End of Year School Trip - Senior Classes, 20 June 2013
Once again we come to that time of year…..our Annual School Trip! This year children in classes 2nd to 6th travelled together to Zip It Forest Adventure Park in Lough Key Forest Park in Co. Roscommon. We climbed poles and walls, balanced on a rope bridge and even hauled down a zipwire. We certainly had a fun, action-packed day.
Look at some photos of our day out! |
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Sports Day 2013, 13 June 2013
The pupils took part in a very enjoyable Sports Day earlier today. The first half of the day saw the children participate in a wide range of activities including:- Long Puck, Penalty ShootOut, Speed Bounce Race, Javelin, Bowling Event, Tug-of-War, Hurdles and Standing long Jump.
Later a host of keenly contested races took place including sprint races, relay races, sack races, potato and spoon races, three-legged races and pyjama races! Look at photos from the day! |
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End of Year School Trip - Junior Classes, 2 May 2013
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Today the children in Junior Infants, Senior Infants and First Classes had their annual end of year trip to Florencecourt. On their way home we stopped at the playground in Bawnboy. What a brilliant day they had!
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Trip to Dublin Zoo, 29 April 2013
Watch the video to see photos of pupils from 4th, 5th and 6th Class on their trip to Dublin Zoo won by Cormac Cassidy. Thank you Cormac! We had a great day!
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INTO Handwriting Competition Winners, 15 April 2013
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Congratulations to Finn Brady (Junior Infants), Luke McCaffrey (Senior Infants) and Dara Warren (2nd Class) who all recently won prizes in the INTO Handwriting Competition. The boys, together with their parents, attended a special Award Ceremony in the Kilmore Hotel, Cavan.
Well done boys! See Finn with his certificate. |
Recycling Old Boxes, 12 April 2013
The children in Senior Infants have been learning about recycling. They brought in old boxes and other materials to make an art construction.
See how they turned out - We think they look great! |
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More Writers’ Gallery Winners, 27 March 2013
Well done to the winners of this months Writers’ Gallery.
Look on the right to find out who they were! |
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Seachtain na Gaeilge 2013, 15th March 2013
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The school celebrated Seachtain na Gaeilge from March 10th to 14th. An action packed week full of fun activities and competitions was organised. There was a treasure hunt as Gaeilge, art competitions based on ‘na seanfhocail’, Irish dancing, Irish Legend storytelling and some of the children made green jelly!
Our annual Céilí Mór took place today, Friday 15th March. All the children dressed up in green. Each class performed poems and songs. Some children played the tin whistle, bodhrán and fiddle. We all sang Hail Glorious Saint Patrick. We had great fun! |
World Book Day 2013, 6 March 2013
We celebrated World Book Day on Thursday 6th March. We brought in our favourite book and shared it with our classmates. We also watched ‘The Biggest BookShow on Earth’ online where famous authors described how they find inspiration for their stories.
See the photo of pupils in Junior and Senior Infants with their favourite book. |
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Fire Safety Talk, 25 February 2013
Today, David Rodgers, Firefighter at Ballyconnell Fire Station visited 2nd, 3rd and 4th Class to discuss Fire Safety. The children were made aware of the various causes of fire in the home. They were asked to set up or revise their fire escape plan with their families at home.
Fun in the Snow, 5 February 2013
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The School was a blanket of snow this morning.
Click on the left to see us having fun in the snow! 
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Static Electricity
The pupils in Mrs Boyle’s class enjoy experimenting with the effects of “static electricity”. It was a hair-raising afternoon!
See photos on the right! |
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Poster Competition Success, 17th December 2012
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Congratulations to Cormac Cassidy (5th Class) who was one of 12 winners announced in the recent AgriAware Farm and Countryside Safety Calendar Competition. AgriAware received 2,500 entries from schools across Ireland and Cormac’s entry will feature in Agri Aware’s Farm and Countryside Safety Calendar for 2013. As part of his prize Cormac won a trip to Dublin Zoo for him and his class!! Well done Cormac…..we are very proud of you! Look at the photo of Cormac with his winning poster. |
Writers’ Gallery Winners
Well done to all the recent ‘Writers’ Gallery’ Winners!
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Team Hope Christmas Shoe Box Appeal, 12 November 2012
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Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s Team Hope Christmas Shoe Box Appeal. This year we collected a little over 50 boxes for this worthy cause.
Well done to all! |
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Halloween, October 2012
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What a spooky day we all had on Friday 26th October. From singing our Halloween songs to finishing our Halloween art, making chocolate apples and bobbing for apples ….. it was spook-tacular! On the left are some photos of the children in Mrs Boyle’s room. |
Football
Well done to the boys football team who got to the Cumann na mBunscoil Final. They put up a gallant performance but unfortunately were beaten on the day. Congratulations to Aaron McManus who received Man of the Match Award.
Tongues to Taste, 12 October 2012
It was ‘tasting times’ in Mrs Boyle’s class as the pupils learnt about how tongues taste different foods. The children can confirm lemons are bitter and chocolate is SWEET!! See photos on the right! |
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Autumn Walk, 4 October 2012
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Mrs Doherty brought her pupils on an Autumn Walk this morning around the school and then down the lane towards Joey McKiernan’s (Junior Infants) house. They looked for signs of autumn and collected leaves, seeds, nuts and berries. Next time we’ll call in with Joey’s Granny for a cuppa!
Have a look at some pictures from their Autumn Walk! |