Our letters to Santa!

The 2nd and 3rd Class pupils wrote their letters to Santa last week.  On Monday, when the weather was better, we set off to the local post office to send them on their long journey to the North Pole! We waited patiently all week for a letter and on Wednesday it came!  Santa and Mrs. Claus…

Team Hope Shoebox Appeal

The children of Wandesforde National School, Castlecomer, have been busy over the past few weeks filling lots and lots of shoeboxes for children in poverty-stricken countries worldwide as part of Team Hope’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal.  A total of 42 shoeboxes were collected and filled with various treats, toys, gloves, hats, scarves, colouring books, pencils and…

Our Christmas Party

After our Christmas Carol Service, we all went back to the school. The Parents Association had brought cocktail sausages, sausage rolls, chicken goujons and sandwiches for us and other parents had brought yummy cakes and chocolates. Tom Byrne, chairman of the Parents Association, thanked all the teachers and other staff for all their hard work….