​The enrolment for new junior infants 2019 for all of the schools in the parish is on February 13th and 14th between 10 am and 1 pm. Please bring along your child’s birth certificate and two utility bills on the day. A baptismal cert is not required. The new admissions policy which is now available on the website does not require a baptismal cert for enrolment.
As yet we have not been given permission to go co-educational. We have been in contact with the Department and we are hoping they will give us confirmation before the enrolment date. So until we are given sanction from the Department we will continue to only enrol boys.

We had a fantastic response from the boys to our annual Team Hope, Christmas Shoebox Appeal. Thanks to everyone who donated presents, they will be warmly accepted in homes all over the world. Huge thanks as always to Mary Shaw for organising the collection every year. Mary puts a lot of time and effort into organising this which will make so many boys and girls very happy this Christmas.

We had a fantastic morning in Scoil Na Mainistreach this morning with the launch of the Daily Mile Ireland. Elaine Wyllie the founder of The Daily Mile and TV Presenter Ray D'Arcy were on hand to launch this fantastic initiative. Ray had some very nice things to say about the boys and the school on his radio show this evening. Click on the link above to download his the 2 minute piece from his show.
Kildare Sports Partnership, Athletics Ireland, Sport Ireland, Celbridge AC, Castletown parkrun and Celbridge GAA Club were represented along with many other invited guests. After a gathering in the hall for all boys, 5th and 6th Class boys completed a number of laps of The Daily Mile.Thanks to our Parents Association for organising the pre and post launch reception for all guests.
​As usual the boys of Scoil Na Mainistreach were fantastic and were rewarded with a night off homework. A team of 6th class boys featuring drone Pilots, Cameramen, Video Editors amongst others, put together a video compilation to capture the occasion. Well done boys, top class as always.

Monday next, 19th November promises to be a day to remember for the boys of Scoil Na Mainistreach. The Daily Mile, a nationwide initiative to enhance the fitness levels of all pupils will be launched in Scoil Na Mainistreach. Begun in Scotland in 2012, The Daily Mile has over 3000 schools across Scotland, England, Wales, Belgium and The Netherlands signed up to participate.
Members of Kildare Sports Partnership, Sport Ireland and Athletics Ireland will be in attendance on the day to launch the initiative. Among the guests present will be TV / Radio presenter and Chairman of Kildare Sports Partnership Ray Darcy along with the founder of The Daily Mile, Elaine Wyllie, who will travel from Scotland for the occasion. Scoil Na Mainistreach have also invited representatives from Celbridge Athletic Club and our local Castletown parkrun with whom we have built up a strong partnerships in recent years. 
All pupils will gather in the hall for a special assembly to welcome our guests on the day. 5th and 6th class pupils will then embark on The Daily Mile following a route around the school. Pupils in the school are familiar with the route as we have had our own had our own Lillywhite Lap and the recent Run Around Europe initiative taking place on a daily basis. 
Below is a video of The Daily Mile founder, Elaine Wyllie discussing the background to the initiative and how she believes it will improve the fitness levels of children.

Just over 16 years since his last visit to Scoil Na Mainistrech, Liam MacCarthy returned to visit the school in the hands of Limerick Hurler David Reidy. Ms Marken, a club colleague of David Reidys helped to organise the visit and there was great excitement amongst all in the school community in anticipation of this special visit. The visit was made all the more special as accompanying the Limerick man was Kildare Star Hurler Martin Fitzgerald, carrying the Christy Ring Cup, won by Kildare Senior Hurlers this Summer.
The boys and teachers gathered in the hall to greet the 2 visitors and gave them a great Scoil Na mainistreach welcome. Following the reception in the hall, some of our school hurlers had a special audience with the two Hurling Champions and picked up some valuable tips. A number of players on the Celbridge Senior Hurling Championship winning team this year were pupils in Scoil Na Mainistreach in 2002 when the cup last came to visit. Who knows a few of today's pupils might have been inspired by this visit and go on to represent Club and County in the small ball game for years to come.
Many thanks to David and Martin for giving so generously of their time and allowing the boys to experience a special occasion. Thanks also to Ms Marken for helping to organise the visit and we hope to see many more cups visit the school in the years to come.
 

We held a Blue and White Day today in support of Mr Curtin and the Celbridge team playing in the County Final on Saturday. Well done to all the boys, the colour was amazing throughout the school and to the 6th class boys who captured our special 'GOOD LUCK' message below for the team. Enjoy.

Suzanne Brosnan from Celbridge Library called to boys from 3rd to 6th classes yesterday to talk about the benefits of joining the Library. The Library host many events which are available to members on a regular basis. Attached below is a list of the events taking place in Celbridge throughout October.

​The Boys from Senior Infants to 6th Class are engaging in a daily program of Physical Activity for the next 3 weeks. The Tour of Europe Challenge is an initiative promoted by Sport Ireland, encouraging pupils to put on their running shoes and visit some famous landmarks around Europe. In Scoil Na Mainistreach, Boys run a lap of the school which equals just over 330metres. Droichead, Infants and 1st Classes run 1 Lap, 2nd Class 2 laps, 3rd Class 3 laps (1Km), 4th Class 4 laps, 5th Class 5 laps and 6th Class 6 laps (2Km).
The boys in 6th class have taken on the organising of the Tour and are recording the no. of laps run by each class and converting into Kilometres. Each European city has been measured from Dublin and daily targets are set by the 6th class boys. Our Tour of Europe Map is on display on the school corridor and the cities reached are marked. 

Congratulations to our 6th Class pupils who graduated on Wednesday night. Lots of great memories recalled on the night from 8 funfilled years in primary school. The highlight of the night was a picture compilation video, that captured many of the memories from the boys 8 years. Thanks to Mr. Mulreid for all his work putting the video together. The video is attached below for all to enjoy.

The 6th Class History Squad under the guidance of Ms Holmes were crowned All Ireland Champions for 2018 in an essay writing competition commemorating the Decade of Centenaries. Having researched the Celbridge Roll of Honour during World War 1 the boys were crowned champions at a ceremony in University College Cork recently. It's a huge honor for the school and reflects the great effort put in by Ms Holmes and the boys. Our historians received tremendous support from many people within the community who provided so much information, artifacts and facts about their relatives who were involved in World War 1 and we are very grateful for that support. A copy of the winning essay is attached below. feel free to share with people who may be interested. We would welcome your comments in the section below.The essay will need to be opened in Word.
History Squad 2018: Cian Byrne, Daniel Fitzpatrick, Saket Cilaveni, Conor Casey, Sean Corduff, Lee Wallace, Robin Whelan, Conall Carey, Conor Liscombe, Brian McBride

Celbridge AC hosted their now annual, Celbridge AC Sports day for primary schools in the area in glorious sunshine. Like all the schools of the area, the boys of Scoil Na Mainistreach did themselves and the school proud, both on the track and off. Medals were won on the day by a number of boys but their sense of togetherness and teamwork throughout the day was a joy to watch. The support they gave each other in the various competitions was only matched by the exemplary effort put in by each boy in their respective events. 
Great thanks to Tracy and all the committee of Celbridge AC who were out in force. Their grounds are fantastic and reflect the huge community spirit in the club. We are fortunate top have built up a great partnership with the club over the last few years and that partnership continues to grow. 
Below is a collection of pictures that capture just some, of the many glorious moments from the day. Well done everyone and we look forward to next years Sports already.