Our school sports day will take place on Friday 21st June, weather permitting.

Best of luck to our Rounders Teams in Wednesday's Cumann na mBunscol Laois Finals
Our 6th Class Boys and Girls teams are joined by a mixed team from 5th Class
All the matches take place in the Laois GAA Centre of Excellence between 10am and 12.30pm

5th Class Rounders Blitz takes place on Tuesday 11th from 9.30am in Heath GAA
​6th Class Rounders Blitz takes place on Friday 14th from 9.30am in Heath GAA (Re-scheduled due to bad weather on 13th)

Term 3 will be a busy and exciting period for Sixth Class.
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Artist, Evgeny Chubatty, is visiting our class twice a week to lead our students in an art project that will take place over three weeks. Students will be exploring the local history of the Heath through the media of clay, fabric and fibre, construction and more. 
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Our sixth class pupils have been involved in a photography project through the Schools Creative Clusters programme. A selection of their work will be displayed in the school hall at 7pm on Wednesday 12th June. 
The 6th class invites all parents, family and friends to their exhibition which will also include photographs taken by the 6th class of 1989/90.
We hope you can join us and you are welcome to bring any other members of the community or individuals interested in photography.

The Heath NS will be closed on Friday 7th June as the school is used as a polling station for the Local and European Elections.
The school will close for May Mid-term from Monday 20th May to Friday 24th May

The GAA football coach will visit The Heath NS. Paul Whelan, the recently appointed Games Promotion Officer from The Heath GAA club will begin coaching Gaelic football in the school every week. Paul will visit the school on Thursdays and Fridays and work with ever class from Junior Infants up to 6th Class. We wish Paul the best of luck in this new venture and hope the children enjoy working with him. 

Thursday
 
11.30 – 12.15: First Class
12.15 – 1.00: Fourth Class
1.20 – 2.30: Fifth and Sixth Class Cumann na mBunscol training.
 
Friday
 
9.30 – 10.15am: Junior Infants
10.15 – 11.00am: Senior Infants
11.30 – 12.15: Second Class
12.15 – 1.00: Third Class

Hurling Training will start after Easter. Martin O' Connell from Clonad will train 1st-3rd class every Monday from 15th April until June
12.15pm-1.00pm First Class
1.00pm-1.45pm Second Class
1.45pm-2.30pm Third Class

The Lunch Bag will being supplying our school with hot meals on Tuesday 4th June. There will be a launch day on Thursday 30th May when all families will receive details on how to order.