Urhan National School Website

Wise owl returns to school
We had a welcome visitor who caused much excitement in the school today, a barn owl! We saw him at small break and when we came in after break we found out lots of information about owls. We hope he comes back to visit again.

Awards Ceremony for Tidy Towns School Award
Congratulations to the children of 6th class in Urhan National School for their success in the recent Tidy Towns, Caring for our Environment Competition. They were the winning school entry for the South West region. A representative group of 4 attended the awards ceremony held last Friday, 29th October in the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, where the children received a certificate and a cheque for €750.
The awards were presented by Minister Michael Finneran (Minister of State, Department of Environment, Heritage & Local government) and Mr. Donal Horgan, Managing Director of SuperValu and Veronica O'Connor, Fáilte Ireland. Click here to see the representative group being presented with the prize.

The Sam Maguire
Great excitement as the Sam Maguire visits Urhan NS

Tidy Towns
Congratulations to the boys in Sixth Class who have been awarded the Tidy Towns School Award for a project they completed in June. The boys made nesting boxes and bird tables and produced a wonderful project entitled 'Wildlife Watch'. Click here to see a photo of the boys.

European Building Project
Well done to the pupils from Junior Infants to Second Class who took part in the European Building Project. They constructed models of European buildings such as the Louvre in Paris. These pupils won arts and crafts materials for the school.


School reopens:
A special welcome to our new Junior Infants.