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Budding Authors

Three pupils from third class created their own picture book. This book is all about how to be kind and include everyone. They did a super job at reading their book to the junior classes. We can't wait to put it into our new library.

Santa Came to Visit Hewetson NS

5th and 6th Class Created Incredible Norman Castles

3rd and 4th Class performed for Infants

Christmas Jumper Day in aid of Jack and Jill

We raised a wonderful €158 for The Jack and Jill Foundation and enjoyed a day full of festive fun.

Tree Planting Day

We are so greatful to Coill na nÓg for supplying us with beautiful trees to plant in our amazing school grounds. We have all loved learning about trees and what they need to grow. We can't wait to watch these beautiful trees grow over time.

Christmas Fair

I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone for making the Christmas Fair such a fantastic success. We are unbelievably proud of 5th and 6th Class for putting together this wonderful event. It was very clear today that we have many budding entrepreneurs and salespeople among our pupils! They have been planning and working behind the scenes for weeks.

None of this would have been possible without their wonderful teachers and additional needs assistant—Mrs. Milsom, Ms. Bannister, and Carol. I want to give a particularly massive thank you to Carol, whose work was truly invaluable. She took on the responsibility of handling the money, organising the raffle, decorating, and coordinating so many aspects of the day.

We also want to express our sincere gratitude to our new PA and all the volunteers who were helping from early this morning. Several PA members have spent weeks sourcing donations and prizes. We are very grateful for the generous support of Londis, Lidl, Aldi, Dunnes, Bob and Kate, and Tesco.

There was a wonderful buzz and excitement in the air from start to finish. We are thrilled to let you know that an incredible €2,700 was raised—such a fantastic achievement for our school community! This will go towards funding new playground equipment.

Christmas Quiz

Six groups of pupils took part in a Christmas Quiz in Scoil Linbh Íosa in aid of St. Vincent de Paul. The students enjoyed a wonderful night filled with fun, teamwork, and festive spirit. Their participation helped support the important work of St. Vincent de Paul in the local community. 

Librarians Came to Visit

On 26th November, two lovely librarians, Carl and Charlotte, from Kildare Library Services visited the school.
They told the children all about the wonderful free services available — and even gifted us some free books!

Scholastic Book Fair

Today, the children enjoyed a special “Look and See” session where they had the chance to browse through the wide selection of books on offer. Each child created a Wish List of the books that caught their eye and may be of interest to them.

We look forward to the excitement the Book Fair will bring over the coming days and appreciate your support in fostering a love of reading in our school.

Goodbye, Mrs Lamb

We said an emotional goodbye to Mrs. Lamb. Mrs. Lamb and her family have been part of the Hewetson School community for the past five years, and we can’t thank her enough for all the support and care she has given the children, parents, and staff. We wish her every happiness in the next exciting chapter of her life. As we like to say, it’s not goodbye — it’s see you later.

Shoebox Appeal

A massive thank you to all the children and parents who made up Christmas Shoeboxes for the Team Hope Appeal. Over 50 shoeboxes were collected from Hewetson NS today 🎁

Science Week

The children are really enjoying all the experimenting and investigating for Science Week.

Skip Around The World

All the pupils in Hewetson NS are taking part in the three week skipping challenge. We are trying to see how far we can skip. We will keep you all updated on our progress. 

Lego Club

One of our 5th class pupil has set up a Lego Club at lunch time. All the children are really enjoying the new club :) 

Food Dudes

We have all been taking part in 'Food Dudes'. We've really enjoyed tasting all the different types of fruit and vegetables. We are trying to increase how much fruit and vegetables we eat to keep us healthy. Infants had a visitor from Food Dudes to tell them all about the programme.

🎃Halloween Dress up Day in Hewetson NS🎃

🎃Halloween Movie Night 🎃

We were all so excited to come to school at night for our Halloween movie night. The student council picked two movies and made up yummy treat bags for everyone to enjoy while watching their movie. A big thanks to all the teachers for organising the event and being there with us on the night😃🎃 

🎃Halloween Bake Sale 🎃

5th and 6th class organised a super spooky Halloween bake sale. The school set to work on baking and creating delicious cakes and treats. They raised nearly €600 and we all had a great time going to buy our goodies. Go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir. 

Maths Week

New Equipment 

The children were delighted with the new sports equipment. A big thanks to Mrs. Milsom for sourcing and purchasing all the new equipment.

DIY SOS Day

I want to extend a heartfelt thanks to all our amazing parents, children, and staff, for coming together to make our DIY SOS Day such a fantastic success. Thanks to your incredible efforts, we accomplished so much to create a safer and more beautiful environment for all the children.

It was truly wonderful to see everyone working side by side, and the positive energy and great buzz from start to finish made the day even more special. Beyond the hard work, it was also a fantastic opportunity to get to know one another better and strengthen our community spirit.

We couldn’t have done it without all the enthusiasm, support, and teamwork. Here’s to many more days like this!

SNA Appreciation Day- 25/9/25

We are blessed in Hewetson NS to have two wonderful SNAs. Emma and Carol are always helping and supporting us all. We all want to say a big 'Thank You' on this special day.