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Match Report – Game 2 & 3 Letterkenny Cup
Woodland NS Girls Continue Their Strong Letterkenny Cup Run The Woodland NS girls’ team put in a fantastic performance in their second Letterkenny Cup match, securing a 2–1 win over Scoil Cholmcille. Maisie put Woodland NS into an early lead with a well-taken goal...
Cross Country County Final 2025
We had a fantastic day out over in Milford for the Cross Country County Finals. We had students competing from 2nd up to 6th class. The boys and girls were up against some very tough competition from schools from all over Donegal. We were represented brilliantly in...
Gaelic Blitz
Fifth and Sixth Class students had a wonderful day in O'Donnell Park in September. They took part in exciting gaelic games and showed great teamwork and sportsmanship.
Letterkenny Cup Game 1
Letterkenny Cup – Girls’ Group Game There was a great battle between Woodland NS and St. Patrick’s NS Lurgybrack girls in their first group game of the Letterkenny Cup which took place on Thursday 9th October, played in fantastic spirits at Dry Arch Park.Both teams...
Cross Country Regionals 2025
The boys and girls from 2nd all the way up to 6th class had a fantastic day in O'Donnell park at the 2025 cross country regional. We had some great weather for running and our students really made the most of the conditions. We were up against all the schools in the...
Woodland Champions League Final ’25
Active Week and Sports Day 2025
We have wrapped up another successful Active week and sports day. The weather wasn't quite on our side but as usual we made the best of it. Across the school boys and girls were given the opportunity to try new sports and get active with their class mates. All the...
Basketball
Sixth class students had a brilliant day playing basketball against Educate Together.
Sports Day Fun in Junior Infants
The boys and girls in Junior Infants had great fun today during their first Sports Day. Take a look at what they got up to by watching the video below.
4th Class Gaelic Football Blitz 2025
The boys and girls from the 4th classes had a fantastic day in O'Donnell Park yesterday as they took part in a Letterkenny Schools Gaelic Football blitz. The wonderful weather only added to the occasion. After a number of weeks of Gaelic Football coaching from Eddie...
2nd Class Gaelic Blitz
Congratulations to the 2nd class boys and girls who competed very well in their blitz at O'Donnell park on Monday. A great day was had by all
Sportshall 2025
A huge well done to the boys and girls from 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th class who took part in the Regional Sportshall Athletics event in the Aura last week. We came up against stiff opposition from 7 other schools. The children competed in a series of field events...
Woodland F.C. vs Glenswilly
Lk Cup Soccer
Woodlands FC enjoyed a tremendous double LK Cup victory against Scoil Mhuire in Leckview on Tuesday morning. The boys were up first and set the tone for the day with a well deserved 5-0 victory. Filip got the boys off the mark with a tremendous long range effort after...
Cross Country County Final
The cross country season came to an end on Wednesday of this week with the county final taking place in Milford. 20 children from Woodland NS qualified for these county finals. Mia O Carroll finished in a very strong 13th position in a field of over 100 under 9 girls....
LK Cup – Vs Scoil Naomh Fiachra
Well done to the boys and girls on our senior soccer teams who played two fantastic games against Illistrin today. The girls were delighted to claim a share of the points with a hard fought draw. Player of the Match was Sophie who was a rock at centre back. The boys...
Cross Country in O’Donnell Park
We are very proud of our 44 cross country athletes who competed in the Letterkenny Cross Country Championships on Wednesday 18 th September 2024 in O’Donnell Park. The wind, rain and muck can often bring challenges to cross country running, however, today was...
Sports Day 2024
We all had a great day for Sports Day. From novelty races to relays, ice cream and chips, a fun filled day was had by all. Even the rain wasn't going to stop us!
Active Week in Ms Kilkenny’s Class
The boys and girls thoroughly enjoyed their first ever Active Week in Woodland N.S. They started off the week by playing games and doing races with their buddies from Ms. Gormley's class, Ms. Bonar's class and some members of the Active Committee.They were treated to...
Active Schools Week 2024
That's a wrap for Active Schools Week 2024. The children from Junior Infants all the way up to 6th class had a week full of exercise, fun and games. Each year group got to try a number of sports and activities, from tag rugby to field hockey. Some classes (teachers...
Sports Hall Regional 2024
Well done to all the boys and girls who represented the school at this years Sports Hall Regional event in the Aura Leisure centre. Children from 3rd to 6th class faced stiff opposition from schools from all over the county, from Creeslough to Glenties. During the...
St Eunan’s College Future Leaders Tournament
Well done to the 5th class boys who particaped in the St Eunan's College Future Leaders Tournament. Each year, Transition Year Students from The College organise a Gaelic Football blitz for students up to 5th class. Schools from Letterkenny and the surrounding areas...
Girls FAI 5’s Soccer
Well done to the girls who competed for the school in the Letterkenny area finals, narrowly missing out on a spot in the Donegal final.
Run Around Europe – Final Week
We made it! As we finish up for the Easter holidays we can also celebrate completing the Run Around Europe Challenge. Over the past 4 weeks the children have run to London, Paris, Lisbon, Madrid, Rome and all the way to Kyiv, just to mention a few. There has been a...
Run Around Europe – Making our Way to Denmark!!
Run Around Europe Week 3
Another week down and our classes have reached a plethora of European Capitals. As we end the penultimate week of the challenge our students have run all the way to places such as Rome, Lisbon, Paris and Madrid. Well done to Ms Walker's 6th Class who won the...
Run Around Europe Week 2
Congratulations to Ms Wilson’s Senior Infants and Ms Peoples’ Second class for reaching Paris already, they’re now on the move again to a new city.
Gymnastics in Ms. Henry’s Junior Infants
Last month in Ms. Henry’s Junior Infants we were doing gymnastics in P.E. We were developing the movement actions of crawling, jumping, climbing and balancing. We had great fun practising rocking and rolling activities leading to a forward roll. Everyone loved using...
Run Around Europe Challenge
During the lead up to the Easter Break the school will be taking part in the Active Schools Run Around Europe Challenge. The aim if the challenge is to pick a European Capital, check how far away it is in kilometres and run the equivalent amount of laps on our outdoor...
Active Brain Breaks
The Student Active Committee thought it would be a great idea if Active Brain Breaks were used in every classroom. The committee compiled a list of ideas that teachers could use. Every week each class records their active brain breaks and the most active class receive...
Staff Steps Challenge
The Student Active Committee set a challenge for the staff at Woodland National School. All staff have to record their daily steps and hand them up at the end of the week. The student committee pick a destination for the staff to walk to. The first stop was Paris! The...
Woodland NS Soccer Teams
The boys and girls from 5th and 6th classes who are competing in this years Letterkenny Cup!
Cross Country
On 14th September the local GAA set up cross country for the local schools in Letterkenny. All students ran really well. Some children ran really well but best of all Woodlands won the overall prize for the best school. The next school cross country competition was...
Cross Country in Letterkenny and Finn Valley
On Thursday 14th September around 40 children went to the cross country competition in O’Donnell Park. It was really warm which made it harder. We left the school at 10am and it was great to see so many people coming home with a medal. The races all felt long but...