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π£ βΌοΈ Reminder: Our morning club starts tomorrow morning at 8am. If you havenβt registered or paid you can do so in the morning βΌοΈ π£We are delighted to announce the launch of our Morning Club! βοΈ
If you are interested for your child/children to attend please collect a registration form from our secretaries office next week! π«
& just like that, theyβre off to secondary school! ππ A special throwback to Mr Doyle & Ms Doyleβs 6th Class. Wishing you all the very best starting your new secondary schools this week! β¨
Best of luck today guys .. love this π
Best of luck to you all x
Best of luck guys βοΈ
Best of luck to all π
π Welcome to Scoil AodΓ‘n Naofa's, Junior Infants! π
A very warm welcome to all our new Junior Infant pupils! π₯°ππ
It has been wonderful to see our newest little learners settle in so well. They have already been busy making new friends, exploring their classroom and getting to know their teachers. π
We are so excited for the year ahead and all the adventures, fun and learning that await! πβ¨
Hereβs to a fantastic first year at Scoil AodΓ‘n Naofa β we canβt wait to see all the wonderful things you will achieve! π
FΓ‘ilte isteach, Junior Infants! π
We are delighted to announce the launch of our Morning Club! βοΈ
If you are interested for your child/children to attend please collect a registration form from our secretaries office next week! π«
Weβre delighted to share this opportunity to help establish a new Scout Group in Carnew.
If youβd be interested in volunteering or finding out more, please see the poster below. Please share with anyone who may be interested in helping bring Scouting to our community!
π Week 2 of Summer Camp- oh what fun we had! π Part 4:
We had a brilliant week packed with fun activities including baking, art, music, sports, and exciting trips to the park, library, and cinema. π§ π¨ π΅ β½οΈ π π π¦
There were lots of smiles, laughter, and new friendships made along the way.
We finished off the week with a fantastic disco, where everyone had a chance to dance, sing, and celebrate all the fun we had together! πΊπ
π Week 2 of Summer Camp- oh what fun we had! π Part 3:
We had a brilliant week packed with fun activities including baking, art, music, sports, and exciting trips to the park, library, and cinema. π§ π¨ π΅ β½οΈ π π π¦
There were lots of smiles, laughter, and new friendships made along the way.
We finished off the week with a fantastic disco, where everyone had a chance to dance, sing, and celebrate all the fun we had together! πΊπ
Master bakers
π Week 2 of Summer Camp- oh what fun we had! π Part 2:
We had a brilliant week packed with fun activities including baking, art, music, sports, and exciting trips to the park, library, and cinema. π§ π¨ π΅ β½οΈ π π π¦
There were lots of smiles, laughter, and new friendships made along the way.
We finished off the week with a fantastic disco, where everyone had a chance to dance, sing, and celebrate all the fun we had together! πΊπ
π Week 2 of Summer Camp- oh what fun we had! π Part 1:
We had a brilliant week packed with fun activities including baking, art, music, sports, and exciting trips to the park, library, and cinema. π§ π¨ π΅ β½οΈ π π π¦
There were lots of smiles, laughter, and new friendships made along the way.
We finished off the week with a fantastic disco, where everyone had a chance to dance, sing, and celebrate all the fun we had together! πΊπ
πππ Best of luck to the Wicklow Senior Football Team and especially to our very own Sean Murphy as they take on Down in the Tailteann cup final tomorrow! Wicklow GAA Carnew Emmets GAA Club
Part 3: Summer Programme week 1- and what a week it was! πππ¦
Our Summer Programme has been packed with smiles, laughter, creativity and lots of fun!
We've been getting our hands messy with pottery and painting, showing off our green fingers while planting, making music together, exploring ICT, creating our very own calming bunnies, and adding a splash of colour with tie-dye.
We've enjoyed adventures to the park and library, had some very special feathered visitors when the owls came to see us, became mini chefs making delicious pizzas and even rolled up our sleeves to help our local Pride in Carnew. π
Every day has been filled with new experiences, great friendships, plenty of giggles! Roll on week 2! π₯³
Part 2: Summer Programme week 1- and what a week it was! πππ¦
Our Summer Programme has been packed with smiles, laughter, creativity and lots of fun!
We've been getting our hands messy with pottery and painting, showing off our green fingers while planting, making music together, exploring ICT, creating our very own calming bunnies, and adding a splash of colour with tie-dye.
We've enjoyed adventures to the park and library, had some very special feathered visitors when the owls came to see us, became mini chefs making delicious pizzas and even rolled up our sleeves to help our local Pride in Carnew. π
Every day has been filled with new experiences, great friendships, plenty of giggles! Roll on week 2! π₯³
Part 1: Summer Programme week 1- and what a week it was! πππ¦
Our Summer Programme has been packed with smiles, laughter, creativity and lots of fun!
We've been getting our hands messy with pottery and painting, showing off our green fingers while planting, making music together, exploring ICT, creating our very own calming bunnies, and adding a splash of colour with tie-dye.
We've enjoyed adventures to the park and library, had some very special feathered visitors when the owls came to see us, became mini chefs making delicious pizzas and even rolled up our sleeves to help Pride in Carnew in Carnew. π
Every day has been filled with new experiences, great friendships, plenty of giggles! Roll on week 2! π₯³
Last week, our school community came together to celebrate the retirement of our wonderful Principal, Mr. Kevin OβDonnell, after 23 years of dedicated leadership at Scoil AodΓ‘n Naofa.
It was an afternoon filled with gratitude, laughter, music, memories and more than a few tears as pupils, staff, retired staff, the Board of Management, members of the Parents Association, and Kevinβs family gathered to honour someone who has given so much to our school.
Through heartfelt presentations, speeches, poems and music, we celebrated Kevinβs unwavering dedication, kindness and leadership, and thanked him for shaping Scoil AodΓ‘n Naofa into the warm, welcoming and caring school it is today.
Our pupils expressed their appreciation through a selection of performances, including βThe Rattlinβ Bogβ, βHere Comes the Sunβ, βKilleaghβ, βTime of Your Lifeβ, βIβll Be There for Youβ and 'A Million Dreams'. The celebration concluded with a personalised tribute to the tune of βThe Hills of Donegalβ - a fitting farewell to a proud Donegal man who will forever hold a special place in the heart of our school.
Kevin has been so much more than a Principal. He has been a leader, a mentor, a champion for every child, a colleague, a friend, and the heart of our school for over two decades. His kindness, calm guidance and unwavering belief in the potential of every pupil have shaped generations of children and inspired those who have had the privilege of working alongside him.
Kevin, thank you for every word of encouragement, every smile, every challenge overcome, and every decision made with children at its heart.
From everyone at Scoil AodΓ‘n Naofa, we wish you a long, healthy and happy retirement. Thank you for everything. π
βSo raise your voices one and all, let the rafters ring today,
For twenty years of kindness shown in his caring, gentle way.
Heβs rarely cross, includes us all, and helps us stand up tall,
Three cheers for Mr. OβDonnell from the hills of Donegal!β π
A gentleman π we will miss you π
Best wishes in your retirement kevin, I have fond memories of the year I worked there you have a great way with the children and staff, enjoy the next chapter x
Happy retirement Kevin, thanks for everything πβ€οΈ
Wishing you the best of luck in your retirement Kevin.
You will be missed Kevin ♥οΈ
Wishing you health and happiness in your retirement Kevin π
Wishing Kevin the very best in his retirement
Happy retirement Kevin
Wishing Kevin the best in his retirement. Enjoyπ
Wishing you the very best in your retirement Kevin.
Wishing you health and happiness in your retirement Kevin. Bain sult as!
On Wednesday, our school community came together to celebrate our End of Year Mass and to say a very special thank you to Fr. Casey as he prepares for his retirement.
Staff, pupils and parents of Scoil AodΓ‘n Naofa surprised Fr. Casey with a personalised song to the tune of βWay Down in the County Kerryβ - a fitting tribute to our much-loved Kerry man. There wasnβt a dry eye in the church as our school community joined together in gratitude for the kindness, guidance, friendship and joy that Fr. Casey has shared with us over so many years.
Presentations were also made on behalf of our pupils, staff, Parents Association and Board of Management in recognition of Fr. Caseyβs unwavering dedication and commitment to our school community. His support, encouragement, sense of humour and genuine care for every child and family have left a lasting mark on our school, and for that we will be forever grateful.
While we are sad to see him retire, we wish Fr. Casey every happiness, good health and blessing in this new chapter. He will always hold a very special place in the heart of Scoil AodΓ‘n Naofa.
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βOh Fr Casey donβt forget us
Though retirementβs calling now
Youβve baptised us and guided us
And always showed us how.
You are kind and full of laughter
A priest so good and true
And wherever the road leads you now
Donβt forget that we love you.β β€οΈ
Wishing you the very best Fr Casey. You deserve the very best and enjoy your retirement.
Congratulations to Fr. Casey on his retirement. Wishing him many years of health going forward. πππ
The words of that song - covers it all. Well done to song writer.ππΌ Congratulations & Good Luck to Fr Casey. Enjoy your retirement ππππ
A beautiful and emotional end of year mass π.
Have a long and happy retirement
Beautiful photos π
I'm so very sad I missed this mass for Father Casey. We will really miss him! He also had a great sense of humour! ππππ₯²ππ»ππ»
Enjoy your retirement
Wishing you the very best in your retirement fr Casey
Margaret Hinchliffe