We hope that Newport NS After School classes will be able to start up again after 20th September 2021. If you are interested in running an after school class in the school, contact Fiona via email to find out more about our conditions and criteria.
Stepping Stones Montessori on Main Street. operates a BREAKFAST CLUB and AFTER SCHOOL CLUB. Contact Catherine 087 4043828 for more details
Greenway Lane Gallery often runs after school art workshops - contact Maureen O'Neill on 085 7212863 for more info
As you know, we have six birdboxes on the school's north facing wall (ie the one facing Rosmore) and two of these boxes have cameras installed so we can observe any activity. We hope some day to attract swifts, which are becoming endangered in Ireland, but are happy when any species decides to make their home there.
On a rare trip to the school to check post today, I spotted that one of the birdboxes is now home to some chicks, being fed by mother and father. They appear to be blue tits (not swifts), though I am not enough of an expert to say for sure - please email us if you can confirm!
I couldn't see the chicks themselves as they are too small and right at the back of the birdbox, but will keep a close eye on things and report their progress.