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May 18th 2018
The Salmon of Knowledge
Irish Folklore has been passed down from generation to generation. There are many stories about Fionn Mc Cumhaill, one of which is the Salmon of Knowledge. An old man called Finnegas catches the Salmon of Kn...
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May 14th 2018
Boxing Classmates
Erin Murray from Ms Murphy's Third Class is a member of Elite Boxing Club. She recently took part in a competition in St Conleth's Boxing Club in Kildare. She was very happy to walk away with a trophy in the U10 a...
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May 16th 2018
Gymnastics Awards
Hannah Andrews from Mrs Fagan's/Mrs Brennan's Second Class has been a member of Bounce Gymnastics Club for four years. Last Monday, Hannah passed her level 6 gym award.
Hannah's cla...
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April 30th 2018
Party Time
The children from our second classes had a very busy day yesterday as they celebrated their First Holy Communion with their families, but there was still plenty in store for them today! They arrived in school this morning in...
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April 29th 2017
First Holy Communion
Congratulations to the 70 boys and girls from Ms Mc Laughlin's, Mrs Fagan's/Mrs Brennan's and Ms Campbell's Second Classes who received their First Holy Communion today in St Paul's Church. We hope you all ...
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April 24th 2018
Bear Snores On
'Story time' has always been a firm favourite in our infant classes. The boys and girls in Mrs Gavin's Junior Infant Class are reading 'Bear Snores on' by Karma Wilson at the moment and they love it! In the story, ...
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April 16th 2018
Great Ireland Run
Lucy Creevy from Mrs Fagan's/Mrs Brennan's Second Class loves to run. Yesterday she took part in the Mini Garmin Great Ireland Run, which took place in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Holly ran 1.5K in a great tim...
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April 13th 2018
5-a-side Soccer Champions
Our sixth class boys became Westmeath 'Large Schools' 5-a-side soccer champions yesterday, having come through two very tough days of matches. Along the way, they played Educate Together N.S., Gainstown ...
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April 12th 2018
Incredible Edibles
The boys and girls in Ms Hamill's Junior Infant Class are taking part in a very exciting project called 'Incredible Edibles'. Plant pots, soil, seeds, watering cans and fun activity sheets were sent to the scho...
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April 12th 2018
Ligaemat
As part of their studies on Africa, the students in Mr Beehan's Sixth Class were treated to a Sudanese cooked dessert from their classmate Noon Abeltaiff yesterday. She kindly prepared a dish called Ligaemat, which is a ...
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April 11th 2018
All Ireland Boxing Winners
Two of our young boxers, who are no strangers to winning competitions, have done it again! David Geoghegan from Mrs Connaughton's Sixth Class and Tadhg Sheridan from Mr Beehan's Sixth class are both members o...
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April 9th 2018
Young Composers
Our recent snowy weather might have left some feeling 'stir crazy' but not for two young musicians in St Colman's. Leon Griffin and Karol Lachowski from Ms Murphy's Third Class began trumpet lessons with Mr Gerry L...
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March 21st 2018
Siopa Milseáin
The students in our sixth classes enjoyed Seachtain na Gaeilge so much that they decided to continue it through to this week. Today, they held a Siopa Milseáin in their classes for everyone in the school. They ha...
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March 17th 2018
Lá Fheile Pádraig
2018
The boys and girls in Mrs Fagan's/Mrs Brennan's Second Class had great fun creating St Patrick's Day headbands to wear at the parade today. However you spend your St Patrick's Day, I hope you enjoy it!
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March 16th 2018
Engineers Visit
The students from sixth class had the pleasure of welcoming Cathal Kilbane of ORS Engineering into their class today. They learned a lot about the work that engineers do before trying to build their own version of the E...
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March 15th 2018
Comórtas Litriú
Seachtain na Gaeilge is in full swing at Scoil Cholmáin Naofa. The hall was full of activity this afternoon as pupils from our fifth and sixth classes battled it out in our Comórtas Litriú. Between rounds, th...
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March 12th 2018
Dancing Competition
Five of our fifth class students took part in a dance competition yesterday. Aisling Granahan, Eve Hickey, Amy Corroon and Áine Creagh from Mr Boyle's Fifth Class and Abigail Johnston from Mrs Walters'/Mrs Sl...
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March 12th 2018
Confirmation Memento
Our sixth class students were very busy over the last few weeks preparing for their special Confirmation Day, which was on Saturday last. It all went off without a hitch and reports from the children today we...
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February 14th 2018
Visiting Artists
Today, we had the pleasure of welcoming two local artists to the school. Ms Ciara Ferris, mother to Ella May in Ms Campbell's Second Class and Ms Kathleen Ivory, mother to Ellen in Ms Hamill's Junior Infant Cl...
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February 14th 2018
St Valentine's Day
2018
Love was in the air today as the boys and girls in Mrs Gavin's Junior Infant Class put the final touches to their St Valentine's Day art. The finished art work was wonderful and I'm sure it will bring a grea...
