We were delighted to take part in the village’s Christmas tree lighting and crib unveiling recently. Thanks to everyone in the village who organises this each year.

There was great excitement around the school when Santa Claus took some time out from his busy schedule to pay us a visit.

Well done to our two prize winners in the Raheen GAA Christmas Card Competition. Club chairperson, Pauric Pierce and vice chairperson, Niall Carthy presented our two pupils with their printed cards. Club jerseys will also be presented at a later date.  All our pupils received selection boxes from the club. Thanks to everyone involved in Raheen GAA Club for their continued support.

Our Board of Management for 2023-2027 is as follows:

John Hackett (Chairperson & Patron’s Nominee)

Msgr. Thomas Coonan (Patron’s Nominee)

Helen Chambers (Parents’ Nominee & Treasurer)

Seán McFadden (Parents’ Nominee)

Gabrielle Flood (Community Nominee)

Bernadette Sweeney (Community Nominee)

Freddie Galvin (Teachers’ Nominee)

Mícheál Hyland (Principal)

The board meets at least five times throughout the school year.  An agreed report from each meeting will be available to read here.

The first meeting of the new board took place on Tuesday 5th December.  The report from the meeting can be read here.

Our school featured in a documentary on deaf education on RTE 1 on Thursday 23rd November.  We were delighted to share our proud history of deaf education with a wider audience. You can see the trailer for the programme below and can watch the programme in full on the RTE Player.

We were delighted to receive a Cineáltas (Kindness) Flag from the Dept. of Education this week during Anti-Bullying Week. The flag acknowledges the good work that our school is doing and will continue to do to prevent and address bullying and to promote kindness, respect, inclusion, diversity and wellbeing.

Our Student Council were delighted to show the flag to all classes and to explain its signifigance.

As you know,  our school is taking part in the Green-Schools programme and one of the themes we work on is travel.
As part of our work on promoting sustainable travel to and from school, we have decided to launch a “No Idling” campaign outside the school gates.
From Monday 20th to Friday 24th November all vehicle owners are asked to turn their engines off whilst they wait to help improve air quality, reduce emissions and create a healthier environment around our school gates.
By making this simple change, we can make a real difference and improve the quality of air we all breathe.  Let’s give it a go!
We would like to thank you for your continued support and we will keep you updated.
Kind Regards,
The Green-Schools Committee

Our Active School Committee are organising some lunchtime games every Thursday.  Lots of enjoyment was had by all today playing games such as hopscotch, snakes and ladders, duck duck goose, and snatch the bacon. There was some skipping going on as well. Thanks to the leaders who explained the rules and helped everyone enjoy themselves.

Student Council 2023

Our student council elections took place recently. Well done to everyone who took part in the election process. We wish all those on the council the very best as they carry out their important work.