Pupils in my class completed very interesting projects involving Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics. Each group planned, constructed and decorated a marble run at least 1.5m long and the marble had to enter the top of a bottle positioned at the bottom of the run. It was a very creative, enjoyable and fun project [...]
Our annual choir Table Quiz was held last Wednesday night, 12-12-2018 in our halla. It was a huge success with a massive turn out of parents and pupils. The Quiz consisted of 8 rounds with a mixture of current affairs and fun questions. Fr. Jerry was our Question Master. Congratulations to Amelia's and Kadi's team [...]
Pupils of Rang a III participated in the Explorers Education Programme and completed projects to raise awareness on the dangers of plastic in the oceans, seas and the rocky shore. Each pupil created plastic fishes using plastic collected from the seas and beaches around Clare. The pupils also created their own sea gardens and learned [...]
This morning, Róisín Garvey from An Taisce joined us to celebrate a seventh Green Flag being awarded to the school for our work on the Global Citizenship:Energy theme. The Chairperson and Secretary of our Committee, John and Lyndsay, spoke about our work to date. Róisín was thanked for her advice and support. She was also [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Well done to our athletes representing Barefield National School today in Lees Road at the East Clare Schools Cross Country races.
When the sun is out we have fun. With lunchtime over we all line up and get active!
