Halloween Costume Sale

School Hot Lunches

Our pupils receive daily hot lunches from The Lunch Bag. Please remember to send in their lunchbox every day so that children can bring home any leftovers and please ensure your child's name is visible on the lunchbox always. Your child still needs to bring a small snack for break time and a drink. If you have any queries regarding the lunches, please email info@thelunchbag.ie and they will be happy to help.

The Lunch Bag has recently teamed up with renowned psychologist, Dr. David Coleman. Please read the leaflet below for his expert guidance on fostering healthy eating habits in children.

Schools Cross Country

Well done to all of our fantastic runners from 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th class, who represented our school at the Schools Cross Country competition on Wednesday, 25th September in St. Brigid's GAA Grounds, Kiltoom. Over 1000 primary school children participated! Our runners in 3rd and 4th class ran the 1000m course, while the 5th and 6th class runners ran 1200m. Well done to everyone and a special congratulations to the 3rd and 4th class boys, who now progress to the Connaught school final. Photos from the event will be uploaded in the coming days.

School Lotto

Thank you to everyone who has been supporting our school lotto. Our current jackpot stands at €2050. Congratulations to our weekly €20 winner, Eileen Hunt (26/09/24) and to last week's winner Evelyn Spellman (19/09/24). Please continue to support our fundraiser. If you're not in, you can't win!

In Loving Memory of Michael Morris

Our whole school community was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our dear friend Michael Morris on July 18th. Michael was our caretaker, who looked after our school with pride. Michael had a kind and cheerful word for everyone he met. He loved to chat to all the staff and children. He had a warm and infectious personality, and a great sense of humour. We have fond memories of Michael playing soccer with the children, or sharing a joke with them. Together with Patricia, our friend and retired Deputy Principal, they were the ‘dream team’ at school. They ensured that the school was maintained to the highest standard. 

Michael’s sense of fun and good nature will be greatly missed by everyone in St. Comán’s Wood. He was a true character who always left a smile on everyone’s face. 

To his beloved wife Patricia, cherished daughters Máire, Orna, Aisling, we extend our deepest sympathies. To Michael’s sisters Mary and Bríd, brothers Jerome and Noel, to Deirdre and all the Morris and Horan families, we offer our condolences to you all. 

In the words of Rev. Fr. Kevin Fallon in his homily at Michael’s funeral, we have lost a ‘legend’. Ní bheidh a leithéid ann arís. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES TERM 1 2024/25
***Speech and Drama class is now full***

Afterschool activities commence on Monday, September 2nd 2024.
(PLEASE NOTE: Afterschool childcare for Junior Infants will begin on Monday, September 9th).

Please click here to view the afterschool schedule for Term 1. We have introduced a facility (Easy Payments Plus) to allow you to pay for afterschool activities securely online using your credit or debit card. We would encourage all our parents to avail of this facility. Payment must be made by Monday, September 9th in order to secure your child's place in our afterschool club.
PLEASE NOTE: Payment will not be accepted on a weekly basis and fees need to be paid IN FULL for all afterschool childcare and activities. 

Click on the button below to begin setting up your Easy Payments Plus account. Once you click the link, select the item you are paying for from the drop down menu and click 'add to bill'.

Cumann na mBunscol Champions!

What a month for St. Comán's Wood! Huge congratulations to our boys' rounders team and our girls' football team who both won their county finals this week and brought the shields back to our school for the first time in many years. Well done to all of the players on the teams. A big thank you to Ms. Mannion, Mr. Cregg and Mr. Hynes who coached the football team this year and Ms. Tansey who coached the rounders teams. We also want to mention the players on our other sports teams, who didn't win this year, but played their hearts out and gave it their all. We are immensely proud of each and every one of you!

Curious Minds - Discover STEM

Our school has recently entered Science Foundation Ireland's (SFI) Curious Minds - Discover STEM 2024 awards. We were delighted that our school won a Curious Minds Gold Award for our entry in 2023 and have also been awarded Plaques of Excellence in the DPSM awards in previous years. We are very proud of our achievements in STEM and wish to share the work we've done with you. 

The awards have 5 components: Science, Maths, Engineering, Technology and Showcase. Click on the links to see what STEM activities our school has been involved in. A big 'thank you' to Ms. Mannion and Ms. Duignan who organised many of the activities and put together and submitted our application.

The Discover Primary Science and Maths (DPSM) programme has been rebranded as Curious Minds. Curious Minds is part of Science Foundation Ireland’s Education and Public Engagement Programme, which aims to increase interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among students, teachers and members of the public. The programme originated as Discover Primary Science and Maths (DPSM) in 2003 with the goal of introducing primary school students to science in a practical, hands-on, enjoyable and interactive way. Since 2010 the programme has been run in conjunction with the European Space Education Resource Office (ESERO) Ireland which uses space to inspire and engage young people in science and technology in the world around them. Year after year teachers tell us that our primary school awards are a great way of involving everyone in science in the school.

Click here for more information about the awards

Tesco Token Collection

As part of its Community Fund, every 12 weeks, each Tesco store donates up to €2,000 between three local good causes in its community. A donation box for tokens for our school is currently in situ in Tesco Roscommon. We would be very grateful if you could support our school by depositing tokens when you next shop in Tesco and helping us gain extra funding through this initiative.

The GLOBE Programme

Our 6th class pupils took part in the The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Programme. This is an international science and education programme that provides students and the public worldwide with the opportunity to participate in data collection and the scientific process, and contribute meaningfully to our understanding of the Earth system and global environment.

Our project, “How Spongy is Our School?”  was presented initially to the GLOBE Ireland team via Zoom.  Our team, which consists of the four Green Schools representatives from 6th class (Marcus Mahon, Juliette Fallon, Tommy Coyle and Caitlin McLoughlin) made a very good impression on the GLOBE Ireland presentation and were invited to attend the 2024 GLOBE Virtual Student Conference of Europe and Eurasia on March 6th. We are delighted to announce that our pupils received “The Climate Action Award” from the GLOBE Europe and Eurasia team. This programme is an excellent learning opportunity for our students.

New Primary Mathematics Curriculum - Information for Parents

The aim of the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum is that children see maths as important and useful to their everyday lives.
It is essential that parents/guardians are made aware of the changes to the curriculum that have taken place to date and what will be happening over the years to come. In this regard the Department of Education, in collaboration with the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA), the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) and the Professional Development for Teachers (PDST), has developed a leaflet which is designed to introduce these changes and encourage parent/guardians to engage in the future consultations seeking feedback on the draft curriculum areas and subjects of the new curriculum.

The leaflet is presented in many languages. Please select one to read information about the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum.

ONLINE PAYMENTS NOW LIVE!

Dear Parents,

We have introduced a facility (Easy Payments Plus) to allow you to pay for music generation, swimming lessons, afterschool activities, school tours, etc securely online using your credit or debit card. We would encourage all our parents to avail of this facility.

Please click here for instructions on how to set up your Easy Payments Plus account. 

Click on the button below to begin setting up your Easy Payments Plus account. Once you click the link, select the item you are paying for from the drop down menu and click 'add to bill'.

New Primary Curriculum

 Dear Parents,
The primary curriculum is changing and will continue to change over the coming years. The new primary curriculum recognises the key role parents and guardians play in their child’s education and promotes a partnership approach which will encourage increased communication between schools and parents/guardians. The NCCA, NCSE and PDST have developed a leaflet which introduces parents to the changes in the new curriculum and encourages parents/guardians to engage in the future consultations seeking feedback on the draft curriculum areas and subjects of the new curriculum. Please click here to read the leaflet.