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Scoil Iosaef Naofa Primary School in Cobh, Co. Cork

Dear Parents,

We will return to school on Thursday 26th August. The school gates will open for children from Senior Infants to 6th class at 8.45am. School will finish at 12.15pm for Senior Infants and at 12.30pm for 1st to 6th classes.

Junior Infants will begin school on Thursday 26th August at 9.45am and will finish at 11am. On Friday 27th August they will begin at 9am and finish at 11am.

Full details of our reopening plans will be emailed to all parents next Monday, the 23rd August. We look forward to all the children returning to school and we are very excited about welcoming our new Junior Infants.

Please see the 2021/22 School Calendar in the Parent’s Area of the school website http://stjosephsnscobh.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Scoil-Iosaef-Noafa-Calendar-2021-22.pdf.

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The entire Scoil Iosaef Naofa school community would like to wish past pupils Diarmuid Kearney, player, and Adam McCarthy, s&c coach, all the best as Cork take on Galway in the U20 All Ireland Hurling Final tonight. We are incredibly proud of your achievements! The game is live on TG4 tonight at 7.30pm.

Dear Parents,

Please be advised that our phone lines are currently faulty. We are not in a position to receive phone calls. We are working to resolve the issue. We hope to have it resolved as soon as possible. If you need to contact us please do so at [email protected].

Kind Regards,
Scoil Iosaef Naofa

Announcement
I am delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Andrew Bowen as the new principal of Scoil Iosaef Naofa.

Andrew Bowen is originally from Carrigtwohill but now lives in Midleton with his wife and two children. He is currently teaching in Scoil Mhuire Naofa in Carrigtwohill. He holds an Assistant Principal role there. He has a great interest in history and is extremely passionate about reading. He loves to read and loves to promote reading for pleasure. He is interested in sport especially cycling, cross country running and GAA. He looks forward to now cheering for Scoil Iosaef Naofa as he takes on the role of principal there.

Mr. Bowen takes up this new role in August. We wish him well.

Eid Mubarak!
We want to wish all our pupils and their families of the Islamic faith a very happy Eid!

Announcement
Dear Parents,

I wanted to inform you personally that I am retiring from the 31st August. Practically speaking this will be a few weeks before this date. A process is currently underway to choose a new principal. We hope to be able to make an announcement on this in due course.

I have worked in Scoil Iosaef Naofa since 1982, the last 10 years as principal. It has been an honour and a privilege. Thank you for your co-operation, ,support and friendship down through the years.

I am confident with the staff, students and parents we have, that the school will continue to go from strength to strength.

Tony Kenneally.

The last number of years has seen us remember the major conflicts in our history:The First World War, the 1916 Rising and now the War of Independence.
Wednesday 28th April marks the centenary anniversary of the deaths of two of our past pupils. We will be holding a raising of the national flag to honour the sacrifice made by Maurice Moore and Patrick O'Sullivan in the War of Independence. Both men were born in 1899 were school friends. They joined the Irish Volunteers in 1916 and took part in many engagements in the struggle for independence. Maurice and Patrick were captured at the Battle of Clonmult on Sunday 20th February and were executed 2 months later by Crown forces at Cork Military Barracks on the 28th April 1921. Maurice Moore came from Ticknock and Patrick O'Sullivan from Carrignafoy.
These men gave their lives for their country and it is important we acknowledge their sacrifice. We will say a short prayer and reflection.
Due to Covid 19 restrictions we are not inviting anyone to attend the ceremony but the Senior classes will learn about the War of Independence in class.
We also pray for all our past pupils who died in the cause of Irish freedom and indeed for everyone who died in conflicts both at home and abroad.