In Barefield N.S., We Strive To Make A Difference With All Our Pupils
"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.
Lá Fhéile Bríde
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 [...]
Vision for Ballyallia Lake
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 [...]
Sound of Music
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 [...]
Shared Reading
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 [...]
Puppets Show That Recycling Is The Way To Go!
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 [...]
Board of Management PRO Report 23-01-2020
The newly formed Board of Management recently met on January 23rd 2020. Please see the PRO Report hereunder. Enjoy reading.
Aimsir Fhliuch ag Am Lóin
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 [...]
IT’S ‘DINOSAUR’ THEME IN OUR PLAYSCHOOL.
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 [...]
Green Flag in the BAG! (Re-usable bag ;)).
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 [...]
Lá Fhéile Vailintín…St. Valentine’s Day
Tá grá san aer i Scoil Náisiúnta Ghort Lomáin. Beidh na páistí i mbun ealaíne chun Lá Fhéile Vailintín a cheilúradh. Tá taispeántas ar an stair taobh thiar den lá seo, aistrithe ón suíomh: seomra ranga.
Helping Suffering Animals of Australian Wildfires
Five girls from Rang IV are organising a fundraiser to help injured animals affected by the Australian wildfires. The five girls are Faye Mannion, Holly Sheerin, Cliodhna O'Loughlin, Rachel Kerins and Leah O'Connor. They are organising a cake sale on Wednesday, February 26th. Parents will be requested to contribute baked [...]