We have an active Parents’ Association with 8 parents on the committee. As a school and staff we try to have a variety of fundraising activities planned for each year. They include bag-packing in a local supermarket, a sponsored cycle for children and adults, non-uniform days and other events. The senior classes enjoy organising our annual coffee morning and cake sale.
On Thursday, 4th October, the children and staff of Wandesforde NS, welcomed Bishop Michael Burrows to the school. Bishop Burrows had a busy day travelling around in vintage cars to raise money for the Bishop’s Appeal and all the work they do for people in other countries that are less fortunate than us. We decided to…
On Saturday, 9th June 2012, the children, parents and almost 170 cyclists took to the roads for the annual sponsored cycle in aid of the school. It was a wonderful day! The sun was shining, music was playing and a great day was had by all! The day started off with registration at 9 am. There…
We received wonderful news this week! Adrian Brennan from “CycleTrax – The Bike Shop”, Tullow, has kindly offered to sponsor our cycle on Saturday 9th June 2012 and has donated €500 to the school. We really appreciate having Adrian and his team on board and thank him for his support. We look forward to seeing him on the day in Wandesforde…
On Friday March 30th, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th class held their annual cake sale and coffee morning. This year the funds raised are going to the Bishop’s Appeal and our school tour. A huge thank you to everyone who baked all the delicious goods! We also had a competition to guess how many eggs…
Thank you to all the parents, children and staff who supported our Book Fair last week. The total amount of money spent at the Fair was €537.50. As a result of this, the school will receive books to the value of €322 for our classroom libraries! Well done to all!
