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WE DID IT AGAIN! – Celebrating our 3rd Active School Flag
At Cong N.S., we love to get moving and have fun every day! This year, we got involved in exciting adventures like orienteering and “Skip...
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Sports Day 🏃⚽🎾
A photo recap of a fantastic sports day!
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Forest School Day 🌳🌿
For “Forest School Day” the children got to explore the woods that surround Kelly’s Cave. They had a great time identifying trees, plants...
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Green Schools Flag
We are delighted to announce that Cong N.S. had been awarded another Green Schools flag. This is a result of all the hard work put in by...
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The Grand Bug n Pest Hotel 🐜🐞🐛
Together with Cong Tidy Towns, the pupils from Cong N.S. helped create a new 5-star hotel in our village! “The Grand Bug n Pest Hotel” is...
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We did it!!
Well done and congratulations to our Amber Flag committee….we have been awarded our schools 2nd Amber Flag!
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Junior School Tour 2025
Junior infants, senior infants, first class and second class headed to The Kingfisher Club in The University of Galway for their school...
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Run, Jump, Play! Discover Athletics the Fun Way
Thank you to our volunteer coaches Johnny and Isabelle Hughes for our Athletics Taster Session where energy, excitement and encouragement...
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Rás Tailteann 🚴♀️🚴♂️
The rain didn't dampen the excitement of our pupils as stage 3 of Rás Tailteann passed our school!
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Table Tennis Madness
This morning the infants to 4th class enjoyed some Table Tennis in the sun! The pupils from 3rd and 4th class mentored there younger...
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Strength and Conditioning with NCC Fitness
As part of Active Week, Shane from NCC Fitness visited our school to do a strength and conditioning session with each class. A wide range...
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Power Soccer
“Team Spirt Starts Here” Infants up to 2nd class enjoyed learning more fundamental movement skills today during Power Soccer: Kicking,...
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Our Active Walkway Trail – “ Do your learning while you are walking”
Today Infants to second class took Math as their focus on our trail. The children enjoyed the chance to work cooperatively—exploring,...
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School Cycle 2025🚲
Some photos from our school cycle today. A great time was had by all! Many thanks to Mayo Sports Partnership, An Garda Síochána and Cunga...
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Playground Leaders - " Guiding Great Play Every Day on the Yard"
This week playground leaders from 4th to 6th class are guiding the junior children with their skipping skills & playground games.
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Community Games Chess ♟️
A huge well done to the Chess team from our school who won silver in the Mayo Community Games Chess Competition in Kilmaine!
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Lá Glas!
We all had a wonderful day celebrating lá glas just before the bank holiday weekend! ☘️
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Ukulele Wednesdays 🎶🎵
The children are really enjoying their weekly Ukulele lessons with Jamie from Galway Music Academy. Many thanks to our Parents...
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Pancake Tuesday 🥞
A fantastic Pancake Tuesday was had by all the children thanks to the lovely treat provided by Deirdre Lydon. A big thank you from all at...
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We like to move it, move it!
The Infants have enjoyed learning various skills and drills as part of our PE lessons! As an Active School exercising and moving our...
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Coding & Robotics Workshop Weeks 1-4
The children are doing Coding & Robotics Workshops each Friday for the month of January with Corrib Coding. Building, directing and...
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Annual Christmas Tree Decoration Competition 🎄
School is very busy at the moment as the children are rehearsing their Christmas plays. Last Friday they took a break to sing a few...
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Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this year's Christmas Shoebox collection.
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This is Halloween 2024 🧙♀️🧛🎃
The children having lots of fun in fancy dress and listening to Halloween storytelling. Great excitement with the inter-classroom visits...
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Maths Week 2024
The children really enjoyed our maths week activities!
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Drumming Workshop
The children took part in a drumming workshop with Lukasz, what a treat! The children had lots of noisy fun!!
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Trip to the playground!
The Junior & Senior infants were rewarded for their hard- work and kindness all year with a trip to our local playground. The children...
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Sports Day!
The sun was shining for this years sports day! The children had so much fun. Well done and thank you to our active school committee for...
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Infants, 1st & 2nd class school trip
The infants , 1st and 2nd class children had such fun on their school trip to Turoe Pet Farm.
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Active Schools Week 2024
The children throughly enjoyed the various games and activities during this years active schools week! Thank you to the guest coaches who...
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Nature Walk
The infants loved our nature walk around the school.
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Infants - potted plants!
The Junior & Senior infants were so proud to bring home their beautiful potted plants. They were excellent at taking care of them.
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St Brigids Day Crosses
We had great fun making St Brigids Day crosses. Thank you to the 5th and 6th class children for helping their younger peers.
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Math Stations
The Junior and Senior infants love learning though play during our maths stations time.
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Table Tennis-Peer Tutoring
Thank you to the 5th and 6th class children for their kindness when showing the Junior and Senior Infants how to play table tennis. The...
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Elfie Saves Christmas
The infants, 1st and 2nd went on a trip to Leisureland, Galway to watch the panto 'Elfie Saves Christmas'! It was such a fun day out.
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Hurling Skills Session
Thank you to Múinteoir Michéal for the introductory hurling skills session. The children had lots of fun!
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School Trips 2023
The Junior and Senior infants went to Pots of Fun on their Summer trip! The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th class children had a great time at Just...
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Rudolph Saves Christmas
The Junior and Senior Infants had the best time at their Christmas day out. They were so good we are sure they have all made Santa's nice...
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Look at me Go... Watch me Grow
The children work together as a team to build this masterpiece with magnet blocks
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Fifth and Sixth Class love Easter Eggs too!
"There was one for everyone in the audience" - no class was left out when the Easter eggs were distributed. Fifth and Sixth Classes posed...
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Infants Eggstravaganza
We are so excited for Easter!!
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World Book Day and Cake Sale
Not only were the pupils in Cong NS able to enjoy a book and a bun but they also collected for the very important collection for Ukraine...
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