We congratulate 2nd Class student, Chloe McGrath, on her recent success in the World Taekwondo Championships in Swindon, England, when she was awarded a Gold Medal in her competition. Chloe is very dedicated to her chosen sport and has put great effort into her preparation for the Championship. She is pictured, above, with her…
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 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 MoreSafer Internet Day 2014 took place on Tuesday 11th February. To mark Safer Internet Day 2014 we invite pupils from 3rd, 4th 5th and 6th Classes in Shanbally NS to create a poster, compose a poem or song, write a story or comic-strip, or create a short film or Powerpoint presentation, based…
Read MoreTo celebrate the fact that January was the month of the Holy Family our pupils were invited to send in photos of their families and these was displayed in the Sacred Space. We thank all the families who shared their photos with us for the month—-the photos brightened up the entrance area of the school…
Read MoreThe final game of the Shanbally School Conker Tournament took place on the day of the Christmas holidays and, after a hotly-contested game between Jaden in 6th Class and Dylan in 4th Class, Jaden was the declared the overall winner for the second year in a row!! This is a great achievement, and…
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