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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...

Monday, 8th December 2025
Dermot Tennis (All Classes)
Tuesday, 9th December 2025
Junior Infant Vaccinations
Hurling with GPO Coach
Wednesday, 10th December 2025
Music with Ms. Killeen
Monday, 15th December 2025
Dermot Tennis (All Classes)
Tuesday, 16th December 2025
Hurling with GPO Coach
Wednesday, 17th December 2025
Birr Theatre & Arts Christmas Show (All Classes)
Music with Ms. Killeen
Thursday, 18th December 2025
Carol Service (1pm )
Friday, 19th December 2025
Christmas Break School Closed at 12:00noon (All Classes)
Monday, 22nd December 2025
Christmas Holidays
Tuesday, 23rd December 2025
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Wednesday, 24th December 2025
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Thursday, 25th December 2025
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Friday, 26th December 2025
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Monday, 29th December 2025
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Tuesday, 30th December 2025
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Wednesday, 31st December 2025
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Thursday, 1st January 2026
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Friday, 2nd January 2026
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Some very happy faces in 3rd Class getting their pen licences
Preschool enjoyed celebrating Wren’s birthday Happy 4th birthday Wren !πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‚πŸŽπŸŽˆ
Hands-on learning never tasted so good! 4th Class baked and decorated their own shortbread biscuits today πŸͺπŸ˜‹ #STEM #baking #shape #measure
Take a look at some parts of November in Senior Infants πŸ“Έ We learned about the arctic and made some lovey artic animals, polar bear fact files and Inuits πŸ»β€β„οΈβ„οΈ We also enjoyed reading Lost and Found and made our own penguin friends 🐧 Dance, games and science week brought loads of fun too! πŸ•Ί
Lots of art work this week to link in with our story β€˜The Three Little Pigs’ #messyplay #preschool #tufftray
6th class could do whatever they wanted for homework this week. They wrote recipes, baked beautiful treats, carved wood, made origami, drew and coloured beautiful pictures, practiced and performed music, created decorations, made wordsearches and researched and presented projects. They as always put in a great effort and their homework was outstanding! Well done 6th!
Some very happy and excited 3rd Class children who recieved their pen licences today!
4th Class are busy collaborating on their STEPS Engineering projects. From team planning to prototype design, they’re putting their creativity and problem-solving skills to work. Stay tuned for their final designs! πŸŽ¨πŸ–ŠοΈπŸ“πŸ§‘β€πŸ”§#enginnering #engineeringireland
Science week 2025 - 5th class presented their projects to the class.
5th class were delighted to be the first passengers on Birr Castle’s latest attraction. They thoroughly enjoyed the first train ride around the Demesne. Thank you #birrcastlegardens .
Friday marked Diabetes Awareness Day in Ireland. We read picture books about children with diabetes and we all wore blue to mark the day! Paige very generously shared stickers and cake with her classmates and teachers to show her appreciation! πŸ’™ #diabetesawareness #secondclass
5th class - hip hop with Deirdre
3rd Class celebrated #scienceweek this week by building bridges, investigating the properties of various materials, testing bouncy balls and checking which materials makes the strongest hanger.
3rd Class had a great time at the Science Fair organised by 4th Class. They saw lots of interesting experiments, learned new facts and even had their taste buds tested. #3rdclass #4thclass #scienceweek
3rd Class had a great time at the Science Fair hosted by 4th Class. They learned lots of new facts, tested their taste buds and even got some yummy treats. #3rdclass #4thclass #scienceweek
 
 
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