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Herb Garden

Some of our 3rd and 4th class pupils have been having fun promoting healthy eating. This week, they took home herbs grown in their school garden. They have also been busy designing signs for their garden. Well done to Mr. Murphy and all of the children involved in this project. There's lots more to come, so watch this space!

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.

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

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.

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!

Amber Flag Award

We are delighted to announce that St. Comán's Wood have been awarded their very first Amber Flag from Pieta House. This award is presented to schools who make a conscious effort to promote and improve the well-being and mental health of their school community. St. Comán's Wood began the process at the beginning of the academic year and began by setting up an Amber Flag committee made up of a selection of students from each class. Together with leading teachers, Ms McNeill and Mr Morelli, the committee worked hard throughout the year to make positive changes and to co-ordinate events to promote positive mental health and well-being in our students, teachers and parents. Congratulations to the committee and the whole school community on this fantastic achievement. Our Amber Flag was raised by special guest, Mrs Morris, on both sites on Wednesday, June 22nd. Have a look at some of the photos from the day on St. Comán's Wood Twitter page here.

End of Year Assembly

We had a final assembly to mark the end of the school year. We celebrated this year's success in sports, with the players from our camogie, hurling, football and rounders teams being presented with their medals and shields. Well done to everyone who participated on all of our teams this year and thank you to the staff who coached them! We had a final farewell for our 6th classes, who are leaving us today. We wish each and every one of them a lifetime of happiness and success as they move on to secondary school!

Cycle on Wednesday

It was national 'Cycle on Wednesday' day on Wednesday, 15th May. A number of our children took to the road on their bicycles to travel to and from school. The event was part of National Bike Week, an initiative ran by Green Schools in partnership with the National Transport Authority. It is a celebration of active travel, sustainable transport and simply the joys of cycling a bike! Well done to everyone who took part!

 

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

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.

Bake Sale

6th class ran a very successful Bake Sale on both the Junior and Senior Site on 13th February. It was a great day! We would like to thank our very generous pupils and their families for donating such a large amount of baked goods and for buying treats at our Bake Sale. Thank you to our 6th class pupils and their teachers and SNAs for organising and running the day. Click on the image below to be redirected to our instagram page where you can see pictures from the day. 

Essay Competition Winners

Well done to our 6th class pupils Ciarra Keane and Barsala Khan, who both won awards in the Roscommon Drama Festival essay competition. They attended the awards ceremony and reception in Áras an Chontae on Wednesday, 21st February. Congratulations girls!

Cycle Right

Our 6th Classes were delighted to partake in a 4 week bicycle safety course called 'Cycle Right' provided by Roscommon Sports Partnership. The children learned how to check their bicycles and equipment to ensure that it is in good working order and safe for use. They also learned the rules of the road for cyclists including turn signals and road positioning. They practiced cycling on the school yard which helped them to consolidate all that they had learned and gain in confidence before their final session on nearby public roads. It was an invaluable course and the children really enjoyed themselves. A special thank you to our 3 instructors who were absolutely fantastic. We were very lucky to have you!

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Science Week

Science Week ran from 13th-20th November. Our pupils took part in a huge range of science activities throughout the week. We were delighted to welcome some of our pupils' parents to talk to us about their work in STEM fields. Our 6th classes visited the CBS and the Convent of Mercy secondary schools for their science showcase and the take part in some very cool science experiments and activities. There were fabulous science activities to be seen in every classroom in our school during the week. A huge thank you to Ms. Mannion and Ms. Duignan for all of their work in organising and promoting STEM in our school. Please check out our Social Media accounts for more photos from the week.

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Children's Book Festival

The annual Children's Book Festival took place recently and some of our classes were lucky enough to be able to meet some of their favourite authors and take part in fun events. 3rd class attended 'We Love Books' with poet and author Mary Branley and Sarah O'Keeffe. They had a fantastic time. Thanks to Roscommon Library for organising and hosting the events and making our pupils feel so welcome!

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Connaught Cross Country Champions!

Amazing results from Tuam today!

Massive congratulations to the 5th/6th class girls' team: Sarah Kelly, Juliette Fallon, Ciarra Keane, Emily Gately, Heidi Crean, Catherine Doyle and Michaela Noone, who came in first place in the Connaught Cross Country Championships today in the Palace, Tuam.

Well done also to the boys’ 3rd/4th class team who came 9th in their category: Seamie McPhilips, Greg McNeela, Senan Lohan, Kai Humborg, Diarmuid McNamara and Callum Keane and to our individual runners: Michael Costello (5th/6th class) and Charlotte Fallon (3rd/4th class) who all ran fantastically.
There was an outstanding display of talent and team spirit today and our school is incredibly proud of you all! Well done to all involved and to Ms. McNamara, Ms. Mannion and Ms. Fahy for all their work in preparing the children for the competition.