We are very lucky to have Music Generation come into our school on a Thursday. The team are working with Junior Infants up to second class at present. The children had their first session last Thursday and they really enjoyed it. They worked on body percussion and got to try...
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European Sports Day
St.Patrick's National School, Ballinamuck was proud to take part in European Sports Day on Friday last, 24th September 2021. The theme for European Sports Day 2021 was the positive influences or benefits sport/exercise have on our mental health. Photos and links to follow https://vimeo.com/619920590
Nature walk in First & Second Class
This September we got the chance to take advantage of our beautiful school surroundings and indeed our fine weather by taking a nature walk around our school. We collected many different types of leaves and brought them back to the classroom to examine.
Confirmation
Congratulations to all the children who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Saturday afternoon. Best Wishes to you all in your future lives.
September Newsletter
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Irish Legend ‘Fionn & the Fianna’
The boys and girls in 3rd & 4th Class learnt about the Irish legend ‘Fionn and the Fianna’ in History. They drew their favourite scene from the story and here are a few examples. Great Work!
‘Autumn Landscapes’
3rd & 4th Class learnt how to create an Autumn landscape using chalk pastels. Here are a few examples. Great Job!
3rd & 4th Class Art – Self Portraits
The boys and girls did some wonderful and creative Art this month. Here are a few examples of their own portraits. Well done everyone!
‘Looking Through a Keyhole’ Art
The boys and girls in 5th and 6th class engaged with some imaginative drawing, and they produced some wonderful work.
Junior & Senior Infants September 2021
We have been very busy in the Infants classroom over the last couple of weeks. Here is a video showing all the different activities we have been doing. Well done everyone! https://vimeo.com/612030153
Welcome to the new Junior Infants
A big welcome to all our new Junior Infants who started school on August 26th 2021. We are very excited to have such a lovely bunch join our school and we know we’re going to have lots of fun learning together this year!
June 2021 Newsletter
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Visiting Famous Landmarks
We learned about famous landmarks. We 'jetsetted' to visit our chosen landmark despite the current restrictions. We even made it back by home-time!
Project work by 3rd & 4th Class
Well done to 3rd and 4th Class on their great project work. What a great way to learn about different countries. Have a look at a selection of the wonderful work by clicking on the country. France Italy England Greece
France
Cahal's great project about France. Très bien! FranceDownload
Italy
Saoirse helps us learn about Italy with her wonderful project. ItalyDownload
England
Patrick's wonderful powerpoint project on England. This is an embedded Microsoft Office presentation, powered by Office.
Greece
Here is a great project on Greece by Arianna. This is an embedded Microsoft Office presentation, powered by Office.
Sixth Class Memories
The Ballinamuck Times
Lights...camera...action! The Ballinamuck Times presents a lovely video to finish the school year. Enjoy! https://vimeo.com/566707654