Our Maynooth Cycle 2019 in association with the Galway Cycle was a tremendous success. Over €2500 was raised by the pupils of the schools in Celbridge. Below we have top class drone footage captured by Adam and Cillian in 6th Class along with excellent pictures taken by parent in Scoil Na Mainistreach Mrs Rossiter.

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It’s Bags of Fun!
Scoil Na Mainistreach
Charity Clothing Collection

Collection Day/Times:
Bags can be dropped into school between 9am - 3pm Monday to Friday
up until Friday 31st May or on the evenings of
Monday 27th, Tuesday 28th, Wednesday 29th May from
7pm - 8pm on these nights.

Help NCBI raise funds for the estimated 224,000 people
in Ireland experiencing severe problems with their eye-sight
including blindness. Bring your previously loved Clothing , linen ,
curtains , belts , handbags and shoes (paired) in a large plastic sack
to your school where it will be collected by our driver.
No Cushions Duvets, Pillows, Socks, Underwear or soiled Rag please.
We process your donations and sell garments in our 102
Shops nationwide. We recycle what we cannot use for resale.
So your donation avoids landfill.
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Your school will receive an achievement award highlighting
the number of bags collected which helps your school gain or
Maintain its Green Flag. Your school will also receive money per
10KG Filled bag which funds future school development.

​Last week's jackpot was worth €5,800 and took place on Friday 10th May. There was no winner of the jackpot. This weeks winners of the €50 were D Carton and J Noonan. The numbers drawn were 9,12,14 & 27. If you wish to take part in our next draw, choose 4 numbers between 1 and 28. The cost is €2 per line. Please do not put your child's name on the envelope, as you need to be over 18 to play. We would ask parents to please support the lotto. ​

The trocaire boxes are being collected on Thursday morning 11th April before 10.30am. Please do not bring in the boxes after this date.

The school will close this Friday 12th April at 12.15 pm for the easter holidays. Please collect children promptly. We will re-open on Monday 29th April at 9 am. 

The school is closed Monday 25th March for a staff in-service day. We will re-open at 9 am on Tuesday morning.

​Mr Minnocks 6th class boys are making Candles this year as part of their Junior Entrepreneur Programme. Trading under the name 'Celbridge Candles', Candles That Make sCents, the boys are now taking orders. Order forms have been given out to all classes, or can be found on their brand new website https://celbridgecandles.wixsite.com/info. The site also highlights the range of products available aswell as a step by step guide showing how the boys make the candles.
The candles are all naturally produced using 100% Soya products and scented in a range of flavours are favourably priced at €6 each when compared to our leading competitors in the scented candle market.

This week's jackpot was worth €4,700 and took place on Friday 25th January. There was no winner of the jackpot. This weeks winners of the €50 were S Furey and K Mulreid. The numbers drawn were 22,23,25 & 27. If you wish to take part in our next draw, choose 4 numbers between 1 and 28. The cost is €2 per line. Please do not put your child's name on the envelope, as you need to be over 18 to play. We would ask parents to please support the lotto. ​

​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.