3rd Class – Ballyneale National School

Inventions

Third and Fourth Class were asked to invent or create something new at home and bring it into school. They came up some very clever projects. Well done to all and thank you to those who helped out at home.

Hurling Blitz

There is a Hurling Blitz on Wednesday April 5th in Moyle Rovers for the U13s, they are training very well each week under the keen eye of Cornelius McFadden.

Swimming Champs

A hearty Congratulations and well done to the Bartley sisters Eilish and Sarah who competed and medalled at the community games in Thurles at the weekend. They both did very well, Sarah came first in under 8 front crawl which means that she will now compete in the All Irelands this summer.

Credit Union Quizmasters

Congratulations to our U11 Quiz Team Jack Bourke, Kate O’Hora, Zack O’Keeffe and Jack Kinsella who came first in the Credit Union Quiz on Friday 27th January in Carrick-on-Suir. The team will now progress to the Regional Final. Congratulations also to our U13 team Keelan Hanrahan, Erin Hanrahan, Luke Broxson and Callum McFadden who alsoContinue reading “Credit Union Quizmasters”

Credit Union Quiz

The annual primary schools quiz will take place on Friday 27th January in the Carraig Hotel at 7 p.m. We are entering two teams in the competition and we wish them the very best of luck.

Irish Minor Swimming Championships

Congratulations to Eibhlís Bartley, a third class pupil, on qualifying to compete in the Irish Minor Schools Championships which takes place on 12 th February 2017 at the National Aquatic Centre, Dublin. Eibhlís will compete in the 50m butterfly event. We are all very proud of her. Best of luck Eibhlís!

GAA

GAA hurling coaching will continue every Thursday for third to sixth class pupils

Swimming

Congratulations to the swimmers who represented the school on Saturday in Limerick at the Munster Schools Swimming Championships. A special mention to Eibhlis who qualified for the National Championships in Dublin next February in the 50m Butterfly.

Futsal

The pupils of 3rd and 4th took part in the FAI Futsal non-competitive blitz in Thurles. We were so fortunate that the weather was so mild and dry as it was held outdoors this year on an astro pitch. All involved had a great time. All of the matches we were involved in were veryContinue reading “Futsal”

Suir Art Project

We have been lucky to have been part of the artist in residence scheme. A very big thank you to Magueritte Kent who has been fantastic and spent many long hours sharing her skills and techniques with the children. The past few months there has been trojan work in every room to produce a tapestry andContinue reading “Suir Art Project”