We are very excited that Yoga is starting at the school on March 7th for four weeks for Junior Infants to Second Class.
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Gymnastics:
Gymnastic lessons recently took place in the Community Hall after school for First and Second Class pupils before the midterm. Thanks to Miss Whelan and Mr. Brennan for facilitating these lessons. The kids really enjoyed the sessions and thank you to the parents also for arranging pickups at the different times.
Soccer Champs
The Girls took part in 5 a-side tournament in Cahir Park on Friday February 17th. They played very well throughout the day, improving with every game. Having played Newcastle, Gaelscoil Carrick and Ardfinnan in the group stages they qualified for latter stages of the competition and beat a very good Cahir side in the semi-final.Continue reading “Soccer Champs”
Tae Kwan Do
Congratulations to Michaela, Jessica and Dylan Phelan who competed in a ITF Scion Tae Kwan Do competition which was held in Neptune Stadium Cork last weekend. Michaela came 1st in sparring and 3rd in patterns, Jessica came 3rd in patterns and 3rd in sparring and Dylan came 2nd in patterns. Well done!
Athletics
Congratulations to Jack Bourke who was involved with Carrick Athletics Club last weekend in Nenagh, he was part of the relay team that placed silver in the U12 Boys 4 x 100m relay. They will now compete in the nationals in March. We wish him and his team mates the very best of luck.
Spikeball
Well done to all who took part in the Spikeball Blitz today January in Moyle Rovers. We did really well in all competitions and narrowly missed out reaching the regional finals with the mixed team losing their decider. All three teams showed great technical skill, movement and togetherness considering we’ve only had a few sessions beforeContinue reading “Spikeball”
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!
Spikeball
There is a Spikeball Blitz on January 24th (Tuesday), in Moyle Rovers. We will be entering 3 teams for this blitz. At the moment the children are busy preparing for the competition. SPIKEBALL is an initiative developed by the Volleyball Association of Ireland to aid School Teachers in introducing Junior Volleyball to their students. VolleyballContinue reading “Spikeball”
GAA
GAA hurling coaching will continue every Thursday for third to sixth class pupils
Gymnastics
As part of our Be Active Programme, we will begin gymnastics for 1st and 2nd class pupils after school on Wednesdays for the next six weeks. We are very grateful to Miss Sarah Whelan and Mr. Paul Brennan who will conduct these lessons. However, because of the numbers and to ensure individual attention to pupils,Continue reading “Gymnastics”
Ballyneale National School 