Morning Star National School, Ballyphehane, Cork.

Morning Star opening at 10.30 am tomorrow-Tuesday 6th January-due to ice/low temperatures. Travel safely

Morning Star NS will open late tomorrow, Monday 5 January, due to icy roads. 10am opening. Travel safely.

A huge thank you to Mr. Tony O’ Donovan for his very generous fundraising gift to the children in our Autism Classes. Tony has been a great friend to the school over the years and is an inspiration to us all through his fundraising efforts for people with Autism. Thank you Tony and a very Happy Christmas from everyone in Morning Star.

11th Thursday at 11 Our School Choir will be joined with Courtyard Choir at Wilton Shopping Centre. Come along and sing along! 🎶🎄

We can't wait to welcome new / interested parents to our Open Morning tomorrow. Call in, see the school, meet the staff and enjoy a cup of tea with us!

Calling all past pupils and even current students!
Are you doing a wardrobe clear out? Did you find your old uniform? Or one you have grown out of? Please donate it to the school and we will find a new home for it! Thanks.

We are all delighted to offer our wholehearted support to our amazing school Secretary Carol Ronayne and our caretaker John Sheehan on their efforts to achieve long overdue pension rights and parity with all other public service workers. We urge everyone to get behind this campaign please.

Another brilliant sporting success for Morning Star! Congratulations to our school hurling team on reaching the Sciath Na Scol Hurling Final after victory over Togher BNS yesterday. This is the school's second trip to Páirc Uí Chaoimh this year after our boys also reached the football final in November. We are so proud of the boys and we wish them good luck in the Final.

Update
As part of the Government's Photovoltaic Programme, Solar Panels will be installed in the school next week. We hope that this will translate to real savings for us over the next few years, as energy bills have been incredibly difficult to afford, especially over the past few winters.

Morning Star was honoured to recently receive another amazing donation. Tony and Teresa O' Donovan (seen here with Ms Grace Curran, Deputy Principal), who have been so generous to our school and to the welfare of Autistic children over many years, Christopher O' Donovan, John O' Donovan and the staff at Musgraves have provided a state of the art Galaxy Tab A9+ and protection case for the school. The donation is a gift that is very special to the school as it is Tony's wish that the tablet would be given to the school in memory of our late former teacher here, Mary Coffey and her husband Eugene. Eugene was a work colleague of Tony's in Musgraves. Sadly, Eugene passed away recently. May they both Rest in Peace. This touching and invaluable tribute will not be forgotten. Thank you Tony, Teresa, Christopher, John and all the staff at Musgraves.

Huge thanks to our good friend Mr Tony O’ Donovan for his donation of €50 to our Autism
Classes. Tony has contributed so much to Morning Star and several other schools and causes over many years and we are so grateful. Happy Christmas to you and your family Tony.

The very best of luck to our Morning Star boys in the Sciath na Scol Football Final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh tomorrow 💪❤️