St. Andrew's National School, Curragha, Co. Meath Phone:01 8351528 Email:[email protected]
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​Yellow/Orange Team win our closest EVER Sports Day!

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In a year like no other we were unable to hold our Sports Day in its usual format so our Bubble Friendly version took place today! This in no way took away from the amazing team spirit that always comes through on Sports Day and it was brilliant to hear everyone cheering on their team mates in every event. There were a great many highlights - Tom in Junior Infants and Noah and Sophie in Senior Infants showed us how it's done by reciting from memory ALL FIFTEEN winners of the Euros since 1958! Freddie in 2nd class got the highest quiz result of the whole day getting only ONE QUESTION wrong. Orlagh in 4th class did 260 skips for her team when the average per child was around 30 and the sprint to the line in the 5th and 6th class relay was the most exciting we've ever seen with two of our top female athletes Ciara (5th) and Aisling (6th) battling it out in a stunning sprint finish! In the end it was Ms.McLarnon and the yellow/ orange team who won the day, beating the black team by a teeny tiny 9 points. We also raised lots of money for Down Syndrome Ireland with our GO FOR GOLD Ice Cream Day. 
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Wellbeing Day in Tayto Park

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​Tayto Park hosted our school's Wellbeing Day. What a great day to spend with friends in the sunshine - especially for our birthday boy and girl Jamie and Layla!! The Green Pod from 5th class present their hand made 'Thank You' card to staff member Aine. ​

Maths Week 2020


​St. Andrew's celebrated Maths Week from 10th to 18th of October. All students engaged with Mangahigh at home as well as activities in school. All classes from Junior Infants to 6th class showed wonderful mathematical skills as well as having lots of fun!
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Well done to all the students and their teachers! 
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Cash for Clobber 2020

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Thank you to everyone who donated to our Cash for Clobber collection over the past few weeks. The many bags were collected on Thursday 22nd of October.


Competition Winners

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Congratulations to Ben and Aine on their recent successes in local competitions. Ben was a prize winner in Draw Your Favourite Book Character Competition as part of the Children’s Book Festival with Meath Libraries. Aine won a prize for her entry in the Ashbourne Credit Union's art competition Imagine More. We're very proud of you both!

Guess the Score - Meath v Dublin

Thank you to everyone who contributed to our school fundraiser last week. Congratulations to Barry Coughlan (Seller: Gina) and Matthew Conway (Seller: Jamie) who shared the prize for closest score. We are especially thankful to our students who fundraised so enthusiastically. The top seller in each class was awarded a prize for their efforts. Well done to all!
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We celebrate St. Brigid's Day on 1st of February. See how to make a St. Brigid's Cross in the video below

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During Lent watch our Parish Mass online 

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Science Week!
Click on the videos to see ​what we've been up to!

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Some Christmas Cheer in St. Andrew's today with the arrival of Snowey the Elf - In Quarantine!

Catholic Schools Week 2021
​Theme - 
‘Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith and Resilience’.

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Friday's Thought for the Day

As Catholic Schools Week comes to a close, we are asked to think about our school as a Community of Hope. We are all children of God, called to live like Jesus asked us. This year we will continue to make this school a loving place where everyone feels safe, welcome and cared for. We live in the hope that Jesus has shown us the way to live and we can hope to create a future where all people can know God’s love. We can do this through our kind thoughts, kind words and kind actions. Lord, help us to live like you taught us to. Together we pray the prayer that Jesus taught us: Our Father...
Prayer for Grandparents
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As it is likely that grandparents may watch Mass being streamed on the internet during Catholic Schools Week, it would be appropriate to offer a prayer for all grandparents, cherishing their contribution to the lives of their grandchildren. Pope Benedict XVI offered this prayer for grandparents:


Lord Jesus, you were born of the Virgin Mary,
the daughter of Saints Joachim and Anne.
Look with love on grandparents the world over.
Protect them! They are a source of enrichment
for families, for the Church and for all of society.
Support them! As they grow older,
may they continue to be for their families
strong pillars of gospel faith,
guardian of noble domestic ideals,
living treasuries of sound religious traditions.
Make them teachers of wisdom and courage,
that they may pass on to future generations the fruits
of their mature human and spiritual experience.
Amen
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Curragha Green Kilometre Scheme

The scheme invites communities to choose approximately a kilometre stretch of road/loop in their area. The group then commits to maintaining the chosen stretch over the course of the year. 
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Well done to our students Daisy, Liam and Rachel who helped out with the first Saturday morning clean up of Curragha. We would encourage families to join in the initiative in the coming weeks to help keep our community clean.

The next clean will be on Saturday 13th of March at 10.30am. Group will meet at the church/school car park. 


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Welcome back to 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th class! We've really missed you all!
Please click on links below for advice posters and videos 

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Welcome back to Junior Infants, Senior Infants, 1st class and 2nd class.  

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Our Junior Infants are delighted to be back at school!

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CLICK PLAY TO SEE OUR FESTIVE FUN VIDEOS!

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Friday, December 4th

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Friday, December 11th

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Friday, December 18th

Christmas Letters from 4th, 5th & 6th class pupils were delivered to the residents of Kilbrew Nursing Home today. 

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The pupils of Fifth and Sixth class created AMAZING festive dioramas

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 Lá Fhéile Pádraig 2021

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Cliceáil ar an nasc/Click to play video

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Cliceáil ar an nasc /Click to play video

Thank you to everyone who wore in their bright and beautiful socks! Thank you also to James who brought in a t-shirt he received from Chris Nikic, the first ever person with Down Syndrome to complete an Iron Man race!!! What an inspiration!!

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GAA

Welcome to our new Games Promotion Officer (GPO) James Mitchell. He will work with all classes every Tuesday. We look forward to getting to know James and learning lots of new GAA skills.
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