Seachtain na Gaeilge '24.

We recently celebrated Seachtain na Gaeilge with a plethora of activities!. Bhí seachtain iontach againn! Check out our highlights video.

Spelling Bee 2024

Our 2024 Spelling Bee Champion, Babette, headed off to the County Final in Tullow in early March. Read about how she got on below. Well done Babette!

Físeán Drámaíochta

Rang a 5 recently performed their play in the GB Shaw Theatre in Carlow as part of Glór Cheatharlach's Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations.

"Abandoned" by Nina Timmins

Happy Halloween to all in the Ballyconnell NS Community! Enjoy this story fantastically written by 6th Class pupil, Nina!

Turas go dtí an phictiúrlann, 2023

Rang a 5 & Rang a 6 had a special treat for Seachtain na Gaeilge, heading to the IMC in Carlow as part of Glór Cheatharlach’s SnaG programme of events. Maeve tells us more.

Carlow Speling Bee Final 2023

Ballyconnell NS Spelling Bee Champion, Cathal Nolan tells us how he got on at the Carlow Eason’s Spelling Bee Final, held in the Talbot Hotel Recently.

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2023 – Tráth na gCeist

Bhí an halla dubh le daoine ar an Máirt, an 7ú Márta, do Thráth na gCeist Sheachtain na Gaeilge 2023.

Spelling Bee 2023

There was great fun in the hall on February 3rd with our Eason Spelling Bee returning for the first time since 2020.

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2022 - Céilí

Bhí spórt agus scléip ag páistí na scoile go léir ar an Déardaoin seo caite sa chéilí mór!

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2022 - Ambasadóirí

During Seachtain na Gaeilge, 10 pupils had a very important role to play!

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2022 - Ceolchoirm & Bronnadh na nDuaiseanna

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2022 concluded on Friday with a ceolchoirm and prize-giving in the halla!

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2022 – Tráth na gCeist

World Book Day 2022

Aistear – The Dental Surgery, Jan 2022

Aistear: The Garda Station

The Aistear theme for the month of November was the garda station!

Aistear: The Farm Shop

The Aistear theme in Senior Infants for the month of October was the farm shop!

Lámh - Manual Sign System

World Book Day in 2nd Class

Celebrating World Book Day in First Class

World Book Day 2021 in Junior Infants

Biachláir Rang a Sé

Bhí Rang a Sé ag foghlaim faoi bhia agus faoi bhialanna an tseachtain seo caite. Rinne siad na biachláir áille thíos. Tá súil agam go bhfuil ocras ort!

All About Winter

Before the Christmas holidays, Junior Infants used the Book Creator app on the Ipads to create a story all about winter. Have a look!

Learning about Winter and meeting Santa

Procedural Writing

Pumpkin Carving with Ms. Sheppard

Holiday Brochures

The 6th class students have been busy making their own travel brochures! Niamh and Richard tell us more!

Mé Féin

Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry – ABC Book

We read over half of our novel, Mildred D. Taylor’s classic Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry while learning from home. When we were finished reading it, we produced an ABC Book based on the novel. See below our A to Z of Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry!

My Experience with the Spelling Bee by Eshaal

Eshaal's experience with the Spelling Bee County Final

Eason Spelling Bee 2020

We held our 4th Annual Spelling Bee in the hall on February 7th. As always, it was a highly enjoyable and entertaining event which showcased our students’ impressive spelling skills. Read all about it below.

World Book Day

Senior Infants were very lucky to have James Lawless (Author) come and speak to them for World Book Day in March. There were some great costumes on display from 'Where's Wally?' to the Genie from Aladdin.