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Réalt Na Mara GNS

Donacarney, Mornington, Co. Meath

(041) 9887684

office@realtnamaradonacarney.ie

School Calendar
2024-2025

FEBRUARY:

Mid-Term Break: School will close from Monday 17th of February 2025 until Friday the 21st of February 2025. (Inclusive)

School will re-open on Monday 24th of February 2025.

MARCH:

World Book Day: Friday 7th March 2025. Children can dress up as a character from their favourite books. Please make sure that your child’s outfit is safe to wear.

Lá Glas: Thursday 13th of March. Children to wear school tracksuit and runners along with green accessories from top hats to trilby hats, sequined hairbands and shamrock accessories, leprechaun t-shirts and stripy green shirts.

School closed: St. Patrick’s Day (Public Holiday) Monday 17th of March 2025.

APRIL:

School closed: Teacher Training (New Primary Math Curriculum) Thursday 3rd of April 2025

Easter Holidays will begin for children from 2:50pm on Thursday 10th of April 2025.

School closed: Teacher Training (Cineáltas) Friday 11th April 2025.

School will be closed from Friday 11th of April 2025 until Friday 25th of April 2025. (Inclusive)

School will re-open on Monday 28th of April 2025.

MAY:

School closed: May Bank Holiday Monday 5th of May 2025.

JUNE:

School closed: June Bank Holiday - Monday 2nd June 2025.

Summer Holidays will begin from 12 noon on Thursday the 26th of June 2025.

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Fourth Class enjoyed their school tour to Navan Adventure Centre today. #fun #schooltour #summer

Congratulations to our class of 2025 on their graduation today. It was a fantastic assembly of memories, videos and song. Well done girls and their teachers #graduation #6thclass

Jimmy Curran Cup Final part 2.
Today was not the day. Sadly we were defeated by a very strong St Patrick NS team. All the girls played their hearts out and did the school proud. Thank you to all the supporters and our resident photographer Elena Wade. What a fabulous team and community we live in.

Jimmy Curran Cup final Part 1

Today was not the day. Sadly we were defeated by a very strong St Patrick NS team. All the girls played their hearts out and did the school proud. Thank you to all the supporters and our resident photographer Elena Wade. What a fabulous team and community we live in.

3rd class recently on their school tour to Rockfield House. #classtour #3rdclass #rockfieldhouse

Senior Infants recently paid a visit to @thearkpuddenhill on their school tour. Great fun was had by all. #seniorinfants #schooltour

Our two 6th class visited @flynnpark.ie today for their last school tour at Réalt na Mara. #classtour #6thclass

5th class trip to @emeraldparkireland #endofyear #5thclass

This week we heard the wonderful news that our school has been awarded silver in the Meath County Council Pride of Place Awards. Well done to the teachers, students and volunteers who took part in gardening over the last year and more. The awards aim to provide children with the opportunity to learn about and be active in some level of gardening. Our school garden is thriving as a result. Gardening and being out in the fresh air has been proven to be a great tool for maintaining wellbeing and promoting positive mental health. #wellbeing #wildlife #community #environment #schoolgarden #meathcountycouncil #prideofplace

Some of the girls had great fun harvesting vegetables in our school garden this week. We had radishes, potatoes, red onions, and peas. The garlic was not quite ready but we look forward to harvesting that in the coming weeks. @agriaware @biodiversityinschools #schoolgarden @giyireland

Wicked cast members #5thclass #wickedthemusical

5th class musical ‘Wicked’. #5thclassproduction #5thclassmusical #wickedstage #performingarts

Piltown was host to a marvellous display of football from both Donacarney girls and Gaelscoil Bhradain Feasa. With only 3 points between the teams, Donacarney came out on top and march on to the Jimmy Curran cup final #jimmycurrancup #gaa #finalherewecome

The scene is set, Jimmy Curran Cup Semi final, Piltown 10am.
We need your support. Come on girls, you can do it!!#girlsinsport #gaa #jimmycurrancup

1st Class did a collaborative art lesson where they decided what to paint and worked together. They painted Tír na nÓg and Mornington Beach.

Last Friday, one class from our school had the opportunity to attend a workshop in the @microsoftireland Dream Space Academy. The girls learned about robots, programming, what it’s like to work at Microsoft and coding. They even built their own arcade game using code! They had a wonderful time and learned so much. Thank you Dream Space! #girlsinsteam #microsoftdreamspace #fun #steam

Congratulations to our winners of the Bettystown Tidy Towns Art Competition! The girls had their winning entries unveiled in Bettystown last week. Their artwork is now visible for all to see on the beautiful community planters. It makes a big statement as people pass by on their way to the beach and library. The girls were also promoting the keep cup initiative being launched by @bettystown_tidytowns. Well done girls! #art #tidytowns #community #sustainability

Fourth Class finished their Cycle Right programme with Bike Green last week. Their six weeks of training culminated with a road based lesson, where the children put their knowledge and skills of cycling and road safety to the test. #roadsafety #PE #besafebeseen

Cyber Safety Talk on Thursday 29th May at 7pm in Donacarney School Hall. #internetsafetyforkids #cybersafety

Pupils from Sixth Class visited Laytown & Bettystown Lawn Tennis Club today to take part in a fun tennis tournament against Scoil Colmcille in Skyrne.

#girlsinsport #laytownbettystown #tennis #fun

The garden was a hive of activity today as we got ready for our Pride of Place visit from @meathcoco. There was weeding, planting, watering and topping up bird feeders. As a treat for all our hard work we got to taste our strawberries fresh from the garden. They were delicious🍓🍓😋
#schoolgarden @biodiversityinschools @agriaware

Another great display of football by the Donacarney girls today. 42 girls graced the pitch and put on a fine display for several spectators. Another win in the Jimmy Curran cup against Whitecross and a narrow defeat to in the Hilliard Cup to Mt Hanover. Well done girls!
#girlsinsport #gaa #jimmycurran

Fourth Class has a fabulous visit to the new Bettystown Library today. They had a tour of the whole building, learned about the rules of the library and were told about upcoming events. The children were then issued with library cards and could browse and borrow several books.

They then enjoyed lunch and sandcastle building by the sea! What a beautiful day and a beautiful setting for our local library.

#welovereading #locallibrary #beach #wellness

5th class had a fantastic day visiting the new Bettystown library. Thank you to Ciara for an informative tour and for being so welcoming to us. We are looking forward to reading the books we borrowed and visiting the library again soon. Thank you too, to Ms Kirwan for organising it.
#bettystownlibrary #literacy #readingforpleasure

Today was Wellbeing Day in Réalt na Mara GNS. The day was organised by our Wellbeing Committee.

As part of the day, students had a non- uniform day where they were encouraged to wear a comfortable outfit that expressed themselves. They were also asked to bring in a voluntary donation towards new yard equipment. Students in classes across the school enjoyed activities such as circle time, mindful drawing, writing their star moments, nap time, compliment and kindness challenges, teddy bear picnics, golden time, raffles, drama activities, art, music, dancing, board games and lots more.

It was a great day! #wellness #wellbeing #happiness

Cycle Right Programme

Fourth Class started the first of six cycling sessions today with Bike Green as part of the Cycle Right Programme- the national standard for cycle safety training.

Over the next few weeks the children will be learning how to cycle safely, the rules of cycling on the road and how to cycle safely around our local area.

They had a brilliant session today, cycling in the sunshine!

#girlsinsport #wellbeing #community #fun #greentravel #cycletoschool

5th class enjoying their Tag Rugby blitz in Blackhills. Thanks to Coach Kieran for the last few weeks and introducing us to a new sport. #girlsinsport #tagrugby

Thank you to everyone who has donated their bottles to our Deposit Return collection scheme. We are hoping to use the money towards an ice-cream van for our Sports Day in the last term. The rest will go towards other school resources. We would love to reach €1000 or more so all empty bottles are welcome. #depositreturnscheme #schoolfundraiser #recycling

After unbelievable performances the girls, though undefeated, were pipped to first by 1 point. We are all so proud of the girls. #girlsabú #soccer #girlsinsport

A great day of soccer in the MDL Navan from all players. There was a superb amount of talent on show.
After a very successful day, Donacarney GNS will return on Wednesday to compete in the county final.
Hopefully we can bring home some silverware. #girlsinsport #girlssoccer #realtnamaragnsdonacarney

Our new students have made a great impression over the last few days. #easterbunnies #easter #meathschool

Some action shots of our GAA girls playing on Friday in the Jimmy Curran Cup and the Hilliard Ferguson Cup. A big thank you to Elena Wade for capturing these photographs on the day. #girlsinsport #goteam #lgfa

Lots of colour in our school garden #biodiversity #schoolgarden #wellbeing #springtime @biodiversityinschools

Pupils in 4th, 5th and 6th classes commenced rugby lessons with Coach Ciarán this week. Over the coming weeks, the girls will be learning the rules of tip rugby and building up to play a blitz against their fellow pupils. Lots of fun was had today! #girlsinsport #boynerfc #leinsterrugby

Come and support our teams tomorrow as they play matches in the Jimmy Curran Cup and the Hilliard Ferguson Cup. Best of luck girls! #girlsinsport #lgfa #goteam

Our girls are enjoying their tennis lessons with Coach David from Laytown & Bettystown Lawn Tennis Club. They are making so much progress each week. It’s great to be playing outside in the sunshine! #girlsinsport #tennis #gamesetmatch

We are so excited to welcome our new Junior Infants and their parents into school this week for their introductory talk and tour of the school building. #community #welcome

Our Sixth Class pupils celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation in the Star of the Sea Church in Mornington on Tuesday the 25th of February.

As a reward for their careful preparations and hard work in the lead up to their big day, they were treated to a shopping trip in the Swords Pavilions Shopping Centre on Friday the 28th of February. They had a great day!

The girls in Sixth Class were busy baking and eating some delicious scones recently! #wellbeing #baking #measuring #procedures #lifeskills

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2025

We really enjoyed our lá glas, ceolchoirm, céilí, comórtas ealaíne agus ceardlann bodhrán le Bodhrán Buzz as part of our Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations over past two weeks. #snag2025

World Book Day 2025

On Friday the 8th of March, our pupils celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as a character from a story of their choice. There were many lovely activities organised across the school including book related quizzes, DEAR time, shared reading sessions and a fun character parade. It was a lovely day for all! #readingisfun #worldbookday #fun

Mrs Campbell/Ms Kirwan’s class enjoyed STEM workshops #girlsinstem

Thank you to the teachers and TY students from Sacred Heart, Drogheda who recently visited our school and held STEM workshops with our 5th class students. It was a fantastic experience for our girls and they thoroughly enjoyed it. #girlsinstem #science #

Realt na Mara GNS took to the field again today with two strong performances from 41 girls.
A win in the Jimmy Curran cup vs Duleek and a defeat in the Hilliard cup vs Le Cheile.
#schoolgaa #girlsinsport

This week’s GAA fixtures. Please come out and support our girls. #dngs #gaelic #schoolscompetition

A massive congratulations to our senior and junior teams who participated in tonight’s Credit Union Quiz in DIFE. The girls had been putting in a phenomenal amount of work in the lead up to the quiz and this preparation was evident in tonight’s team scores.

The members of both teams showed great positivity, enthusiasm and teamwork throughout the quiz. We are so proud of them!

The added bonus of the night was that our senior team came away in second place over all, after a nail- biting tiebreaker round. This means that they are through to the next round- the regional quiz.

Congratulations girls! Well done! #quiz #generalknowledge #teamwork #education

A historic day for Donacarney GNS as two girls teams took to the field today to represent their school proudly in both the Jimmy Curran and Hilliard-Ferguson Cup. We saw eight girls play their first ever GAA game. A great day for the future of GAA. @stcolmcillesgaa #girlsinsport #gaa #donacarneygns #jimmycurrancup #thehilliardfergusoncup

Our Donacarney girls will take to the field once again this Friday, the 31st of January 2025. Making history, DGNS will have two teams lining out. One in the Jimmy Curran Cup and a second team in the inaugural Hilliard-Ferguson Cup. With 52 girls training weekly at school, having two teams will see that all of our girls get lot more game time over the coming weeks. Please come and support the girls this Friday. Donacarney ABÚ! #girlsinsport #lgfa #gaa

Artist Cathy Fitzmaurice @cathyfitzmaurice has commenced a series of Teacher and Artist Partnership (TAP) lessons with one of our Fourth Classes. The children will be exploring the natural world around them through print and a variety of other artistic methods over the coming weeks. #art #creativity #nature #inspire

Before Christmas, the girls in Ms Colgan’s 5th class chose a charity that we would donate to. The girls were encouraged to bring in €1/€2 euro instead of Christmas presents and we managed to succeed to raise €72 for our chosen charity Down Syndrome Swords.
The girls each put forward a suggestion of a charity that they would like to fundraise for and Down Syndrome Swords was the name pulled out of the hat. Thank you to everyone who donated and well done to all the girls. #5thclass #christmaskindness @downsyndromeireland @downsyndromedub

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