Ard Rí Blog (ed. 4)
Pupil Council The pupil council are working hard on their first project, creating some new artwork for our school reception. The children are making a display to celebrate the diversity in our school. The project is part of our ‘Show Racism the Red Card’ initiative. Next week, children will learn all about the 9 Grounds of Discrimination and there will be lessons to remind us to always be kind to everyone we meet. Children will all wear red next Friday as a strong message that ‘Ard Rí says NO to racism’. Seachtain na Gaeilge We had a full week of Irish cultural and language celebrations to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge ’23. Children enjoyed quizzes, daily assembly, art, a parade and a céili mór and concert on Lá Glas to celebrate our Irish pride. Maith sibh gach duine. Bhí sibh go h-iontach. Rahooo!! Meath Athletics Cross Country at Navan Adventure Centre Weather conditions were favorable but the ground was very heavy underfoot for the 36 Ard Rí athletes who ran the 800m, 1000m and 1200m courses. Cross country is a tough event with challenging uphill stretches, long grass and muddy patches. Everyone poured out their best effort. It was the school’s most successful day at the races. We scooped one individual bronze medal from the 6th Class race and our 6th Class girls came 2nd place in the team event (pictured below). Well done everyone. There will be another day out for our athletes in Claremont Stadium for the Meath Athletics Track and Field…bring it...
Ard Rí Blog (ed. 3)
Seachtain na Gaeilge Mí Marta atá ann. Táimíd ag ceiliúradh Seachtain na Gaeilge. We are flying the Irish flag and we have lots of lessons and activities planned to celebrate our pride in Irish culture and language. We will be wearing green to celebrate the Ard Rí Shamrock Festival on Thursday 16th of March. You will receive a €2 Way2Pay for this event- all money raised will go the Parent Association Fund. Extra Mile Award Ewa and Anna are the cleaning team at Ard Rí CNS. Ewa has worked at Ard Rí for 10 years now. In that time she has never missed a single day. Ewa worked very hard during Covid and always keeps the school spotlessly clean. She is very proud of her work and always has a smile and kind word for everyone she meets. Ewa has had her hard work and dedication at Ard Rí CNS recognised by her company. She has received this month’s ‘Extra Mile Award’. Hip, hip, hooray! LMETB Robert Ballagh Art Competition Every year LMETB host an art competition judged by Irish artist Robert Ballagh. We are delighted that three of our pupils won the top prizes in the Primary School category this year. Below, you will see the winning works of art and our artists with their fantastic prizes. Well done to everyone who took part in the competition. The school gallery is covered in all the children’s beautiful artwork. Inspirational stuff! FAI Spar 5-a-side Blitz This week it was the girls turn to represent Ard Rí at the FAI 5-a-side blitz in the MDL. Two teams were entered from...Ard Rí Blog (ed. 2)
It has been another busy week here at Ard Rí. The school is buzzin’! Here are some of the highlights from the first week in March ’23. Happy Martisor everyone! Every March our families from Moldova and Romania celebrate Martisor. Each year, on the first day of March, teachers are gifted a beautiful pin with red and white woolen flowers. The pin is worn to welcome the coming of Spring. We really enjoy when families from all around the world include us in their cultural traditions. FAI Spar 5-a-side Blitz Ard Rí CNS were well represented by two teams at the FAI 5-a-side soccer blitz in the MDL. Spirits were so high nobody even noticed the cold and wet conditions. Both teams played very well. One team finished top of their group and made it through to the quarter final stage but came up against some formidable opposition. Well done to all the players and coaches involved. The boys showed great respect and care throughout the day and we are very proud of them all. Be Kind Online! We were delighted to welcome Navan Community Garda Sabrina to talk to the children about staying safe online. This month teachers have been teaching cyber safety lessons. Children now have more access to the internet than ever before. Unfortunately, not all children’s online experiences are positive. Every class now has an online contract with guidelines of how to be safe and make the most of their time online. Garda Sabrina’s advice for parents is simple: “The most effective way to support your child online is to have regular open conversations with...Ard Rí Blog (ed.1)
Hi all, I have fallen out of love with Twitter over the past few months. However, I really want to share with the community some of the fantastic work and fun we are having at our beautiful little school. We will share some of this magic with you here on the website blog. Student Council This week we celebrated World Social Justice Day with the election of our Student Council. Elections were held in the school hall by secret ballot. Everyone learned lots about the election process. One boy and one girl were elected from every class. We really value pupil voice at our school and we look forward to working with the Council on issues that matter most to our pupils. School Library We are working hard to introduce more diversity into our school libraries. If you have old children’s books in different languages or books with stories or themes which represent minority groups or people with disability etc. we would be delighted to give them a new home. Thank you. Jimmy and Beau Everyone enjoyed the visit from pet lambs Jimmy and Beau. Children got a little cuddle and a chance to bottle feed them. It is a real sign of Spring to see lambs in the fields. There’s a grand stretch in the evenings, our lovely daffodils are growing and there are buds showing on the trees. What other signs of spring do you see? All you need is love… We had great fun celebrating Valentines Day last week and love was in the air with beautiful art pieces, cards and acts of kindness. Pancake Tuesday...Rang a 6- Newsfeed
May 2023 It is hard to believe our 6th Class pupils are in the final term of primary school. We are so proud of them, and all they have achieved here with us at Ard Rí Community NS. In order to support the children in their transition to post-primary school our Board of Management have organised a workshop for the pupils with a local group called Wolf Academy. Cormac and Daryl Noonan and their team of coaches provide a range of workshops to inspire and empower young people. The workshop will take place on Wednesday 31st May. The objective for their Primary School workshop is for pupils to reflect and understand themselves more. Through various exercises the children will tune into what they like about themselves, compliment themselves on what they are good at, their positive personality traits and nice things they’ve done. They will explore and reconnect with their senses and learn to be more present in the moment, mindful and calm. There will be discussions about emotions and how different situations make us feel and there will be games to exercise a sense of gratitude and other positive emotions. We hope this will be a very positive experience for our pupils and we are looking forward to working with Wolf Academy to support the development of our 6th Class children on an annual basis as they prepare for the next stage in their education. Best wishes, Cailín, Claire & Darragh January 2023 Dear parents and guardians of 6th Class pupils, Children starting Post Primary school in September will have their Assessment Tests on different Saturdays from the end...
Mini Athletics
I am delighted to announce Mini Athletics will be launching a new After-School Club at Ard Rí CNS on Friday afternoons.
The classes will begin on Friday the 19th of January
Spaces are limited.
To book: email [email protected] or call 0861542192
More info:
Junior and Senior Infant session (click here)
First to Fourth Class session (click here)
