An Amazing Double
Scenes of celebration from our school today after a double win in Cusack Park today. Congratulations to the victorious boys and girls senior football teams on winning the schools county final today.
Munster Minor Schools Swimming Gala
Over 700 students from all over Munster attended the Munster Minor Schools Swimming Gala in UL. Barefield N.S. were delighted to have 9 students representing their school at this event, who swan extremely well & many have qualified for the National Minor Schools Gala in February at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin. Both the [...]
Inter-schools Show Jumping Competition
Barefield N.S. was well represented in the Inter-schools Showjumping Competition held at the Clare Equestrian Centre last Friday, 19-10-2018. Our team (Sophie Mae Kerin on Misty, Victoria Burns on Arcade Eddie, Hannah Costelloe on Barossa Cavalier and Niall O'Grady on Taz) performed excellently and finished on a team score of 4 faults. This was a [...]
Construction in Rang V
Pupils in Mr. Murray's Rang V class have been very busy constructing magnificent structures. Our budding Engineers built roadways, houses, lighthouses, bridges to name a few. Their structure were put of display in our foyer much to the admiration of all visitors and parents.
Maths Week 2018
4th class pupils have been enjoying some extra Maths challenges this week during Maths Week 2018. On Wednesday the children enjoyed participating in 'Multiverse' in the computer room, accessed through their Mathletics accounts. The game, based on multiplication fact fluency and recall, sees the students progress through space, collecting and trading resources, and unlocking new [...]
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Maths)
Take a look at our most recent STEAM project! The children's task involved working in groups to construct a ramp from which a toy car could be launched. The toy car had to jump a gap of at least 10 cm after leaving the ramp. Initial plans were drawn up before the children set to [...]
Global Citizenship: Marine Environment
Members of the Green-Schools Committee are currently working towards the school's eight flag- Global Citizenship: Marine Environment. This theme focuses on the importance of looking after our marine environment and the changes we can make in order to have a positive global effect on the marine environment. The children are looking forward to speaking at [...]
Cross Country
Well done to our athletes representing Barefield National School today in Lees Road at the East Clare Schools Cross Country races.
Music with Heidi
Today in Junior and Senior infants they got a special treat from a past pupil Heidi Liddy who visited the infant classrooms and played some music for the pupils. A very welcome treat for Monday morning!
National Nipper Championships
Huge congratulations to all the pupils from Barefield National School who were part of the team who retained the titles of National Beach Junior Nipper Champions and overall National Nipper Champions in Kilkee on Saturday 25th August 2018. Pupils from the school won gold, silver and bronze in the sprint events, flags, swim and boards. Well [...]