Today was a very busy morning in Barefield N.S. when we welcomed parents of new infants, new pupils enrolling in higher classes and pupils enrolling in our ASD class. School Principal John Burns outlined school routines, practices and policies. They were entertained by our current Junior infants singing a song, schoolchoir and céilí band. Rang [...]
Our Playschool children had a very exciting morning when their pet Harry went missing. They searched the whole school, the computer room, the Library, our Secretary's Office, classrooms, and eventually they found him chatting with Mr.Burns. They were so delighted. Mr. Burns gave them a little treat for all their hard work.
On Thursday 13th June, we had a very special visitor come to our school. Barefield National School had the pleasure of welcoming Bishop Fintan Monahan. Bishop Fintan spoke to the pupils about his vocation as a Bishop, his pastimes of running and cycling, he brought a Hurley, Clare Crusaders t shirt, a Galway and Clare [...]
Well done to 45 pupils from Rang VI for hiking to the highest point in Clare on Friday. We left school for Killaloe at 9am and began our hike at 10.15am. We reached the peak of Moylussa (532 metres) after about 2 hours of walking. We took in the spectacular views of Lough Derg [...]
Looking forward to meeting all our new pupils with their Mammies and Daddies next Tuesday morning, June 18th @9.30a.m.
It was a most delightful and memorable day in our school when Bishop Fintan Monahan came to visit us.
Congratulations to our Rang VI girls who showed unbelievable determination and skill during a hard fought battle against our neighbours, Knockanean NS, in the Division 1 Clare Ladies Football Final. The match took place in a sun drenched Cusack Park and was a nail-biting encounter from beginning to end. Knockanean led at half time on [...]
Last week we celebrated Active School week. A huge range of activities were organised for the children. The aim behind holding Active School Week is to promote and encourage children to become more active. We had soccer, tennis, rugby, aerobics, hockey, athletics, cycling, basketball and yoga on offer. Many thanks to the parents, older siblings [...]
Rang III pupils had a great day on Sea Safari during their visit to Quilty Beach on June 7th. Carmel Madigan started the day speaking to the pupils about the weather, tide conditions, wave action, shore composition and the wide variety of marine plants and creatures living on the shore. Thanks to Carmel, the pupils [...]
On Tuesday May 28th,, both Rang III classes went on tour to Ardnacrusha Hydro Generating Station. The children had a fantastic day out and were greeted by Tour Guides, who gave each of them a hi-viz jacket, safety goggles and a hard hat. The first stop on the tour was a fountain made from a [...]
