Category - Community
Junior Infants have had a busy few weeks getting to know each other, their class and their new school.
Have a look at some of the activities they have been doing!
We enjoyed having some picnics in September while getting to know each other and the school playground!
We have been learning some sounds and have enjoyed carrying out different activities with our sounds- using playdoh and finger painting to get us ready for learning to write our sounds.
We have been busy learning about patterns in maths and have enjoyed working together carrying out activities on patterns.
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