Our Boys Football team were crowned champions at the Rackard League Final on April 28th in Wexford Park when they defeated Horeswood. This was a super occasion and a valiant victory from our pupils. Our panel of players hail from Ballygarrett NS and Riverchapel NS and both schools are extremely proud of them. The road to the final was a hard fought and lengthy one. After a tough match vs Bunscoil Loreto… Read More
As part of the Bealtaine Living Earth Festival, our Third Class visited the Seal Sanctuary in Courtown this week. What a wonderful experience to get up close to these beautiful animals and to learn all about how the Seal Sanctuary cares for them. Thank you to Sheila & Denise at Calmast, WIT, for setting up this visit for our school. Please see some photographs and recount pieces from our pupils.
Our 5th and 6th class students have been busy taking part in the Marathon Kids programme over the past 8 weeks. This fantastic initiative, ran by Sports Active Ireland, saw our students undertake completing the distance of a marathon (26.2 miles) by breaking it down into daily running distances. They started with shorter distances and built it up to running 2000m at a time. It also included some lessons on nutrition, exercise… Read More