We held a special assembly today in recognition of the many sporting achievements that happened throughout the year. We had success again this year in the Camogie Finals of the Cumann Na mBunscoil competitions held in Moorefields GAA.

We also ran a Junior and Senior inter-school league with the finals being played last Friday is fantastic sunshine.
Well Done to everyone involved, to those who won and more importantly to those who took part.

Take a look at the pictures below.

Our school has a new Prayer Petition Box designed by the two sixth classes. Yesterday in preparation for Catholic Schools Week. Two children for 6th class represented Scoil na Naomh Uilig at a special mass in Carlow based on the theme Called to be a Family of Families. The Prayer petition box was blessed by Bishop Denis 

The staff of Scoil Na Naomh Uilig kindly donated items for the Christmas Hampers. This year there were 8 hampers won by students. The hampers were all full of wonderful treats and various food items.

Well done to all our winners:
Stanley Kibutha
Rosaleen Lynch
Riley Hope
Áine Hickey
Bartoz Bocianowski
Nuhu Diallo
Aaron Collins
Katie Dunne

Ms. O Sullivan has been teaching in our school for 9 years. This was her last assembly as she is moving back to her native Cork this summer. Pupils who Ms. O Sullivan had taught and worked with over the years performed a variety of songs and poems for her. We are really going to miss her around our school but wish her the very best for the future. 

Presentations were made to a number of children today. They categories were Most Improved Player in Hurling, Football and Camogie U10s and Snr. There were also awards for the Player of the Year in the same category.

Today in assembly we had a very special guest. Duchess called to see us. She is an Autism assist dog and belongs to Kelly who is in the Poppies. We were told all about how Duchess helps Kelly when she is out for a walk or down the town doing the shopping with mammy. 

We are holding a civvies day this Friday in order to raise some much needed funds for these dogs. It costs a staggering €38,000 to raise and train one of these dogs.

​Below is a picture of Kelly with her mam and Duchess.

There were plenty of treats to choose from at this year's Easter Cake Sale. There wasn't a crumb left by the end!

Mr. Morrissey (Teacher), Jake Dobbyn and Arron Collins presented Dympna Galvin, Volunteer and one of the founding members of The Dining Room, Newbridge with a Gazebo purchased by the pupils of the school. This gazeboo will allow the Dining Room to continue to provide hot food, soup/sandwiches, tea/coffee etc. to the homeless, those in emergency accommodation and those struggling in their own homes.

Every year the staff of Scoil Na Naomh Uilig donate items for christmas hampers which are raffled off at our last assembly of the term.
Each pupil will take away a hamper full of food and goodies. Today we had six winners. Congratulations!
Pictured below are Praise Oyelopo, Abel Ulaman, Max Sherba, Jonathan Stokes and Cian O Neil (Missing from the picture is Adam Campbell)

Today Santa Claus paid us a surprise visit during assembly. We sang a few songs for him and then he came around to our classes and left some presents for us. We are getting really excited now that the time is drawing so near.