Staff Changes

Hi all, I hope you are all having a brilliant summer! I'd like to keep you all up to date with the new staffing arrangements for Sept 2010. It is with regret for NETNS that I am informing you that we received Sinéad Ahern's resignation last week, she has secured a teaching post in the new Portlaoise Educate Together N.S. I am sure we are united in wishing her the very best in her new role. We are welcoming Eibhlín Newell back from career break. We are also welcoming Fergus Kelly to … [Read more...]

A complimentary goodbye for 3rd class!

On our last day in Third Class, we created Compliment sheets for each of us. Everyone wrote compliments for the others in the room and it was lovely to read the kind words everyone had written. We also held a talent show today. Unfortunately we ran out of time and didn't get to see every performance but the performances we did get to see were varied and interesting - a dancing duo called Dizzy Dancers, a singer, a drama called Crime Scene and a presentation of a project on The Romans. As we … [Read more...]

11.30 Finish on Wednesday

School will close at 11.30am on Wednesday 30th June for all children. School will re-open for senior infants to 6th class on Tuesday 31st August and for junior infants on Wednesday 1st September at 8.30. Happy Holidays!!! … [Read more...]

RC Group in NETNS

RC Group in NETNS We have had a great year, with loads of activities, from our Christmas Carol service last December, to the Easter Egg hunt, the celebration of First Holy Communion on the 9th May followed by the fabulous Communion Party, and finishing off with the final assembly on the 3rd June in the Halla Glas, hosted and co-ordinated by the 6th class pupils. Many thanks to all of our teachers for the fabulous work they have done this year both in sacrament and non-sacrament … [Read more...]

Our class stars

Everybody in Third class is very excited to be finishing up next Wednesday for the Summer. Loads of people in the school are bringing in their NETNS T-shirts for others to sign. (by Brian) We are going to miss Science with Caitriona. We will miss Lisa, Bryan's mum, doing basketball with us.  Some people won't know what to do with their time! Some people have plans for the Summer and others will just do random things. (by Jonathan) We are taking all our work off the walls and bringing … [Read more...]

Orienteering

We went orienteering with First and Second classes. We had lots of fun. The maps were well done. "Dumb and Dumber" were first. Deniz, Rowan, Benjamin and Eve won. (by Ben Mc) We had bottles with numbers and letters on them and we had to go to nine different bottles. Then we had to unscramble the letters to find out what the word was. We had so much fun going orienteering and I hope we get to go next year. (by Patrick M) We got timed and the group that finished the quickest won. It was … [Read more...]

Cool Pompoms

Third class have been busy making pompoms. Everyone in our class made the pompoms with cardboard boxes and wool. Some people brought in wool and cardboard boxes and some people shared their wool and cardboard boxes with others. (by Nosa) We had different coloured wool and there were different sizes of cardboard. Some pieces of cardboard could fit six circles for the pompoms. We put a little hole in the circle and put the string around and around it until it turned into a big ball. (by … [Read more...]

Invitation to Tender for After School Care Service in N.E.T.N.S.

Invitation to Tender for After School Care Service in N.E.T.N.S. The Board of Management of Newbridge Educate Together National School is inviting applications from within the school community to provide an After School Care service for the 2010/2011 school year with an option to extend to 2011/2012 school year. The Board envisages that the service will be provided within the following parameters: · The service will be provided from a room on the ground floor near to the Junior and … [Read more...]

Booklists and Holiday lists

The booklists and holiday list for the coming year are now available to download in the school information section of the website. … [Read more...]

Infant Walk postponed

The Junior and Senior Infants walk to the Curragh (including Teddy Bears' Picnic) has been postponed until Wednesday. … [Read more...]