We’ve been so busy this week with Talent show organisation and performances but we still managed to fit in some Hallow’een fun today.Have a look at our photos Happy Hallow’een Everyone, see you after midterm from rang a Sé
We had a great day last Friday hosting a coffee morning in aid of Aoibheann’s pink tie and open day for the school. We loved welcoming people to our school and helping them to understand all about Ballysax. Thanks to everyone who came From Rang a Sé
Everyone is getting ready for our annual Talent Show in Ballysax and here in 6th class, we are particularly excited because we will be hosting and organising the entire show. There are lots of acts for the show from singing to dancing, to science experiments and magic tricks. You name it and we have it! […]
2nd class have been learning about autumn. We went on a nature walk around our school and we took some photographs of the seasonal changes happening in our surroundings. We did leaf rubbings and painted autumn trees using the pointillism technique. We learnt the poem ‘Duilleoga’. Please see our beautiful artwork and photographs below! […]
Poster Open Day & Coffee Morning On Friday 18th October from 11am to 1pm, St Brigid’s NS, Ballysax invites you to an Open Day and Coffee Morning. The Open Day is an opportunity for parents who might be looking around at options for a primary school for their children, to visit the school, meet the […]
Third class combined their topics on Mythical Creatures and Buildings and Homes and used everyday household cardboard and some arts and crafts materials to create a room or home for a mythical creature. The boys and girls worked really well on this project and were delighted to exhibit them for 4th class and Ms Reddy. We […]
Race for words we know, was an interesting way to learn the words for the body parts as Gaeilge . We had loads of fun and learned some new words along the way. Did you know that the Irish for “armpit” is “ascaill”? Have a look at our photos: From Rang a Sé
We were really lucky to have been invited to visit the old Kildare Courthouse recently to learn about life in monastic times and also about biodiversity and climate change. We were also able to partake in a lesson organised by Trócaire to help us learn about climate change and world poverty. It was very informative […]
We’re really enjoying our swimming sessions in the Curragh Defence force pool every Tuesday. We only have two sessions left so we’ll be sorry to say goodbye to our fantastic swim coaches as it will be the last time we come here as a group. But for now, we’re making the most of it!
An information evening was held in our school last night. It was facilitated by a Speech and Language Therapist and Occupational Therapist explaining how they hope to enhance learning for every child in the school using new strategies. The focus of the pilot project is to demonstrate the benefits of having therapists attached to schools. […]
