We recently welcomed this 'Blue Grass/ Country' music band to our school. We thoroughly enjoyed their performances and learnt so much about this particular style of music.

We are going to 'The Farm' in Grenagh on Friday! Your child will need to be in school between 8:50am and 8:55am ( no teacher supervision before 8:50am). The bus will leave at 9am sharp. Due to a strict timetable, we will be unable to wait for anyone who is late. Please let the class teacher know if your child suffers from travel sickness (put a plastic bag in your child's backpack just incase!)
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Your child will need the following: 

1. School p.e. tracksuit with comfortable footwear suitable for walking

2. A hooded rain-jacket

​3. A backpack suitable for carrying their packed lunch in ( your child may be required to carry this backpack throughout the tour of the farm)

4. Plenty of drinks

Please wear sun protection lotion if necessary. Your child will require no extra money as all costs have already been paid. 

We will return home at approximately 2:30pm. Please ensure you are in the school yard to collect your child. Please don't take your child without alerting the school teacher. 

We are looking forward to a fun-filled day!

From Irish Water: On the advice of the Health Service Executive, a Boil Water Notice is being issued to all users of the Millstreet Public Water Supply. Areas affected are: Millstreet Town, Ballydaly, Laught, Drishane, Keale). This is due to detection of low levels of Cryptosporidium. Accordingly, in the interest of public health, it is recommended that all users fed from the Millstreet Public Water Supply boil water before use. The boil notice applies until further notice.

Water must be boiled for: 
Drinking Drinks made with water.
Preparation of salads and similar foods, which are not cooked prior to eating.
Brushing of teeth
Making of ice water can be used for personal hygiene, bathing and flushing of toilets but not for brushing teeth or gargling.
Boil water by bringing to a vigorous, rolling boil and allow to cool. Cover and store in a refrigerator or cold place.
Water from the hot tap is not safe to drink. Domestic water filters will not render water safe to drink.
Caution should be taken when bathing children to ensure that they do not swallow the bathing water.
Discard ice cubes in fridges and freezers and filtered water in fridges.
Make ice from cooled boiled water.
Use water prepared for drinking when preparing foods that will not be cooked (e.g.
washing salads).
Prepare infant feeds with tap water that has been brought to the boil once and cooled.
Do not use water that has been reboiled several times.
If bottled water is used for the preparation of infant feeds it should be boiled once and cooled.
If you are using bottled water for preparing baby food, be aware that some natural mineral water may have high sodium content.


The legal limit for sodium in drinking water is 200mg per litre. Check the label on the bottled water to make sure the sodium or `Na’ is not greater than 200mg per litre. If it is, then it is advisable to use a different type of bottled water. If no other water is available, then use this water for as short a time as possible. It is important to keep babies hydrated.

Anyone suffering from diarrhoea.
They should continue to drink plenty of boiled or bottled water. Great care should be taken with boiled water to avoid burns and scalds as accidents can easily happen, especially with children.

Q. How long before the boil water notice can be lifted? We do not know at present, but Irish Water and Cork County Council will continue to liaise with the Health Service Executive with a view to lifting the Boil Water Notice as soon as practicable.

​ Q. How will we keep you informed? Public Notices Website: www.water.ie Irish Water Customer Contact Centre: 1850 278 278 Remember to boil water as advised until further notice
Areas affected are: Millstreet Town, Ballydaly, Laght, Drishane, Keale. Reference number: BWN19052017

There will be no school on May 29th to allow all our teachers attend a Primary Curriculum training seminar in Cork. 
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We hope all our new pupils and their parents enjoyed visiting us last Friday. We look forward to welcoming you all again on August 31st. Please click below to access the 'Booklist' and 'Code of Discipline' as discussed with you all during the information presentation. 

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Congratulations to all 2nd Class pupils who received their First Holy Communion on May 13th. Many thanks to their teacher Mrs. Norah Barry for all her hard work preparing the girls for this special day. 

A big thank you to all girls (2nd- 6th Class) and Mrs. Emer Twomey who gave up their Saturday morning to provide the beautiful singing and music during the ceremony. 

There are a small number of children in the school at present who suffer from a severe allergy to nuts. If one of these children should come in contact with nuts, he/she would have a serious reaction. This is now a serious Health and Safety matter, with potentially fatal consequences for a certain number of pupils. As we do not wish to put any child in such a dangerous position, we are asking all parents once again not to give their children nuts or products containing nuts in their lunchboxes, i.e. NUTELLA, peanut butter, chocolate bars/ biscuits/ cakes containing nuts. Considering this a health promoting school, most of these products are already discouraged. We would greatly appreciate your support in this matter. 

First Holy Communion takes place this Saturday (May 13th) in Millstreet. Each year, tea/ coffee is served after the Mass in the G.A.A. Hall and this is organised by the Parents' Association. If any of the parents of school going children are available to help serve the tea/ coffee this Saturday, please contact 086 6635625. 
We greatly appreciate any help offered. 

Thanks and kind regards, 
Sinéad Corkery (Chairperson)
Claire Twomey (Secretary)
Sheila Lane (Treasurer)

Best wishes to our 2nd Class girls who will receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist at 11am on Saturday. (May 13th)

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​Dear Parents, 

For our school tour this year Junior and Senior Infants are going to 'The Farm' in Grenagh on Friday June 2nd. The cost of the tour is €15 (this includes the bus and entry to 'The Farm' but your child will need to bring their own packed lunch).

At this point, we are not collecting money, we simply need you to sign the attached note to specify whether or not your child will attend the tour. We need you to return this note by Friday May 12th so that we will have the exact numbers for booking the bus and 'The Farm'.

We will collect the money for the tour on Wednesday May 24th. Please do not send in money to school before this date.

A big thank you to Brendan and Marie for visiting Room 6 & Room 8 with their wide variety of exotic animals. The children learnt lots of interesting facts and thoroughly enjoyed this show. 

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We are very grateful to Ms. McAuliffe and her 5th & 6th Class girls for all their hard work in promoting health and well-being in our school. This hard work was awarded on May 4th when Maragret Crowley (H.S.E.) presented our new Health Promotion Flag to Ms. McAuliffe. 

Apologies for the late upload of these pictures featuring the wonderful bonnets designed by our truly creative pupils. 

A big thank you to everyone who supported this recent Bake Sale and helped us raise €1265.15 for Trócaire. 

May 4th:
Presentation of Health Promotion Flag

May 13th: 
First Holy Communion

May 19th:
Presentation N.S. Open Day 

May 29th:
School closed due to staff training in Cork Education Centre. 

May 2nd:
Children took part in fun active breaks during school and were given an exercise activity for homework. 
5th & 6th Class received a visit from Breeda Fleming and she discussed her work in the Irish Army. 

May 3rd:
Aedamur Kelly, a qualified mindfulness teacher, guided each class through mindfulness activities. All families were encouraged to 'Walk a Mile with a Smile' after school. 

May 4th: 
Margaret Crowley from the H.S.E will visit us to present us with our new Health Promotion Flag (1:15pm). We are delighted to receive this recognition and we have a fun day planned. Children from 5th & 6th Class will give each class presentation on Healthy Lunches, leas a short meditation and give an active break. There will also be colouring competitions and basketball tutorials for younger classes. There will be a health focused quiz and a basketball league for older classes. 6th Class girls will be available for face-painting as well.  

May 5th:
​Active Travel to School Day (weather permitting)- walk, cycle or scoot to/from school. All classes will go for a walk around our local park. Brendan Fleming will visit some classes to give a presentation about exotic animals. 

Today our school will receive our new Health Promotion Flag in recognition of our ongoing focus on a healthy school and home life. 

Margaret Crowley from the H.S.E. will present this flag at 1:15pm in the school yard. Everyone is welcome to attend this presentation. 

A special mention of thanks to Ms. McAuliffe and all her 5th & 6th Class girls for the trojan effort they put in to promoting a healthy lifestyle for all our pupils.