Friday, March 27, 2015

Hurling & Camogie fixtures

Well done to our hurling team who won the City final of the INTO Mini Sevens at Mungret yesterday. Ballybrown defetated Monaleen NS, Milford NS and Patrickswell NS to retain the title we won last year. Well done also to our camogie team who defeated Gaelscoil Caladh an Troighe, St Nessan's NS to finish runners up to Milford NS.

Ballybrown NS will now play in the County final of the INTO Mini Sevens at UL on Wednesday  April 22nd. starting at 11.30 a.m. 



Please see below for details of fixtures for the remainder of the school year.



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Under 13 Hurling 

                     Olo
Cup
                    Group 1
                    St. Nessans
                    St Pauls
                    An Mhodh Scoil
                   Scoil Chríost Rí
                Group 2
               Ballybrown
            Patrickswell
            Milford
            Monaleen

Tuesday March 24th



St Nessans            
An Mhodh Scoil
             Milford                   V                             
V
V
St Pauls
Scoil Chríost Rí
Monaleen
Tuesday April 14h





St Pauls
Scoil Chríost Rí
Milford
Monaleen
V
V
V
V
An Mhodh Scoil
St Nessans
Ballybrown
Patrickswell
Tuesday 21stth April
St Nessans
St Pauls
Ballybrown
Patrickswell
V
V
V
V
An Mhodh Scoil
Scoil Chriost Rí
Monaleen
Milford

    TuesdayApril 28th
Ballybrown NS V   Patrickswell

Play offs            
  

Semi Finals
Week of May 18th-22


Winner Group 1
Winner Group 2
V
V
Second Group 2
Second Group 1

  Final: Week of May 25th -29th
Note: To encourage schools to enter A competitions in future years we are continuing with our Shield Competition. Schools that finish in third or fourth place will enter this new competition at the semi-final stage.
Shield Semis week of May 18th -22nd
3rd Group 1 v 4th Group 2
3rd Group 2   v   4th Group 1

Thursday, March 26, 2015

School note March 26th.

 

 

 

 

26-3-2015

Dear Parents,

                    Yesterday, life in school came to a standstill as the final of 'Table Toppers', the Olympics of mental arithmetic, was staged. Children from First to Sixth  classes came through qualifying stages in their own classes to make it to the Grand Final. Congratulations to outright winner Maeve Curtin, who was second last year and to Aidan O Connor and Jools Deegan, who were second and third respectively. The standard was extremely high. Well done to questionmaster Mr Hodnett, timekeeper Ms Day and Mr Lordan who co ordinated the event.

                   Mrs Fitzgerald and Ms Keyes brought their Junior Infant classes on a walk to the Kiely farm in Carrig yesterday. Over 40 children in their high visibility jackets enjoyed the experience enormously, as they learned at first hand about the farm in Springtime. Special thanks to the Kiely family for hosting such a lovely event.

                    Last Friday, the personalised wristbands  produced by  Fifth class as part of the Junior Entrepreneur project went on sale and sold like hotcakes. Another batch has been ordered to meet unprecedented demand.

                Pupils in Second and Third classes today staged a production of 'The Chair' for the other classes and for their parents. Well done to all involved, especially Ms Day and Mr Hodnett.

 Today, Ballybrown NS play in the Limerick City section of the INTO Mini Sevens in hurling and camogie. We wish both teams well.

               Holiday arrangements: School closes tomorrow Friday March 27th. at 12.30 p.m. and re opens on Monday April 13th. at 9.15 a.m.

Parents of children in Junior and Senior Infants are asked to collect those children at 12.10 p.m. tomorrow to alleviate the parking problems that could arise.

  On behalf of the Board of Management and staff of the school, I would like to wish you all a Happy Easter.

 

________________

 

J. Lyons

Principal

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Community Council News: Winners of the "Design an Easter Egg" Art Competition will be announced at the Easter Fair on Sunday 29th March in the Resource Centre. The fair starts at 10.45am.There will be a Cake Sale, Raffle, Flower Arrangements, Vegetable and Plant Stalls, Easter Bonnet Parade, Face Painting and lots more.

Date for your diary: FAMILY FUN QUIZ FRIDAY 17th  APRIL in Resource Centre

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Girls and Boys Under 13 (and over 10yrs) Rounders training for Community games will resume on Mondays after school and Saturday evenings (venue to be decided)  All new comers to the sport most welcome! If interested please text your child's name and DOB to  Diane Curran 085 8229492 or Damien O'Brien on 086 0504083. We will text on details of the Easter training schedule. 

Thursday, March 19, 2015

School note March 19th

19-3-2015.

Dear parents,

                    I wish to bring the following to your attention.

                    I am delighted to inform you that Ballybrown National School has achieved First place in Munster and Third place in all of Ireland in the Khan Academy/Mathletes online Maths challenge, with a final score of 8,515 points for February. Congratulations to all the classes who took part.

                  Staying on the Maths theme, the final of 'Table Toppers', the tables challenge, will go ahead next Wednesday March 25th in the Halla.  Last year, the standard of answering, under pressure, was excellent. I have no doubt it will be surpassed this year.

                 Best wishes to Ciarán Egan from Fifth class who has  fought off  stiff competition to represent the school in the Eason Spelling Bee in St Paul's NS in Dooradoyle next Thursday.

                   Second and Third classes will stage the play 'The Chair' on Thursday March 26th.

                   Tomorrow Friday March 20th, Fifth class launch their range of  personalised wristbands as part of the  Junior Entrepreneur programme. €2 each.

                Once again,  I appeal to parents to be vigilant dropping children off at school. Please use the carparks. Children should not walk through the Bus Parking area or the Staff carpark.

          Please note that school will close at 12.30 p.m. on Friday March 27th. for Easter and will reopen on Monday April 13th.

 

Gach dea ghuí,

 

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J. Lyons

Principal

 

 

National Cancer Society Daffodil Day 27th  March 2015:The organisers would really appreciate if you could donate daffodils for this worthy cause.Flowers will be collected on the morning of the 27th from Ballybrown School.

Thank you all in advance.

 

Ballybrown GAA: Under 6, Under 8 Under 10 training resumes tomorrow Friday March 20th from 5.45 p.m. to 6.45.New members welcome. Contact Mark 087 9733258

 

Thursday, March 12, 2015

School note March 12th.

 


12-3-2015

Dear parents,

                     This week Scottish storyteller and musician Ruth Marshall visited the school.  The four Infant classes and First class really enjoyed her visit which is part of the Heritage in Schools Scheme.

                    Last Friday, all  children from Second to Sixth classes took part in the Limerick Choral Festival at the Redemptorist Church. It was a long day but a wonderful experience. Credit is due to everybody who worked so hard to ensure that Ballybrown NS, in our first year in the competition, performed so well.                  

                    Yesterday, our former pupil Andrew O Grady, who is pursuing a Masters Course in Music in UL , organised a Music workshop for Sixth Class. Next week, it will be the turn of Fifth Class.

                       Meanwhile, Fifth Class pupils  are delighted to announce that they will be launching their range of  personalised wristbands next week. The class has been taking part in the Junior Entrepreneur programme and, after much thought, it was decided to produce wristbands.  They will go on sale on Friday afternoon  March 20th. from 1 to 3 p.m. Price €2 each.

                  Seachtain na Gaeilge: This is Seachtain na  Gaeilge. There are many activities taking place in the school. Parents can do your bit by  introducing simple phrases like 'Go raibh maith agat' and 'Fáilte romhat' to everyday speech.

                    Parents Association: Tomorrow, Friday March 13th will be a lá glas (Green Day) with all funds going to the school's Parents Association. A contribution of €2 per child is suggested.

                                Parents are reminded that school begins at 9.15 a.m. Children are supervised from 9 a.m. The school will not be responsible for children dropped at school before

9a.m.

            Reminder: School closed Monday and Tuesday March 16th and 17th. and reopens Wednesday March 18th.

 

             Ballybrown GAA: Under 10 Football: Training for under 10 Gaelic Football starts on Tuesday March 24th in the Hall in Ballybrown GAA clubhouse from 6 to 7 p.m.. Runners and gumshield needed. All welcome.

 

 Gach dea-ghuí,

 

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J. Lyons

Principal

Thursday, March 5, 2015

School Note March 5th 2015

5-3-2015.

Dear parents,

                     Today is World Book Day and there wonderful activities in all classes, mystery readers, Our School Story, DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) to name but a few. Ask your child about it. One of the best gifts you can give your children is to read to them.

                      Tomorrow, all the children from  Second to Sixth classes will take part in the Limerick Choral Festival. This takes place in the Redemptorist Church on South Circular Road. Parents are welcome to attend. Our choir is scheduled to perform at 1 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.

                     On Tuesday, the members of the Green School Committee met with an assessor from Limerick County Council , Ms Jane Power, who will liaise with An  Taisce as part of our application for our third Green Flag. Water conservation is the theme of this module. A range of activities have been carried out over a two year period to bring us to this stage. Ms Power was most impressed by our efforts. Thanks to Mrs Hodgins and Mary Conway who have worked so hard to get us to this point. We look forward to hearing from the judges as soon as we have submitted our final application.

                 Also on Tuesday, Fifth and Sixth classes were guests of Horse Racing Ireland at Limerick racecourse. They had a great day and learned loads about the horseracing industry.

                Last Thursday, Mr Lordan's class enjoyed a visit from two of the Limerick Fire Service who spoke about Fire Safety and life in the Fire Service.

               Health Promoting school/ Active School: All schools are taking daily exercise despite the Arctic conditions which have prevailed recently. Third and Fifth classes have enjoyed visits from  PE students from Mary Immaculate College. Last Friday, they tried their hand at Olympic Handball.

          Community Games - The deadline for entries into the Limerick Community Games cross country final is the 11th of March and the following are the events:  

Boys and Girls u9 300m, Boys and Girls u11 600m, Boys and Girls u12 400m and 600m,

Boys and Girls u13 1200m, Boys and Girls u14 600m and 800m, Boys and Girls u17 1000m.

If your child is interested in taking part please contact Pauline Lowe on 087 8365545 or Aine O'Sullivan. Date, Time and Venue are yet to be confirmed.

 

               Please note that school is closed on Monday March 16th and Tuesday March 17th.

 

Gach dea-ghuí,

 

 

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J. Lyons

Principal