On 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 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 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 MoreOver the past few weeks Fifth Class pupils and some Sixth Class pupils with a special interest in history, have been learning about World War 1 and, in particular, the connections between some of their ancestors and World War 1. They have also researched about people from the Lower Harbour area, around Shanbally and Ringaskiddy, who…
Read MoreAdministration Officer Cork County Council National Roads Office Richmond, Glanmire, Co. Cork. 18th December 2013, RE: PROPOSAL TO REPLACE SHANBALLY ROUNDABOUT ON THE N28 WITH A SIGNALISED T-JUNCTION. Dear Sir/Madam, I write in relation to the Part 8 Planning Notice proposing the “replacement of the Shanbally Roundabout on the N28…
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