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First Penance

26/3/2026

 
First Penance takes place on Thursday 26th March at 6pm in The Heath Church

School Photography

19/3/2026

 
School Photos will be taken on Thursday 19th March. Please ensure your child is in their full school uniform.

School Closures

17/3/2026

 
School will be closed on Thursday 19th and Friday 20th for February Mid-Term
​School will be closed on on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th March for St. Patrick's Day

Lá Glas

13/3/2026

 
To celebrate St. Patricks Day, Green Day takes place on Friday 13th March for all classes 

Quiet Breaks

27/2/2026

 
​As part of the school's ongoing work on wellbeing the school is currently piloting the idea of quiet breaks. The idea behind these breaks is to offer an alternative to children to the busy nature of the yard at breaktime. The following activities are being offered to the children over the next six weeks: Monday - Games, Tuesday - Choir, Wednesday - Reading Club, Thursday - Art Club, Friday - Lego Club. Many thanks to the teachers involved who are giving up their own breaktimes to organise and supervise. 

Grandparents Day

26/2/2026

 
Grandparents Day takes place on Thursday 26th February for Junior and Senior Infants @11.30am. We will have storytime, a song, art time and a cup of tea

Safe Routes to School Survey

17/2/2026

 
Staff from Laois County Council and An Taisce will conduct an onsite audit of traffic tomorrow, Tuesday 17th at dropp off and collection times.

Confirmation

13/2/2026

 
Confirmation takes place on Friday 13th at 2pm in Portlaoise Parish Church. We hope all the pupils and their families have a lovely day
Practice takes place for 6th Class Pupils only on Wednesday 4th at 11am

Kindness Week

13/2/2026

 
We will be celebrating Kindness Week in our school from Monday 9th to Friday 13th February
We will be raising awareness around Kindness and each class will be completing lessons and activities about Kindness. Each pupil will also have a secret person for the week to do Random Acts of Kindness. 
Finally Kindness week will finish on Friday 13th with a Non Uniform Day for all pupils.

Swimming

11/2/2026

 
Junior Infants, Senior infants, 5th and 6th classes will begin swimming on Wednesday 7th  January until Wednesday 11th February Junior Infants & 6th class will swim at 9.45 and Senior Infants & 5th at 10.30. The cost for the six weeks including bus and lessons is €50. A link for payment is available via the Aladdin App.  Parents can pay at any stage over the six weeks of swimming. 
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