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Congratulations to 6th Class on their Confirmation Day

  We hope that everybody enjoyed their special day today.  We would like to thank the ladies from all 3 schools (Ballysax, Ballyshannon and Suncroft) who worked very hard at our tea and coffee reception in the Suncroft Community Centre.  Also thank you very much to all the very kind parents who donated goodies for […]

World War 2 art in Rang a Sé

We’re learning about World War 2 and integrated history with visual arts by creating extension sketches of Anne Frank and extension paintings of The Battle of Britain. Its not easy to create extension paintings as you have to mix the colours perfectly to match the picture but we only had yellow, blue and red (primary […]

Wonderful water

2nd class have been learning lots about water in the last few weeks. We have been learning about the water cycle, sinking and floating and water conservation. 2nd class came up with some great tips for saving water both at home and at school.

Making Butter in Ballysax!!

This week we had Pat Broderick from the heritage in schools programme, visit us to teach us about some aspects of our culture. Pat brought a butter churn with him and the whole school got to watch butter being created from 2 litres of cream and some salt. It was hard work but we eventually […]

Internet Safety Talk for Parents and Kids

  Children of the Digital Age Invest in the welfare of children – keep yourself informed March 21st 2019 Childrens’ Information Day & Parents’ Information Evening @7.30pm  St Brigid’s NS, Ballysax Donation is €3 per child or €5 per family Safety & Privacy settings do not absolutely guarantee that a child is protected online. While […]

Chicken Pox Letter

Class: 2nd class Teacher: Ms C O’ Sullivan Infection in School: CHICKEN POX Dear Parent or Guardian: There has been a case of Chicken Pox within your child’s classroom and your child may have been exposed. If your child has not had Chicken Pox before it is quite likely that he/she will catch it. What […]