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4 Jun

Ms. Burke's class really enjoyed their session with Dave Morrissey of 'Groovy Hands'. Thank you to Ms. Patterson for arranging the visits for every class. Enjoy!

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14 May

We had a total of 60 pupils participating in the Limerick Primary athletics in UL. A hugely successful day for both our teams. Comhghairdeas libh go léir snd coaches. Thank you to the event organisers for arranging a super event on an annual basis. Many future Olympians present.

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14 May

Limerick Primary School athletics were held today in @UL. Our girls and boys teams had a wonderful sporting day in the sun. A brilliant event for all ages from U8 upwards. Huge thank you to our coaches Mr. McAuliffe, Mr. McCraith, Ms. Hayes, Ms. Burke & Ms. O' Neill.

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7 May

Munster Champions of the FAI Schools Primary 5s. The round robin and final was played today in Cahir and our group of incredibly talented girls won the day. We are so proud of you all. Thank you to the organisers and huge thank you to Ms. Hanrahan & Mr. McCraith. Next stop Aviva

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23 Apr

The Curious Minds Awards submission deadline is approaching!🥳 Here's a reminder of some of the activities that count towards each step of your application🖌️ https://www.sfi.ie/engagement/curious-minds/awards/steps-to-an-award-entry-criteria/ #CuriousMinds

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Broadband

This school now has high speed broadband connectivity through the Department of Education School Broadband Programme, delivered as part of the Irish National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) under the Recovery and Resilience Facility funded by the European Union through NextGenerationEU.

Afterschool Service

The Board of Management of Monaleen NS is excited to announce the introduction of an Afterschool Service for our pupils from September 2025. Please see the advertisement inviting third parties to express their interest in tendering for this contract.

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Sport

Sport makes an important contribution to children’s physical, personal, social and emotional development. Monaleen National School provides opportunities for every pupil to engage in physical education at every age level. Curricular activities include games, aquatics, gymnastics and dance. Specialised coaches are also utilised in areas such as GAA, soccer, athletics, rugby and gymnastics.

Monaleen National School is fortunate to have a dedicated and talented staff who provide after school coaching in many disciplines. We have a strong tradition of competing in a wide range of team sports promoting participation, team-work and skills development for both boys and girls.

Creative Arts

Arts education is an important dimension of the primary school curriculum and invaluable in stimulating creative thinking. Arts education incorporates the three subjects of art, music and drama. We have a very active school choir and school band and also offer after-school arts and music lessons.

STEM

Monaleen National School has received the Digital School of Distinction Award for promoting ICT learning in the classroom. We are also proud to have been awarded the Science Foundation Ireland Discover Primary Science and Maths (DPSM) Award for Excellence in Science and Maths and continue to promote STEM learning at all ages throughout our school.

In addition to the curricular areas, Monaleen National School offers a wide range of extra-curricular activities in STEM education e.g. Coding Club, Chess Club and Mathletes.

Green Schools

Monaleen N.S. is proud to be a Green School.

MIGHTY MONALEEN!! WE ARE A BIG TEAM WORKING TOGETHER TO STAY GREEN.

We have been awarded 5 Green Flags to date for all the work we have done and continue to do with the Green-Schools programme.

Flag 1- Litter and Waste
Flag 2- Energy
Flag 3- Water
Flag 4-Travel
Flag 5-Biodiversity

We are currently working on renewing our 6^th Green Flag. The theme for this flag is Global Citizenship-Litter and Waste. This theme is a maintenance theme which enables schools to discover how Green-Schools work has positively influenced people and environments worldwide while revising the previous Litter and Waste theme.

In order to keep our Green School status we must continue working in all the above areas. As a result of this we would like you to remember the following:

Bring a lunch box to school.
Use a flask for drinks or reuse a bottle. Please avoid bringing new plastic water bottles each day.
Don’t wrap contents of lunch boxes individually.
Try not to use cling film, tin foil etc.
Turn off the tap when brushing your teeth.
Turn off all lights and electrical appliances when not in use.
Try to walk, scoot, cycle or park and stride to school whenever possible.

As part of our Healthy Eating Policy it was decided that all children take home their uneaten lunches i.e. crusts, skins, cores etc. The reason for this is two-fold: