Congrats to Marc Galland 5th Class who was victorious in the All Ireland Schools Swimming championships at the weekend. The event took place in Dublin and Marc took part in the 5om front crawl and 50m back crawl. Marc won gold in both events which is an amazing achievement and all here in Shanbally N.S…
Read MoreWell done to all pupils and staff for participating in the Operation Transformation 10@10 on Friday. All pupils and staff put great effort into the different activities and it was plain to see that all classes had practised it well during the week. It fitted in well with our Fitness Friday slot and gave everyone…
Read MoreMembers 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 MoreDear Parents, We hope you will find this newsletter useful. Please see below for our upcoming events from now until March. As always your support is very much appreciated. Shanbally N.S Parents Association Shanbally NS Gets Creative Competition Thursday 9th February Following the success of last year’s competition and after many requests, we are…
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 MoreChildren in Shanbally have been preparing for next weeks 10@10. You may have seen this on RTE’s Operation Transformation. The challenge will be on the 10th of February at 10 o’clock for 10 minutes. This involves the school participating in a mass physical activity break for 10 minutes. All children will receive a 10@10 sticker once…
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, Reminder: €60 family contribution now due. Please send it to Ruth in the office. Ruth will issue a receipt for the contribution. Thanks to the families who have already paid this contribution. We appreciate & rely on your continued support. If you have any queries please contact Ruth. Douglas Credit Union will be in…
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