WELCOME TO ST ITA'S NATIONAL SCHOOL

We are now Enrolling for 2025-2026

We are now enrolling for the school year 2025-2026. Our Enrolment week will take place from 4th February to 14th February. Please click on the button below to download our enrolment pack. 

Download the enrolment pack below and fill in the required information in the spaces provided.  

To submit the enrolment pack, click “File”, “Save As” and save your document as “Enrolment 25-26 - with your child’s first name and surname”. Click “Save”. Attach the saved document to an email & send to st.itasecretary1930@gmail.com or alternatively; print, fill in and return to the school

Active Schools Week 

Circuits with 6th Class

Yoga

Scavenger Hunt

Zumba with Stephanie Maher

Teddy Bear's Picnic

Visit from the Ice Cream Van

Science Workshops

Well done to the 6th Class girls who carried out Science workshops with all of the children. It was very interesting and all pupils thoroughly enjoyed it!

Sports Day

We had our annual Sports Day on Wednesday the 11th of June at St. Brendan's GAA pitch. All children and staff had a great day out!

Confirmation

Congratulations to the 6th Class girls who made their Confirmation on Saturday the 24th of May.

Manning Cup Champions

Well done to the pupils who represented our school and won the Manning Cup in Bushfield on the 20th of May. We are very proud of this achievement!

Write A Book Competition

Well done to all of our students who took park in the Write A Book Competition and congratulations to the students who received an award in Galway Education Centre.  

First Holy Communion

Congratulations to the 2nd Class girls who made their First Holy Communion on Sunday the 11th of May.

Green Schools Committee in action

St. Patrick's Day Parade

Well done to our band representing St. Ita's in the parade.

Ag céiliuradh 'Seachtain na Gaeilge'

Blas den cheolchoirm agus céilí a bhí againn i rith 'Seachtain na Gaeilge'.

World Book Day

We enjoyed Buddy Reading on World Book Day.

Christmas Shoebox Appeal 2024

Nov 2024: Well done to all the children who contributed to the Christmas Shoebox Appeal this year.

Visit of Loughrea Senior Hurling Team County Champions 2024 to our school

Monster Cake Sale 2024

October 2024: Our annual cake sale will be held on Thursday 24th October. The children (and teachers) will dress up in their Halloween costumes. On the day, you can buy some treats and play some spooky Halloween games. There will even be a "Monster Walk" too, with a few surprises along the way! All are welcome, so come along and join in on the fun! 

Click on the button below to find out more information about the cake sale and the day.

Congratulations to our Volleyball Finalists

Credit Union Quiz 2024

29th Jan: St Ita's entered six teams into the Credit Union quiz competition last Saturday evening,. All our teams had great fun and were very competitive. Congratulations to one of our senior teams, who placed 3rd in the senior category. Well done to everyone involved.

Snow at St. Ita's

18th Jan: We had some snow today on our yard and the girls made some brilliant constructions with it. Take a look at some of their creative works below! 

Christmas Shoebox Appeal

Dec 2023: There was a great response to the Christmas Shoebox Appeal this year with 137 shoeboxes filled, decorated and donated to this worthy cause. Well done everyone!

Christmas Lights

23rd Nov : The school band have been practicing hard, in their classroom and on the yard, for the turning on of the Christmas lights Ceremony in Loughrea this weekend. The girls are very excited and looking forward to playing on the town streets once again. Thank you to all involved.

Cross Country 2024

September 2024: The girl's athletics teams performed very well in the Cross Country semi-finals last week in Renmore. We are very proud of their achievements and how they ran on the day. Great job, girls! Well done!  Below are some photos from the day. Click on the button to find out more about Cross Country in St. Ita's. 

Internet Safety

29th September : It is important to keep your children safe while on the internet. Click on the button below to find out more about an Internet Safety talk for parents. It will be online via zoom (link below) on Tuesday, 3rd Oct at 7.30 PM.

Zoom Link: https://www.trendmicro.com/internet-safety/for-parents-and-teachers/events#ireland

Tips for Parents!

29th September: Click on the button below to find out more abouthow you can help your child as they start a new school year. 

Active School Week! 24th - 28th April 2023

Our annual "Active School Week" will be taking from the 24th - 28th April and we are looking forward to doing lots of exercises while also having lots of fun! Remember to bring in your runners and school tracksuit each day! Take a look below to see what we will be getting up to!

Annual Admission Notice

29th Sept: Please see below the Annual Admission Notice for St Ita's for the school year 2022/2023 

Virtual Sports Day

Here are the links to our virtual sports day pages. Try out as many activities as you like and remember to have loads of  fun! 

Junior Infants - 2nd Class: tiny.cc/sivirtualsportsday20 

3rd - 6th Class: https://sites.google.com/view/st-itas-sports-day/home