Monthly Archives: December 2025

Dear Parent(s),

Christmas Performance: Our Christmas Concert will take place tomorrow, Thursday 18^th December, at 12:00pm in St. Patrick’s Hall. Each classroom will perform a Christmas themed play. All children are busy rehearsing and we look forward to seeing as many parents as possible on the day.

Christmas Draw: Our Christmas draw took place in St. Patrick’s Hall on Tuesday 16^th December. We would like to thank our Parents Association for organising this and to everyone who provided generous sponsorship of prizes and purchased lines. All prize winners have been contacted. Please see list below. The total amount raised was 1,240 euros!

Santa Visit: We had a special visit from Santa Claus on Wednesday. Each child received a selection box. Thank you to our Parent’s Association for providing these and also for the post concert chocolate lollipops.

Cinema Trip: As part of the Peaceplus programme,all classes visited Eclipse Cinemas, Lifford last Wednesday 10^th December to enjoy screenings of The Grinch, Zootropolis 2 and Home Alone. A wonderful morning was had by all.

Christmas Jumpers: Pupils may wear their Christmas jumpers this Thursday and Friday, 18^th and 19^th December.

Food Drive: Our Student Council organised a food drive in aid of St. Vincent de Paul. There was a fantastic response. Thank you to everyone who donated to this worthy cause and to community members Johnny Haughey and Kirsten Patton for their help.

Christmas Holidays: School Closes this Friday 19th December at 12:00pm and reopens on Monday 5^th January 2026 at 9.10am.

From myself and all the staff at Scoil Phádraig, we would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy Christmas and a peaceful new year. Nollaig shona daoibh go léir!

Le Meas,  

Ms. N. Scanlan

On Thursday 18th December, our school community came together in St Patrick’s Hall to enjoy a lovely day of Christmas performances. Each class performed a Christmas-themed play and it was a very enjoyable occasion for everyone.

The children did a wonderful job. They spoke clearly, sang beautifully and showed great confidence on stage. Their hard work and excitement were clear to see and they brought lots of Christmas cheer to the hall.

Well done to all the children for their fantastic efforts. Thank you also to the teachers, SNAs, staff and everyone who helped prepare the children and organise the day. Your work made the performances run smoothly and made the day so special.

It was a great way to celebrate the Christmas season together as a school community.

On Tuesday 16th December a special visitor came to our school! Each child was treated to a selection box. Thank you to our Parents Association for providing these.

Our Student Council recently had the privilege of joining community members Kirsten and Johnny for a heartwarming photo with all the generous food drive donations collected for St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP). These donations will go a long way in helping families in need this holiday season. A huge thank you to all of our pupils, families and staff who contributed to this worthy cause.

Pupils in 4th, 5th and 6th Class have been enjoying rugby sessions with Finn Valley Rugby Club.