A warm welcome back to everyone after the Christmas break!  We hope you enjoyed our Christmas play, Carol Service and party in the school before the holidays.  The Carol Service raised a wonderful €237.79 for Castlecomer District Hospital.  Many thanks to all who gave so generously!  Thank you to the Parents’ Association for the lovely…

  On Wednesday, 21st December 2011, the children of Wandesforde NS will be performing “Jesus’ Christmas Party”  in their Carol Service in St. Mary’s Church at 11 am.  Parents, grandparents, friends and younger brothers and sisters are all welcome to come along and join in the service.  Afterwards, there will be tea and coffee for…

We raised money for St. Vincent de Paul!

Last Friday, 11th November 2011, the children of Wandesforde National School presented a cheque to the sum of €120 to St. Vincent de Paul. The children raised this money through their annual participation in National Board Games Day. Mrs. Patty Owens from St. Vincent de Paul visited our school and spoke to the children about the work…

We have had a very busy few months since we came back to school and the children (and teachers!) are looking forward to a rest.  The school will be closed from 31st October -4th November.  Have a look in our blog section, to see up to date reports of what each class are doing.  Thank you…

We have had a very busy September so far!  The children have been busy making lovely vegetable soup, using produce from our own school garden.  We all really enjoyed eating it as well as some home-made bread on the side!  The school photographer, who comes every second year, will visit the school on the 23rd September…