Mr Linnane’s 4th Class and Mr Quaid’s 5th Class recently went on a trip to Newcastlewest and visited the Ballygowan Factory there. There were told about how all the machinery in the factory works to make the bottles and attach the labels to them. They followed this by going...
Read MoreThe following link is a very good article on the ‘Importance of Reading’ with your young child. Very often we are told in school by children that they can read…and thankfully they can BUT IF YOUR CHILD DOES NOT PRACTICE THEIR READING THEY DO NOT IMPROVE, they just...
Read MoreThis week, November 26th-30th, we will be celebrating Science Week in Patrickswell National School. Over the next week, every class in the school will be speaking about the ‘Light’ strand of the Science Curriculum and on Friday we will be asking the children to bring in their own experiments...
Read MoreWe had a fantastic assemble in the Halla today to mark the end of Friendship Week. Every class performed a ‘Friendship’ related piece and their talents shone through as always!! Well done everyone… Read More to see the photos! We had...
Read MoreThank you to everybody that sent in a shoebox for the Team Hope Shoebox Christmas Appeal. We had a great response as always. I’m sure lots of children will be happy at Christmas opening their boxes. Well done to everyone!
Read MoreRemember our school Girls’ Football Team are playing their final tomorrow, Tuesday, November 6th at 10.30 AM in the Gaelic Grounds. All support is greatly appreciated!! Good Luck Girls!
Read MoreI had the pleasure today of having a long look at the brilliant projects created by Mrs. Russell’s Third Class. The projects were about famous landmarks and buildings around the world. All the children put in a huge effort and their final products were both creative and informative. Well...
Read MoreAs has become an annual tradition in the school the children, and teachers, dressed up in their Halloween costumes on the day we get the Halloween holidays. Lots of photos were taken. You will find a selection below. What is your favourite costume!? Click on the ‘Read More’...
Read MoreWe Had over forty parents/grandparents and childminders in the Halla to see the brilliant performance of “The Three Little Pigs” by the Senior Infants and 1st Class children. Well done to Ms. Brennan and her class for putting on a great show! Here are some great photos and snippets...
Read MoreMr O Connor’s sixth class headed off to Castleconnell. On this trip the class were divided into groups of three and completed a 70 question quiz about the history/science and geography of the area. Great teamwork was shown by all the children and their orienteering skills were definitely put...
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