A message from Burrishoole GAA... Anyone planning to attend the Connacht Senior Ladies Semi-Final on Monday 31 October, pls note that children are free, but adults need to buy tickets in advance on this link ... There is free parking at the school. https://www.universe.com/events/burrishoole-v-glencar-manorhamiltion-connacht-senior-club-championship-tickets-10DC2Z

What a day! The children's costumes looked fantastic, and at assembly, we got to meet seven of the players on the Burrishoole Ladies football club and congratulated them on becoming Mayo Champions! As five of them are past pupils, they were a great inspiration to our sports mad pupils.

THANK YOU to the hardworking Parent Association volunteers who made our Craft Day on Thursday so special. Everyone enjoyed it so much - as you can see from these photos!

Ms O'Malleys class had a great day in Ballycroy Visitor Centre and Claggan Boardwalk with their Head Guide Michael Chambers on Wednesday, and learned so much about our local biodiversity.

Busy at work in Senior Infants. We have had a great October- working together, creating some autumn art and working together to learn and play new yard games!!

On FRIDAY... Children are welcome to dress in HALLOWEEN COSTUMES, and bring their green and white flags if they have any. We ask that you focus on FUN costumes - nothing too scary or war-like. Also... As not all of our pupils may have access to costumes, parents are welcome to drop any spare costumes in to our drop-off box in reception tomorrow or Thursday. Thank you!

We received the following from PortWest... Just a reminder with midterm looming of our Play for a Day Drawing Competition for the Schools of Mayo. For a chance to win a signed Mayo Jersey, all students need to do is Draw a picture telling us ‘What it means to be from Mayo’. We have two Prizes up for grabs – One for Junior Class entries & One for Senior Class entries. Size and page format is the pupil’s own choice. Entries can be sent to: Play for a Day Drawing Competition Por

UPDATE: As a mark of respect to the family of Granny Hughes, who passed away this morning at the age of 101, the planned screening of the Historical Re-Enactment will now NOT take place in Hotel Newport tomorrow Sunday. May she rest in peace Newport 300 To any children who took part in the Newport 300 Historical re-enactment on 1st May, there will be a special MOVIE SCREENING of the recording made on the day in HOTEL NEWPORT at 6pm THIS SUNDAY 23 OCTOBER, and they are all inv

Ms Grealis' 4th Class had a great time at their Tag Rugby lesson on the astro on Tuesday"

Well done to our girls team who won their first match in the Mini Sevens blitz in Westport yesterday They played so well and were a credit to the school.