Once again this year we had a great response to the Christmas Shoebox Appeal. Well done to all who took part.

We had lots of Hallowe’en fun in school and all around the village. Well done to everyone for making such an effort with their costumes.

The school is closed for the midterm break and reopens on Monday 6th November.

We saw democracy in action this week when we held elections for our student council. Well done to everyone who stood for election and who campaigned with such energy and passion!

At a board of management meeting on 25th October the annual review of the school’s anti-bullying policy was undertaken.  Following this, the policy was ratified by the board.

You can read the policy here.

Twenty nine pupils from 3rd to 6th Classes represented the school at the Offaly Primary School Cross Country competition held recently in Tullamore. We competed very well across all the races and picked up some individual medals as well as team silver in the 3rd Class boys’ race. Well done everyone for such great performances.

Well done to our boys who won their first match in their Cumann na mBunscol competition on Thursday 14th September. The game against Gaelscoil Éadan Doire was played in a great spirit with lots of respect shown to the referee as well.

Our next fixture for the boys is against Pullough on Friday 6th October at 12pm in Geashill.

Our girls have two matches this week. They play Rhode on Wed 4th at 1pm in Rhode and then play Bracknagh on Friday in Geashill at 1.30pm.

We welcomed our new Junior Infants to the school on Wednesday 30th August. They’re a great bunch!

The school is closed for the summer holidays.

The new school year begins on Wednesday 30th August.

You can contact the school during the holidays by emailing micheal.hyland@geashillns.ie.

We held a graduation ceremony for the Class of 23 on Wednesday 21st June. It was a lovely afternoon of celebration shared with the whole school community. Well done to all our 6th Class pupils for achieving so much and we wish them all the very best as they move on to secondary school.