Shanbally N.S has been a hive of activity for maths week. The pupils in Rang 6 have been doing great work coming up with games and activities for the rest of the school. The daily puzzle is proving very popular also and many of the teachers and parents have been trying to figure these out…
Read MoreThe boys and girls in rang 5 and rang 6 were given a wonderful presentation by Captain Tom McCarthy recently. Tom, whose grandchildren attend our school, has captained many commercial ships as well as the Jeanie Johnston and the Asgard. Tom put together a great Power point presentation of photographs from his travels and…
Read MoreCongrats to all the boys and girls who represented the school so well at the city sports yesterday. Its a great achievement to reach the finals and everyone that took part gave it 100 percent! Special mention has to go to Barry, Darragh and Eoin who came first in their races. Well done also to…
Read MoreBest of luck to all the boys and girls taking part in the City Sports tomorrow. The children have been training hard and are ready to do their best on the big day. We have pupils taking part in all the sprints and in the Under 11 and Over 11 relay races. The girls are…
Read MoreWednesday April 9th 2014 Dear Parents, Anti-Bullying Policy Following our comprehensive staff meeting last week, I wish to advise you that a draft of our revised Anti-Bulling Policy will be on our school website www.shanballyns.ie from Friday. You might like to take the opportunity to read it over Easter and I welcome any feedback…
Read MoreOn the fourth of April , Senior Infants, First and Second Classes attended a sustainable energy workshop in the halla. Grace, from the Lifetime Lab, presented the workshop. It was sponsored by the SEAI. All the classes enjoyed the workshop in turn. Guzzler is a puppet that uses lots of electricity. We woke Guzzler up…
Read MoreA number of classes were treated to a wonderful presentation by Paul Ryan recently. Paul brought in some wheelchairs to the halla and the pupils were able to try out some wheel chair sports such as relay racing and basketball skills. All the children involved had a great time while trying out some new skills.
Read MoreCongratulations to the boys and girls of Rang 5 and Rang 6 who received the sacrament of Confirmation in Shanbally Church yesterday. The pupils really were a credit to themselves, their families and their school. Thanks to all who helped with the ceremony especially Ms O Mahony, Ms Moran, Mary and Pat who prepared the…
Read MoreFebruary 2014.. Re: Shanbally National School Parents Association Spring Newsletter. Dear Parents, Spring is finally here; let’s hope the weather starts to reflect the season! The Parents Association are currently busily preparing for our upcoming events taking us right up to the end of June We are…
Read MoreDecember 18th 2013 Dear Parents and Staff, No doubt you are wondering how our opposition to the N28 proposed road changes are progressing. Following our meeting on Tuesday December 3rd in Ringaskiddy, it was planned to meet with Minister Simon Coveney and all local TDs last Monday night. Due to the unavailability of the…
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