Last Thursday 26th January our Transition year classes went on their Winter trip to Dundrum on Ice.  Students had a great day out and enjoyed some time in Dundrum Shopping Centre after their skating.

The TY Christmas fair was a roaring success on 8th December. Each mini-company was delighted with the level of support from staff and students, which proved that all their hard work in preparation was all worth it. The atmosphere was lovely, lots of smiling faces, sing alongs and bellies full. It was a great way to kickstart the run into the Christmas holidays.  Well done to all involved!  Keep an eye out for posts next week. There will be some products available for sale to students, staff and parents next week with details on how to order!

We will celebrate the 2nd CEIST Ceilúradh Day on 1st February - the theme for this year's Ceiliúradh is 'One Good Deed'.  We look forward to sharing some memories of the day with you at a later date.

We are celebrating Catholic Schools this week 22-29 January 2023 with this year’s theme being ‘Walking Together in Faith & Love’.

Thank you to students and teachers who have participated in a daily thought for the day.  Today is grandparents day and pictured here are members of staff, also grandparents, lighting our CEIST school candle in memory of all our grandparents.

We wish Mr. Feeney and the Easkey Junior Hurling Team the very best of luck in the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Club final in Croke Park.  Throw-in is at 5pm and Easkey v Ballygiblin will be televised on TG4!

We are very excited to have been approved for the Creative Engagement programme this school year.  We welcome Emer O'Donnell who will work with our TY students over the coming weeks to create stained glass pieces for our corridors.  Some of our TY students are pictured here creating their designs for the stained glass.

The Creative Engagement programme is co-funded by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Department of Education and Skills. It is an initiative that is coordinated by the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals in Ireland.

Thank you Laura and Oisin for lighting our candle today to mark the feast of the Epiphany!

We held our very special Christmas Carol Service on Tuesday 20th December in Ballymote Church.  Congratulations to our wonderful choir and musicians on their beautiful singing and music which brought Christmas joy not only to those present but to many who joined online.  Thank you to all involved in the preparations of the service from students and teachers to members of the local community.  Thank you to Fr. James McDonagh who celebrated with us and permitted us to have the church for the afternoon.

Our students held a Christmas Jumper Day on Monday 19th December in aid of St. Vincent de Paul.  Students raised €400 and pictured here are Maureen, representing SVP along with 6th year students Laura, Alanna and Tiernan who presented Maureen with the cheque on behalf of the school.  We hope that this donation will help some families locally over the Christmas period.

Our TY students spent last week on work placement!  Pictured here is Darragh Colsh who was placed in Rathcormac National School.  Thank you to the school for accepting Darragh!