In accordance with the Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post Primary Schools 2017, the Board wishes to inform that the schools Safeguarding Statement has been reviewed and approved by the Board of Management. Please see here-under. Copy available on request
We've had a very sunny start to our Active School Week. We had many organised today. We had aerobics, soccer, handball, hurling, fitness and movement skills, nutrition talk and skipping. Many thanks to today's visitors- Famous, Rumy, Ray, Gráinne, Andrew, Natasha, Rory, Mark , Conor and Declan. What a wonderfully active day! [...]
Some beaches across Ireland are left in dire conditions with discarded plastic items strewn in every direction. As part of raising civic responsibility and awareness in our pupils about the dangers and quantity of plastic waste on our beautiful beaches, our Rang VI pupils visited some Clare beaches, namely Ross Beach and Rhinevilla Beach, to [...]
We are looking forward to a VERY active week next week. Lots of activities have been organised by our Active School Committee. There will be a huge variety of events from hockey, aerobic, golf and skipping, to name but a few! All classes will get to try some new activities. We are also asking you [...]
With the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect (May 25th), we have updated our Privacy Policy to align with our obligations under GDPR. We at Barefield N.S. are committed to protecting your personal information and to being transparent regarding the basis on which we process any personal data that we collect from [...]
On Tuesday members of the Green Schools Committee travelled to Galway to the 2018 Green Flag Awards Ceremony. We collected our seventh Green Flag for the school- Global Citizenship:Energy. In September we will be starting work on the eighth and final theme- Global Citizenship: Marine Environment. Well done to the Committee on all of their [...]
Congratulations to our victorious set dancing stars who won the coveted John Fennell Trophy in Doonbeg on Sunday, May 20th. They were presented with beautiful tropheys. Their rhythm, beat, style, precision, presentation and beaming smiles impressed not only the Adjudicators but also the audience. They received a huge round of applause at the end. Congratulations [...]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force on 25th May 2018. What does this mean for our school? The following will apply to our school as part of the GDPR: Personal data must be fairly and lawfully processed Accuracy - Personal data must be accurate and kept up to date Security -Personal [...]
Today, in glorious sunshine, our Rang II pupils received their First Holy Communion by Fr. Jerry Carey assisted by Canon Caimin O'Carroll in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Barefield. It was a most meaningful and beautiful ceremony. Congratulations to their teachers Ms. Baker and Mr. Chambers who had the pupils excellently prepared. Our pupils [...]
Heartiest congratulations to our choir on coming first in the Junior Category at the AIMS Choral Festival in New Ross today, under the direction of their teacher, Ms. Kate Corrigan. They sang beautifully with excellent expression and diction. It was a wonderful experience for all our choir pupils and they really enjoyed the day. They will also represent [...]
