Our Junior Infants had so much fun dressing up for Halloween 2014 in aid of Temple Street Trick-or-Treat!

The Skeleton Dance from Ruth Ni Longaigh on Vimeo.

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Halloween 2013

Whipping up some tasty smoothies

Ms. Farrell's Class

Some everyday fun in Ms. Farrell's class

Halloween 2013

Senior Infants have been busy this year!

September 2014: Recently the senior classes of the school held a fashion show as part of their Comenius project this year.

The theme of the fashion show was ‘Irish Fashion Through the Decades’

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The new school calendar and all booklists for 2014-2015 are available on the 'Downloads' page of this site

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School Mass 2014/2015

On Thursday, the 11th of September, we held our school Mass to celebrate the beginning of another academic year. Father Des celebrated the mass. The yearly Mass is possibly the only time in the school year when all the children in the school come together to celebrate Mass together. We decided to celebrate it outside as it was such a beautiful day. It was lovely also to see some parents who showed up to celebrate with us.

LAST YEARS NEWS 2013/2014

Mr. Byrne's Big Send Off

Our deputy principal Mr. Byrne is getting married this July. It was only fitting that the staff and pupils give him a big well deserved send off.

Sports Day 2014

Bawnmore have been very successful lately receiving medals and trophies for a variety of sports

On June 10th our hurling team contested the Cumann na mBunscol, Roinn E county final !!

The boys took on a very strong Labane N.S.team at the County Board pitch in Loughgeorge. Unfortunately, our boys were not victorious on the day, but all played amazingly well and we are extremely proud of them.

A big thank you to all of those who came to support them.

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On Thursday, May 15^th, our girls’ football team became champions of the Cumann na mBunscol , RoinnF, Group A blitz. Throughout the year, this group of girls has shown great courage and resolve to bring them through many difficult matches. They have always maintained a very positive attitude.

Well done girls!

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Meanwhile, our boys’ hurling team won the Cumann na mBunscol Roinn E, Group A hurling blitz on Wedenesday, May 21^st! All members of the panel played on the day and every player was instrumental in the success of the team. The older members of the team played leadership roles as they spurred on the younger members of the team. Well done boys!

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Maree/ Oranmore FC Invitational Tournament Under 10 Champions

The boys from 3rd and 4th class, well deserving champions.

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The school was also very successful at the recent Galway County Athletics competion, bring home a host of medals. Well done to all.

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RUN 4 FUN!!!

Bawnmore Fifth class organised a 1 mile run for 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th class. We are fundraising for new P.E. equipment. We set up 4 committees in our class: The Race Committee, The Fundraising Committee, The Refreshments Committee and The Road Closure Committee.

The race took place on Friday the 4^th of April and was a HUGE success.

We would like to thank our very generous sponsors

Hughes Supervalu, Claregalway
Rafterys Centra, Claregalway
Flynns of Lackagh, Supervalu

We would also like to thank Geraghty Joinery for their generous contribution.

To see more pictures click on to the 5th & 6th Class page

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Come and meet us at Bawnmore N.S.

We would like all parents, prospective parents and anyone who would just like a look around the school to come along and view the excellent facilities offered here at Bawnmore N.S.

Our school has great pride in its students and teachers and their many achievements within the school and the surrounding area.

We look forward to welcoming you all and showing you our beautiful school.

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Congratulations to the schools debating team who

made it through to the semi-final of the 'School Debating Competition'which took place on Friday, February 7th

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We invite all prospective parents who wish to visit our school to contact us to make an appointment, alternatively you can

1. Click this link http://www.bawnmorens.ie/modules/download_gallery/dlc.php to download the registration form

2. Complete the form

3. Send to the following address:

'The Secretary', Scoil Náisiúnta Mhuire, Bawnmore, Claregalway, Co.Galway

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Credit Union Quiz

Bawnmore National School were represented at the Credit Union Quiz this year by two great teams on Friday the 31^st of January.

On the Junior Team were Seán Connaire, Emma Ryder, Dylan Gallagher and Dean Burke. On the Senior Team were Leah Grealish, Méabh Corrigan, Adam Heneghan and Saoirse Cusack.

Both teams did very well and finished just outside the prizes! Well done to all involved!

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A huge 'Thank You' to the parents,pupils,past pupils,teachers,staff,past teachers,neighbours and friends of Bawnmore N.S. who came to the school on Friday, June 21st 2013 to help us celebrate 150 years of education in Bawnmore.

We are very grateful to you all. It was a wonderful,happy and memorable occasion!

Míle Buíochas

Mr. Byrne's Class

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1st and 2nd Class Projects

Electricity
Titanic
Vincent Van Gogh
Primary Colours

Electricity

Project Titanic

Vincent Van Gogh Interpretations

Halloween

We learned about Primary Colours

Ms. Moran's Class!

Maree/ Oranmore FC Invitational Tournament2013/2014 Under 10 Champions

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We are going to be friends!

Look at our video. We drew pictures to go with the song we are learning!

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St. Brigid's Cloak

Jan 2012

Petals Everywhere !

Our own Mythical Creatures

We constructed our own buildings!

We love science and maths!

Halloween!

Cumann na mBunscol champions

On Thursday 15th May our girls football team became champions of the Cumann na mBunscol Roinn F, Group A blitz.

The team worked tirelessly throughout the year and their victory was well deserved.

6th Class Music group

Run for Fun

The Race Committee measured the distance of the road, they organised prizes for the best effort etc., they made certificates, posters and permission slips.The Fundraising Committee wrote a letter to 2fm and Operation Transformation to ask them to mention the race. They made a list of P.E equipment which may be bought with any money raised. They also designed the sponsorship cards.The Refreshment Committee wrote letters to various shops in the area asking for sponsorship of fruit and water. They also organizing treats for the day of the event.The Road Closure Committee wrote a letter to the Bawnmore Road householders to explain to them that we were closing the road. They also spoke to the gardai about closing the road.

The race took place on Friday 4^th of April and was a huge success.

Schools Primary Debating Competition 2014

Bawnmore National School participated in the School’s Debating Competition this year for the first time in recent history. 6^th Class had been lucky enough to have been involved in Debating Workshops since October through an initiative with Galway Education Centre and had really enjoyed learning the skills of debating and growing in confidence. We had many ‘in house’ debates, including one for 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th Class and each child in 6^th Class had an opportunity to debate for an audience. They were all excellent!

In January, the school’s competition began and a school team of three, as well as three subs were chosen. Everyone agreed that this was difficult to do as there was so much talent in the class! Our first debate was in St. Patrick’s School, Tuam where we debated the motion ‘History is an important subject in school’ against St. Pat’s. We were proposing the motion. It was a great debate and we were delighted to come out on top.

The next step was a debate against Oranmore Girls’ School on the motion ‘Money spent on space exploration is money wasted’. This time we were opposing the motion. The debate was of a very high standard but again, Bawnmore won!

The next step was the Semi-final which took place on Friday 7th February. Pr 6^th Class travelled to the Galway Education Centre to watch the Semi-Finals of the Primary Debating Competition. Our excellent team were debating against Lisheenkyle on the motion ‘Global Warming is not my Problem’. The library in the Education Centre was full as the debate began and the standard was excellent. The motion was passed and Lisheenkyle progressed to the the next stage. Everyone agreed that Bawnmore had debated excellently and were particularly impressive given that it was our first year entering.

The three members of the team; Kaitlin Kearney, Adam Heneghan and Grace Fahy were presented with medals. We are very proud of them!

Grace Fahy, Kaitlin Kearney & Adam Heneghan The team recieving their medals

The Credit Union Quiz 2014

Bawnmore National Schoolwere represented at the Credit Union Quiz this year by two great teams on Friday the 31^st of January. On the Junior Team were Seán Connaire, Emma Ryder, Dylan Gallagher and Dean Burke. On the Senior Team were Leah Grealish, Méabh Corrigan, Adam Heneghan and Saoirse Cusack. Both teams did very well and finished just outside the prizes! Well done to all involved!

Saoirse Cusack, Leah Grealish, Emma Ryder, Adam Heneghan, Seán Connaire, Dean Burke, Méabh Corrigan and Dylan Gallagher

Fantastic DNA!

Children in 5^th and 6^th Class were treated to a great surprise when scientists from NUIG visited as part of the Fanstastic DNA programme! Children learned how to isolate the DNA of a banana and built up various forms of DNA using models. Everyone really enjoyed the experience and the scientists have promised that they will make a return trip to the school in the future!

Fifth Class Talent Show

Weather Investigation

Science Festival

Discovery Science. Building a lighthouse. 3/10/2011

On the 29^th of September we were doing a project on electricity. We were making a lighthouse. Our method was ……..

No 1: Gather items. Our items were: a kitchen roll tube, see – through yoghurt carton, on small bulb, battery, four wires, sellotape, paint, (black and white), bulb holder and battery holder.

No 2: Attach your bulb to the holder.

No 3: Then put your battery into the battery holder.

No 4: Attach the wires into pairs

No 5: Then attach the pairs to the pairs to different sides of the battery holder. Hopefully it will light up!

No 6: If it lit up, put your battery on a flat surface and hold your light up in the air. (Straight up!)

No 7: Then get your tube. Place it on top or you battery with the light and cables going through.

No 8: Sellotape the tube to the battery. (Which does not fit into the tube?)

No 9: Get your yoghurt pot and place it on top. (Make sure your light bulb is straight.) Then when you know everything is straight sellotape your yoghurt to the tube.

No 10: Finally, get a shoe box and cut a hole (so, the lighthouse will slot in) and place the lighthouse inside! Decorate it with papier- mache.

Enjoy!

By Lauren Reilly, 6^th Class

Gardening

Today we visited the garden. We were not surprised to see our plants completely overgrown by weeds because it was left over the summer. There were a lot of pea pods. We picked some peas and ate them. They were not fully ripe. The tomatoes looked like massive peas. They were not ripe because they didn’t get enough sun. The marrows turned out good. The rocket went out of control. Some of it got eaten by slugs. The cauliflower was under-developed. The lettuce and cabbage didn`t grow very well because it got eaten by slugs. The onions grew very well; they were probably the best along side the “potatoes”. The potatoes grew excellently and on our next visit to the garden we can harvest them. Our three herbs did really well. They were sage tricolour, marjoram and thyme. There was a plant in the herb box that we could not identify. The strawberries did not grow due to lack of sunlight, just like the tomatoes. We think most of the plants did not grow well due to lack of sunlight.

Met Éireann said it was the coldest summer in fifty years.

By Jack & Kevin 6^th Class

6/09/2011