St. Fintan's NS Taghmon

St Fintan’s NS Taghmon is now enrolling for the 2025/26 Academic Year!

Please go to www.taghmonns.com - Home - Enrolment to see our Annual Admissions Notice & to download our enrolment forms.

Alternatively you can all into the school office or phone Mai to get an enrolment form also.

Closing date for applications is Monday December 16th 2024.

Very proud of our past pupil and best wishes for the finals👏🏼

⚗️🔬Coláiste Abbáin is heading to the big smoke for the BT Young Scientist Competition 🔬⚗️

Fiach Weber O’Cianain has successfully qualified for the finals of the upcoming 2025 BT Young Scientist Competition. It is a significant accomplishment to be one of the 550 selected projects, as there were over 2060 applications for BTYSTE2025. He is completing ‘’An Assessment of the Ecology of Tacumshin Lake and wetlands.’’ In this project, Fiach will investigate the health of the ecosystem of Tacumshin lake and wetlands, including the impacts of human activity e.g. pollution (lead and nitrates) and distirbance. He will travel to Dublin to present his research to the Judges in January at the final exhibition. A huge well done to Fiach and his Biology teacher Mr. Conroy on this great achievement.

Some pictures from yesterdays rackard league boys game, the boys got a bus up to Craanford to play their quarter final, which they won 🎉 They will now face monageer in a semi final! Well done boys!

Well done Lian 🎉

On November 2nd, we proudly announced the winners of the Artist of the Year 2024 competition!
Big round of applause to all the students who submitted their stunning artwork, and congratulations to those who made it to the final round!!😍

Here are the winners and runners-up for each category:
Primary 1:
Winner: Izzy Whitty
Runner-Up: Lian O'Sullivan

Primary 2:
Winner: Lucy McCabe Dempsey
Runner-Up: Gabriele Masenaite

Junior Certificate:
Winner & Overall Winner: Annagh Stamp
Runner-Up: Rhiannon Cleary

Leaving Certificate:
Winner: Tommy O'Leary
Runner-Up: Isha Athmaja Kumar

Well Done Everyone!👏🥳

Maths week activities last week in Ms. Shannon’s class 🧮

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In this issue, we are proud to showcase individuals and groups who are making a significant impact on their communities and beyond, demonstrating the strength and unity.

Boo Murphy’s remarkable achievement as the U15 World Handball Champion is a testament to her extraordinary resilience, innate talent, and unwavering dedication. Overcoming personal tragedy and navigating the societal challenges often faced by Travellers, Boo has emerged as a beacon of pride, not just for her local community, but for the wider Traveller community as well. Her journey is a story of hope and triumph, reminding us all of the power of sport to bring communities together and uplift individuals.

The Coolmine Therapeutic Community’s Pact team, under the leadership of Annette McKenna, is making a profound impact on the lives of Traveller women living in private emergency accommodation in Dublin. Addressing critical issues such as addiction, housing instability, and mental health, the Pact team employs a culturally sensitive approach that is instrumental in building trust within this marginalised community.

In this issue, we take a closer look at the insidious nature of stigma and its lasting effects on the Traveller community, particularly in the areas of education, employment, and mental health. Stigma, both external and internalised, remains a significant barrier to progress, but addressing it head-on is the first step in breaking cycles of marginalisation. By shining a light on this issue, we hope to foster greater understanding and open up conversations that lead to real change.

Since its founding in 1992, the Cork Traveller Visibility Group (CTVG) has played a pivotal role in advocating for and supporting the Traveller community in Cork. Through a range of initiatives focused on health, leadership, employment, and mental health, the CTVG works tirelessly to empower Travellers and promote inclusion within the wider community. John O’Sullivan and Patrick McDonagh reflect on the group’s transformative impact over the years, highlighting its ongoing efforts to address the twin challenges of discrimination and stigma.

Joined celebrations in the staffroom today as Meadbh turned 21 and Mr. McGrath is graduating tomorrow ! Happy Birthday Meadbh and big congrats to Cormac 🎉

1st class are "Wild about Maths" being integrated with their Wildlife Science & Art👩🏼‍🔬🎨

*GOAL JERSEY DAY*

This year, with the support of Titan, GOAL launched the Design Your Own Jersey Competition. Each school that took part in Jersey Day had the option to submit one entry into the competition. The entries are then voted on by the public, and the student with the winning design will have their jersey produced for them and all their classmates!
The entry for our school came from Mr. Doran’s class, a beautiful jersey designed by Ciara Monaghan!
Please click the link below to vote for Ciara’s jersey!

https://jerseyday.org/jerseydaycompetition

Click the link - scroll down to find Saint Fintans Wexford- click on the picture - enter your details to register your vote!
Thank you!☺️

Whole school bingo as part of Maths week 🎉

A spooktacular afternoon in the nuture room!! 🎃👻

Maths week activities in 3rd class today involved making human 2 D shapes, playing interactive sorting games and designing our own Carroll diagrams!

Playground leaders doing great work on the Junior Yard last week! ⛹️

Senior Infants channeled their inner Michelangelos last week and tried to do their art while lying on their backs on the floor 😅 Not as easy at it looks, but we had a lot of fun!🎨

Lots of discussion and estimating going on in 6th today at the estimation station.

Good evening all,

Unfortunately it has just come to our attention that some fake sponsorship cards for our Halloween Walk have been going around the village where people who are not pupils in our school have been looking for and collecting money.

Please only buy lines off students who you are 100% sure are current pupils in our school. Please pass this message around the shops & people in the village also.

Thank you!