Members of the Active School committee have been busy designing and creating the Shanbally Active School suggestion box. The suggestion box is now available for all pupils and parents as we are always looking for ways we can make Shanbally National School more active. The suggestion box is located in the main reception area next…
Read MoreSafer Internet Day 2017 will take place on Tuesday 7th February. The 2017 theme is: Be the change: unite for a better internet Safer Internet Day (SID) is a moment in the year where children and young people, parents and carers and schools can all come together and talk openly and honestly about…
Read MoreThe Active School Flag is a Department of Education and Skills initiative award that recognises schools that strive to achieve a physically educated and physically active school community. The ASF process requires schools to self-evaluate across three areas: Physical Education/Physical Activity/Partnerships. Shanbally National School has developed some fantastic partnerships in the last year. …
Read MoreThe theme for Catholic Schools Week this year is: Catholic Schools: Learning with Pope Francis to Care for Our Common Home. It is hoped that this theme will help schools to gain an understanding of the Pope’s encyclical letter Laudato Si’. This means ‘Praise be to you’ and it has the subtitle On Care for…
Read MoreSixth Class have been very busy since September working on the VEX IQ Challenge which provides primary school students with exciting, open-ended robotics and research project challenges that enhance their science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills through hands-on, student-centered learning. Sixth Class really enjoyed building their robot, learning how to drive her and figuring out…
Read MoreDear Parents, Welcome to the first newsletter of 2017. We hope you all had a nice break over the Christmas holidays. First of all, a big thank you to all who attended, donated and participated in our Pedal Cinema. We were amazed by the support, the generosity and the effort families put into raising…
Read MoreShanbally N.S. active committee decided to have an active last week of term so all classes participated in a Reindeer Relay and a Santa Dash just before the Christmas holidays. Please see some of the photos below.
Read MoreFriday the 23rd of November was a very special evening for all in Shanbally NS. It was decided earlier this year to change the format of our major pre-Christmas fundraiser. Once the concept of the Pedal Powered Cinema Night was agreed on, the PA did an incredible job in organising and running a great night…
Read MoreOur 3rd class football team travelled to Riverstick yesterday and gave a fantastic account of themselves in the Boys Indoor Gaelic Football Blitz. We has a tough group containing schools from Ballygarvan, Carrigaline, Dunderrow, Goggins Hill and Crosshaven but did extremely well and won four games out of five. Unfortunately the team lost by a…
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