On Wednesday the 18th of October Junior Infants – 2nd Class had a great day out at Birr Castle Demesne. We took part in a Biodiversity Workshop where the children learned about many different habitats such as the river, woodlands, lake, and grasslands which all support different varieties of plants and animals. During the workshop we visited these various habitats around the Demesne, talked about the unique characteristics of each habitat and what species live in the habitats.
As the weather was nice we spent the day there. We went on a nature walk, identified different trees and fed the ducks. We would like to thank the Board of Management for fully funding this trip.
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Tuesday the 17th of October was a special day in our school. Management and players from the K/K team who won the senior hurling county championship, paid a visit to our school. They brought with them the all important Sean Robbins Cup. The K/K players and management were so good as they posed for pictures with the boys and girls. We wish K/K the very best as they embark on their journey in the Leinster Championship when they take on Naomh Eanna of Wexford, in three weeks time. Hopefully they will be visiting our school shortly again, with more silverwear. K/K Abú!
Our children get the opportunity to access a wide range of sports in our school.
In September all children took part in the ‘School Futsal in the Yard programme’. The focus is on soccer games and the aim of this programme is to set up small group training sessions with the children to encourage all children to get involved. This programme was run by the FAI. The children also took part in the ‘Fast Feet’ programme. We thank Johnny Corboy (Offaly Sports Partnership) for coming in and working alongside our teachers in the delivery of the programme. Well done to all our boys who represented our school in the recent Cumann na mBunscol football blitzin Coolderry. As always, the boys put their very best foot forward and represented the school with pride. As a school we were delighted to start the new school year off with the official opening of our new school carpark. We would like to acknowledge the efforts of all the staff in Offaly County Council, especially John Mitchell, Birr Municipal District Senior Executive Engineer and his team, who worked tirelessly to provide us with such a top-class car parking facility. The school is most grateful to Birr Municipal District Elected Member, Cllr. John Leahy, who guided us along every step of the way, from applying for Clár funding for the project, to then helping us consult with Offaly County Council in providing for the car park.
You are all very welcome back after the summer break. In particular we extend a warm welcome to our new Junior Infants. May they enjoy a positive experience in St. Kieran’s NS.
There was a lot of excitement in school today. The rain couldn'teven dampen our spirits as they took part in our Easter Egg Hunt. Happy Easter everyone!
As part of our stay Safe programme we visited Ferbane Firestation. The children really enjoyed the experience and the staff at the firestation were wonderful in how they worked with the boys and girls. The boys and girls have worked hard together to create a beautiful mosaic. They wanted to fit in as many things that symbolise our local area e.g. St. Cormac's Well, the Silver River, the Wooden Bridge and the bullrushes and bog cotton. Well done boys and girls.
We hope everyone enjoyed the St. Patrick's Day Parade as much as we enjoyed taking part in it. Thanks to everyone who made this possible. The boys and girls really enjoyed the experience. The boys and girls really enjoyed participating in the Engineering Workshops in Birr Castle today. Well done boys and girls.
The boys and girls were delighted to have participated in the making of their willow dome in their school garden. Thanks to Padraig for haring his talent with the boys and girls.
Well done to all our boys and girls who took part in the VEX Robotics competition. All the classes throughout the school enjoyed getting involved in the Robotics programme.
Enrolment - September 2023
Broughall NS is now accepting applications for enrolment for the 2023/24 school year. Should you wish to enrol your child in Broughall NS for the upcoming school year, you can contact the school on 0579135072 and we will send you out an enrolment application. Applications for enrolment will close on Friday the 24th of February. Pupils from the Senior Class are working really hard on their Vex Robot. The pupils will be taking part in a Robotics Competition against other primary schools. It is a great for the pupils as they learn so many skills, from building their robot, modifying it to do specific tasks, programming and coding their robot and also driving it.
The boys and girls were so excited to see snow this morning. We just had to put our books aside, put on our wellies and go out and have some fun in the snow.
The boys and girls were very excited to see Santa today. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The boys and girls were so excited this year to perform our Christmas Show to an audience this year. All pupils took part in performing 'The Christmas Grotto'. The boys and girls were excellent on the night of their performance. It was great to see the confidence in the children and how much they enjoyed performing to an audience. Well done!
On the 16th of December all pupils visited Birr theatre to see a production called 'Rudolf Saves Christmas'. All pupils had an enjoyable day.
We had our last dance lesson with Lisa today. All children really enjoyed taking part every week. They will definitely have some great moves to go with all the Christmas songs over the holidays.
Today while the boys and girls were playing outside they found a poor hedgehog caught up in our football net. We carefully cut the net to free the hedgehog. The children garthered leaves and grass and we made a comfortable bed in a big box where the hedgehog could rest until we set him free in a local field. The boys and girls were delighted to see a hedgehog up so close. We had a great day today. Many thanks to Alan Feighery for giving the boys and girls of Broughall NS the opportunity of picking out their own pumpkins from his pumpkin patch. They are all looking forward to carving them out tomorrow.
On the 6th of October all pupils attended ‘Astronaut Academy’ in Birr Library. We attended the workshop as part of Space Week. The boys and girls worked in teams to make their own rocket. They also created their own Solar System and they carried out an experiment to show why it is so important for an Astronaut to wear a space helmet and suit. Thanks to the Board of Management for covering the cost of this trip.
We had an exciting day in Broughall NS today. We were delighted to have Donna, Tara, Stuart and Tony visit our school with their Hot Air Balloon. The children were very excited. They got the opportunity to ask the team lots of questions. They also got to see first hand how a Hot Air Balloon works. |
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