Category - News
No bad behaviour while this Garda is on the beat in his brand-new Garda car!
We were delighted to welcome Patrick in Junior Infants bring his new Garda uniform and patrol car to school on Friday 28th May. Patrick was recently welcomed by local Gardaí as the newest Little Blue Hero Garda Patrick.
Patrick arrived ready to carry out his duties and was on patrol in the school grounds keeping an eye on proceedings! As the latest recruit to the Gardaí, Patrick really kept a close eye on both Junior and Senior Infants. We are very pleased that Patrick had no offences to report!
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