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October 8th 2020
Leaf Creatures
Despite the forecast for rain this week, we were delighted to have several crisp, autumnal days. Never one to miss an opportunity, Ms Hamill took advantage of good weather and took her first class students on a na...
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September 25th 2020
Party Time
The boys and girls from our third classes had a treat in store for them today. Mrs Mulcair worked her magic in the school hall once again and prepared a party for each class. In line with the new Covid-19 regulatio...
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September 24th 2020
First Holy Communion
2020
Congratulations to the boys and girls from Mrs Healy Donoghue's Third Class who received their First Holy Communion yesterday and to the boys and girls in Ms Clarke's Third Class who rece...
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August 26th 2020
A Fond Farewell
As we prepare to return to school next week, the time comes to say a fond farewell to our sixth class students, most of whom have been with us for the last eight years.
The children are moving to...
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March 11th 2020
Siopa Bréagáin
Bhí lá iontach againn i Scoil Cholmáin inniu. Mar chuid den céiliúradh do Seachtain na Gaeilge d’eagraigh na daltaí ó rang a cúig Jumble Sale le difríocht amháin...bhí ar gach duine a chuid gnó a dhéanam...
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March 4th 2020
First Confession
Congratulations to the 75 boys and girls from First Class who made their First Confession tonight in St Paul's Church. I'm sure they're all pleased to have taken the first step on the road to making their First Holy...
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February 25th 2020
Pancake Tuesday
The wonderful aroma of tasty pancakes wafted along the corridors of St Colman's today as many classes treated themselves to Pancakes, to celebrate 'Shrove Tuesday' or 'Pancake Tuesday' as it is more commonly known.&n...
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February 3rd 2020
Aladdin Success!
Following the roaring success of 'The Jungle Story' last year, Mrs Garvey thought this should become a yearly event and so, back in September 2019, our fifth class students began preparations for their own show, 'Ala...
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January 16th 2020
Aladdin Update
Our fifth class students have been busy working on their performances of the Disney classic 'Aladdin', since September. Now with only two weeks to go, the excitement is definitely building. All the rehearsals have take...
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January 13th 2020
Feile Rince Tulach Mhór
Kara Mc Keown and Faye Mc Donald from Mrs Gilligan's Third Class are members of the Fiona Gallagher School of Dance. Yesterday, the girls travelled to Tullamore to take part in a feis and came h...
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December 5th 2019
Break time Entertainment
After finishing six weeks of dancing lessons with dance teacher, Siobhan Moore, the students from Mrs Lyons' Fourth Class thought it would be a shame if no-one saw the dances they had learned. So a plan...
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November 25th 2019
Buddy System
Every Friday, our sixth class students partner up with the boys and girls from Ms Hamill's Senior Infant Class and Ms Kelly's & Ms Mc Laughlin's Junior Infant Classes. Over many weeks, the older students will e...
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November 15th 2019
Chef Weronika
Our junior infants were delighted to welcome Chef Weronika Cybula into their classrooms today. Over the past two weeks, the boys and girls have been pretending to be chefs, while covering the topic, 'The Restaura...
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November 5th 2019
Biodiversity Nature Walk
Mullingar Shamrocks G.F.C. has recently opened a beautiful biodiversity nature walk around the G.A.A. pitch. Information plaques have been erected in various locations on the walk, each one specifi...
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November 6th 2019
Aistear
Aistear is an early years curriculum developed in 2009 by NCCA (National Council for Curriculum and Assessment) and designed specifically for children between birth and six years of age. The word Aistear is the Irish word for...
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October 9th 2019
Plants and Flowers
The boys and girls in Ms Hamill's Senior Infant Class are learning all about plants and flowers and they're loving every minute. Student teacher, Ms Allan, first introduced the subject during their Science les...
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October 4th 2019
Houdini Visits First Class!
Over the last few weeks, the boys and girls in Mrs Gavin's First Class have been learning about and researching 'the war on plastic'. They learned that plastic waste is a major problem in our oceans an...
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October 3rd 2019
Preparation for First Holy Communion Begins...
This morning, the pupils from Mrs Healy-Donoghue's and Mr O'Reilly's Second Classes attended 9.15am Mass in St Paul's Church, officiated by Fr Joe Campbell. This is in preparation f...
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September 17th 2019
An Autumn Nature Walk
The weather has been quite changeable since we came back to school, so, with a forecast for good weather this week, it was time for a nature walk. And that's exactly what the boys and girls from Ms ...
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September 13th 2019
Settling in Well
The first two weeks of school have passed very quickly and by now, everyone has settled into their new routine. Our junior infants are really enjoying their new experience in 'Big School'. Although their days ...
