Crinkill National School, Birr, Co. Offaly

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Dear Parents/ Guardians

Welcome to the Crinkill NS website. At Crinkill NS, we take great pride in providing a safe, caring and nurturing environment in our school. We take a holistic approach to the development of children and encourage a positive approach to learning. Our dedicated staff are committed to providing a safe, supportive, and stimulating environment where children can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. We are involved in many initiatives and activities in our school as you can see from our website and social media pages.

I hope that you enjoy visiting our school website and that it is a help to parents/guardians and members of the school community.

Best wishes

Mrs. Nolan

Principal

 

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Upcoming Events...

Wednesday, 13th May 2026
Music with Ms. Killeen
Friday, 15th May 2026
School Tours (All Classes)
Monday, 18th May 2026
Tag Rugby (All Classes)
Tuesday, 19th May 2026
Hurling with GPO Coach
Wednesday, 20th May 2026
Music with Ms. Killeen
Sunday, 24th May 2026
Penticost Sunday
Monday, 25th May 2026
Tag Rugby ( All Classes)
Tuesday, 26th May 2026
Hurling with GPO Coach
Wednesday, 27th May 2026
Music with Ms. Killeen
Monday, 1st June 2026
School Closed Public Holiday
Tuesday, 2nd June 2026
Hurling with GPO Coach
Wednesday, 3rd June 2026
Music with Ms. Killeen
Friday, 5th June 2026
Offaly Primary Schs Track & Field (Colin Dunne Memorial)
Tuesday, 9th June 2026
Hurling with GPO Coach
Wednesday, 10th June 2026
Music with Ms. Killeen
Friday, 12th June 2026
Drama Show (All Classes)
 

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Senior Infants had the best time enjoying all the fantastic EU Day activities in the hall and outside today! โœจ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
6th class had a great day celebrating Europe Day!
Happy painted faces in 3rd Class for Europe Day
3rd Class really our celebrations for Europe Day today. We played games, did arts and crafts, a treasure hunt, made smoothies and lots more. #europeday #erasmus
5th & 6th enjoyed celebrating Europe Day with a variety of activities. Many thanks to Emmanuelle , Philip & team UCC - Active European Citizenship)
4th Class had a fantastic time celebrating Europe Day today with flags, facts, smoothies and fun! ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ“š #erasmus #bfgtoeu #europeday
4th class have been busy researching and creating fantastic history projects based on local businesses in Crinkill and Birr. ๐Ÿ˜๏ธ๐Ÿ“š The children explored the rich history of many businesses both new and old. Fantastic teamwork ๐Ÿ‘ #HistoryProject #LocalHistory #Crinkill #Birr #4thClass
A days full of sunshine,laughter,bubbles,games and beautiful smiles.๐ŸŒžโค๏ธ๐Ÿ˜Š Our kids showed us once again how joy lives in the little moments- playing together,exploring,sharing happiness and simply being themselves. Every smile tells a story.
5th class students, Grace Garahy and Aoife Oโ€™Connor, donated their hair to the Laura Lynn Fountain today . Well done girls!!! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
Look at all the talent in 1st class!!! Today 1st class put on a concert. They were all stars! โญ๏ธ โœจ ๐ŸŽค
๐Ÿš€ Celebrating Space Day in 4th Class! ๐ŸŒŒ We had an out of this world day exploring, creating and learning through STEM! โœจ Designing and making their own rockets ๐Ÿค– Coding our robot Huey to travel around the solar system ๐ŸŒŸ Creating constellations ๐ŸŒ™ Using biscuits to recreate the stages of the moon (Yummy ๐Ÿ˜‹) #STEMeducation #spaceday
A glimpse at some of 5th classโ€™s activities: - aeroplane window art - earth day art - - celebrating space day with Mrs. Gleesons STEM workshop: space themed robotics & scratch coding - music with Ms. Killeen -
Second Class have been learning about bees and beekeepers! ๐Ÿ They got to see the equipment a beekeeper uses and learned about how bees make honey and how it is gathered. We even sampled some delicious honey with Ms. Fox ๐Ÿฏ We learned lots about Africa ๐ŸŒ We designed African necklaces for Art! ๐ŸŽจ
1st class are learning about the life cycle of plants this week. We planted some lovely plants today in the sunshine. โ˜€๏ธ ๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŒฑ
4th Class have been busy learning about houses in Irish this week ๐Ÿ  We explored different types of homes, learned vocabulary, and practised asking and answering questions through conversational Irish. ๐Ÿ  ๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
5th Class celebrated Earth Day by going on a Scavenger Hunt around their local environment during the weekโ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿƒโ™ป๏ธ
Spring has sprung in the happiest way!๐ŸŒบ๐Ÿ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒˆ So many colors,giggles and creative magic in last two weeks!
 
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