Annual School Sports Day 2018
Today we had our annual School Sports Day. It was great to see so many parents and grandparents in attendance. Our Playschool children launched our Sports Day with the Teddy Bear Run. Numerous events took place concurrently, such as the Obstacle Race, Sack race, Sprinting, Javelin Throw, Three legged Race, [...]
Fun Run June 2018
In glorious sunshine, pupils, parents and teachers participated in our annual school 5 km Fun Run / walk / cycle today at 6.30p.m. There was a great buzz of excitement in the air, a fantastic sense of community and lots of fun. Our thanks to our local Gardai who were also [...]
Active Thursday
We had another eventful day today. We wore our favourite team's colours for Jersey Day. We had tennis, cycling, surfing, fitness and movement skills, athletics and rugby. The visiting coaches were excellent and taught us many of the basic skills and rules of each sport. Thanks to Danny from Ennis [...]
Wednesday-Active School Week
Today was a very busy day. We has lots of coaches showing new and exciting skills and sports. Tom and a team of members from Ennis Golf Club came and showed us the basic skills of golf. We practiced some putting and chipping. Mark continued with skipping workshops and finished [...]
Child Safeguarding Statement
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
Active School Week-Tuesday
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 [...]
Visit to Ross and Rhinevilla beaches…Plastic Rubbish Collection & Marine Exploration GalleryVisit to Ross and Rhinevilla beaches…Plastic Rubbish Collection & Marine Exploration
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Visit to Ross and Rhinevilla beaches…Plastic Rubbish Collection & Marine Exploration
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 [...]
Active School Week 2018 is here!
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. [...]
Barefield N.S. Privacy Statement
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 [...]
Green Flag Awards Ceremony
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 [...]
Set Dancing Stars
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 [...]
GDPR is coming 25th May 2018
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 [...]