Ard Rí

Community National School

Election of Parent Nominees to Board of Management

Oct 18, 2019 | News

Dear Parent/Guardian The Minister for Education and skills has published Circular Letter 0057/2019 pertaining to the Election of new Boards of Management of Primary Schools. In order to progress the establishment of the new Board of Management at Ard Rí Community National School we would like to parents to attend a meeting of all parents of students currently enrolled and attending Ard Rí CNS on Wednesday 6 November 2019 at 7pm in the school to elect parent nominees for the Board of Management of the school. For further information click here There was a great turnout for the election of Parent Nominees to our outgoing Board of Management and we hope one representative from each family will attend to vote for Parent Nominees at the meeting on Wednesday 6 November 2019 at 7pm. If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact me. Regards and thanks, Darragh Roe;...

Winter Food Drive 2018

Jan 21, 2019 | News

Thank you to everyone in the Ard Rí CNS community who contributed so generously to the Winter Food Drive again this year. This campaign has grown from strength to strength and this year we are delighted to donate to two charities; Navan Meals on Wheels and the Meath Food Bank. We received a lovely note of thanks in the mail today from Rose at Meals on Wheels. Our hampers have gone to some of the 100 elderly and otherwise disadvantaged people from the Navan area who benefit from their daily service. Rose writes, ‘we commend your generosity and your thoughtfulness towards those in our community who are more vulnerable than most.’ Well done everyone. Happy...

Winter Food Drive

Dec 20, 2018 | News

Winter Food Drive 2018 Thank you to everyone in the Ard Rí CNS community who contributed so generously to the Winter Food Drive again this year. This campaign has grown from strength to strength and this year we are delighted to donate to two charities; Navan Meals on Wheels and the Meath Food Bank. Our Parent Association organise this event every year and were on hand to divide the food into hampers which will be delivered directly to the charities. We have tried a few different means of donating to charity at Christmas time but the simple giving of food to needy people in our Community is one which children grasp and and can relate to. Community Focus is a cornerstone of the Community National School ethos. Supporting charity is a great way to exercise our ‘Attitude of...

Cheerios Childline Breakfast- November 2018

Nov 17, 2018 | News

Wednesday 14th of November 2018 will live long in the memories of the Ard Rí Community. Most people like their Cheerios in a bowl but we had our breakfast in a blackout! Our Parent Association organised this event to raise funds for this very worthy charity. Childline run a Freefone line for children up to the age of 18 to call and have a chat when they need someone to talk to. We were just pouring in the milk when the whole school went dark. The spirit and determination of the Ard Rí staff and parents present shone through as we just kept going! Children had great fun looking at teachers running around with torches and they wondered what all the fuss and stress was about. We received over €368 which we are delighted to donate to Childline. Well done to everyone involved!!     ...

Halloween 2018

Nov 9, 2018 | News

This is the Fifth Annual Pumpkin Festival at Ard Rí. Every year each family enters a pumpkin. This is a family project and parents and children are encouraged to work together in planning their entry, purchasing the pumpkin and material required, constructing the piece and finally submitting their entry on the morning of the festival. This all started five years ago with only one class entering and this year we had over 100 entries “A clear focus on community building is a corner-stone of school life at Community National Schools. The Pumpkin Festival is just one community event we run at the school. It is great to see families coming together on a creative project. Some of these have been months in the making. It’s not only for the children. On the day of the festival, parents are chatting together, they’re getting to know one another and this binds the community. The buzz is unreal.” Darragh Roe- Principal This Year’s...

Hedgehog Rescue Dublin

Jan 22, 2018 | News

This January were were delighted to welcome Yvonne from Hedgehog Rescue Dublin to Ard Rí Community National School. Yvonne is an experienced zoologist and lots of the boys and girls recognised her from RTE The Zoo. Yvonne brought with her two rescue hedgehogs called Maureen and Simon. We learned all about hedgehogs in the wild and how we can help to conserve them and their habitat. Yvonne told us all about the great work she and her colleagues do at the Rescue Centre. We were delighted to make a donation of €266 to help the centre in continuing to provide support for this vulnerable native...