




On behalf of our pupils and staff I would like to welcome you to our school website. St. Aidan’s National School is a co-educational Catholic School with a current enrolment of 72 wonderful pupils!
St. Aidan’s is a school where every person is a valued member of a happy, vibrant learning community.
In St. Aidan’s we aim to provide a well-structured, caring and positive learning environment with plenty of fun and adventure along the way!
We hope our school is a welcoming place and we ask parents/guardians to communicate directly with us if they have any concerns or worries that need to be addressed. As a staff, we feel hugely supported by our parent body, who constantly work in partnership with us.
Our website will highlight the many events and activities taking place in our school. With a highly dedicated and creative staff the holistic development of our talented and committed pupils is always fostered.
St. Aidan’s N.S. has a very supportive parent body and our school prides itself on the team element of pupils, parents and staff working together.
By browsing through our website, you will see that St. Aidan’s N.S. is a diverse, positive and industrious school environment.
I would like to take the opportunity to wish each of our students the very best for the year 23/24 ahead – there will inevitably be some bumps along the way but hopefully, with support, each child will overcome any challenges and have a happy and successful year in school.
Tá súil agam go mbainfidh sibh taitneamh as.
Best wishes,
James Rudden
Principal
Throwback to a special evening on Friday 21st October 2022 where the St. Aidan’s National School community got to say thank you, and wish Ann Maguire, principal of St. Aidan’s National School Bawnboy for the past 15 years, for her enormous contribution to our school community. A huge thank you to Isabel Rofé for capturing such lovely photographs on the evening too, and for all her wonderful work with Templeport Development Association. A very special celebratory mass was held in St. Mogue’s Church where the children in St. Aidans sang songs and performed while Ann, Father Sean, and Mr Rudden shared some lovely words in saying thank you to Ann for her vast contribution to our school. A large crowd met down in the school afterwards for presentations from the Board of Management, Parents Association, children and staff, followed by tea/refreshments, memories and catch-ups. Ann has had a remarkable impact on the children she has taught for the past 36 years. She spent 15 years in Bawn, 5 in Ballyconnell, Kildallan and also Glenfarne, where she started her teaching career. That’s some amount of children that Ann has seen grow, develop and flourish into the individuals she encouraged them to be. Ann has worked hard to teach children the skills they need to realise their full potential in life. She has often gone above and beyond of what is expected of a teacher, and of a principal. She has shown dedication, and understanding to her young charges as she prepared them for lives full of promise, bringing each child with her and never leaving one behind. Ann has made a huge difference to their lives and will forever be in their memories and their hearts. She has guided, nurtured, inspired so many young people for many years. Retirement is the end of one phase of life and the beginning of a new and exciting chapter. As you mark another important event in the journey of your life, we wish you the most rewarding retirement ever. Every joy and happiness wished you to you Ann, and thank you so much for everything you have done, and continue to do, for St. Aidan’s N.S!!
Thank you to Peter and Martha McKiernan for their generous donation of a Jungle Gym to our school. Upon meeting the children on the Student Council, they explained that they would like more play areas for yard time so this is the first of what we hope are some new play areas for the children, that we will be organising ahead of the new academic year. Go raibh mile maith agaibh!!
A busy evening at St. Aidan’s N.S yesterday preparing our new school garden area!! The children have been busy growing broad beans, onions, cabbage, lettuce, strawberries, beetroot, broccoli and potatoes and hope the harvest these before the summer!!
Great work from everyone involved and the children are very excited to chill in our new area at beak times!!