Welcome to Slieveardagh National School
The Commons, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, E41 PD39
Nature Walk
We all enjoyed a nature walk around our school and were delighted to record many examples of flora and fauna on our school grounds.
Tree Week 2025
The Junior Room and Senior Room were very busy identifying trees around our school grounds during Tree Week.
Irish Dancing
We had fantastic fun in our Irish Dancing lesson during Seachtain na Gaeilge.
World Book Day 2025
We all enjoyed dressing up as characters from our favourite books for World Book Day.
FAI Primary School 5s
Well done to our soccer team who represented our school wonderfully at our FAI soccer blitz.
St Brigid's Day
Pupils in the Senior Room made some beautiful St Brigid's crosses to celebrate St Brigid's Day.
Habitat Mapping
The Senior Room created an updated habitat map, recording and displaying many of the habitats around our school. This was then displayed with a list of flora and fauna identified on school grounds, alongside an original habitat map, created at the beginning of our work on the Biodiversity flag.
Bird Identification Surveys
The Senior Room have conducted surveys of birds in our school garden and playground. They recorded tallies of all species identified and created graphs using this information. A total of 15 different species of birds were identified and recorded.
Christmas Art
The Senior Room have created some fantastic Christmas art displays.
Panto
Our whole school were very excited to travel to Cork to see the 'Little Red Riding Hood' pantomime. We all had a fantastic day and really enjoyed the panto.
Bug Hotels
The Junior Room have done a wonderful job creating some mini bug hotels for our school garden.
St Vincent de Paul
Many thanks to everybody who donated to our food collection in aid of St Vincent de Paul.
Leaf Pile
The Junior Room were very busy recently creating a leaf pile in our school garden.
Toy Show
Everyone was delighted to receive some treats to enjoy while watching the Toy Show.
Christmas Shoebox Appeal
Many thanks to all those who donated to the Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal.
Hallowe'en
We had a very busy final day of the first half term as we dressed in our Hallowe'en costumes, held a breakfast fundraiser, and completed a variety of active Hallowe'en activities. Many thanks to all those who donated to our fundraiser on behalf of Temple Street Children's Hospital.
Football Blitz
Our U11 football team were very excited to travel to Mullinahone recently to complete in a football blitz. We had a wonderful day. Well done to all.
Harvesting Vegetables
The Junior Room have done a fantastic job harvesting turnips and cabbage from our school garden.
Spring Clean
Many thanks to all those who joined us for our Spring Clean of our school grounds and local approach roads.
No Energy Day
We held our No Energy Day on the 31st May. Throughout the day, we ensured that only essential appliances were switched on, and discussed the many benefits of monitoring our energy usage and reducing our energy wastage.
Family Fun Day
We had a fantastic day at our recent Family Fun Day. Sincere thank you to all those who helped to make the day such a success. Many thanks to those who sponsored prizes for the raffle and auction, those who baked for the cake sale, and those who helped on all of the different stalls. Thank you to our secretary for helping to organise the event, and to our Parents' Association for collecting prizes and setting up. Many thanks to all those who attended on the day. The support of all involved in the event is very much appreciated.
Easter Art
The Senior Room have been busy this week constructing some fantastic pieces of Easter art.
Seachtain na Gaeilge
We enjoyed participating in lots of different activities during Seachtain na Gaeilge. We especially enjoyed our Comórtas Cic Fada, our Comórtas Dathú, learning some new songs and dances, participating in a Tráth na gCeist, and dressing up for our Lá Glas.
Lá Glas
We were very excited to dress in green for our Lá Glas.
Mother's Day
Pupils have been very busy designing some very creative gifts for Mother's Day.
Community Games
Well done to all the pupils who participated in the Community Games Art and Handwriting competition, and congratulations to all of our winners.
World Book Day 2024
We were all very excited to dress up as our favourite book characters to celebrate World Book Day.
Water Poster Competition
Congratulations to the winners of our in-school water poster competition. Well done to everybody who participated and created such fantastic pieces of artwork.
'Edible Trees'
As part of our work towards achieving our 5th Green-Schools flag, we enjoyed participating in a fantastic 'Edible Trees' webinar. We were very excited to learn lots of new facts and information during this webinar.
FAI Schools Primary 5s
Well done to the pupils from the Senior Room who represented our school so well in their Primary 5s soccer blitz in Peake Villa.
St Brigid's Crosses
The Senior Room have been busy creating some beautiful St Brigid's crosses.
Christmas Carol Service
Well done to all the pupils who sang, danced, and read prayers so wonderfully at our Christmas Carol Service. Many thanks to all those who attended on the night.
Christmas Art
Pupils in the Senior Room have been very busy creating some beautiful Christmas artwork for our windows.
Street Smart
Pupils were delighted to learn all about road safety in a fantastic workshop delivered by Street Smart.
Christmas Shoebox Appeal
Many thanks to all those who donated to Team Hope's Christmas Shoebox Appeal.
Hallowe'en Art
Pupils in the Senior Room have enjoyed creating some wonderful pumpkin art.
Trick or Treat for Temple Street
We were all very excited to dress up in our costumes for 'Trick or Treat for Temple Street', in aid of Temple Street Children's Hospital. Many thanks to all those who donated. We raised a total of €85.
Active Hallowe'en
Pupils in the Junior Room and Senior Room had fantastic fun participating in a variety of active activities to celebrate Hallowe'en.
Cross Country
The Senior Room enjoyed a very exciting day at Cross Country in Clonmel. Well done to all the pupils and congratulations to our medal winners.
Apple Trees
We have been very busy planting apple trees in our school garden as we continue our work towards achieving our Green-Schools flag for Biodiversity.
Innocent Big Grow
We have been busy over the past few days planting a great variety of vegetables.
Hurling
Well done to our U13 Hurling team who won all of their matches in their recent blitz. They will now compete in a County Final in Semple Stadium next month. Congratulations to all!.
Old School Mining Museum
All of the children from the Junior Room and the Senior Room were very excited to visit the Mining Museum in The Old School today. They were all very interested to learn lots about the history of our local area, and everybody completed some beautiful pieces of art afterwards with our local artist, Katy.
Easter
There was great excitement today as we held our Easter Egg Hunt and our Easter Raffle, Congratulations to all who won prizes, and many thanks to those who bought tickets and donated prizes for the raffle.
World Book Day 2022
We were very excited to celebrate World Book Day today!
Maths
The Junior Room have been having lots of fun learning all about capacity over the past fortnight.
Pancakes
We all enjoyed some very tasty pancakes with a fantastic selection of toppings today to celebrate Pancake Tuesday.
Litter Picking
We have been litter picking around the school grounds today, ensuring our school remains litter free.
Maths
The Junior Room have been busy learning all about time over the past fortnight.
St Brigid's Day
The Senior Room made some fabulous St Brigid's crosses to celebrate St Brigid's Day, while the Junior Room participated in a live storytelling and cross making webinar.
Climb The Heights
We were all very excited to Jump into January today as we completed hundreds of jumping jacks for our Climb the Heights challenge for Active Schools. We were delighted to reach Mount Olympus!
Maths
Children in the Junior Room have been learning lots about money over the past fortnight.
Construction
The Junior Room were very busy today constructing some wonderful creations from their new blocks.
Hurling Training
There was great excitement in the Senior Room today as the children completed their first session of hurling training this term with Paddy.
Active School Slogan Competition
Well done to all of the children who entered our Active School Slogan Competition. We had lots of wonderful entries and our Active School Committee have chosen 'Don't be lazy. Be activity crazy!' as our new Active School slogan.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Many thanks to everyone who donated food items to our collection for The Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
Toy Show Art
The children are very excited to see the Toy Show tonight and the pupils in the Senior Room created some fantastic pieces of art today to celebrate.
Cycling/ Scooting Workshops
All of the children completed cycling and scooting workshops with our Green-Schools Travel Officer today. They learned lots of important information about road safety and environmental care, and many new cycling/ scooting skills.
Vegetable Garden
The Senior Room have been busy today harvesting rhubarb, carrots, parsnips, onions, lettuce, cabbage, and broccoli from our vegetable garden.
Yard Games
For Yard Games this week, our Active School committee organised games of Reaction, Scatch, Dominoes, and Flip Toss.
Science Experiments
Children in the Junior Room made some wonderful discoveries while conducting a science experiment today.
Walk/ Cycle/ Scoot To School Day
Having designated Thursdays as our weekly 'Walk/ Cycle/ Scoot To School Day', all of the children made a fantastic effort to travel to school using a sustainable mode of transport.
Green-Schools Slogan Competition
The children have submitted some wonderful ideas for a new Green-School code to our slogan competition. Our Green-Schools committee have selected the slogan 'Better Environment, Better You; Walk, Cycle or Scoot to School' as the winning entry. Well done to everybody who entered our competition!
Yard Games
Yard games for our Monday lunchtime were organised again by our Active School committee today. Dodgeball, Jenga, and Bowling were enjoyed by the pupils today as part of our Active School initiative.
Team Hope - Christmas Shoebox Appeal
Many thanks to everybody at Slieveardagh N.S. who donated shoeboxes/ made online donations to the Shoebox Appeal.
Irish Dancing
The children were excited today to begin their Irish Dancing lessons. They enjoyed learning some new steps today and are looking forward to learning much more in the coming weeks.
Yard Games
Our Active School committee were busy today organising yard games for all of the pupils to play at lunch time. Today the children enjoyed playing games of flip toss, Dominoes, Jenga, and bowling.
Active Halloween
We had a very active day today at Slieveardagh N.S. As part of our Active School initiative, we completed some #FeelGoodFridays Halloween active activities. The Junior Room completed a Halloween Freeze Dance with bubbles, while the Senior Room enjoyed games of Ghosts, Ghouls & Goblins, Witches' Hat Tag, and Witches and Zombies Tag.
Green-Schools WOW Campaign
We launched our Green-Schools WOW campaign today to encourage everyone at our school to travel to school using a sustainable mode of transport every Thursday. We held a Witches' Walk and a Green-Schools Quiz, facilitated by our Green-Schools Travel Officer, and the children received lots of fantastic prizes for all of their hard work.
Climate Action Week 2021
We were busy this week at Slieveardagh N.S. completing a range of activities for Climate Action Week 2021. We made the decision this week to engage in conversation about climate change and completed many activities while doing so, including taking climate action pledges, participating in our Green Code competition, engaging with virtual workshops, participating in travel surveys, and making an extra effort to travel to school sustainably where possible.
First Holy Communion
Congratulations to our 3rd Class pupils on making their First Holy Communion.
European School Sports Day
The children competed in a wide variety of activities throughout the day today to celebrate this year's European School Sports Day.
No Energy Day
We held a 'No Energy Day' today as part of our Green-Schools initiative, and to help us to maintain the work of the Energy flag we received previously. We ensured we did not use any electrical devices throughout the day and we made a big effort to travel to school sustainably.
Active Walkway Day
Everybody was excited today to complete some Walkway activities around our new Active School Walkway to celebrate Active Walkway Day 2021.
Bike Week 2021
Our Green-Schools committee have planned many activities to celebrate Bike Week 2021 at Slieveardagh N.S.
Hurling
The Senior Room were delighted to return to hurling training Friday afternoon.
Aistear
The Junior Room have been busy learning about the seasons as part of their Aistear activities.
Gardening
The Junior Room have been busy today taking care of some of the plants in our sensory garden.
Outdoor Learning
1st and 2nd Class enjoyed some DEAR time outdoors today in our sensory garden.
Our Sensory Garden and Vegetable Garden
Our Sensory Garden and Vegetable Garden have developed greatly over the past number of months. We are delighted to have such wonderful facilities for all of the pupils to utilise.
Aistear
Pupils in the Junior Room have been busy completing 'Weather' activities this week during Aistear.
Gardening
The Senior Room have been very busy looking after our school garden this week.
Ice-Cream
We all enjoyed a visit from the ice-cream van on our final day of term.
The National Reptile Zoo
There was great excitement during our visit from The National Reptile Zoo.
Samba Drumming
All of the children had great fun during their Samba Drumming workshop.
Cumann na mBunscol Week
We were delighted to celebrate Cumann na mBunscol Week from 14th - 18th June. We held a County/ Club Colours Day, Crossbar Challenges, GAA Skills Competitions, a GAA Quiz, and a GAA Art Competition.
6th Class Graduation Mass
We held a Graduation ceremony for our 6th class on June 17th. Congratulations to the Class of 2021 on your graduation.
School Garden
The Senior Room have been busy planting cabbage, lettuce, broccoli, carrots and onions in our school garden.
Bug Hotel
The Junior Room did a fantastic job building a bug hotel in our school garden.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Congratulations to 2nd Class who received their Sacrament of Reconciliation on 10th June.
Art
All of the children completed some beautiful pieces of Summer-themed art with Katy.
Sports Day
Everybody had a brilliant time at our Sports Day.
Ballingarry GAA & Camogie Club Virtual 5km Fundraiser
Well done to everyone who participated in our 5km fundraiser event today. We are delighted to have raised a total of €152 for Ballingarry GAA & Camogie Club. Many thank to all who donated.
Cycling/ Scooting Workshop
The children enjoyed a fantastic cycling/ scooting workshop today with Green-Schools. They had great fun and learned many new cycling/ scooting skills.
Spice Up Your Walk
The children enjoyed a virtual 'Spice Up Your Walk' talk today as part of our 'Walk to School Week' activities.
National WOW Day
Everybody made a fantastic effort to walk/cycle to school today to celebrate National WOW Day.
Walk to School Week 2021
We are delighted to be participating in 'Walk to School Week' this week as part of our Green-Schools initiative, as we work towards achieving our 4th Green-Schools flag - 'Travel'.
Hurling
The Senior Room were delighted to return to hurling training again today.
Gardening
1st and 2nd Class did a fantastic job planting strawberries, rhubarb and gooseberries today.
Fundamental Movement Skills
All of the children enjoyed another fantastic coaching session today using fundamental movement skills to play new games.
Active School Week
As part of our Active School activities, all of the children enjoyed another fantastic coaching session today.
Green-Schools Workshop
The Junior Room and Senior Room were delighted to participate in virtual lessons about fossil fuels today.
Aistear
The Junior Room have enjoyed their Aistear farm activities this week.
Fundamental Movement Skills
Everybody enjoyed participating in activities using Fundamental Movement Skills during coaching sessions today.
The Innocent Big Grow
The Senior Room did a fantastic job planting salad leaves, radishes, peas, beetroot and spinach today.
School Garden
The Junior Room were very busy today planting herbs in our school garden.
Planting Flowers
Everybody in the Junior Room enjoyed planting a variety of flowers around the school today.
End of Term Treats
We all enjoyed some delicious pizza, chicken goujons, sausages, and chips today.
Easter Egg Hunt
Everybody had a fantastic time hunting for eggs today!
Easter Raffle
We had 20 beautiful prizes for our Easter Raffle. Many thanks for your kind support to those who donated prizes and those who purchased tickets. We raised a total of €543. Congratulations to everyone who won a prize!
School Garden
The Senior Room have enjoyed planting herbs in our school garden.
Travel Surveys
Our Green-Schools committee were busy conducting travel surveys during Climate Action Week.
Climate Action Week 2020
We are all looking forward to participating in Climate Action Week this week.
School Garden
The Junior Room have done an excellent job planting bulbs and plants in our school garden.
Green-Schools Flag
We were delighted to raise our 3rd Green-Schools flag today. Well done to all of the children who worked hard to achieve the 'Water' flag, and to the committee who did a fantastic job coordinating all of the activities.
School Garden
The Senior Room have enjoyed repurposing tyres and hubcaps this week to add to our school garden.
Fundamental Movement Skills
Everybody enjoyed working on fundamental movement skills during their recent coaching sessions.
School Garden
The Junior Room have done a fantastic job painting pallets for our school garden.
Communion
Congratulations to our 3rd class pupils who received their First Holy Communion on the 6th of September.
Flowers
We are all delighted that our beautiful crocus plants have started to bloom.
Big Grow
All the children did a fantastic job planting cress, peas and baby carrots today as part of the Big Grow initiative.
Pancakes
We were all delighted with our delicious pancakes today, and we are very grateful to everyone who helped to organise this treat for us.
Grandparents Day
We had a fantastic time celebrating Grandparents Day. The children read prayers and sang beautifully at our service and everybody enjoyed some treats afterwards. We were all delighted to welcome so many visitors to our school.
Bricí Spraoi
Both the Junior Room and the Senior Room enjoyed a fantastic workshop with Bricí Spraoi and created some very imaginative structures.
Concern Water Workshop
Everybody enjoyed a very informative workshop by Noeleen from Concern, who told us about the importance of water conservation and the steps that we can take to conserve water.
Hurling Training
Pupils from 1st - 6th class are enjoying their hurling training sessions with Paddy every Friday.
Gaeilge
Pupils in the Senior Room have enjoyed playing a variety of games during Gaeilge lessons.
Aistear
Pupils in the Junior Room have enjoyed the 'Winter' theme in Aistear.
Gingerbread Houses
Pupils in the Senior Room have enjoyed designing, constructing and decorating their gingerbread houses during art lessons.
Rice Krispie Buns
Pupils in the Senior Room enjoyed making their own Rice Krispie buns.
St Vincent de Paul
Presentation of items donated for Saint Vincent de Paul to our local committee representative
Everybody was delighted to present food items collected for The Society of St Vincent de Paul to Annie, our local committee member. Many thanks to all those who contributed to the collection.
Christmas Art
Pupils in the Senior Room have enjoyed creating their Christmas trees.
Dogs Trust
All of the pupils enjoyed a very informative workshop by Maeve from Dogs Trust, who visited us with her dog Penny.
Maths
Pupils in the Senior Room have enjoyed designing Christmas menus within a budget.
Water Awareness Day
Everybody enjoyed our 'Water Awareness Day'. The pupils made posters to advertise the event, dressed in blue, participated in a 'Walk for Water' activity, made water conservation videos, and completed a water quiz.
Christmas Concert
We held our Christmas concert on Friday, 6th December. The children put on an excellent performance of the play 'Tidings of Great Joy', sang a variety of songs, and performed some pieces on tin whistle and keyboard.
Christmas Decorations Competition
As part of our Green-Schools initiative, pupils have designed some very creative decorations from recycled materials for Tipperary County Council's Christmas Decoration Competition.
Maths Trails
Pupils in the Senior Room have enjoyed completing money Maths Trails.
Clay
Pupils in the Senior Room have made some wonderful patterns and pottery from clay.
Fractions
Pupils in the Senior Room have enjoyed playing a variety of maths games while learning about fractions.
Tipperary Food Producers
The children had a brilliant time completing a Virtual Reality Food Tour workshop recently. They also received some beautiful books during the workshop, based on local Tipperary food producers.
Football Training
Pupils from 1st - 6th class have enjoyed their weekly football training sessions with Paddy.
Trick or Treat for Temple Street
Everybody enjoyed dressing up for 'Trick or Treat for Temple Street'.
Childline Breakfast Morning
Everybody enjoyed having their breakfast at school to help to raise money for Childline.
Athletics Training
Everybody has enjoyed their 8 weeks of athletics training with Martin.
Aistear
Pupils in the Junior Room have enjoyed the 'Halloween' theme in Aistear.
Pumpkins
Children in the Senior Room have enjoyed designing their pumpkins for Halloween.
Aldi Play Rugby
Play Rugby Aldi Sticker Poster Completed
Everyone was delighted to have completed our Aldi Play Rugby poster this week. Many thanks to everybody who has contributed stickers.
Maths Week
Children in the Senior Room enjoyed completing a variety of maths activities during Maths Week. They particularly enjoyed completing Maths Trails.
Climate Action Week 2019
Climate Action Week events 2019
Everybody enjoyed participating in a range of activities, organised by our Green-Schools committee, throughout Climate Action Week.
School Garden
Pupils in the Senior Room are continuing to enjoy spending time in our school garden. They have recently harvested tomatoes, raspberries and carrots, and have planted some tulip and daffodil bulbs.
U11 Ladies Football
u11 Ladies Football team
Our U11 ladies football team played brilliantly at their blitz, displaying excellent teamwork throughout their matches.
50th Anniversary
We had a fabulous time celebrating our school's 50th anniversary.
Aistear
Children in the Junior Room have enjoyed the Aistear 'Home' theme.
U11 Football
Our u11 football team
Our U11 football team played excellently in their blitz, showing great skill and determination in their matches.
Liam McCarthy
Seamie Callanan visiting with the Liam McCarthy and James Nowlan cups
Everybody enjoyed a visit from Seamie Callanan, with the Liam McCarthy and James Nowlan cups.
No Energy Day
We held a No Energy Day as part of our Green-Schools initiative.
Cross Country
Cross Country Runners
Students in the Senior Room had an excellent time at their cross country competition in Thurles.
U13 Football
Our u13 football team
Our U13 football team displayed excellent determination and teamwork in their blitz.
School Garden
Pupils in the Senior Room have enjoyed harvesting tomatoes, raspberries and potatoes in our school garden.
Place Value
Pupils in the Senior Room have enjoyed using our place value sets to visually represent concepts of number.
School Tour 2019
Active School Flag
Our Active School flag award
We were delighted to be awarded an Active School Flag in Slieveardagh National School.
Communion 2019
Well done to our second class pupils who received their first holy communion on the 19th May.
First Holy Communion 2019
Confirmation 2019
Confirmation 2019
Our 5th and 6th class pupils who received the sacrament of confirmation on 3rd of May 2019 in Ballingarry. Back row: Lucy, Caroline and Eva. Front row: Megan, Edward and Rachel.
Funky Kids show
Our funky kids show in Ballingarry Community Center was a great success on Thursday 28th March. The children performed fantastically on the night displaying great talent and confidence. There was amazing support on the night from parents, grandparents, past pupils and the local community. Thanks to our school community for your continued support.
School Calendar 2019
Mid Term break: Thursday 21st & Friday 22nd February
Bank Holiday: Monday 18th March
Easter Holidays: Monday 15th April to Friday 26th April
Bank Holiday: Monday 6th May
Bank Holiday: Monday 3rd June
Summer Holidays: close Friday 21st June
Bank Holiday: Monday 18th March
Easter Holidays: Monday 15th April to Friday 26th April
Bank Holiday: Monday 6th May
Bank Holiday: Monday 3rd June
Summer Holidays: close Friday 21st June
Christmas Carol service
The Junior Room put on a short play called “The Snowman” and the Senior Room performed “The Grinch”. All the children performed many Christmas carols and we had lovely performances played on guitar, tin whistle, accordion and keyboard. It was a very enjoyable night and the children loved performing for you all. We raised €229 on the raffle. Thanks for your continued support.
