Ficheall.ie Regional Chess Tournament

Well done to our school chess teams who took part in the Ficheall.ie Regional Chess Tournament held in Barryroe recently. It proved to be a very enjoyable day. We definitely have some budding chess masters amongst our ranks.

Active Flag Initiatives

As part of the Active Flag , we practice some of the following initiatives to promote regular physical activity in our school. Our school uses different activities to decrease sedentary time for the children. These include movement dance breaks, doing some...

FMS Landing

As part of our P.E. curriculum - this month our school is practicing Landing as part of our Fundamental Movement Skill (FMS). Please see the video from the Scoilnet website on the correct technique for this month's fundamental movement. ...

Games Galore in P.E.

As part of our P.E. curriculum. All our classes are taking part in the Games strand. Please see some pictures of 6th and 2nd classes in action during recent P.E lessons. Our 6th class practiced soccer skills and played small-sided soccer games. Also as...

Dare to Believe

Our sixth class are taking part in the ‘Dare to Believe’ Irish Olympic Schools programme. Today, we had a fantastic zoom call with Irish Olympian Boxer Gráinne Walsh. It was fascinating to hear all about Gráinne’s career highlights. She spoke about how an Olympian...

Halloween Parade 2020

On Friday the 23rd of October, we had our annual Halloween Parade. All the children put in a huge effort and it was one we certainly won't forget. Our parade took place on our school track this year which meant all pupils walked 25om in the parade. Also, all pupils...

4th Class take on 1km Challenge

4th Class has been busy working up a sweat every day recently. All of our 4th class have run 1km around the track each day and they intend to keep it up on a daily basis. Well done everybody, keep up the great work 4th Class 1km Challenge Latest News

GAA training 2020

GAA training takes place every Thursday for our 3rd to 6th classes in our school pitch or courts. Our pupils really love the training provided by James McCarthy GDA from Cork GAA. Check out a few pictures below of our 6th class in action during another great session...

6th Class produce wonderful music video

6th Class have been working very hard over the last few weeks, both in and out of the classroom. They recorded their own song and made a video to accompany it (all while social distancing!) to reflect their feelings on COVID-19. The video link is below, we really hope...

1st Class Bike Day

1st Class had an enjoyable mornings exercise recently. They brought their bikes into school and cycled through an obstacle course in our schoolyard. They also navigated our school track very well on their bikes. Also, Bike Day plays a very important part in promoting...