Crinkill National School, Birr, Co. Offaly

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Dear Parents/ Guardians

Welcome to the Crinkill NS website. At Crinkill NS, we take great pride in providing a safe, caring and nurturing environment in our school. We take a holistic approach to the development of children and encourage a positive approach to learning. Our dedicated staff are committed to providing a safe, supportive, and stimulating environment where children can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. We are involved in many initiatives and activities in our school as you can see from our website and social media pages.

I hope that you enjoy visiting our school website and that it is a help to parents/guardians and members of the school community.

Best wishes

Mrs. Nolan

Principal

 

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Upcoming Events...

Tuesday, 10th March 2026
Hurling with GPO Coach
Wednesday, 11th March 2026
Music with Ms. Killeen
Thursday, 12th March 2026
7pm Sacrament of Reconciliation (7:30pm St. Brendan's Church Birr)
Tuesday, 17th March 2026
School Closed Public Holiday
Hurling with GPO Coach
Wednesday, 18th March 2026
Music with Ms. Killeen
6th Class Service of Light (7:30pm St. Brendan's Church, Birr)
Saturday, 21st March 2026
11am Confirmation (St. Brendan's Church, Birr)
Tuesday, 24th March 2026
Hurling with GPO Coach
Wednesday, 25th March 2026
Music with Ms. Killeen
Monday, 30th March 2026
Easter Holidays
Tuesday, 31st March 2026
Easter Holidays
Wednesday, 1st April 2026
Easter Holidays
Thursday, 2nd April 2026
Easter Holidays
Friday, 3rd April 2026
Easter Holidays
Monday, 6th April 2026
Easter Holidays
 

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Instagram posts from @crinkillns
Engineering Week in 4th Class 4th Class had great fun during Engineering Week! From inventions and baking to interviewing and researching πŸ§‘β€πŸ’»πŸ°πŸŽ€πŸ“š A brilliant week of creativity and teamwork! Well done πŸ‘ #EngineeringWeek #STEM #4thClass
Junior Infants and 3rd Class joined up together to do Buddy Reading to celebrate World Book Day 2026. #worldbookday
STEM projects for engineers week by 5th class. Just some of the amazing STEM projects created by 5th class (more to follow) . πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘
Egg Drop Challenge #engineersweek #teamwork #EngineersIreland #eggs
Sunshine , smiles a lots of messy fun. πŸŒžπŸ¦‹πŸ˜ŠπŸƒ
In groups, 5th class completed projects on famous traders /explorers and orally presented them to the class .
Today's Engineering Challenge... How many books can your paper structure hold? #engineersweek #STEM #worldbookday #teamwork
Junior Infants enjoyed World Book Day by reading 'Be Wild Little One' which was all about butterflies. Thus inspired them to paint their own buyterflies πŸ¦‹ #juniorinfants #worldbookday
1st and 4th Class creating Marshmallow Structures as part of Engineers Week #problemsolving #teamwork #EngineersIreland #engineersweek
A Simple deck of cards can make maths fun and engaging! ♠️β™₯️ From addition and subtraction to probability and patterns, there are so many creative ways to turn everyday card games into learning. CHALLENGE : Pick two cards and add, subtract, or multiply the numbers. For older learners, explore probability, factors, or even algebra! #MathsMadeFun #HandsOnLearning #MathsIsFun
Well done to 4th class who presented their history projects this week! 🌏 From Pikachu and Simone Biles to Ancient Egypt and Moldova, there was a fantastic range of topics. Great work πŸ‘ #history #research #timelines #projectwork
Our February fun moments. Messy smiles, happy hands and tiny explorers.πŸ’•πŸ₯žπŸŒΈπŸƒπŸͺΊ
Well done to Theo and John who are representing Offaly in the Cumann na mBunscol Leinster U11 Handball Competition in Croke Park today. So far they have won a game and lost a game so it is all to play for in their final game @offalyschoolsgaa
Some pics from An SeΓ³ Faisean by Rang a TrΓ­ yesterday
Rinne Rang a trΓ­ SeΓ³ Faisean inniu. Today 3rd Class did a fashion show as Gaeilge to practise all of our Focail EadaΓ­. We may have some future supermodels on our hands. #3rdclass #gaeilge
Another fun week in 1st class. πŸ˜€πŸ˜€
 
 
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