Sixth Class
Nature Hero Award 2025-2026
We were delighted to learn that Scoil Aodh Rua agus Nuala was awarded a Silver Stag Award in the Nature Hero Awards for our work on nature and biodiversity during the 2025–2026 school year. Throughout the year, our pupils and staff worked together on a range of...
Soup Day 2026
Autumn Harvesting of Vegetables
Biodiversity in our Local Area
Autumn Nature Walk
The Magic of Metamorphosis
STEM CHALLENGE-Building Towers
Allingham Art Competition
STEM Challenge-Make a perch for Harry
Digital Learning
STEM Challenge-Protect an Organ
Designing Time Machines
Welcome to Our Class Page
Welcome to our class page! Pop back from time to time to see what we have been learning, creating and getting up to in Third Class. We look forward to sharing some of our work and special moments with you throughout the year!
Save the Dates – Upcoming Events!
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Look at our Gingerbread art work!
We visited the playground at the Aodh Rua building!
Our first PE lesson, it was great fun!
We will make lots of new friends…….
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Fáilte – Welcome to All Our New Junior Infants!
Back to School Edition | September 2026
Our September Back to School Newsletter is packed with important information for pupils and families, including school times, uniform reminders, attendance, health and wellbeing, school lunches, online safety and key dates for Term 1. We also share some exciting...
Newsletter June 2026
Dear Parents/Guardians, As we come to the end of another busy and rewarding school year, I would like to sincerely thank all of our parents and guardians for your continued support and co-operation. Your partnership with the school plays a vital role in creating a...
Last Day of School
Sports Day
Active Week – Playground Fun
Active Week – Splash Day
Active Walkway
The Silver Sword
Button Art
Sports Day 2026
Donegal Town Library
Thank you to Donegal Town Library for inviting us for a 'Lego Workshop' on Monday 22nd June. Second Class really enjoyed creating individual and group projects.
Active Walkway
Friday – Congratulations Mr Nugent
We all gathered in the yard of the Aodh Rua Building to give Mr Nugent a fond farewell. It was a joyful afternoon with singing, dancing and even a picnic!
Splash Day – Wednesday
Splash Day was definitely the highlight of the week. Just look at those smiles.......
Sports Day – Tuesday
Mindfulness
After our games on the Astro we settled down with Aoibhinn for some relaxation and mindfulness techniques!
Active Week – Monday
We went down to the Astro turf and teamed up with fourth and fifth class for some fun activities!
School Tour 2026
Second Class had a wonderful day on their school tour on Wednesday 10th June. Thank you to 'Let's Go' for a well organised, fun and memorable day!
Students V Staff
Well done to all staff and students who took part in a very competitive game of rounders as part of our Active School Week! Congratulations to 6th Class on their well-deserved win.
Splash Day 2026
What fun Second Class had today for the annual Splash Day, as part of Active School Week! Thank you Sixth Class!
School Tour to Finn Valley
Fun at Splash Day
School Tour 2026
School Tour 2026
We had a very memorable day on our school tour on Wednesday the 10th of June. Everyone enjoyed each activity and the songs on the bus home!
Bake Sale
We really enjoyed our visit to the Aodh Rua Building to purchase some treats from the Bake Sale. Thanks to all those who baked the sweet treats!
Sunflower seeds!
A big thank you to Mr Nugent who helped us plant some sunflower seeds.
Ice-Cream Treat!
As a treat to further celebrate First Holy Communion, all of the children went to Little Mama's for an ice-cream.
First Holy Communion 2026
Congratulations to all of the children who celebrated their First Holy Communion on the 9th of May. We hope you all had a very special day.
Happy Easter!
Good Luck to Our School Quiz Teams!
Easter Quiz!
All of the children from second class got together for an Easter Quiz!
Red Hugh Art Competition
Orange Day for PWS Awareness
Bake Sale 2026
Student Bake Sale
What a lovely day was had by all at our Student Bake Sale. Thank you to all the wonderful bakers, those who donated to our small raffle and all our happy customers on the day.
Crazy Hair Day
Aspire Field Trip to Mouncharles
Pancake Tuesday
Blue Bots
Glenveagh
Hats off to 4th & 5th
Sportshall Athletics Champions 2026
Aspire Trip to Glenveagh
Students from 3rd to 6th class enjoyed a wonderful day out at Glenveagh National Park. The trip was facilitated by Heritage in Schools specialists, who provided engaging and educational activities throughout the day. It was a fantastic opportunity for the students to...
🐰 Happy Easter🐣
Wishing everyone a lovely Easter break
Crazy Hair Day
Sacrament of First Penance
Congratulations to all of the children in second class who celebrated the Sacrament of First Penance on Thursday the 19th of March.
Lá Glas
World Book Day
On World Book Day we shared some Fairy Tale stories with our friends in junior infants,
Crazy Hair Day 2026
Ceol agus Damhsa🎶☘️
Red Hugh O’ Donnell Art Competition
Pancake Tuesday
Second class enjoyed helping to make their very own fluffy pancakes, they even added their very own toppings! Delicious!
Lá Glas☘️🎶💚
Seachtain na Gaeilge☘️
As part of our Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations, Fifth Class visited Donegal Library for a workshop as Gaeilge. Maura Logue shared interesting local history stories with the class, giving them a lovely opportunity to hear and use Irish in a real-life setting.
Stories in a Box📚
As part of our World Book Day activities, Fifth Class demonstrated wonderful creativity and artistic flair by creating Stories in a Box. Each box captured key scenes and characters from their chosen stories.
World Book Day 2026
To celebrate World Book Day, Fifth Class wrote and illustrated their own stories before creating their very own books. They had great fun sharing their stories with the junior classes, inspiring a love of reading and storytelling throughout the school.
Garda Quiz Success
Congratulations also to our Garda Quiz team, who came 2nd at our local Garda quiz. They are now through to the big final in Letterkenny in mid-march, a wonderful achievement!
Credit Union Quiz Success
Well done to all our teams who represented our school at the local Credit Union Quiz. We are very proud of your fantastic effort! Best of luck to our Senior Team and Junior Team, who progress to the Chapter Level on March 8th in Letterkenny.
Be Safe Online
A big thank you to Garda McFarlane for visiting our 3rd–6th classes. She spoke to the students about the importance of staying safe online and shared lots of helpful tips and advice. The students learned so much and really enjoyed the visit!
