Huge congratulations to our 6th class girls basketball team who won a well-contested Large Schools Final against St. Comans Wood Primary School. Some great skills were on display from both sides. Well done girls and thank you coaches!
With the Wellbeing Policy Statement and Framework for Practice Implementation Plan having come to its conclusion in 2025, the Department of Education and Youth is currently undertaking a review and assessment of the progress made and are now planning for its successor.
As part of this review, the Department is seeking the views and experiences of students, parents/guardians and school staff across primary and post-primary schools. Your school’s participation is important in ensuring that the policy reflects the lived realities of school communities and supports positive wellbeing outcomes.
Students: Click here to complete the student survey
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The survey has been designed with accessibility in mind, and you can change how things look or sound to make them easier to use. Accessible options include Easy read (student only), Irish Sign Language, Read Aloud, Theme Contrast, and up to 10 separate languages (English, Polish, Ukrainian, Brazilian Portuguese, Arabic, Irish, Simplified Chinese, Lithuanian, Romanian & French) .
The survey is designed to gather feedback on current wellbeing practices, identify strengths and challenges, and inform future policy development. All responses will be treated in confidence and used solely for the purposes of the policy review. Surveys are open until 2 June 2026
We would appreciate it if schools could support engagement by sharing the survey link through existing communication channels, such as school email systems, newsletters, school websites or other appropriate platforms.
The Department recognises the significant work already being undertaken by schools to promote wellbeing and greatly values the time and perspectives of school communities. Your cooperation will make a meaningful contribution to shaping the future direction of wellbeing policy in education.
If you have any queries in relation to this survey or the policy review, please contact wellbeing_policy@education.gov.ie
Thank you for your support.
The Roxboro school community was honoured to show up for The FTD Brothers today, on the Roscommon leg of their 32 marathons. We showed them our Roxboro spirit and it was a privilege to cheer them on.
Our 6th class girls travelled to Castlerea to compete in the basketball semi-finals. They showed great determination and skill throughout the game and came away with a well deserved win. They now progress to the finals in the coming weeks. Well done girls and trainers!
What a week we have had here in Roxboro!
Huge success was achieved in Scór na bPaistí with 1st place wins for both our instrumental group and quiz team!
Our boys 5-a-side soccer team are County champions!
To top it all, our own Rossa played in the exhibition game during half-time at the Rossies’ monumental win over Mayo on Sunday.
We were thrilled to welcome our past pupil, Fiona Tully back to Roxboro N.S. today, fresh from her glorious win at the All Ireland Handball Final in Croke Park at the weekend!
Success for our debating team today in the Concern Primary Debating competition.
Ailbhe, Phillipa, Sonia and Dylan were opposing the motion that ‘The Weekend Should Be Four Days Long’
They were complimented on their strong arguments and facts backing them up.
Well done team!
Huge thanks to Ms. Molloy and Ms. McNeela
Everyone’s favourite day of the year in Roxboro!
Well done to our Quiz team who competed in the Connacht final of the Cumann na mBunscol Sports Quiz last night! Many thanks to Mr. Morris for preparing the team and to the parents who accompanied them.
Congratulations to our 6th class pupils, Meda and Philippa, who won prizes in the Drama Festival Essay Writing Competition. They received their prizes yesterday evening in Aras an Chontae at the official launch of the Drama Festival. Well done girls 🖤🧡
We are a very proud school this morning after a 2nd place finish in a hotly contested Cumann na mBunscoil Sports Quiz. Well done buachaillí!
Many thanks to Mr. Morris for preparing the team.
Roxboro National School is proud to announce that we have been awarded 1st Place in the Roscommon County Council Greener Spaces Competition 2025 in the Schools category.
This wonderful achievement recognises the hard work, creativity, and community spirit that went into developing our beautiful sensory garden, created in loving memory of our beloved school secretary and forever friend, Mary Tully.
The garden has become a peaceful, vibrant space for reflection, learning, and wellbeing, and this award is a tribute to Mary’s warmth, kindness, and lasting legacy within our school community.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped bring this project to life and supported us along the way. Particular gratitude is due to Ms. Clare Dempsey and our caretaker, Tom Garvey who worked tirelessly to bring our vision to life.
A proud day for our lovely school ❤️
4th class were thrilled to have the opportunity to make Christmas Lantern Sculptures as part of The Enchanted Christmas Trail at Loughnaneane Park, featured in the Roscommon Christmas Festival 2025. We can’t wait to see our Roxboro lanterns contribute to the Christmas magic!
Our 6th class look very smart in their new hoodies!
Well done to everyone who contributed to The Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal. We had a fantastic response and the volunteers that collected our boxes were blown away with your generosity.
A special thank you to our student council who helped out greatly with the appeal.
A nice addition to our Wellbeing Area for National Anti-Bullying Week⭐️
Well done to 6th class who wrote wonderful poems on the theme of ‘Belonging’.
We all belong in Roxboro ❤️
Student Council 2025 – 2026
Welcome to our newly elected student council for the current school year!
Congratulations to Dillie, Thomas, Abbie, Paul, Kate, Fionn, Maisie and Dylan!
We are really looking forward to working with you and getting your input on behalf of all the pupils in the school.
Go n-éirí an t-ádh libh!
With the Presidential Election this week, we learned all about how to vote and had our own election. The children also researched the past Presidents of Ireland and made excellent reports. Well done Rang a Trí!
This school received a grant in 2021 to implement initiatives aimed at addressing the digital divide and support our learners at risk of educational disadvantage as a consequence, as part of the Irish National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) a project under the Recovery and Resilience Facility funded by the European Union through NextGenerationEU. This funding was used to purchase a set of Chromebooks, to upgrade our current student laptops, to fund Microsoft 365 licences for students, to purchase Beebots and accessories to encourage coding and to fund individual licences for children for online educational programmes eg. spellings4me and mathletics.
Roxboro N.S. was very proud to receive the Climate Ambassador’s Flag from Green Schools Ireland in the Radisson Hotel, Athlone yesterday.
We are one of only 15 schools in the county to have achieved this flag!
‘Elphin Diocese is reaching out to parents /guardians of Catholic children in 2nd, 3rd and 4th classes. Please visit www.elphindiocese.ie/cfm for more information and an invitation to a forthcoming gathering in Donamon Castle.’
Congratulations to our newly elected Students’ Council 2024/2025!
What a wonderful day we had celebrating our favourite people! It was a day to remember for everyone!
️ Congratulations to Ms. Kelly and her fantastic 5th class as they reach the culmination of their Junior Entrepreneur project.
️ Today, May 10th, they launch and bring their product to market! We wish them every success with The Rapid Rossie Quiz.
Well done to the girls and boys who represented the school in the Spar 5 a-side schools competition today in Boyle.
All the children displayed great teamwork and skills on what was a fun day for all.
Congratulations to our Roxboro Sharks girls’ team who qualified for the county finals day later this month. Roxboro abú!! ⬛🟨
Fr. Eugene & Fr. Pravin joined us to hear the First Confessions of our 2nd class. The beautiful ceremony was a credit to the children and their wonderful teacher, Ms. Glynn. A lovely, spiritual occasion for all who attended. May God continue to bless these children as they prepare to receive the sacrament of First Holy Communion in May.
5th & 6th classes had a wonderful day yesterday in Creggs RFC taking part in the Nations Rugby Series. We had the honour of representing Scotland. All of the students enjoyed their 7-a-side games of tag rugby and we might have a few converts to the sport! Well done all.
As we arrived back in school this September we were all thrilled to see our new sensory garden in full bloom and the new sensory play areas ready to go.
It gives us great joy to name our beautiful garden after our wonderful secretary, Mary Tully, may she rest in eternal peace.
It is amazing to see all of the staff and children enjoying the new spaces. This area is a fabulous addition to our lovely school and will benefit our school community for years to come.
Sincere thanks to all who helped to make it a reality.
We had great fun today talking about our favourite books and taking part in paired reading with other classes on World Book Day.
We would like to thank all the Grandparents & special family members who came to Roxboro to celebrate Grandparents’ Day with us recently. What a wonderful time we had.
Above are some photos of our 6th class reading letters, which were written to them by their grandparents, about their school days.
How lucky we are to have this wonderful new addition to our school!
What a wonderful week we had here in Roxboro NS, last week. We had Active Week and experienced every sport you could think of! You name it, we did it…. soccer, football, parachute, target practice, hurling, dancing, healthy eating talks, cooking demonstrations, gymnastics, orienteering, yoga, circuits to name but a few!! We had a fantastic week! Check out the photos…
The main hall in Roxboro NS was transformed this week. Students from 2nd, 3rd and 4th classes treated us to a wonderful display of art. They exhibited paintings, drawings, weaving, construction and pottery. Every child in the school coloured a butterfly to complete our beautiful butterfly display. Well done boys and girls. Check out our photos and video ….
We had great fun when the Easter Bunny arrived in Roxboro NS. We were very eggcited!
Junior Infants are invited to a Meet and Greet in school on Monday 24th August at 6 pm. School uniform jumpers will also be available. We are all looking forward to getting back to school!
Boys and Girls from 3rd and 4th Class participated in a Futsal competition at Ballybay N.S recently. There was some fantastic skill and team spirit displayed on the day and a great day of fun was had by all. Well done everyone!
We investigated some of the differences between man-made and natural uses of stone.
Welcome back guys. We are looking forward to a great year!We are delighted that our Astro pitch has arrived. We love to play dodge ball and soccer.
Congratulations to the Roxboro N.S camogie team who won the Cumann na mBunscol county final recently at Four Roads GAA grounds. History was created as Roxboro won it’s first ever camogie final. The girls played with skill and determination from the first whistle to the the last and demonstrated great teamwork throughout. Well done to all the panel!
Congratulations to our camogie team who participated in the Cumann na mBunscol camogie blitz day recently! The girls were victorious in both of their games and have qualified for the county semi-final. Well done girls!
Well done to our girls and boys 5 a-side soccer teams who competed in the FAI Schools 5 a-side soccer finals recently at Lecarrow soccer grounds. Although no silverware was lifted on the day, both teams played with determination, skill and teamwork in all their games. Well done boys and girls!
Congratulations to our school team who reached the All-Ireland Final of the Irish League of Credit Union’s Quiz!
We were in for a treat last week with the 5th and 6th class production of ‘Away With the Manger’. Click in the class blog to meet the cast!
Third and Fourth Classes took to the stage last week to perform Bethlehem the Musical. It was a fantastic production. Well done everyone.
Check out the 3rd and 4th class blog to meet the cast!
Every year we make shoe boxes for the children in need. This year we prepared over 100 shoe boxes filled with toys, books, stationary and lots of goodies! Well done everyone!
Here are the children who took part in Scór na bPáistí in Elphin recently. Everyone had a great time and put in a great effort rehearsing. Well done!
The Kilbride ladies football team came to visit our school recently. They are senior champions three years in a row. What an amazing achievement! We are very proud of our past pupils on the team. They inspired us to keep practicing. Well done ladies!
Junior Einstein came to our school to show us all sorts of science experiments. We were truly amazed and had so much fun. Thank you to the Parents Association for organising this event for us. We had so much fun!
Congratulations to all who took part in cross country this year. Here are our finalists. Well done everyone!
We sowed bulbs and wild flowers in our new planting areas around the school. We can’t wait to see them grow in the spring. Well done gardeners!
