Author Archives: LF

The 6th Class “Bandits”

Posted on October 19, 2011 by LF

Rumour has it that there are a number of bandits in 6th Class this year…….but it’s all in good fun! Mr. Forde and his charges are very busy rehearsing for the 6th Class Musical, with the promising title this year … Continue reading →

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Fr Rory visits Ballinamere

Posted on October 17, 2011 by LF

Fr Rory O’Brien visited Ballinamere National School last week and presented hurls and sliotars to the school. Fr Rory is a native of Ballinamere and spent many years playing hurling before he went on the Missions. His first went to … Continue reading →

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Ballinamere Win on Manga High!

Posted on October 17, 2011 by LF

Congratulations to Fifth Class who have just captured another trophy on Manga High. This time it was from the Glen Urquhart High School in England. Ballinamere won the Fai-To on the sixth round. Well done to all the children who … Continue reading →

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Fifth Class Art Work

Posted on October 12, 2011 by LF

Fifth Class have been busy in Art class!
We hope you enjoy looking at our Name Art and our Rubbing pictures.
We enjoyed creating them!

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Lunchtime Football League

Posted on October 11, 2011 by LF

The final of the football league took place last week.
Donegal played Dublin in an exciting final with Donegal securing victory on the day.
Pictured below are the two teams. Donegal in the yellow tops and Dublin in the blue!

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Ballinamere Boys Football

Posted on October 5, 2011 by LF

Division One
On October 4th, the boys from Ballinamere/Durrow travelled to Portarlington for their second group match. Played in good weather on a lovely Gracefield pitch, Ballinamere/Durrow started brightly and built up a good half time lead against the breeze. The … Continue reading →

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Maths News

Posted on September 29, 2011 by LF

Ballinamere’s fifth class have just completed an intensive burst of mathematical activity over the last few days. However, it was all worth it! They have just won a FAI-TO against Cimarron Public School in the United States. This follows on from the … Continue reading →

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A Visitor!

Posted on September 27, 2011 by LF

There was great excitement in the school last Friday when the H Cup came to visit! The H Cup competition  is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by the European Rugby Cup.The competition involves leading club, regional and provincial … Continue reading →

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Policies

Posted on September 27, 2011 by LF

The following school policies have been ratified by the B.O.M and are
available on request from the school office

English Policy
Learning Support
Administration of Medication
Anti-Bullying
Attendance
Brief Absences
Bullying in the Workplace
Child Protection
Class & Classroom Allocation
Code of Behaviour
Commercialism Policy
Critical Incident Policy
Data Protection
Emergency Closures
Enrolment Policy
Enrolment Policy (Autism … Continue reading →

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Manga High

Posted on September 22, 2011 by LF

The boys and girls in fifth class have recently been registered on www.mangahigh.com and can now access the website via the following address: http://schools.mangahigh.com/ballinamere . This site has a lot of games and activities based on the maths curriculum. It is … Continue reading →

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