Our School News
Our School News
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Congratulations to Eimear Barry who made her First Holy Communion on Sunday the 11th of May. It was a wonderful occasion and we celebrated with our friends from The Swan NS.
Eimear with Fr Dunne and her friends from The Swan
Eimear with Fr Dunne and her friends from The Swan
Eimear with Ms McElhinney
Eimear with Ms McElhinney
Creative Schools May 2025- Working with natural dyes found in our environment.
Every Pupil made their own outdoor journal using cotton, natural dyes from wild flora and fauna and tie dyes cotton using tumeric. The process was hands-on and the children really enjoyed foraging and making their own charcoal pencils using willow bark found on the school grounds
Creative Schools - Cloth Journals
Tie Dying with tumeric
Knots for dying cloth
Bike week was another great success. We enjoyed cycling in the sunshine on Wednesday at Clogh track and even got to complete our 2km fun run. Thanks to all the parents who helped with transport.
Check out a short virtual tour of our beautiful school below
Our debating team have been victorious once again and have qualified for a semi-final. We are very proud of them.
Please feel free to read this lovely write-up from the Laois Nationalist last week.
The team is made up of Jack, Will Kevin and Callum as time keeper. Our research team consisted of Callum and Aidan. Well done boys and best of luck in the next round !!!
Check out the full article below
https://www.laois-nationalist.ie/news/laois-school-thrilled-to-win-semi-final-place_arid-45403.html
Grandparents Day was celebrated Wednesday the 29th of January in line with Catholic Schools Week. The children were very excited to compile stories and interview their Grandparents on ' School Life Back in the Day'. Thank you to Fr Dunne for attending and giving a prayer service and special blessing to our very important visitors.
Spraoi sa sneachta
Our Admissions Policy for 2025/2026 is now available to download below. Please email www.info@wolfhillns.com for more information.
Copy of Admissions Notice K&L 2025-2026, Oct 16th 2024.docxCheck out our Halloween themed video with some of our spooktacular fun !!!
Creative Schools 2024
We have commenced our Creative Schools journey this October with our facilitator Aideen McHugh. We visited Kyle woods on a nature walk to create stories using materials from mother nature. We had great discussions and each pupil participated wonderfully in the challenges. We look forward to our next session in November.
Comhghairdeachas to our ladies county champions from Saint Josephs. Thank you for you lovely visit with the cup. Go n'eirí libh to the ladies next year in the Senior Championship next year.
Comhghairdeachas to our ladies county champions from Saint Josephs. Thank you for you lovely visit with the cup. Go n'eirí libh to the ladies next year in the Senior Championship next year.
Thanks to Nelligan Sports for our beautiful new school uniform.
Thanks to Nelligan Sports for our beautiful new school uniform.
Well done to our Cumann na mBunscol team
So far we have won two of our games
We were victorious against Newtown and Ardough
Thanks to all our supporters on the sideline
Celebrating a birthday boy in the sun
Celebrating a birthday boy in the sun
Pizza party time
Pizza party time
Our Junior Infant making patterns
Our Junior Infant making patterns
Elephant Toothpaste using Hyrogen Peroxide and Yeast
Elephant Toothpaste using Hyrogen Peroxide and Yeast
Exploring our Respiratory System using straws and bags
Exploring our Respiratory System using straws and bags
We have been having a blast exploring our Lego Spike Essential kits. The teamwork needed to completed our challenges has everyone involved. Thanks to Ms Amond for assisting us along our journey.
Well done to our student council who raised €270 in their bake sale Thursday 13th of June. Thank you to all the parents for popping in for a coffee and a chat. Míle buíochas !!!
Well done to our student council who raised €270 in their bake sale Thursday 13th of June. Thank you to all the parents for popping in for a coffee and a chat. Míle buíochas !!!
Our Junior School Tour to Jurassic Newpark was unforgettable. We explored the wonderful grounds, completed science experiments, went on an archaeological dig, bounced in the bounce zone and learned so much about our extinct friends from the Mesozoic era.
We began our tennis training in conjunction with Laois Sports Partnership. The pupils really enjoyed the new challenge and look forward to continuing next year. Thank you Brian for our terrific lessons.
Tennis session 1
Tennis session 1
Working on balancing the ball on the racket
Working on balancing the ball on the racket
Serving snd volleying
We had a wonderful Aistear today embracing nature. We headed off on a woodland hike in search for minibeasts and plants. We brought our Teddy Bears along for a picnic. It was great getting out into the outdoor classroom. Lots of discussions and observations were logged on our activity cards.
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Nollaig Shona daoibh go léir. Wishing all our families a safe, healthy and happy Christmas break. We will see you all in 2024 for more learning and fun !!!
Congratulations to Joe Knowles who won the beautiful donated bike from Bradburys Athy. Comhgairdeachas Joe !!!
Congratulations to Joe Knowles who won the beautiful donated bike from Bradburys Athy. Comhgairdeachas Joe !!!
Maeve is demonstrating the width and length of the coils
Making coils for our bird feeders
We use Slip to connect the clay to the base
Building the tower of coils to complete our bird feeders
Well done to our Cumann na mBunscol team who played four fantastic games. Our first against Ardough National School, our second against Knock National school. We then played Newtown N.S. With one victory and two defeats we finally played against Portlaoise Educate Together. We won our final game and ended on a superb high. Thank you to all our parents for providing great encouragement and transport to all our games. Wolfhill abú !!!!
Well done to our Cumann na mBunscol team who played four fantastic games. Our first against Ardough National School, our second against Knock National school. We then played Newtown N.S. With one victory and two defeats we finally played against Portlaoise Educate Together. We won our final game and ended on a superb high. Thank you to all our parents for providing great encouragement and transport to all our games. Wolfhill abú !!!!
We started knitting this week under the direction of Alice Rowan and Marian Knowles. It was a fantastic first session and we thoroughly enjoyed the challenge. We are already looking forward to it.
We started knitting this week under the direction of Alice Rowan and Marian Knowles. It was a fantastic first session and we thoroughly enjoyed the challenge. We are already looking forward to it.
Maths Week 2023- Maths on Mats was a great success. Our friends from The Swan joined us for a maths themed Aistear. We searched for 2D shapes in our environment.Bhí spraoi iontach againn!!
Maths Week 2023- Maths on Mats was a great success. Our friends from The Swan joined us for a maths themed Aistear. We searched for 2D shapes in our environment.Bhí spraoi iontach againn!!
School Sports Day 2023
The pupils had a wonderful day on Monday the 26th celebrating our annual day of sport. We had races go leor, games, competitions and delicious ice-cream. Luckily the rain stayed away and we had lots of fun!
A note from our principal Mrs Boland
We have reached the end of a busy and eventful year. We have taken part in lots of enjoyable activities such as Peace Proms, Concern debates, Cumann na mBunscol, Christmas card service, BLAST and Artist in school. We collected our Green Flag for Global Citizenship Energy. It's been an exhausting but very enjoyable and successful year. We welcome Ms McElhinney back from her maternity leave and say farewell to Ms Cummins and wish her well in the future. Finally, we welcome our four new pupils who come to us from Ukraine. We hope they have a very happy time in our school.
Today we say slán to Cian from 6th class. We wish him all the best in Kilkenny next year.
Today we say slán to Cian from 6th class. We wish him all the best in Kilkenny next year.
Today we say slán to Ronan from rang a sé. We look forward to hearing about all the adventures in Heywood next year.
Today we say slán to Ronan from rang a sé. We look forward to hearing about all the adventures in Heywood next year.
Slán to our friends from Rang a Sé. The boys have been wonderful leaders and have worked very hard. We wish them luck in their next big chapter, in secondary school.
Slán to our friends from Rang a Sé. The boys have been wonderful leaders and have worked very hard. We wish them luck in their next big chapter, in secondary school.
Our Junior pupils wearing their personalised t-shirts crafted by Ms Cummins.
Our Junior pupils wearing their personalised t-shirts crafted by Ms Cummins.
Our five pupils who had the best attendence for the school year 2023. Comhgairdeas buachaillí !
Our five pupils who had the best attendence for the school year 2023. Comhgairdeas buachaillí !
Go raibh míle maith agat to Ms Cummins for a wonderful year of learning and fun.
Go raibh míle maith agat to Ms Cummins for a wonderful year of learning and fun.
Thank you to Artist in School, Kate Knowles for our clay workshops. The children had a wonderful time and enjoyed the challenge of working with clay.
We have been learning about the life cycle of a plant this Spring term and how to care for plants. We have also been learning about the different animals we might see during Spring. We then decided to make grass hedgehogs and caterpillars that we will look after ourselves- we must make sure we give them enough light and water for them to grow!
We enjoyed a lovely afternoon with our wonderful Grandparents on January the 25th at 2pm. We enjoyed some delicious treats and tea. Thank you to everyone who visited our beautiful school.
Happy New Year to all our pupils, parents and school friends. We are excited to begin our new school term with lots of exciting projects and learning to look forward to. Please see below a recent copy of our school admissions application for 2023.
To request a copy please send an email to info@wolfhillns.com
Peace Proms 2023
Peace Proms 2023
The children had the opportunity to sing alongside The Cross Border orchestra !
Peace Proms 2023
Peace Proms 2023
The children travelled to Dublin alongside The Swan National School. It was a fantastic day and we look forward to do it again in the coming years.
We Are Writers
We Are Writers
Our Junior Infant boys are flying with their writing with Ms Cummins. They are writing cvc's and high frequency words and making super sentences. Maith Sibh buachaillí!
Debating 2022
Debating 2022
A huge congratulations to our superb debaters who defeated Shanahoe in November. They will debate against Our Lady's Meadow, Durrow Wednesday the 30th of November. Well done to all involved.
Halloween was a spooktacular event. The children dressed up in fantastic costumes, completed arts and crafts and played some terrifying activities. It was great fun to enjoy the build up just before our well deserved Midterm break.
Peace Proms 2022
Go n-éirí libh to all our fantastic choir as the head to Dublin in December to participate in alongside The Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland. Tickets are available @ peaceproms.com from November the 1st.
Aistear with The Swan National School in November
Our Outdoor Autumn Scavenger Hunt
Science Week
October 2022
The Outdoor Classroom
Collecting Data
Our fantastic team this year had three challenging games. Our first was against Killeen National School. our first half was a close tie. Our team worked exceptionally hard in the second half but unfortunately Killeen had the edge and scored some superb goals to give them the win. Our second game was against Arles. Our teamwork and passing was terrific and our Goalie made some incredible saves in the first half. With a hill and a skillful Arles team to contend with in the second half, Arles drove ahead giving them the win. We were very proud of our performance and both teams show great sportsmanship. Our final game was against a strong Barrow House team. We put our energy in the first half into making great plays and passing confidently. Our backs played out of their skins and set the tone for a great game. Our midfielders worked tirelessly in the second half. We lost to a strong team but enjoyed every minute if the game and left nothing on the pitch. Well done to all our players and thank you to all our parents for their support and help transporting the children to the games. Cnocán na Mac Tíre abú !!!
Some Halloween Art from The Junior Class
Some Halloween Art from The Junior Class
Our Senior Room Artists
Our Senior Room Artists
Cumann na mBunscol 2022
Cumann na mBunscol 2022
Wolfhill v Kileen
Cumann na mBunscol 2022
Cumann na mBunscol 2022
Wolfhill v Arles
Cumann na mBunscol 2022
Cumann na mBunscol 2022
Wolfhill v Barrow House
Check out our Planet Protector rap that we composed in connection to BLAST. Thank you to Artist Annie Holland who helped us capture our composition - Click the link to watch our video vimeo.com/720588780
We are back exploring Aistear with the wonderful pupils in The Swan Ns. We have been enjoying our themes Mé Féin and Autumn.
We are back exploring Aistear with the wonderful pupils in The Swan Ns. We have been enjoying our themes Mé Féin and Autumn.
Fáilte ar ais
Fáilte ar ais
We are all delighted to be back in school in the wonderful sunshine. Our Junior Infants are settling in nicely and having great fun in the Junior classroom. We wish all our pupils a happy and productive first school term.
A note from our principal Mrs Boland.
We have reached the end of an enjoyable school year. It was made worthwhile by everyone working well together.
Thank you to the parents for transporting children to football matches, swimming and Aistear commitments. I think we all deserve a long and restful Summer break. So enjoy the holiday and we will see you all refreshed and ready for work the end of August.
Our School Tour 2022
Last Friday the 24th, we visited Dublin Zoo along with The Swan National School. We took a bus to the Capital that morning and luckily we avoided the rain. The children had a wonderful day . We had picnics, experienced a wonderful workshop on the African Plains, explored the zoo's continents and enjoyed the many fantastic parks and viewpoints.
This Month, we have been enjoying a special treat of visiting our local outdoor, heated swimming pool in Ballinakill. The children are soaking up all the sunshine and splashing into Summer with great excitement. Thank you to the wonderful lifeguards who keep us safe during our sessions.
Comhghairdeas to our pupils who completed the couch to 2k challenge Thursday the 9th of June in connection with Laois Sports Partnership. All our pupils completed the challenge in superb time and had a great time together. All our training paid off in the end !
We started back at rugby training this week with Tadhg. Tag rugby focuses on learning skills without the physical elements of rugby. It was great to get out in the sunshine and get our heart rates pumping.
Holy Communion 2022
Holy Communion 2022
Congratulations to our Second Class Pupil Stephen who received his First Holy Communion on Sunday the 22nd of May. A big well done to our wonderful choir who provided beautiful music in the church.
Congratulations to our Second Class Pupil Stephen who received his First Holy Communion on Sunday the 22nd of May. A big well done to our wonderful choir who provided beautiful music in the church.
Our Blast Artist Annie Holland visited us for three amazing sessions and thought us how to use clay, printing and making our very own ceramic tiles for our school garden display. She was an incredible inspiration to the children and took the time to speak to us about the importance of taking care of our environment. We also recorded a rap that we wrote. We all created our very own planet protector characters and received badges that we now have displayed in our school corridor. Thank you Annie. We had a blast !!!
Sketching
using clay
Our Planet Protectors
Printing
Cumann na mBunscol
Our Cumann na mBunscol team had another great day out today in Arles. The players scored a total of three terrific goals and five fantastic points. Although defeated against Arles N.S it was a great game and Ms McElhinney was very proud of all players.
Our Recent History and Nature trip to Emo Court House and Grounds
Our Recent History and Nature trip to Emo Court House and Grounds
The Giant Redwoods were a sight to behold
Emo Court House
Emo Court House
We received an informative tutorial on the original Emo Court House. It is currently under construction. It is steeped in history and we really loved hearing about it.
World Book Day 2022
The pupils went to great lengths to dress up as their favourite characters from some of the highly rated recent reads. We had great fun guessing and discussing each others choices. We wrote descriptive book reviews and designed book covers. Great fun was had by all.
Welcome back to all our pupils and a very happy new year to you all. The year has started off with some excitement. The snow made returning to school even better. We had some great fun last Friday.
Welcome back to all our pupils and a very happy new year to you all. The year has started off with some excitement. The snow made returning to school even better. We had some great fun last Friday.
Our Christmas Nativity 2021
The children have been as busy as Elves preparing for our nativity learning their lines, songs and poems. We recorded our nativity in our beautiful local church here in Wolfhill. A special thank you to Helen for her wonderful work in the church and for helping us with our rehearsals. We really enjoyed recording it for you as an I-Movie. Bain taitneamh as agus Nollaig Shona to you and yours this festive season. Please click the link to watch our Nativity.
Debating 2021
Debating 2021
The Children in the Senior Class recently competed in a challenging debate. The motion was ''Should Celebrities be permitted to Travel into Space''. Our speakers performed wonderfully and made some strong points against the motion. Well done to all involved and Scoil Tobar an Léinn.
The Children in the Senior Class recently competed in a challenging debate. The motion was ''Should Celebrities be permitted to Travel into Space''. Our speakers performed wonderfully and made some strong points against the motion. Well done to all involved and Scoil Tobar an Léinn.
I-Movies
I-Movies
We recently submitted two I-Movies for The Reellife Science competition in conjunction with NUIG. The children wrote scripts and recorded short movies using our school Ipads. We even wrote a rap for our Solar System Movie. The children were awarded certificates for participating against Primary and Secondary Schools nationwide.
We recently submitted two I-Movies for The Reellife Science competition in conjunction with NUIG. The children wrote scripts and recorded short movies using our school Ipads. We even wrote a rap for our Solar System Movie. The children were awarded certificates for participating against Primary and Secondary Schools nationwide.
Cumann Na Mbunscol.
Cumann Na Mbunscol.
The children have been busy training for Cumann na mBunscol. We have been taking advantage of the fine weather and our new nets.
The children have been busy training for Cumann na mBunscol. We have been taking advantage of the fine weather and our new nets.
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