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Ongoing Activities

Please see our Facebook page for all up to date activities ongoing in the school: search Newtowngore NS  

Pizza Party

What a way to end the school year with a pizza party to celebrate the AR reading targets! Congratulations to all the children for achieving their targets!  

Sports Day

We had a fantastic day having our joint Sports Days with Drumeela NS in Carrigallen GAA pitch. An ice cream van even popped in with some cones and slushies!  

Curious Minds

Congratulations to all the pupils on achieving the Gold Award for Curious Minds!

Cumann na mBunscol Cup Final

Congratulations to the boys and girls in Newtowngore on winning the cup! We are so proud of you all. Thanks to the coaches and supporters! See below some pictures from our celebration!  

National Bike Week 2023

Children really enjoyed their Bike Day event! Pupils learned about bike safety and played lots of different games while improving their cycle skills. 

Irish Water Safety Workshop

Many thanks to David from Water Safety Ireland delivering a Water Safety class to all the children. He taught us how to be safe in water and also how to throw a ring buoy.

Heritage in Schools- Our Locality Newtowngore

We were so lucky to host Heritage in Schools Specialist Ann with us in Newtowngore for 5 different workshops. Ann helped us discover lots about Newtowngore and what life would have been like in the past. The senior room completed a project on Newtowngore. We looked at the old school, the clothing factory, the sawmills,… Read More »