Introducing our new school GAA jerseys.

We are delighted to receive a new set of school jerseys for the school.
We would like to say a massive thank you to Ardee Credit Union for sponsoring this set of jerseys for our school.

We cannot thank you enough. The kids are really excited to getting back to school and wearing them in their school league and hopefully some competitions this year.

Thank you to our Student Council for representing the pupil's voice in the school in which they voted on their favourite design for the jersey.
We all agree they chose well.

Thank you Ardee Credit Union for your support and making this happen.

All children in Newtown N.S. are welcome and really looking forward to their meeting with Meath Captain Dónal Keoghan and Meath Ladies Player and past pupil Orlaith Duff.
Details on this has been sent out by teachers.
We are really excited to hear your questions and the expert advice the players will have for you.

Congratulations to 5th and 6th on their very successful charity fundraiser this year. The children ran a "Christmas Jumper Day" in aid of Crumlin hospital, a very worthy cause. All classes wore their Christmas jumpers and jingly Christmas outfits to school and donated to Crumlin hospital. The children had lots of fun throughout the day with activities organised by the Parent's Council and teachers. (Thank you)

The above picture is of our 5th & 6th Class wearing their jumpers and standing infront of our beautiful outdoor Christmas tree kindly donated to the school by Durnin Fruit and Veg. 
A massive thank you to Durnins for supporting the school, the children really loved making decorations for the tree as our usual Christmas events couldn't take place due to Covid restrictions.
We still made the most of our time together at school.

Thanks to all the parents and families who supported our wonderful fundraiser, we are truly grateful and cannot thank you enough for your kindness and I know all at Crumlin hospital feel the same.

From 5th and 6th Class.

In Newtown NS we are collecting for the Aldi Play Rugby Sticker Promotion, to be in with a chance to win prizes for our school. We have almost filled one poster already! The deadline to complete the posters is the 24th April.

Third and fourth class are currently enjoying their swimming lessons. Thank you to parent volunteers accompanying pupils and teacher each week, the Parent Association for subsidising the bus and parents for paying for this activity. 

On Shrove Tuesday pupils in Newtown NS enjoyed some lovely pancakes!

This year third and fourth class have been learning chess with Ms. Corr. They had the opportunity to attend a chess tournament in the local area on Tuesday 28th January. At this tournament the children got the chance to play against pupils from different schools. They had great fun on this day out and learned many new techniques and ideas from playing against others.

On Friday 20th December fifth and sixth class held a Christmas Fair for pupils in school. They asked children to bring in donations of toys, books, etc. to sell at the fair and donated all money raised to the ISPCA. We would like to thank everyone for supporting this annual Christmas fair.

The children in Newtown NS had a fantastic time preparing and performing their Christmas plays. On Thursday 12th December we held dress rehearsals for our Christmas plays and on Friday 13th December we invited parents to come and see the children performing. They were a huge success and they were greatly enjoyed by all involved. Thank you to parents for making costumes for each play and the Parent Association for providing tea for parents and treats for the children on the day of the performances. 

On Friday 25th October we had a skipping workshop in Newtown N.S. Great fun was had by all in school as our coach Mark encouraged children at all levels to develop their rhythm when skipping.

Mr. Dockery visited Newtown N.S. on Monday 4th November for a Heritage in Schools workshop. He brought in many interesting historical items and we were encouraged to bring in old items from home to present to one another. We would like to thank children's families for allowing them to bring in historical items, Mr. Dockery for the Heritage in Schools workshop and Ms. Judge for organising the day. We had a wonderful day learning about history.

At Newtown N.S. we had great fun celebrating Halloween. We completed various artwork relating to the theme of Halloween and on Thursday 24th October we had a Halloween Dress Up Day in our school! Thank you to all who took part, we had a fantastic day that was enjoyed by all.

On Monday September 8th we were delighted to receive a visit from the triumphant Dee Rangers ladies football team.  They have been crowned Meath Ladies Junior Football Champions, following their amazing win in last Saturday's final in Ashbourne, from which they emerged deserving victors with a 28 point win over Dunsany.  Newtown National School is proud to have many past pupils on the team, and we congratulate them wholeheartedly, along with all of their teammates who put their heart and soul into their football.  Many of our present pupils also play for Dee Rangers juvenile teams, and this team sets a fantastic example to their younger club members.  The team were even generous enough to bring gifts of sweets to our pupils and the extremely well received gift of No Homework! :) Fantastic achievement ladies,thank you all for taking the time to visit us.   Comhgairdeas ó chroí libh go léir!

On Thursday, June 26th, we held a very special presentation ceremony to honour Fr. Michael Sheerin on his Golden Jubilee.  This was a very moving and beautiful ceremony, which featured an excellent dramatisation by 5th and 6th class, singing from the choir, a piece from the tin whistle group, speeches from our principal and our Board of Management Chairperson.  It was also attended by representatives from our Board and Parent Association.  We finished by presenting Fr. Sheerin with a beautiful framed edition of a poem by his favourite poet, local footballing legend and Newtown N.S. past-pupil, Paddy Meegan.   The warm welcome our pupils always extend to Fr. Sheerin when he visits is a credit to him.  We take this opportunity to extend our congratulations to Fr. Sheerin on reaching this milestone and to thank him for all he does for our school.  

On Friday June 20th 2014 we held our annual Sports Fun Day, and what a fitting end to Active Schools Week it was!  This event is keenly anticipated by the children and this year didn't disappoint.  The children enjoyed a wide range of activities, from dancing, obstacle course, rounders, football, penalty shoot-out, basketball, relay races, egg and spoon race, sack race, three-legged race, and lots more!  A massive thank you must go to our Parent Association for organising the day, and to the great number of Parent Volunteers who gave up their time to help out on the day.  It was a fantastic day and without you guys it would not have been possible!   Afterwards we had a medal presentation ceremony and we raised our very first Active Schools Flag to great cheers from the children.  Well done everyone for all their hard work in this worthwhile programme.  Below are just a few pictures of the day.  

On Monday 2nd June, 15 of our parents and teachers travelled to Dublin to take part in the Flora Women's Mini Marathon 2014!  This is the largest event of its kind in Europe, and we had a fantastic day!  It is an awe-inspiring event, and we hope to take part again next year.   Below are just a few pictures of the day!  A huge thanks to our Newtown N.S. representatives for giving up their Bank Holiday Monday in aid of our school, and to all who donated sponsorship.  

On Wednesday the 9th April we had a visit from Dublin Falconry. Neil the Falconer showed us three wonderful birds, Noddy the barn owl, Bella the long eared owl and Flash the peregrine falcon. This was a wonderful experience for the whole school and everybody enjoyed it.