Category - Sports
All students at Ballyconnell NS once again took to the basketball court to complete the Daily Mile during September and October.
Since we began our Active Schools journey, 5 years ago now (where has the time gone?!), the Daily Mile, or Míle Laethúil as Gaeilge, has been a staple of our AS programme. This year we really hit the ground running and got our Daily Mile up and, ahem, running, upon our return to school in September. As ever, the children hugely enjoyed the experience. Fitness levels improved noticeably during our 7-week stint which no doubt contributed to our students’ fine performances in the Valleymount Cross Country Championships. Read more about that here.
As you’ll see from the pictures below, the Daily Mile continued no matter what else was happening in the school – GOAL Jersey Day, Halloween Dress Up Day – whatever the event, teachers ensured the Daily Mile was completed!
4 th class have spent the year in St Mary’s Hall. They thought it a good idea to find out a little bit more about this important building in our parish and to share what they learned with their school mates.
Our Spelling Bee Champion, Sara O’Grady, recently took part in the Carlow County Final of the Eason Spelling Bee. Read her account below.
We were delighted to welcome our former student, Rosealice Byrne, back to Ballyconnell NS last week to regale our 4 th , 5 th and 6 th class students with details of her recent trip to The Gambia in West Africa.
Cathal and Peter tell us all about their day at the Credit Union All-Ireland Final, Ballyconnell NS’s first appearance at the finals since 2001.
Rang a 4 recently did some planting with Ms Ryan. Sarah tells us more!
Rang a 5 student and team member Florrie Cosgrove regales us with the nerves and excitement of Ballyconnell NS’s recent Credit Union Quiz triumph