The children at St. Brendan’s NS have been busy in May preparing for the end of the school year. The children, with support of parents, put a lot of work into the Trashion Show Event in Bantry House on Friday 29 th of May. The children showed their creativity when designing costumes for theTrashion Show […]
The children at St. Brendan’s N.S have settled in the school after a nice Easter break. Recently the children were engrossed by an excellent presentation from Bantry Fire Service. The presentation was informative and educational, raising awareness around the potential danger of fires in the home. In the middle of the presentation the firefighters were
The children at St. Brendan’s N.S were busy and productive during the month of March. The children in the senior room worked in groups create projects on lighthouses around Ireland.These lighthouses included Fastnet Lighthouse, Ballycotton Lighthouse, The Great Light Lighthouse in Belfast, Hook Head Lighthouse in Wexford and St John’s Lighthouse in County Down. This
St. Brendan’s N.S began their Mindful Monday programme in February. The children in the Senior Room learned from Mr. Murphy about the importance of good breathing habits to support them with learning best in school and concentration. The children practice breathing exercises, some yoga and Qi Gong to help with their focus and wellbeing in
The children of St. Brendan’s have been busy in January working towards Spring. The Credit Union Quiz is always a fun and educational experience and the children in the senior room have been revising general knowledge each week. The Spring also brings the annual Chess Tournament in the Gaeilscoil Bantry. This is a very well
The Children at St Brendan’s N.S have been busy preparing for Christmas in recent weeks. All the children have been practising for their Christmas Plays and learning new Christmas songs. In early November the children were treated to a historical journey back in time when Robert Plant gave wonderful talk about the Titanic. The children were fascinated
The children at St Brendan’s N.S have been busy learning and enjoying the month of October. The hens have been busily laying their eggs every day and the children love to collect the eggs each day at school. The sensory space has moved from a Summer look to a more Autumnal feel and Mr O
St Brendan’s N.S has had a busy return to school.The Children at St. Brendan’s N.S were taking part in the Active Flag initiative in recent months. There was great excitement when the children received the Active Flag this week. This was a great achievement and a reward for all the hard work that the children
The month of June has been eventful at St. Brendan’s N. S Bantry. The children have been taking part in Song Singing classes with Caz Jeffries and were delighted to perform all the songs that they had learned at school recently. The songs were fun and and great way of exploring different cultures. The children
April and May have been eventful at St. Brendan’s N.S. This year the school is part of the Active Flag initiative and the children have been engaging with physical education, different sports and staying active throughout the school year. The highlight of the Active Flag Initiative was the Active Week at St. Brendan’s N.S that