James Ryan, Limerick Senior Hurling Team, visited during Active School Week. He spoke to the children about the huge benefits and importance of being active and emphasised that it’s not all about winning – it’s about the taking part and the enjoyment you get from being active that counts. James was very impressed with all […]
Active School Week 2015
May 5, 2015 by
We continue to promote physical activity in our school and in the wider community and again this year we had very active and a very enjoyable Active School Week 2015. Well Done Everyone! We began each morning with “Wake up, Shake up” before class. Zumba: Everyone had great fun working out to “I like to […]
Barna NS Newsletter April 2015
April 29, 2015 by
The children were involved in various school activities during the second term: January Grandparents’ Day The children invited their grandparents to join them in celebrating Grandparents’ Day. Indoor Hurling The 2nd, 3rd and 4th class boys took part in an indoor hurling blitz in Caherclonlish. February Swimming lessons commenced for 2nd to 6th class children. […]
Engineers Week – 8th to 14th February 2015
February 24, 2015 by
We celebrated Engineers week from 8th to 14th February. The theme for the week was “Engineering is for Everyone” and the children reflected how engineering impacts our lives and discussed different forms of engineering all around us. Children 2nd to 6th class designing bridges. Children 2nd to 6th class experimented with batteries, red and black […]
Grandparents’ Day – Jan 2015
February 7, 2015 by
We celebrated Grandparents’ Day on Wed. 28th January. This is our third year celebrating this very special day in Barna N.S. The children were very excited to be joined by their grandparents and Fr. Pat Burns led us in a prayer service – giving thanks for the joy of grandparents. The celebrations continued into the […]
January Newsletter
January 22, 2015 by
22nd January 2015 Dear Parents, Please note the following important items; Parking It is extremely dangerous at the school gate in the mornings and especially in the evenings. There is plenty of room for parking down past the school and we are appealing to you to park your car and walk to the gate to […]
Christmas Letter to Parents 2014
December 18, 2014 by
17/12/2014 Dear Parents, Please note the following…. 1. Christmas Panto (Thursday 18 Dec.) The bus is leaving the school tomorrow morning at 9am sharp. Children need to be in school at 8.50am. The front yard will be supervised from 8.45am. Please do not arrive any earlier. If it’s raining, children can wait in the back […]
Barna NS 2014 Football Champions
October 23, 2014 by
Barna School are the 2014 Cumann na mBunscol champions for a second year in a row. Our Football Champions gave an outstanding performance against Cappamore N.S. in the 7 a side final , held in the magnificent UL Sports Campus Arena on Wed 22nd October. It was a very close game but Barna edged ahead […]
Active School Week 2014
March 23, 2014 by
Our annual Active School Week took place from March 10th -14th. It was a hugely enjoyable week and the daily activities are outlined below: Monday: Marion Riordan, golf professional at Ballykisteen Golf club, visited the school and took each class group for golf coaching. This included tuition on the correct grip and swing technique. The […]
Grandparents’ Day
January 31, 2014 by
As part of Catholic Schools Week Barna N.S. held a very successful Grandparents’ Day on Wednesday last, January 29th. The aim of Grandparents’ Day is to celebrate the wonderful gift that grandparents are to children, families and the communities to which they belong. The celebration in Barna included a tin whistle performance by […]