St. Leonard's National School, Dunnamaggin

Congratulations to all the children on a truly wonderful Christmas concert today. The pupils brought the Christmas Story to life beautifully in the church, creating a very special and memorable occasion for everyone present. Ms O’Keeffe’s class set the tone with lovely tin whistle music, while our 5th and 6th class pupils confidently narrated the story. 2nd class did a fantastic job acting out the Nativity, with wonderful performances from Mary, Joseph, the angels, shepherds

Santa Claus arrived into school on Monday with his reindeer and elf on tow! The excitement was electric! Santa confirmed thst all the boys and girls in Dunnamaggin are on the 'Nice List" and just asked that they leave a carrot out for Rudolph. Merry Christmas Santa and safe travels next week. Many thanks to the Parents Association for providing selection boxes for all the children. All proceeds from the festive visit are going towards Crumlin Children's hospital.

On Thursday we had a very exciting visitor; local author TJ Reid came to talk to our classes about his books and how he became an author. He read a chapter from his book, "Demon Wars" and we brought his just published new book also. Lots of questions, lots of interest and lots of inspiration to start writing stories and books ensued. Many thanks to TJ for coming to talk to us.

On Thursday, Mrs Langton and Mrs Croke's classes set off on an exciting Science Week adventure. Our first stop was Dunmore Caves , where we enjoyed a guided tour deep underground. We saw impressive stalagmites and stalactites, and learned about the 700 bats  that live there. We also discovered that Viking remains had once been found in the caves, adding a fascinating historical twist to the visit. Next, we travelled to Castlecomer Discovery Park  to take part in their Science

3rd and 4th classhad their final session of 2025 with Philly Campion on Thursday. Thanks to Dunnamaggin GAA for allowing us to use the astro turf!

Witches, skeletons, zombies, Michael Jackson, Superheros, The Lorax and many more characters invaded St Leonard's on Thursday for Halloween dress up day. The Costume parade, followed by a spooky dance or two and the announcement of the "How many Spiders" made for a very special and scary day in school 🎃

4th and 5th Class visited 3rd class during Maths Week to "test" their Maths Eyes and check their maths skills!

3rd & 4th class headed to Mullinavat GAA Pitch Thursday morning for a hurling and Gaelic Football Blitz with schools from Glenmore, ...

Congratulations to our ten winners in the Arts and Crafts section of the Piltown Show 2025! Well done to the artists and writers and all...

2nd, 3rd & 4th classes visited Gairdín na Gorta in Newmarket and learned about the significance of the famine on Ireland and the Irish...

3rd and 4th class enjoyed a lovely morning of hurling in sun drenched Mullinavat. Many thanks to Kilkenny Gaa for organising this...

3rd and 4th class were busy creating people from a sheet of tin foil. Great fun was had by all.

Congratulations to our Under 13 Quiz Team who participated in the St Canice's Credit Union Quiz. They were fantastic representatives for...

3rd and 4th class were learning about Martin Luther King and his famous speech "I Have a Dream". We drew beautiful dream catchers in art...

The theme of Catholic Schools Week this year was "Alive in Christ". We celebrated by participating in prayer services and making St. ...

Well done to our Under 11 quiz team who participated in the St. Canice's Credit Union Quiz. The boys were brilliant and should be very...

What a brilliant time we had on our Tour of Kilkenny. We started off with a guided visit of Kilkenny Castle. We learned many new facts...

2nd, 3rd & 4th class went on the annual Easter walk this afternoon. They started at the old cemetery, visiting the High Cross, the old...

Well done to our Under 11 and Under 13 Quiz teams who competed recently in the Credit Union Quiz. Both teams performed exceptionally...

Well done to the pupils and teachers who entertained the crowd gathered to watch the performances last Wednesday morning. Each class did...