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A NEW pedestrian crossing at Spa NS has made it much safer for children and families in the village. Peter Lenihan, the school principal, had been pushing for this safety feature for many years. The crossing opened just a couple of months ago and it has already made a difference to […]

MINISTER for Education and Kerry T.D. Norma Foley today announced project approval for a state-of-the-art extension for Spa National School, Tralee. This building project will cater for new accommodation on the site of the current school campus. The extension plan will deliver a new mainstream classroom as well as two […]

A BIG day in the lives of young boys and girls arrived on Tuesday as Spa NS welcomed this year’s junior infants. There’s two small classes this year and they were greeted by Principal Peter Linehan and teachers Ms O’Reilly and Ms Murphy as they arrived with parents in the glorious […]

SPA National School near Tralee has been named the overall winner of Applegreen’s BioDive sticker collection competition, in association with the education organisation Biodiversity in Schools. Spa were the lucky winners from more than 120 other schools to win a biodiversity garden worth €10,000 by completing a classroom poster with […]

THE positive ‘live life’ message was very much to the fore in the Spa last Sunday as the annual Donal Walsh Spa 6k Challenge was held at Spa National School. The largest crowd ever turned out in the splendid sunshine to enjoy the wide variety of entertainment and activities provided […]

THE ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’ will return this Sunday and there’s a fantastic day in prospect for all the family. This hugely popular event was first held in 2014 and has become a firm favourite on the community calendar in the Spa. Unfortunately, it was not possible to host […]

THERE was a real buzz of excitement and anticipation at Spa NS on Tuesday as the 2022 ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’ was launched. This hugely popular event was first held in 2014 and has become a firm favourite on the community calendar in the Spa. Unfortunately, it was not […]

BRILLIANT sunshine lit up the glorious setting of the Church Of The Purification in Churchill on Saturday morning as families arrived for a special day. Like last year, the Spa NS First Holy Communion day was delayed until September, but there was very much a summery feel to the occasion. […]

WITH the current mini-heatwave we’re experiencing, it doesn’t feel like back to school time is here again. However, the uniforms have appeared and emotional parents were present and correct on Thursday morning at Spa National School as the junior infants arrived in the sunshine. It all went smoothly and teacher […]

CONCERNS about the speed of vehicles near a local school were expressed by councillors at the online meeting of Tralee Municipal District on Tuesday. Fianna Fáil Cllr. M. Sheehy and Independent Cllr Sam Locke both had motions before the meeting that the Council do something about traffic management at Spa […]

FEW places of worship in the county can rival the Church of the Purification in Churchill for views on a fine day. Lucky then for the fourth class pupils of Spa NS that the sun was beaming down on them as they arrived at the church on Saturday morning for […]

SPA National School was the place to be last Friday as the students and staff hosted a ‘Wonderful Well Being Day’ in the school to highlight the importance of developing healthy lifestyle habits for all ages. The theme for the day was ‘Health is Wealth!’ and the whole event was […]

FRIDAY was Kerry jersey day around the county and uniforms were replaced with green and gold attire in schools around the county. This was the case when we called to Caherleaheen and Spa national schools to photograph the new junior infants. Teacher Adrienne Heaslip said the children were settling in […]

SPA NS hosted their annual sports day and Ice Cream Party on Friday and the day ran like clockwork with children enjoying a wide variety of fun and games in the splendid sunshine. In the afternoon, the Parents Association hosted an Ice Cream Party where everyone go to sample some […]

ONCE again, the weather stayed fine and the crowds came out for the ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’ hosted by the local school on Sunday. The family fun day was organised by the school community in honour of Donal, their past pupil and saw hundreds take to the road for the […]

THERE was a real buzz of excitement and anticipation at Spa N.S. this week as the 2019 ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’ was launched. This will be the sixth year of the event and the whole school community is busy organising an amzing family fun day in honour of Donal, […]

THERE was a packed room for the final of the Kerry Primary Schools Debating Competition on Monday. Sponsored by Concern and organised by the Education Centre, eighteen schools in the county took part in the competition on a knockout basis which culminated in the final at the centre in Dromtacker. […]

THE kind-hearted pupils of sixth class in Spa National School have put their hands in their pockets to help out a charity. The beautiful backdrop of Tralee bay provided the setting for a cheque presentation to Enable Ireland as Principal, Peter Linehan, explains. “They offer up part of their confirmation […]

THE ‘Live Life’ spirit shone brightly in Spa last Sunday with close to 600 people turning out for the ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’ hosted by the local school. The family fun day was organised by the school community in honour of Donal, their past pupil. “We wanted to honour […]

THERE was a real buzz of excitement and anticipation at Spa N.S.  as the 2018 ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’ was launched on Thursday. This will be the fifth year of the event and the whole school community is busy organising an amazing family fun day in honour of Donal, […]

SPA N.S. was certainly the place to be last Friday as the students hosted an action packed celebration of flags, food and fitness. In the morning the student council organised a special whole school assembly to celebrate the Spa National School’s success in retaining their status as a top Healthy […]

THE beautiful weather provided a perfect time for Spa NS to hold their Active Schools Week and on Thursday there were some familiar faces at the school. Kieran Donaghy, Dusan Bogdanovic and John Dowling from Tralee Warriors imparted some basketball tips to eager youngsters and it looked like they were […]

IT was wet and windy last Sunday but the ‘Live Life’ spirit shone brightly in all those who turned out for the ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’ hosted by Spa N.S on Sunday. The school organised the family fun day in honour of Donal, their past pupil. “We wanted to […]

THERE was a real buzz of excitement and anticipation at Spa N.S. this week as the 2017 ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’ was launched. This will be the fourth year of the event and the whole school community is busy organising another family fun day in honour of Donal, their […]

THE spirit of entrepreneurship was alive and well in Spa National School on Monday as the school’s 5th class students launched their 2017 J.E.P Project, “Spa’s Scrumptious Sweets”! The Junior Entrepreneur Programme is specifically designed to promote entrepreneurship amongst primary school students. Since 2010, over 26,000 primary school students in Ireland have participated […]

THE Spa/Churchill community and beyond were out in force last night for its ‘Night at the Dogs’ fundraiser. It was a great night of racing with a wide variety of different novelty activities from bouncy castles to face painting for the younger visitors, to a ‘Battle of the Legends’ with former Kerry […]

THE importance of healthy lifestyle choices was the main lesson at Spa NS last Friday as the school hosted their annual ‘Health and Fitness’ day. As part of the school’s participation in the European Week of Sport and in association with National Fitness Day, a wide variety of activities were organised […]

THE junior infants at Spa NS were all chat when we arrived on Friday morning to take some photos. The girls outnumber the boys, 16 to 10, in the class and they were already well settled in after only a few days.  The pupils started on Wednesday and it went very […]

OVER 600 people visited Spa National School on Sunday for  the ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’  in honour of Donal, their past pupil. “We wanted to honour Donal in a special way and so the committee worked to create an event where people would come together for a few hours, have […]

SPA NS were announced as the third winner of the Lee Strand Cash 4 Schools €500 draw. Mighty Mikey Milk created lots of excitement when he visited Spa NS in Tralee this week to present a cheque of €500.  Speaking at the presentation Principal Peter Lenihan said; “Everyone here in Spa NS […]