"Every child deserves a champion, an adult who will never give up on them. Is this job tough? You betcha. But it is not impossible. We're educators. We're born to make a difference." Listen to Rita Pierson's full TED Talk by clicking: here. It is inspirational.
St. Brigid's Day is the first day of February, the first day of Spring. St Brigid was born near Dundalk, Co. Louth about 451 A.D. She lived around the time of St Patrick. She is the second patron saint of Ireland, after St Patrick. She is also known as Muire na nGael or Mary of [...]
Barefield Tidy Towns has launched the Ballyallia Lake Amenity Enhancement Plan. Many of our parents and pupils live in Ballyallia, which is a wonderful sporting and relaxing amenity for our young and old to enjoy. The sights and sounds of nature and wildlife are a source of great joy to all. In conjunction with other [...]
Our school Choir journeyed to Bord Gáis Energy Theatre to view the musical, The Sound of Music. This musical tells the story of Maria, who takes a job as governess to a large family while she decides whether or not to become a nun. She falls in love with the children and their widowed father, [...]
For the last few weeks Ms. Keane's Junior Infants and Mrs. Mahon's 3rd and 4th class have been doing shared reading on Friday mornings. The 3rd and 4th class children have been reading lovely stories to the junior infants. They also have been asking them questions about the story. They all have really enjoyed getting [...]
At Barefield N.S we are so fortunate to have wonderful parents who are very generous with their talents and time. Yesterday Jennifer came to visit our two First Classes and treated them to a fabulous puppet show. The puppet show was great fun but also very informative. The children learned all about the importance of [...]
The newly formed Board of Management recently met on January 23rd 2020. Please see the PRO Report hereunder. Enjoy reading.
Nuair a bhíonn an aimsir fliuch ag amanna lóin, bíonn an-spórt ag ár ndaltaí ag súgradh le cluichí boird, ag imirt cártaí, ag caint is ag déanamh jig-saws. Cad a dhéanann tú féin nuair a bhíonn an aimsir fliuch? Léigh an dán seo: An Bháisteach Bíonn sé fliuch gach lá Agus mé ag dul ar [...]
THE CHILDREN LEARNED THAT DINOSAURS HAVE BEEN EXTINCT FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS BUT PAELONTOLOGISTS DIG UP THEIR BONES AND FOSSILS AND THEY CAN BE SEEN IN A MUSEUM. THEY LEARNED THAT THE DINOSAURS WHO ATE MEAT WERE CALLED CARNIVORES AND THOSE WHO ATE PLANTS WERE HERBIVORES. THEY DID COLOURING PICTURES AND WORKSHEETS AND LEARNED A [...]
The Last 'Green' Hurdle!!! On Tuesday January 21st we were delighted to welcome our Green School Inspector Ms Róisín Garvey to our school. Róisín assessed our knowledge of the Global Citizenship: Marine Environment topic which we completed over a two year period, examined our work and shared her own insights into Marine conservation. Róisín informed [...]
