme for next month is tidiness. Teachers tables included! Congratulations to everyone who participated in Scor and who helped out on our Open Night. Finally a huge thanks … Read more

Look at the beautiful work we have on our Wonder Wall this week.

We will be implementing the Food Dudes Programme again this year. It is starting on February 19th for all classes. We will send more information home shortly. Please take a look at their website fooddudes.ie

We had a lovely afternoon in Castlelyons NS with Donal, the staff from the Bride Project and several other local schools. Over the coming weeks the school will be gifted 2 owl boxes. They will be situated in suitable rural locations close to the school. It is hoped that in time we will be able … Read more

Thanks to everyone who attended our Open Night tonight. Special thanks to the staff for all their hard work. The school is always this tidy! It was lovely to welcome lots of small people to the school.

Well done to our Wonder Wall students this week. Some beautiful work again this week.

Well done to everyone who participated in Scór na bPáistí in Ballynoe last night. It’s incredibly difficult to get on stage infront of a crowd. We are so proud of you all.

Best of luck to our 2 quiz teams in the Credit Union Quiz in Dungarvan tonight. Thanks to the parents for taking them down.

Thanks to everyone you attended our Grandparents mass today. A special thanks to Fr Winter for making it so special.

Well done to those on the Wonder Wall this week.

We are participating in the WEEE Ireland battery recycling competition. All we need are your old batteries of all sizes and varieties. We will be supporting Laura Lynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice, with every battery we recycle going towards a donation fund to support their vital work. We will also be in with a chance to win … Read more

We enjoyed a wonderful night in Ballynoe Hall on Friday night to say a fond farewell to Fr. Billy. The children from the 3 schools in the parish made a presentation. Our Conna representatives did us proud.

Well done to our Wonderwall pupils this week. Some lovely examples of our work.

Well done to our fantastic St. Catherine’s team who played in the County Final over the weekend. A historic occasion that will be remembered for years to come. You all gave us a great day out and memories for life. Congratulations to our neighbours Castlelyons who also played on the day.

Best of luck to the team and their management tomorrow. A massive day for the club. The excitement in school today was huge. Many people heading up to Dublin to show their support today and tomorrow. ST. CATHERINES ABÚ.

Many thanks to Louis for taking such good care of the school and the grounds over the past year. We are sad to see you go but wish you all the best. We are on the hunt for a new caretaker. If you know anyone you think may be interested please send them our way.

Great excitement today with 1st and 2nd class off to Aura, Youghal for their first swimming lesson of the term. This is the first time 1st class will be swimming with the school. The craic and socialising on the bus is as important as the lesson itself!! Third to 6th will follow them later in … Read more

Please pass on the message to anyone you think may be interested. All are welcome to come and visit our lovely school.

Well done to everyone involved in Strictly Come Dancing over the past few months. It was a great event, a superb night and a fantastic fundraiser for our local GAA club, St Catherine’s. We are particularly proud of our past pupils Sara Mai Clancy and Johnny Hurley who won the event. Well done to you … Read more

A very warm welcome back to everyone. We hope you had an enjoyable Christmas and feel ready to get back to work! It was a beautiful frosty morning in Conna today but it didn’t stop our daffodils from coming up. Stay safe on the roads during the week. We will keep you updated on buses … Read more

Look who’s in the paper! Our very own Ms. Nagle. The article is in the link below. Wedding of the Week: How Cork couple Claire and Ben swiped right on love (irishexaminer.com)

We are incredibly lucky to have not 1 but 2 very talented musical parents in school with us today. Jina is telling stories and teaching the children her own song as well as playing the keyboard. Yvonne is in to practice for the choir at Christmas mass. All children are welcome to join in. Thank … Read more

Thank you to our friends in Conna Nursing Home for making us so welcome today. It was lovely to visit and perform for you. The selection boxes were a real treat!

Another great night in Conna Hall tonight for the school and our wonderful students. Third class got us off to a great start with some wonderful singing and line dancing. After that 5th treated us to their version of Scrooge. Senior Infants and first class gave us a grand finale by raising the roof with … Read more

Plenty of tired heads in school today but the show must go on. 6th class were busy with project work all day, 4th started tin whistle for the first time and 1st/2nd began typing. The infants were just about awake for the day!

We had a great night in Conna Hall tonight. Juniors performed Woops a Daisy Angel, first and second class performed some lovely Christmas songs. Fourth class performed Xmas Factor and finally 6th class performed Santa goes to Ballytoy. We had singing, dancing, comedy and lots of fun. Thanks to the children and adults for making … Read more

See you all there!!

After a marathon of a day the Christmas show rehearsal is done. We are still not ready but it will all be fine on the night!

A historic day in the Conna today- we had the Munster Cup Winners visit us during our dress rehearsal. The excitement was incredible. We had songs and music as well as sport. Best of luck to the team on Saturday. We are hoping for another visit!!

Thanks to everyone who attended our Christmas Cracker camp today. There was lots of festive fun for all.

Wonderful Wonder Wall pupils.

Please support our PA with the Christmas raffle. They have some great prizes on offer. The draw will take place on December 18th.

We are delighted to announce that we have been accepted into the Hot School Meals Programme and will be introducing hot lunches to every child, free of charge, from April 2024. The era of the ham sandwich is nearly over!! https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/a4121-minister-humphreys-seeking-expressions-of-interest-in-roll-out-of-hot-school-meals-to-all-primary-schools/#:~:text=The%20Hot%20School%20Meals%20Programme%20was%20introduced%20in%202019%20and,benefiting%20more%20than%2090%2C000%20children.

We are looking forward to giving you a warm welcome to our school in February. Whether you are window shopping or have your mind made up, all are welcome. Please spread the word.

We are delighted to donate €200 to the Irish Red Cross today after making €400 at the market yesterday. Thanks to everyone who supported and volunteered.

Thanks to everyone who helped out at our stall today or contributed in any way. We thoroughly enjoyed the day and discovering how creative the children of Conna NS are.

We celebrated the month of November during our final assembly of the year. We celebrated Mrs. O’ Connors retirement and her 16+ years in the school as secretary. We heard about the many children involved in athletics, GAA and karate. We had an award for the most helpful children in each class for the month … Read more

We are looking forward to the Christmas Market on Sunday in Conna Hall. The pupils and staff have been very busy preparing lots of lovely crafts and treats. Please come along and show your support. Remember half the money we raise will go towards the children in Gaza. Home baking is very welcome on the … Read more

Fluffy has been found and reunited with her family, but not before she learned her ABCs. We are delighted to be able to send this adorable girl back home for Christmas!!

Well done to our wonderful Wonder Wall pupils this week. Beautiful work from around the school.

1 more week to sign up for our Christmas Cracker Camp! Email christmascracker23@gmail.com to sign up

Well done to our Wonder Wall pupils this week. Some gorgeous examples of the wonderful work that’s going on in the school.

We had a visit today from past pupil Laura Hayes and Ally Mulkerns. Laura plays with the Cork senior camogie team and they won the All Ireland Final. Ally plays with the u16 Cork camogie team who also won the All Ireland Final. The visited us today and took lots of photos and they signed … Read more

A very successful fire drill today. The school was empty in under 2 minutes. Well done everyone.

Our shoeboxes are on their way. Thanks to everyone who donated.

We are celebrating Science Week this week in school. Keep an eye on the individual class pages for lots of fun activities. https://www.sfi.ie/engagement/science-week/

During assembly today we celebrated the 100+ children who had perfect attendance during the month of October. We also had our kindness award and listened to 3rd class recite a poem. In addition to this we celebrated the wonderful things that are happening in our school that make us unique.

Our new sensory path is down. Thanks to the PA for buying this for us. We can’t keep some of the adults off it, never mind the kids!!

Thanks to everyone who has already sent in a shoebox. If you still have one at home please send it in by this Friday as they are being collected. You can also donate online through the following link. https://www.teamhope.ie/christmas-shoebox-appeal/take-part-online/

It’s that time of year again. Christmas annuals are available to buy from the school for €3. Please send the money to school with your child. Closing date is November 15th. Annuals will be distributed in December. https://shop.folens.ie/search/content

Final call to get your order in for Toy Show Bags. The PA will be closing orders tomorrow evening, November 8th. You can order through the following link. https://conna-ns-parents-association.sumupstore.com/

We are participating in the MS Readathon this month. Please read along with us or donate to our page for this very worthy cause. https://www.msreadathon.ie/fundraisers/connans

Halloween Havoc is in full swing here with over 70 children. There will be playing, dancing, games, music, arts, crafts and baking.

Sincere thanks to everyone in helping us raise a massive €330.50 for The Hope Foundation today. We will have the chocolate bars for sale after Halloween.

Best of luck to Ms O Brien and Ms Nagle who are both getting married next week!!

Spookily horrific dress up today. Enjoy the break everyone.

Thank you to these lovely boys for our massive pumpkin again this year. It’s become a tradition in the school!

Thanks to Faye and Sofia for visiting us today to talk about their upcoming trip to India with The Hope Foundation. The girls have to raise €2500 each before they head away in March. The proceeds of our spooky dress up day on Friday will go towards this very deserving charity. Please support as best … Read more

Thanks to Gary for coming to talk to 3rd and 4th class today about Halloween safety.

We are collecting shoeboxes for the Hope Shoebox Appeal. They are starting to arrive in. Our closing date is November 10th. All donations are welcome. Alternatively you can build a box online.

Things are getting spooky around here.

The Loteto, Fermoy open night is on Thursday October 26th from 6pm to 8.30pm.

It’s pretty wet and wild out there!! We’re sure it was an adventure getting home!

Well done to one of our pupils who was racing a Ninja Kart at the weekend. This is a kart chassis powered by a 50cc Honda engine, with a roll cage and panelling. The track she was racing at was Tipperary Raceway, Rosegreen, Co. Tipperary. This is the only track in the Republic of Ireland … Read more

Well done to our 5th class boys who were runners up in Division 2 in the Tom Grumbridge Memorial Tournament over the weekend. The tournament was hosted by Fermoy GAA, the boys played Kiltha Óg, Lisgould and Kilavullen.

We will be celebrating all things maths this week. You will find lots of activities online. Home – MATHS WEEK IRELAND

We all dressed up in our purple and yellow today to show our support for St Catherines club this weekend. Best of luck to everyone playing. UP THE SAINTS!!

Our Sciath na Scol teams played their final games in Ballynoe today against Knockraha. Well done to both boys and girls who gave it their all in this first of many football Sciath na Scol tournaments. We are proud of your commitment to the game, your team mates and your school. Each player gave their … Read more

Our under 12 girls won the runners up shield in The James Foley Memorial Tournament. They beat off Dungourney to claim the win at the weekend.

Well done to our 5th and 6th class who won the Paddy Sheehan Memorial Cup last week. A great win over Castlelyons by 5 points.

A great day in Ballynoe for our boys and girls against Clonpriest. Our final matches are on Thursday, also in Ballynoe. Well done to everyone who played their best today.

Don’t forget St Colmans are holding their open night this week.

Just incase you are at risk of having a night off!!! Please see the info below for the Inch table quiz.

We held our first assembly today. We recognised the achievements of many of the pupils in our various sporting activities both in and out of school. We celebrated the children who had excellent attendance in the month of September, we set our theme for the month as kindness and we listened to Ms. Nagles 1st … Read more

Today 2nd and 6th went to Mass at 10am to prepare them for their First Holy Communion and Confirmation.

Real life pattern spotted by some of our clever 6th class!!

Best of luck to everyone playing with St Catherine’s club over the coming weeks. We are covered in purple and yellow here in school. We will have to fit in the Rugby World Cup as well.

We are busy decorating the school to school our support for our club this weekend. Best of luck to all the teams playing over the coming days.

A massive thanks to everyone who donated to our clothing collection yesterday and today. We think it is our biggest collection to date. We have no weight yet as the scales was broken!!!

What a day in Ballymacoda today. Well done to everyone who participated in the cross country races. Thanks to all the parents who sent their children and to those who attended today. Hopefully everyone got out of the field OK!!

We are definitely singing in the rain today!! Everyone is staying safe and dry inside for the day.

Well done to everyone who played again today. A great day out in Killeagh. We have a week off next week before we play our final 2 matches at home in Ballynoe.

Join us for some Halloween fun in school before the holidays!! All are welcome.

Visit Jina, one of our talented parents, in Fermoy library next month for story time. She will be reading her beautiful book Strawberry Flower.

Well done to our Taekwondo Champion who came home with 1st prize after a competition in Midleton over the weekend.

We welcomed Mr. Ring and Ms. O’ Brien from Blackwater Community school today. They came to talk to 5th and 6th class about their school in Lismore. We are looking forward to their Open Night on October 5th at 6.30pm.

Well done to our 40+ panel today. Both teams played great matches in Passage against Monkstown today. Next match is on Tuesday in Killeagh against Killeagh.

Our U12 girls were very busy at the weekend. They played in the Rena O Leary Tournament on Saturday in Ballynoe. They played against 3 other clubs. Fr O Neills took the win but our girls did great to secure 2nd play and got the runners up shield. On Sunday the girls played in the … Read more

A historic day for the school today with 4th, 5th and 6th class pupils playing in our first Sciath na Scol football matches in living memory. Well done to everyone who played today against Blaney. They were 2 very exciting matches. We are immensely proud of your team work and commitment.

Homework club has started back up again in our school. It runs Monday to Thursday 2:40-3:40. Please email us on homeworkclub@connans.com

Today we had our 1st ever football training session! We had 30 students from 4th-6th class down at Conna field. We have our first game on Wednesday in Ballynoe pitch! We will have more training next week.

We are delighted to welcome back our GAA coach Seanie today. Everyone enjoyed playing football in the sunshine.

We can’t believe that the summer is over and we are back in school with all our friends. We are excited for a busy, fun filled year. The rooms look amazing after a massive declutter and some fresh paint and flooring.

Wishing Ms Roche the very best in the next chapter of her life. Could the real Ms Roche please stand up!

A very fond farewell to our class of 2023. Exciting times lie ahead for you. https://youtu.be/3jHZsNXS3ZA

Well done to our 6th class on their graduation tonight. You did yourselves and your families proud. Never forget us but keep looking forward.

Saying some final farewells in the yard today while practicing for our graduation tonight. Followed by pizza and cakes in the classroom.

Our good neighbours are recruiting if you know anyone who would be interested.

The weather stayed fine for us today. We had a very enjoyable sports day on both Conna pitch and the yard. There were lots of games, messing and laughter. A great way to spend our final Monday of the school year.

Well done to these gymnasts for showing great improvement in their gymnastics over the weekend and for persevering all year with it.

The sports day that didn’t happen!! We will try again next week. At least we still got to enjoy the ice-cream!!

Thanks to Alan and Giles for the excellent Taekwon-do demonstration today. Many of us are looking forward to the lessons starting in September.

Having a whale of time at the Mardyke, playing lego, tennis and more!

We had a lovely day of celebrations in school today for Ms Roche. We celebrated her 24 years of loyal service and dedication as an SNA in the school. We wish her all the best in her retirement and exciting new chapter. The children outdid themselves with their singing, poetry and art. We are immensely … Read more

Thanks to the PA for organising another very successful clothing collection for us. Thanks to everyone for donating their unwanted clothes, shoes, towels etc. We are amazed that we collected 750kg!!

We are delighted to add a new amber flag to our flag collection. The amber committee worked really hard through fund raising and raising awareness of positive mental health in the school this year. We will continue to work on having a positive, inclusive school for all in the new school year.

There is great excitement in school today, the junior and senior infants are off on school tour to Leahys Open Farm. We hope they have a fantastic day.

Well done to our super athletes today. We have come home with loads of trophies but more importantly some very proud children and families. They looked really smart in their new singlets. Massive thanks to the PA for funding them.

We had a lovely night at Lismore Castle for Macbeth. The Blackwater Valley Opera provided us with a free bus and free tickets to their dress rehearsal. It was a late one but worth it for the experience.

We are very excited in school today as our new athletic vests arrived. They look super smart. We can’t wait to show them off on Thursday at Cork City Sports!! A very special thanks to our wonderful PA for all their hard work in organising and paying for them. Thanks to Graham at GOSports for … Read more

Sixth class had their school tour in Ballyhass, Coachford. We were lighting camp fires, went on the high nets, had lots of fun on the inflatables and tried our hand at archery. It was a very fun day, rounded off with ice-cream on the bus on the way home. Parents you should be very proud, … Read more

by Jack Coughlan I took part in the 50 centimeter league at Maryville, Co. Cork. I got up at 7:30am to eat my breakfast and feed my lamb her morning feed. Then me and my mam got into the car to go to Carrigaline. We got there and I got straight out of my car and … Read more

Well done to our 5th and 6th class who represented us so well today at the St. Colmans Maths Challenge. The kids put in a great team effort and made their school and their families proud. Well done to Bishop Murphy Memorial School who were the winners.

In 2nd Class we all chose one colour and added it to a cross to create a collage of our fingerprints. Everyone went home with a copy and one child was the lucky duck who got to keep the original.

Today we celebrated First Holy Communion with a very special 2nd class. We are so proud of each of these young people and privileged to work with them every day. The choir sang beautifully, the children were incredible, the sun came was out and even the ice-cream van made an appearance! Afterwards we went back … Read more

Well done to our 5th and 6th class students who represented us so well at the Tallow Football Blitz today. We are delighted you did your best and enjoyed the day in the sun.

We are very busy getting ready for our First Holy Communion this Saturday at 11am.

Finally call for any kids sports shoes you may have lying around. They need to be in pairs and in relatively good condition. We will be sending them off next week to be donated to townships in Africa.

Today we celebrated 50 years of the EU. Third, fourth and fifth class have been learning all about the EU. Today they sang the EU Anthem, Ode to Joy and we raised the EU flag. We love the EU motto ‘United in Diversity.’

We celebrated the most beautiful confirmation mass this morning. Even the rain stayed away. Thanks to all the families and friends who supported our young people. Thanks to Bishop Crean, Father Billy and Father O Donnell for a beautiful service. Thanks to Mr O’ Kelly, Ms Sheehan, Ms Grant and Bean de Brún for all … Read more

Best of luck to our Class of 2023 who will be making their Confirmation in the morning at 10am. A lot of work has gone into preparing for the service. We are proud of their hard work and dedication over the past few weeks. A special thanks to Mr O Kelly and Ms Sheehan for … Read more

We had a great day at the football blitz in Ballynoe today. It was great to play alongside our teammates from the other schools in the parish. Thanks to everyone involved in organising the event.

We are delighted to tell you that we are holding the first every summer camp in Conna Ns!! The summer camp will run from the 3rd to the 7th of July! There will be loads of fun activities!! Please email busybeesummercamp2023@gmail.com to register

Preparations are well under way for the Communion party in the hall after the service. The wonderful 1st class parents are busy planning and spending!! Send us an email if you would like to volunteer to help for an hour!

Our homework club has started up again!! Everyone is welcome to join us from 2:40-3:40 Monday to Thursday! The club is fully supervised by teachers. If you have any enquiries please send us an email at homeworkclub@connans.com.

Well done to our 6th class drama group who came 2nd in the county final before Easter! They were absolutely fantastic and worked very hard for the last few months. Well done to our 4th class pupil who is county champion of Sean-Nó dancing!

Best of luck to our drama group who are performing in the Scor final in Ovens this weekend. They got one final rehearsal in this morning!!

Thanks to the PA for the creme eggs and Easter egg. Here is our lucky raffle winner!

We had a very special visitor in school today. Hoppy Easter everyone!

We had a lovely day on retreat. Thanks to Fr. O Donovan and the monks for their hospitality. We are really looking forward to our confirmation in a few weeks time.

A sample of our lovely work all week!

Thanks to the PA for organising a uniform swap for us this year. The video below will give you an idea of how it works. Lots of savings to be had!! Please check your email for full details.

Our new chess club is up and running from today. There is so much demand we have to restrict it to 4th, 5th and 6th classes for now. Third class will get their turn in a few weeks. Thanks to the kids for suggesting it and to Mr. Clancy for organising and running the club.

Thanks everyone for your donations. We collected 813kgs. A very special thanks to Ms. Leahys 4th/5th class for helping us to move almost 1 tonne of clothes!!

Thanks to CYCLE RIGHT for the extensive training over the past 4 weeks. The children really enjoyed it and we hope it will keep them safer on the roads. CYCLE RIGHT is the National Standard for Cycle Training and provides practical cycle safety and skills training to promote competent and confident cyclists. CYCLE RIGHT is … Read more

Thank you everyone, we already have a mountain of clothes in school for the PA collection. You can drop them into school tomorrow up until lunchtime.

Our boys and girls from 4th, 5th and 6th headed off this morning in less than ideal conditions to play their Sciath na Scol match in Blarney. Thankfully the rain cleared and the matches were held on an astro pitch. We didn’t get the result we wanted despite the best efforts of all involved. We … Read more

Well done to our 6th class who celebrated their Ceremony of Light yesterday with Fr. O Donovan in Conna. Thanks to all the parents and guardians for supporting them on their journey. A special thanks to Mr. O Kelly and Ms. Sheehan for helping the children prepare so well. We are looking forward to Confirmation … Read more

Here are our amazing quiz champions from last night. All four children are in 4th class. If you have a question around here, these are the 4 to ask!

What an amazing night we had in the hall in Conna for the PA interschool quiz. An incredible 60 teams participated, fueled on vast amounts of sugar! The PA did a wonderful job organising the event. Thanks to all the parents and staff who gave up their free time so willingly to help prior to … Read more

Thanks to everyone who donated to our fundraiser last Thursday. We raised €260 for Pieta House.

A sincere thanks to everyone for your cooperation this morning. We had a very productive morning on the pitch and got all our races finished before 10am. Apologies for the state of the shoes going home. It was very mucky by the end! If your child has qualified for Cork City Sports we will contact … Read more

Well done to our wonderful Sciath na Scol teams from 4th, 5th and 6th class. We played Curraglass in the wind and mud today in Ballynoe. We came home with one win and one loss. Well done to Curraglass, small and might!! Roll on next week when we play in Blarney.

Happy Mothers Day to all our wonderful mothers, step-mothers, grandmothers and guardians out there. Your hard work and generosity of time is often overlooked!! We hope you had a lovely relaxing weekend and someone else took charge of things for a few hours.

Thankfully we got a break in the weather and got outside for our céilí and parade this morning. This was a great finale to Seachtain na Gaeilge. The children and staff put a lot of work into the dances. It paid off this morning. We had great craic agus ceoil. Bain taitneamh as an deireadh … Read more

We have been really busy decorating the school for St Patrick’s Day this week.

Well done to our 2nd class who made their First Penance last night. We could not be more proud of them. They are an incredible bunch of kids, we are so lucky that we get to work with them every day. A special thanks you to Fr. O’ Donnell and Fr. Lenihan for making the … Read more

A very special thank you to Paddy for taking us down to the church in the rain today for our First Penance rehearsal. When we chanced our arm and asked for a spin he didn’t hesitate to oblige us. Best of luck to the 20 2nd class pupils making their First Penance tonight at 7pm.

Well done to all our performers in the Scór County Semi Final at the weekend. Hard luck to our ballad group, who just missed the final. Well done to Stephanie and our drama group who will be competing in the final in 2 weeks time. We have high hopes for them!

Better late than never on the Wonder Wall this week. Look at some of the lovely work we have completed.

We are delighted the mobile library finally visited us today. The younger kids heard a story and everyone was able to borrow a book. They will be back in 4 weeks to change the books so please keep them safe!

Well done to everyone who competed in Scór this weekend. Every one of our kids competing came home with a trophy! The drama group, ballad group and our Irish dancer are all through to the next round. A special well done to our quiz team who just missed out on a spot in the next … Read more

We celebrated World Book Day today with some of our favourite authors. We are also reading with Read and Raise, kindly organised by the PA. Please don’t forget to register your child. The link is below. We are also looking forward to our first visit from the mobile library next Wednesday. ReadAndRaise | Home

Thanks to our PA for organising the Read and Raise fundraiser. It officially starts today. Please register your child if you haven’t already done so. There will be lots of reading in school this week to celebrate World Book Day on Thursday. The mobile library are also coming to visit us next week, on Wednesday. … Read more

We have four fantastic 6th class members who have been selected this year to represent Conna NS at the Cork Primary Games. We wish them the best of luck in their trials in the coming weeks.

Well done to our Scór participants at the weekend. Many made it through to the next round in Watergrasshill at the weekend, some didn’t but well for participating. Thanks to all the teachers for their dedication in helping the children prepare and attending Scór at the weekends.

We are very proud to be part of the first Student Council in Conna NS.

Best of luck to all our Scór performers this weekend. We had a rehearsal in the hall this afternoon. The talent in our school is amazing. We are looking forward to showing you our new silverware on Monday!

Lots of lovely work on our Wonder Wall. We even have a brother sister combo this week!

Thanks to our tiny but FABULOUS Parents Association for all their hard work in Term 1. They raised a staggering €6330. They would love for you to get involved in some small way. You can email them at connansparentsassociation@gmail.com to show your support. All the money raised goes straight back to your kids.

Happy Valentines Day to all our pupils and families.

Lots of great work onn the Wonder Wall this week.

A massive thanks to our caretaker Pascal who is sadly leaving us. He has been an incredibly reliable person to call upon when we needed anything fixed or moved. He kept our yards safe and clean, our heating ticking over, the garden tidy and so many more small, unseen jobs. You will be sadly missed … Read more

Well done to our very hard working Parents Association and to all our families who shop in Tesco. Terri picked up a cheque for €600 yesterday in Youghal. The PA are always looking for parents to join them in their fund raising efforts, all for a great cause towards the school and your children!! You … Read more

What an end to our Catholic Schools Week 2023!! The theme for the week was Walking Together in Faith. We really achieved this yesterday at mass. It was great to see so many people turn up. The 6th class did us proud with their readings and prayers. We are especially proud of everyone’s wonderful performance … Read more

We had our open night last night. There was singing, music and even some rap. Thanks to everyone who came to see us especially all the small people. A very special thanks to the wonderful staff and pupils of Conna NS who had the place looking at it’s best and who were incredibly welcoming to … Read more

Well done to all our WOW WALL people this week. Some gorgeous work for everyone to enjoy this week.

Take a look at this week’s WOW WALL winners. Some more examples of the amazing work our children are doing everyday.

It’s great to see our bike rack almost full today. Keep fit, walk or cycle to school.

Overall we have enjoyed Food Dudes this week. It was been a chance to taste fruit and vegetables that we may not have tried before or thought we didn’t like. Hopefully it has put us on a healthy eating path for 2023.

Better late than never with our WOW WALL this week! Take a look at our lovely work. We are all settled back after Christmas.

Spring has sprung in Conna N.S.

We are delighted that our homework club is finally up and running. It is on Monday to Thursday from 2.40pm-3.40pm. It is never too late to sign up, just send an email to homeworkclub@connans.com if you would like your child to be included.

We are delighted to be back swimming this year. First to 6th class will be swimming for January and February. This is our first time taking first class swimming. We are very lucky to have our older kids helping them out in the changing rooms. They thoroughly enjoyed the lesson. It was a much quieter … Read more

Here is a little look at all the Christmas art we have been busy with this month. It will soon be decorating you kitchens!

Massive congratulations to the whole team who produced and starred in the fantastic panto over the weekend. We are incredibly lucky to have such a high quality performance right on our doorstep. The community is awash with talent. It was lovely to see so many pupils, past and present, and parents on stage! Well done … Read more

Congratulations to our past pupils Leah and Ellen and to a current granny of the school, Angela, on their appearance on the Today Show with Maura and Daithi on Friday. Great representation for our small community and a stunning transformation.

Our school was full of colourful Christmas jumpers on Friday. We all wore our jumpers for charity! We raised a staggering €410 for our 2 charities. Thanks to everyone who donated.

Thanks to all our friends in Conna Nursing Home for making us so welcome today. We loved performing for you and the treats were great too.

Well done to the whole school today on our fire drill. It was a surprise drill and the whole school was out and back in within 5 minutes. No child left behind!!

Well done to all the students who took part in the Read-A-Thon in November. We raised €924!!

Well done to all our WOW WALL children this week. It’s definitely got a Christmas feel to it!

Massive congratulations to our wonderful Student Council who raised €300 on Thursday night selling tea, coffee, chocolate and painting faces. A particular thank you to all the parents and siblings who helped them. Thanks to all of you who supported their shop. All we have to do now is spend it!!

What a night!! What a show! What an audience!! Thanks to everyone for their support last night. We are incredibly proud of our whole community this morning.

We put in a long day yesterday for our dress rehearsal. Our lines are learned, the props are ready and we are trying to keep the bugs away until the weekend! Can’t wait to show you all our talent tonight! We have been working so hard.

Congratulations to this week’s Wow Wall winners. A lovely combination of writing and art.

Well done to our Wow Wall students this week. Great work going on as always.

It’s that time of year again. Thanks to everyone who supported the PA fundraiser and bought a Toy Show bag. We hope it lasts until the show!!

Thanks to the PA and to Jonathan Kenneally for organising the donation of 10 laptops to the school. They are much appreciated and will be put to good use.

We had a fire drill today. We just managed to get in before the hailstone!!

Take a look at this weeks Wow Wall. We are great workers in this school.

Well done to our wonderful Wow Wall students this week. Everyone worked really hard on creating their best work in class.

Well done to all our Wow Wall heroes this week. They are shining examples of the best our school has to offer.

Thanks to the PA and the class of 2022 for our bike rack. It took a while to get here but it was worth the wait.

Everyone made a huge effort today to dress up today. Well done to all. We had a parade around the yard to show off our efforts. We hope everyone has a restful and happy Halloween.

Thanks to everyone who got involved with our shoebox appeal this year. We collected almost 40 boxes. They were collected this morning and will be taken to Fermoy to be checked before being sent to some very deserving kids. A special thanks to Caroline for collecting the boxes today and for talking to us about … Read more

Thanks to these wonderful boys and their fantastic parents for gifting us these giant pumpkins again this year. It’s becoming a tradition!!

Welcome to our Wonderwall. Each week this wall will display the best of what the kids have to offer from all the classrooms. It may be a subject, an act of kindness or some good news. Look out for your childs name on it over the coming months.

Best of luck to our friends, colleagues and teammates in the Sciath na Scol final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh tomorrow. Curraglass and Ballynoe will play against each other. We are so proud of you all for getting this far. Whatever the result, it’s a win for St Catherines GAA, girls in sport and the whole … Read more

Gary Crowley came to visit us today to have a chat about Halloween safety, fire safety, vandalism and anti social behaviour. We also talked about the pros and cons of social media and the importance of privacy online.

Thanks to the wonderful team from Tallow Medical Health Centre for coming to us today to administer the flu vaccination. See you all again next year!

We really enjoyed handball today in the hall. Looking forward to it again next week.

It’s beginning to look very spooky around here.

Thanks to everyone who donated clothes and to our wonderful PA for organising the collection. We collected 992kg of clothes!!

Well done to our under 13 boys who won the Albert Griffin Perpetual Cup in Ballynoe on Wednesday night. They played against Killeagh in a tough match, winning by more than 2 goals. Well done buachaillí.

We were delighted to welcome Caroline to school to talk to us today about the Cope Foundation shoebox appeal. She told us all about the 4 Ws for the boxes. The Fermoy branch collected 3639 shoeboxes last year. They all went to the Ukraine. If you don’t want to fill a shoe box, just send … Read more

What a fantastic day at Fr. O Neills pitch in Ballymacoda. Our athletes did us proud not only with their running skills but also by displaying the type of sportsmanship that makes us proud. We have a great haul of medals after the day but better than that is the pride we have in our … Read more

More than 20 pupils from 5th and 6th class participated in the St Colmans and Loretto Blitz when it made its welcome return on Friday. The boys played hurling and the girls played football. Hopefully next year our numbers will be bigger, and we will be able to enter some of the girls into the … Read more

Well done to everyone who entered Conna Show at the weekend. We came home with a mountain of prizes. Special congratulations to Kate who won best in show.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Sharon, Denis and the extended family of David McDonnell on his very sad passing. It is a devastating loss for his family, friends and community. David is a past pupil of the school and is remembered very warmly by all who knew him here. Rest in peace David.

We are collecting shoe boxes for the Hope Shoe Box Appeal again this year. We know the costs of filling a shoe box can really mount up so we are collecting items from the 4Ws and will make some boxes in school. Please feel free to send in your filled shoe box or some items … Read more

All the best to our amazing 6th class. We wish them every happiness in the future. Exciting times ahead for you all!! Have a great summer break everyone.

The excitement of the holidays was intensified today when the ice cream van turned up at 10am!! Thanks to the Board of Management for organising this treat.

Class of 2022 We thoroughly enjoyed graduation on Tuesday night on the top yard. Fr. Billy said mass before the children performed a variety of poems, songs, music and dance. We then enjoyed tea and cake on the bottom yard in the sunshine. Thanks to all our families for coming out in huge numbers to … Read more

We celebrated our 6th class in school today with graduation on the top yard. There was music, singing and dancing. We had ‘most likely’ awards for both students and staff. the pupils of 6th class treated the school to a bike rack which we are delighted with! They also treated all the kids to some … Read more

We are delighted to have achieved our Active School Flag this year. The committee put a lot of work into it. We were swimming, played tennis, walked, ran, skipped and much more. A big thanks to Ms Sheehan and Ms Rice for guiding us on our journey.

We had a wonderful trip to UCC today. We got a little glimpse into what it would be like to be a student. We were given a tour of the campus and learned all about the history of the college. We even got to taste campus food! Thanks to Paul and Erin for showing us … Read more

Children from 3rd to 6th went the see Orfeo ed Euridice in the grounds of Lismore castle last night. It was a spectacular production and was very much enjoyed by all. We are incredibly lucky to have such an event happening so close to us. Thanks to the Lismore Opera Festival for the free tickets … Read more

Thanks to everyone who came along on Friday May 27th to our Family Fun Day. The children performed their Scór pieces, Zumba dances and circus skills. We also had some very talented singers and musicians to finish things off. The PAs coffee van went down a treat, as did the various fun stalls. We hope … Read more

Students from 4th to 6th class participated in the East Cork Final last Sunday in Watergrasshill. It was a fantastic day and we won Best Overall School!! The children worked so hard preparing and all their hard work paid off! We are so proud of them all! Check out the Avondhu for even more photos!

Last week we got a very special delivery of over 30 chromebooks. They had their first use in the classroom today. 4th and 5th class were the first lucky kids to try them out. We intend to make good use of them before the school year ends!!

It was fantastic to get everyone out today to compete for Cork City Sports. There were lots of happy faces and a few disappointed ones too. We are sorry we can’t send everyone! Well done to all who ran today. You were amazing compeditors. Best of luck to the finalists. Cork City Sports will be … Read more

Well done to everyone who participated in Scór na bPáistí over the weekend. We are so proud of the huge effort you all made. It was wonderful for us to get together on Friday to watch the rehearsals. Well done to Ms. Joyce and Ms. Nagle for all their efforts. Also a big thank you … Read more

We had such a fantastic day today in Ballynoe pitch where we played two brilliant games of hurling and camogie against Ballynoe! All the children were delighted to see all of their St. Catherine’s teammates. We will have two more games next week! We had 38 pupils who togged out today and well done to … Read more

The junior classes got a lovely surprise today when the Easter Bunny came to visit. Thanks to the PA for sponsoring the bunny!!

The book fair is in town. Please visit us Friday between 2 and 4 or Sunday between 11 and 1. Thank you for all your support. The school will benefit with new books from it.

Here are some more pictures from our céilí and parade on the 16th!

Here is some drone footage from our St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. The Irish dancing is very impressive. Go hiontach gach duine.

March 14th 2022 We are so proud of this lovely bunch of kids. They made their First Penance with Father O’ Donnell in Conna church tonight. It was a lovely service and the kids were very supportive of each other. Special thanks to Ms Power for preparing them so well. Well done parents, you must … Read more

Lots of prizes were given out to all the children who raised money for the MS Readathon. It was a fantastic success and we can’t wait to do it all again next November.

We are so excited to be off swimming today. A little bit of normality finally!!

Happy Christmas everyone!. We hope you enjoy our Christmas performances.

We are now enrolling for September 2022. Forms are available under the enrollment tab on the website or by contacting the office on 05859440. Please pass this information on to anyone you may know that might be interested!

We are still standing after the storm!! The yard is a total mess but Superman aka Pascal is on the job today and the place will be all ready to welcome everyone back tomorrow morning.

We had a fire drill today. The kids were amazing. The school was empty in 3 minutes. Well done everyone!

We held our first annual Christmas lights switch on today. You will all have to come back in the dark to see them. Looks like a lot of people were in the attic last night hunting out the Christmas bling!!

Our free samples have arrived. We will be able to order lunch on the app from today. Our first delivery will be Friday.

A huge well done to all the students who created a shoebox for Team Hope this year, this is an annual campaign that delivers gifts straight into the hands of children affected by poverty. We hope that they bring some joy and excitement to the children that receive them.

They are on their way. Thanks to everyone who donated!!

We raised €320 for Barnardos when we dressed up for Halloween on October 22nd. WELL DONE TO US!!!

Thanks to everyone for the shoeboxes donated so far. They will be a very welcome gift this Christmas. We have extended our collection date to Monday November 8th. If you haven’t sent one in yet please consider putting one together over the weekend for this very worthy cause.

Thanks to everyone for the huge effort made today. We had a parade in the yard to celebrate our costumes.

Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Hill for gifting us this enormous pumpkin!!

At this stage we almost have the numbers for another teacher! The cats are taking over!

Mr Mulcahy has served Conna N.S. for 26 years and has been teaching for 43 years. Today we said an emotional farewell to him. We had a lovely send off on the yard with staff and pupils. We wish him a long, happy retirement with the best of health. He will be sadly missed by … Read more

Thanks to the Parents Assocciation for their presentation to Mr Mulcahy to mark his retirement. The Parents Assocciation is hugely important in any school. We are very lucky to have such great parents!!

The Parents Association are holding a clothing collect on Wednesday October 13th. This raises much needed funds for the school and your children. It’s also a great excuse to declutter!! Please support. See the attached leaflet for details.

We celebrated our communion in style today. Thank you Father O Donovan for such a lovely service and thanks to Mr. Clancy and our parents for getting us ready for the big day. If you need us we will be on the bouncy castles for the rest of the day!!!

We are really excited for Communion tomorrow at 10am. Best of luck to everyone. Double trouble Meet Garfield and Jennifer!! Our yard kittens.

We are all set for Confirmation tomorrow at 11!!

Massive thanks to Rory from the Fermoy Concert Band for visiting us today in the rain!! We learned about several brass instruments and heard some lovely music. The weather wasn’t in our favour but we made the best of it. All in the name of art! Thank yyou parents assocIATION Thanks to our fabulous Parents … Read more

The Parents Association are holding a clothing collect on Wednesday October 13th. This raises much needed funds for the school and your children. It’s also a great excuse to declutter!! Please support. See the attached leaflet for details.

We celebrated our communion in style today. Thank you Father O Donovan for such a lovely service and thanks to Mr. Clancy and our parents for getting us ready for the big day. If you need us we will be on the bouncy castles for the rest of the day!!!

We are really excited for Communion tomorrow at 10am. Best of luck to everyone. Double trouble Meet Garfield and Jennifer!! Our yard kittens.

We said farewell to our 6th class today with a guard of honour in the yard. We wish them all the best in the next chapter of their lives. We are so proud to call them our past pupils. Happy holiday everyone. We hope you stay safe and happy during summer. We look forward to … Read more

The sun was shining for our graduation ceremony today. We had plenty of practice and were ready for the ceremony to go live. Jason was on camera and Mr. Mulcahy on the microphone. We said a sad farewell Conna NS and all it’s staff. There was singing, music and poetry. The school also says farewell … Read more

Junior Infants to 2nd class had our sport day in the school today and what an amazing day we had. We had great fun with games, yoga, dance, water and the parachute. The highlight of our day was when the ice-cream van came to visit! Third to 6th class walked to the pitch for fun … Read more

There was caws for concern this morning when a crow flew into Senior Infants. We had to get a crow-bar and some vel-crow to remove him…he must have thought he was in CAWlege!! Thankfully he returned to his pals safe and sound before the children arrived in.

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to all our wonderful families. We had a wonderful Teddy Bear Parade in the sunshine today. Some teddies were big, some were small, some were bald but all were welcome! Enjoy the day off school tomorrow. See you all on Thursday. https://youtu.be/RbveMOvk0WE St Patrick’s Day Parade Junior Infants to 1st https://youtu.be/llxLkjZ4yHQ … Read more

Our school has achieved the SFI Discover Science and Maths Award for the 2019/2020 academic year. We will receive the plaque of STEM shortly. Well done to all the students, staff and parents for their very hard work both in school and at home during the lockdown. The school provided evidence of children’s engagement with STEM in the following … Read more

Here is a little video to show you where to go on Monday morning. There will also be plenty of staff around to help you. See you then.