Congratulations to everybody who took part in the Kilgefin Community Games Art and Handwriting competitions which took place recently. Despite a very high level of entries, we are delighted that there were a large number of winners from Ballagh NS. A big well done to the following children who were winners in their respective age […]
The Parents Association of Ballagh NS are holding a Cake Sale, in the porch area at the side of Ballagh Church, immediately after 12 o’clock Mass on Good Friday. There will be a great variety of delicious home baking on sale and we would urge everybody in the area to come along and buy your […]
Exciting times ahead for pupils in our Senior Room as they get the chance to take part in a two day workshop as described below!
Once again, we are delighted with the talented artists that we have in Ballagh NS. Look at the fantastic entries for the Garda Poster Competition. Best of luck to everybody.
Our Aistear theme for this month is The Farm, and we are having a great time learning all about the different animals and machinery you will find on a farm.
We had a wonderful day of Irish celebration in the school on Thursday, 16th March as we celebrated Seachtain na Gaeilge agus Lá Glas. A big thank you to all our pupils for making the day such a celebration of all things Irish!!
Children in the junior classroom created their own bird’s nest just in time for Spring!!!
Thursday 2nd March was World Book Day and as you can see, Ballagh NS was visited by lots of fantastic characters from some wonderful books.
At 10 minutes past 10 on Friday, 10th February, we took part in the Operation Transportation Physical Activity Challenge, which encouraged all primary schools to simultaneously spend 10 minutes being active. At Ballagh School, we thoroughly enjoyed an action packed 10 minutes, by taking part in lots of fun activities.
We are learning about Microbiology. This is the study of bacteria, viruses, and other microbes that are invisible to the eye. These tiny creatures are everywhere, even on you and in you! Don’t worry, most microbes are harmless to humans. Less than 500 years ago, people believed that illnesses were caused by evil spirits or […]