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The National Choir Competition was held in the Mullingar Arts Centre on Monday the 2nd of March. For many students the trip to Mullingar is the highlight of the school year. The competition is in its 22nd year and students from special schools all over Ireland travel to Mullingar to perform. Preparation for the competition […]

St. Francis School will be closed on Friday 13th March for CPD on the ‘primary language curriculum’. The school will reopen on Wednesday 18th March after the St.Patricks Day holidays.

Well done to all our teams and staff who travelled to Carlow on Thursday 27th for our interschools league matches versus Wexford. Senior Soccer Well done to our senior soccer team managed by Mr.Johnston. Our soccer team drew 1-1 with Wexford. It was a very close match which could have went either way. Mikey C […]

Just a reminder that the school will close at 3 p.m on Friday, February 14th for the February mid-term and we will reopen on Monday, 24th February. Enjoy the break.

Our school choir lead by Ms.Byrne are currently preparing for the All-Ireland Choir which is taking place on Monday 2nd March in Mullingar. The school choir has been rehearsing for the last number of weeks and they sound amazing. We wish them the very best of luck and we have no doubt that their hard-work […]

Well done to all the students who travelled to St.Laserians Carlow on Friday 7th February for our interschools sports. Senior Boys Soccer Well done to our senior soccer team who drew 2-2 with Carlow. St. Francis took an early lead going 2-0 up at half time with goals from Jamie Guidrea and Liam Bannon. However […]

            The skittles experiment in Ms.Fogarty’s class was a great success. The students experiment looked at how the skittles coloured coating dissolves through the water. The students really enjoyed the skittles science experiment !!

      Miss Rafferty’s class have been learning all about healthy eating and wellbeing. They have been very busy making lots of delicious meals and snacks using their knowledge of healthy foods. In the pictures you can see them whipping up some pancakes, banana bread, vegetable soup and fruit salad. Yum!

Ms.Fogarty’s class were busy practising their writing before Christmas. Students were practising upper and lower case letters and writing on the lines. Well done to all the class on their hard work. Keep up the excellent writing.

            Students from Ms. Byrnes, Ms. Dempseys, Mr.Lewis’, Mr.Croftons, Ms.Fogartys & Mr.Johnstons took part in an eight-week athletics program organised by Mr.Moloney in conjunction with Laois Sports Partnership in the Macra na Ferime Hall. This was a fantastic opportunity for all of our students and they all really enjoyed participating […]