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.
We’ve been busy in the last few weeks in the Junior Classroom. Our topic in Aistear was ‘The Building Site.’ We were busy in Construction building various buildings like houses, skyscrapers and even a church! We created a Building Site … Continue reading
This week was wellness week in Wandesforde NS. We had a week of activities to promote wellness in different areas: eating healthily, exercising, becoming aware of nature, taking time to relax and expressing our individuality. On Monday we had fruit …
The boys and girls in 4th, 5th & 6th have begun the year by looking back on all that they have achieved and done in 2022. We also discussed our hopes and wishes for the year ahead. In English, we …
We have had a busy few weeks in school since we returned after the Christmas break! We wrote about all the things we got up to in English! In History, we learned all about the Titanic and wrote about it. …
We have made a great start to 2023 in the Junior Room. We made New Year crowns to ring in 2023. We had fun in Maths measuring the length and width of items using lollipop sticks. Junior Infants have learned …
It is hard to believe that Christmas is here! We have had such a busy few weeks in 1st, 2nd and 3rd class! November and December have been filled with lots of fun activities and learning… In English, we read …
