Last Wednesday 4th class were invited to take part in a fun schools blitz in Upper Glanmire. We have been learning the rules of the game for several weeks and had the opportunity to put our learning into practise against boys and girls from other schools around Cork. 5 teams represented Shanbally N.S and we…
Read More4th Class were recently very busy creating dioramas from recycled Shoe boxes. They planned in groups and gathered all the materials required for their theme. There was a wide variety of ideas chosen including “under the sea”, “Jurassic Park”, ” The solar system”, “Candy World”, “The Arctic” and much more. We hope you…
Read MoreCongratulations to the girls football team who recently took part in the South East Girls’ football competition in Shamrocks GAA club. The panel of 11 girls played fantastic and overcame both Monkstown and Gurranes N.S. to win the blitz. The team have done extremely well this year also in the Sciath na scoil competition considering we moved…
Read MoreThe children from Junior Infants to 6th Class enjoyed a fantastic, fun-filled week of events to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge 2014. Classes took part in a tráth na gceist (quiz), Irish ceilí dancing, a comórtas ealaíne trí Gaeilge (art competition), léamh le chara (paired reading as Gaeilge), cluichí (games) and much more. The highlight…
Read MoreOn Tuesday March 4th children from Infants up to 6th class celebrated Pancake Tuesday. We had great fun choosing different toppings and learning about the meaning of “Shrove Tuesday”. A big thank you to Irish pride for supplying everything on the day. They really were delicious!
Read MoreThe boys and girls in 5th and 6th joined the Confirmation class from Ringaskiddy N.S. on Friday for their retreat to Gougaune Barra. We began the day by admiring the beautiful scenery and learning about the history of St. Finbarr. As we sat in the small Oratory we listened to Fr. Sean and Fr. Con reflect on…
Read MoreTo celebrate Engineers week 2014, the children from 3rd to 6th classes were treated with a special visit from local Engineer Mick O’ Donovan. He taught us about the many different types of engineers and gave us an insight into a typical days work for such a profession. Each class then took part in a…
Read MoreChildren in 5th class have been learning lots about the Great Irish famine in the 1800’s. Over the last few weeks we took part in role plays, wrote diary accounts, explored websites and studied photos based on this topic. We finished the unit with a craft based project where workhouses, famine cottages and coffin…
Read MorePupils from 4th, 5th and 6th classes had fantastic fun recently when they took part in a non-competitive basketball blitz in Neptune Stadium. Shanbally N.S. entered two different teams and played three matches each, against schools from across the city and county. We learned many new skills and rules of the game on the day and…
Read MoreShanbally N.S. was a sea of red and white on Wednesday as the boys and girls gave a huge welcome to Cork Ladies Football star Juliet Murphy and the Brendan Martin cup. Juliet was thrilled with the warm welcome she received and spoke to the children about the enjoyment she gets from playing sport and…
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