Art work from Infants and 1st Class - Our pictures of Loch an Iúir village.

Casadh 'n tSúgain (Local Pub) by Keelan.

At the Crossroads in Loch an Iúir by Seamus.

Jack 's picture of the lake.

Roisín drew An Siopa (Shop)

Yanto's picture of An Náionra.(Playschool)

An Siopa(Shop) by Shayne

An Loch(The Lake) by Fionán

Along the school road by Tess.

The Crossroads at Loch an Iúir -Emily

Saint Brigid's Day-Lá Fheil'Bríde

Traditionally in the Celtic calendar, St Brigid's Day, 1st February, is the first day of spring.
There are a lot of customs and traditions connected with St Brigid.
The main one is the making of special crosses. The crosses are made from rushes(thick grass) which grow in the wet countryside. The  rushes are woven together to make a cross.Here is a picture of one that was made last year. To celebrate St Brigids night this year we are going to have a social night in school. The community will come into the school on 31st January and have a good night making crosses, storytelling and eating BRÚITÍN, which is a meal of mashed potatoes. We will give you the ingredients so that you too can make it.

Some children will learn a little rhyme and visit each house to bring St Brigids good luck to the house.

Christmas is Over

Yes Christmas is  over and I hope Saint Nicholas/Santa Claus was good to everyone. It did not snow in Donegal but it did pretty much everything else...gales, hailstones,rain and just a little bit of sun and blue sky. Everyone is getting ready for the New Year!
There was a fun day today in Loch an Iúir- locals braved the wind and the rain and took part in a fun run/walk. Then it was back to the pub for some soup and sandwiches. A great day was had by all. Well done to all those who wrapped up warm and walked or ran!!
Hopefully I will get a few pictures soon.

Our Christmas Message to you all.

The Christmas Play.

The whole school took part in our Christmas plays and they were enjoyed by all. The Infant Class were dressed up as elves and looked cute  indeed. The middle classes told the Christmas Story and Rang 5/6 put on their version of the old panto The Three Bears- Goldie Boyle and the 3 Bears!! Goldie certainly got the laughs!!!

The Shepherds

The Angels

Mary And Joseph

Goldie Boyle!! Galanta/Beautiful



The Christmas Elves



Christmas Events in School

We have been very busy in school this last week. We were getting ready for our Car Boot Sale . There were a lot of people there on the day and we raised a lot of money.

Young Business People



Beautiful Hand Sewen Table Settings.



Cheol chóir na scoile/The infants sang hymns.

LOGO Competition- Loch an Iúir Winners

We have the winners from our school competition. Well done to Bernadette(11yrs) in Rang 5 and Shane(10yrs)  and also in Rang 5. A special to Ciara(9yrs)  in 3rd Class who made the top six.
All the children in the school had a vote. Good luck to all the logos all over Europe

Logo Bernadette Nic Suibhne Rang 5

Logo Shane Ó Baoill Rang 5