Wandesforde National SchoolWandesforde National School is a three teacher school. Rebuilt in 2007, it offers wonderful facilities and resources in a traditional stone building with plenty of grounds for parking and playing. Located in Castlecomer in North Kilkenny, it is within a short walk of Castlecomer Discovery Park which provides fabulous opportunities for lots of nature walks and science lessons. Class sizes are small generally being 6-10 children per class.
As a school community, we endeavour to help each child reach his or her potential, all are equally valued and respected and a positive, friendly atmosphere is maintained.
Welcome back to everyone after the lovely Summer break. Things have been very busy in 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class in all subject areas! In English, we wrote about ourselves and created jigsaw pieces… This year, we agreed that we … Continue reading
Welcome back everybody to a new school year! September has been a very busy month for us all. In SPHE, the children designed their own Mandala to express their uniqueness and individuality. They also created their own “All About Me” …
Welcome back to everyone in the Junior Room and a special welcome to our five new Junior Infants! We have been busy in our first month of school, in English we have been learning new sounds with Juniors and revising …
During May and June, the Senior Classroom were busy in all subject areas. The children completed Class Projects on various topics of interest and enjoyed researching their topics on the school computers and Ipads! In Art, the children completed many …
We held our End of Year Assembly on Thursday, 20th June. It was a happy and a sad occasion in one, marking the end of all our achievements during the year as well as saying goodbye to a great 6th …
We have been learning lots about summer in the Junior Room throughout the month of June. We had fun exploring camping through play. We made play doh and junk art camping items, role played on the campsite & made our …
