Thank you to all the parents and children for taking the time and making the effort to fill a shoebox for the Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal. A large collection of shoeboxes were collected from our school this week and will make some little girls and boys very happy this Christmas. Well done everyone!
We participated in Maths games, Maths stations and a Maths Trail in our locality. We enjoyed collecting real life data – we carried out a traffic survey and calculated our average distance and time. We integrated the Measures Strand into our Maths Trail. We used lots of Maths language during the week in homework activities. […]
What is the Food Dudes Programme Food Dudes is a programme developed by the University of Wales, Bangor, to encourage children to eat more fruit and vegetables both in school and at home. It is based on positive role models (the Food Dudes characters), repeated tasting and rewards. It is ultimately designed to enable children […]
Dear School Community, This year we are working hard towards obtaining our fourth green flag. Our theme is based on Travel. We have worked hard in the past on the Green Schools themes of “Litter” and “Energy” “Water” and we continue to maintain these themes. We have a committee to represent all our hard work […]
Fifth and Sixth class pupils attended the Marquee in Lanesboro during the “Taste of the Lakelands” Festival and spent a wonderful morning learning how to make soup, cereal bars and scones. As you can see, there are many budding chefs in Ballagh NS!!
On Thursday, 6th October, the pupils of Ballagh NS took part in the Opening Ceremony Parade for the Taste of the Lakelands Festival in Lanesboro/Ballyleague. All the children were dressed in wonderful costumes and brightly coloured clothes and they proudly marched through the streets of Lanesboro and Ballyleague displaying their wonderful artwork. This was a […]
A big congratulations to Shane, Adam and Sean on their recent great achievement. All 3 boys are members of the U12 St. Faithleachs team who recently won the Div3 Final.
Our Let’s Go Activity Day was a great success and full of fun and games.
Our girls team have made the school very proud as they reached the semi-finals in the Cumann na mBunscol football competition.
Representatives from Coillte called to the school recently to give the children a workshop on wind turbines and electricity. This was a really informative session, and as the photos show, the children thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon