We are very lucky to have Ballymote Park within walking distance of our school. We often use this park for maths trails, and yesterday 4th and 6th classes availed of the good weather to go on an Autumn Scavenger Hunt.

4th class – Outdoor Classroom Talk
Big ‘Thank You’ to local Librarian, Nick, who demonstrated seed planting in our outdoor classroom to fourth class. Nick and Mandy also talked about their native South Africa which we have been learning about in Geography.
Fourth Class Appear in Christmas Video
Some of our fourth class pupils make a guest appearance in this Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland video. Can you spot them?
Cyberbullying and Internet Safety
All pupils from third to sixth class inclusive will receive a one hour workshop on Cyberbullying and Internet Safety on Thursday, from the renowned speaker Jeremy Pagen. Jeremy worked with our pupils, staff and parents two years ago and was […]

Christmas Carols
Our 4th class along with their teacher, Ms. Byrne visited Ballymote nursing home today to sing Christmas carols to the residents and their visitors. Teresa O’Rourke accompanied the class.

Ballymote Timeline
4th class have been working on local history recently. Following some research, they were accompanied by Neal Farry on a field trip around the town. This resulted in the pupils developing their Ballymote timeline which is proudly displayed in the […]

Christmas Maths Problem
To get us into the festive spirit, we are giving away selection boxes (one in each class from 3rd to 6th), to pupils who can solve the problem of how many gifts in total were given to the lady in […]