Christmas at Barna NS 2020

The pupils decorated the glass corridor for Christmas and added some of  their Christmas art decorations and cheer.

The Turkey Visit!

Everyone wanted to know what was inside the big cardboard box.... they would never have guessed it was a real live 25lb turkey!! Thanks to Ms Laffan for bringing in the turkey form her farm at home. The children were really amazed!!

Ollie Coffey (GAA Schools Coach) Retires

We wish Ollie the very best of luck in his retirement.  We will, in no doubt, bump into Ollie on the sideline of a match again in the future! Ollie was one of the most welcome visitors to our school for GAA training. He trained all classes from Junior Infants to 6th class for the [...]

Aistear – Christmas 2020

Aistear “The Post Office”

Pupils were very busy learning about the Post Office in Aistear and writing and posting their letters to Santa!

Sean Nós Dancing with Pat O’ Dea

The pupils enjoyed another Sean Nós Term this year with Pat O’Dea. All classes made great progress developing their rhythm, steps and dance routines.  We were very fortunate with the fine weather and were able to hold the classes outdoors for the duration of the term. The pupils really enjoyed the outdoor music and dancing…. […]

Science Week – Nov. 2020

Science week was held 9th to the 13th of November. The Junior Room took part in different activities throughout the week. They made chemical reactions which caused their volcanoes to erupt! There was great excitement watching this. The children then took to Aviation Science, constructing airplanes and helicopters out of paper. They then tested their […]

Halloween Fun & Aistear

We enjoyed dressing up and the Junior Room played games and made potions for Halloween during Aistear time. The children really enjoyed the fun, especially sticking their head into the flour!

Welcome Junior Infants 2020/2021

A big welcome to our Junior infants who have settled in very well and are enjoying school and making new friends. This year, because of Covid 19, the Junior infants started school one day ahead of the rest of the school returning, which meant that they had the whole school to themselves! It also meant [...]

First Holy Communion 2020 Update

Dear Parents, Following a meeting between Fr Burns and the three schools in the parish, we are happy to announce a new date for the celebration of First Communion. Barna and Garrydoolis Schools new date is Saturday, 19th September, 2020 at 11.00am in Templebraden Church. Due to Covid19 restrictions and with due concern for all […]

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