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Greaghrahan National School | National School Cavan

Greaghrahan National School

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     Staghall, Belturbet, Co. Cavan. H14CH74
Tel- (049) 9526502 email: office@greaghrahanschool.ie
          www.greaghrahanschool.ie
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We are delighted to welcome you to Greaghrahan National school's website. 
We are a small three teacher rural school, 5 minutes from Ballyconnell Co. Cavan, close to the Slieve Russell hotel. We pride ourselves on our welcoming and caring school atmosphere and the fun and active learning opportunities we provide for our pupils. 

Happy Christmas!

23/12/2020

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Thanks to all our pupils and families for supporting us in keeping the school safe for everyone since we returned to school. We wish you all a very safe and Happy Christmas and we look forward to seeing you when we return on the 6th January.
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Santa Dash and Christmas Fun Morning 2020!

21/12/2020

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On Monday morning, the boys and girls took part in a Santa Dash on the school grounds. They wore their Christmas jumpers, hairbands and Santa hat for the occasion. Everyone was in good spirits and didn't let the weather dampen the mood. Thanks to Mrs. Mc Guigan and SNA Karen for organising the event. We were all treated to chocolate brussel sprouts to reward our efforts. Check out the pictures below. 
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Christmas Jumper Day

21/12/2020

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Christmas is a time for giving and on Monday, the staff and children wore their Christmas Jumpers to school  to raise money for those in greater need than themselves. This year the charity chosen was Temple Street Children's Hospital where Junior Infant pupil Kohen Fitzpatrick receives his treatment. Everyone looked lovely and festive in their jumpers. We raised €550 for Ireland's sickest children. A big thank you to all our families for their generous donations.
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First Holy Communion

20/12/2020

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Congratulations to Éabha, Eve, Finn, Keira, Lily and Sarah who received their First Holy Communion in St. Mary's Church Staghall on Saturday 19th December. The children had waited a long time for their special day. It was a lovely intimate ceremony for them and their families in the surroundings of the church beautifully decorated in preparation for Christmas. The children participated wonderfully in the Mass making everyone proud. The following day we all celebrated the special occasion at school with cake for everyone. 
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Christmas Art and Craft Day

15/12/2020

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The children enjoyed the preparations for the festive season by doing some creative projects on our Christmas Arts and Crafts Day. There was lots of cutting, sticking, painting and colouring going on to produce the lovely works of art below. 
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Sponsored Silence for Local Homeless Charity

15/12/2020

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The Senior Room held a very successful "Sponsored Silence" before Christmas when they raised €501 for the charity "Sleep Out Cavan." The charity supports people around Cavan who are homeless and they also provide clothing and supplies to people who are living rough on the streets of Dublin. The pupils had activities prepared to occupy them and to distract them from talking. Well done boys and girls for taking the initiative and thanks to your teacher Mrs. Gunn for helping to organise the fundraiser.                            
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We have been awarded our Active School Flag!

14/12/2020

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We were thrilled this week when we learned that we have been awarded the Active School Flag. A huge amount of work has been put into the achievement of the Active flag by everyone; pupils and staff, the ASF committee and parent volunteers. Thank you to our families who continued so much of the work during the lockdown by participating in the weekly activities and challenges set by the teachers. The judges were extremely impressed with the effort put into the achievement of the flag and commented that "the ASF website showcase section in your school website is really outstanding." A very special word of thanks to Mrs. Mc Guigan and Ms. Fitzpatrick who led the process and dedicated a lot of time and energy to it. We are hugely proud of this achievement. 



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Aistear - The Post Office

13/12/2020

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The weeks before Christmas are very busy in the Post Office and the Junior Room post office was no different. There were Christmas cards to be written and parcels to be posted. TV licences were purchased and passports were applied for. Dog licences were in very big demand. At the construction area, the children were creating a new delivery van. In the Small World area the post was delivered to all the houses around the town. Presents were carefully wrapped and had ribbons and bows added. With all the effort put in by our postal workers, we're sure they'll all arrive in time for Christmas!
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Good Luck Cavan!!

4/12/2020

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The children came to school dressed in their Cavan colours to support the boys in blue as they take on Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final on Saturday. Come on Cavan!! 
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Grand Designs

2/12/2020

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As part of their Geography topic on "Homes and Other Buildings" this term, the fourth, fifth and sixth classs children designed and made their ideal home or "Grand Design". As you will see from the pictures below, the resulting homes show considerable creativity and ingenuity and the children and their families are to be commended on the time, effort, skill and attention to detail that went into each of the projects.  Well done all on your outstanding designs!
The cross-curricular work on this topic has heightened the children's awareness of the issue of homelessness in the community. As a result, the class have decided to participate in a one hour "Sponsored Silence" at school on Friday 11th December. Money raised from the event will be donated to the homeless charity 'Sleep Out Cavan'.
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Friday at the Café

28/11/2020

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We finished our Aistear theme "The Café" with a visit to Auntie Liz's Café where we got busy in the kitchen. First we made jelly by following instructions and we put it in the fridge to set. Then we made some funny face biscuits like Ella and Evan. We used lots of sweets for the eyes, nose and ears. The best part was when we got to eat the jelly and the biscuits. They were really yummy!!
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Aistear - The Café

17/11/2020

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Despite the restrictions, it was business as usual in the Aistear Café, where our young chefs and waiting staff have been kept busy with a constant stream of hungry customers. There were lots of tasty offerings on the menu to suit every taste. The washing up staff wasted no time in keeping the plates and cutlery spick and span. At the play dough station we made our own playdough and turned this into some lovely cookies. We made furniture for the café at the construction area. It's been a busy week!
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Hurling Coach

17/11/2020

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We are delighted to be able to continue to develop our Gaelic skills at this time. Ulster GAA Regional Development Officer Emmet Conlon will attend the school each Tuesday until Christmas to caoch the children in hurling. The helmets may be gone and the hurleys are different but we're still enjoying getting outside in the fresh air and having fun.  
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Credit Union Art Competition Winners

17/11/2020

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Congratulations to Kate who was a winner in the recent Ballyconnell Credit Union Art Competition. Well done Kate!
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Science Week 8-15 Nov 2020

10/11/2020

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​​Build a Geodesic Dome

The Senior Room enjoyed two MakerMeet STEAM Workshops which were live streamed into thir classroom. Chris from MakerMeet worked with the teacher to assist the children to build a paper circuit and a Geodesic dome. The children really enjoyed the opportunity to experiment and learn. Thanks to Cavan Monaghan Science Festival 2020 and Johnston County Library for providing us with this wonderful opportunity. ​
Make a Paper Circuit

Paper Tower Challenge

​There were great feats of engineering taking place in First, Second and Third Class when Chris from MakerMeet worked with the teacher and children to build a paper tower which would hold 100g of rice. The workshop explored friction, weight distribution, balance, equilibrium, Newton’s Laws of Motion, and fundamental concepts of engineering.

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Science Week in the Junior Room
We linked Science Week to our Aistear Theme "The Café". We made our own play dough and then used it to make cookies for the hungry customers. We also did a Magic Milk experiment. It was so cool to watch the colours mixing!

​AgriKids Be Farm Safe

On Tuesday the Junior Room enjoyed a Zoom call from Alma Jordan the founder of AgriKids. Alma read one of her stories and pointed out many of the dangers on the farm to the children. We learned that we should never visit a farm without an adult and that animals and farm machinery can be dangerous. ​
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​Junior Einstein's Science Club

​We learned how scientists solve crimes with the Junior Einsteins Science Club. We set up a crime scene and played a scientist detective to find out who the culprit was! Using fingerprinting, black lights, tooth marks, moulding and shoe rubbings we had great fun in this exciting and informative session.
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GAA Coach

1/11/2020

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We really look forward to Wednesday mornings when Dan from Cavan coaching and Games comes to put us through our paces. We are learning lots of new skills.
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Happy Hallowe'en!

29/10/2020

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Wishing all our pupils and their families a happy and safe Hallowe'en break and we look forward to seeing you all again on the 2nd November. 
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Hallowe’en in the Middle Room

29/10/2020

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There were some very scary looking creatures prowling around the middle room on Friday. The costumes really were spooktacular and the children enjoyed a fun filled day of Hallowe'en activities.  
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Hallowe’en in the Senior Room

29/10/2020

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Well done to all the boys and girls who dressed up to get into the spirit of Hallowe'en. Click on the pictures below to see some lovely Hallowe'en artwork produced by the children.
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Hallowe’en in the Junior Room

29/10/2020

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​We had such fun dressing up for our Hallowe'en party at school. We made some Monster Moves, did the Skeleton Dance and performed the Monster Shuffle. Well done boys and girls.
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Autumn Scavenger Hunt

28/10/2020

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The long anticipated day had arrived! We were going on our Scavenger Hunt to look at the signs of Autumn. We found all kinds of fallen leaves; oak, ash, beech and sycamore. They were in all kinds of beautiful colours: red, orange, yellow and brown. We looked for acorns under the oak tree and listened to the birds singing high up in the trees. We had lots of fun learning outdoors with our friends.
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Aistear - The Farm Shop

27/10/2020

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We have been very busy over the past few weeks in our farm shop. There was plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables to sort and buy. We were offering very competitive prices and everyone was encouraged to SHOP LOCAL!!!
We designed new sheds for the animals in Junk Art and some of us added tractors, gardens and even a windmill. In Small World we sorted animals and found homes for them around the farm. We explored the bales of hay, tractors and other machinery. We developed our fine motor skills by using plasticine to model tails, ears, horns for the animals. Some of us designed our own animals.
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Welcome to our new Junior Infants

15/9/2020

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Visit from Drumlane Ladies Intermediate Champions!

15/9/2020

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Congratulations to the Drumlane ladies who beat Castlerahan/Denn on Saturday in Breffni Park to become Kiernan's Service Station Intermediate Champions. Some of the victorious team surprised the pupils on Monday with a visit to display the cup. Thanks ladies for coming to see us. You are an inspiration to all our young footballers and the whole Greaghrahan school community is hugely proud of your fantastic achievement.
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Welcome Back to School

29/8/2020

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The staff at Greaghrahan NS are really excited to welcome back all the students to school on Monday and Tuesday. A huge welcome to the our new Junior Infants and all our new families. We hope you will enjoy many happy years in Greaghrahan NS.  It'll look and feel a little different while we all get used to new policy and procedures, but keeping everyone safe is our top priority. 
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    Confirmation
    Sixth Class children will receive the sacrament of Confirmation on Saturday 11th May at 12 noon in St Patrick's Church Milltown

    Easter Holidays
    School will close on Friday 12th April and reopen Monday 29th April

    Peace IV Celebration Day 
    Friday 5th April at 1:15pm in the school hall

    FAI Soccer Tournament
    Senior boys will travel to Cootehill to take part in the Spar 5s Soccer Competition

    World Book Day
    Thursday 7th March
    ​    Children can come to school dressed as their favourite character

    Ash Wednesday
    6th March
    Prayer Service and distribution of ashes in school at 12 noon

    Pancake Tuesday
    Tuesday 5th March

    Mid-Term Break
    School closed on Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd February 

    Be Active After Schools Activity Programme commences on Monday 11th February from 3-4 pm

    Credit Union Quiz
    The annual Credit Union quiz takes place on Monday 4th February at 7:30pm in Templeport Resource Centre

    St Brigid's Day
    Grandparents and parents will be helping the children to make crosses on Friday 1st February at 1:30 pm

    CASE Peace IV
    The Junior Room will begin their Shared Education Programme with Newtowngore NS on Friday 1st February.

    Author Colm McElwain will visit the school on Friday 18th January

    Active School
    Santa Dash and Christmas Fun Day on Friday 21st December

    Carol Singing
    The children will be singing Christmas carols at Kennedy's Spar & Kennedy's Expert Hardware on Thursday 20th December at 11am

    Christmas Arts and Crafts Afternoon
    Wednesday 5th December 1:3 -3:00 pm

    Cumann na mBunscol
    The Cumann na mBunscol Final takes place on Saturday 10th  November at 2pm in the 3G pitch Cavan. Best of luck to our team!


    Cumann na mBunscol
    The boys and girls will play Cross NS in the semi-final in Butlersbridge on Tuesday Nov 6th at 4.30pm. Good Luck!! 

    Just Smile!
    The photographer will visit the school on 19th November 
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    School Closure
    The school will close on Thursday 26th October to facilitate poling in the Presidential election. 

    Cumann na mBunscol
    Boys and girls from fourth, fifth and sixth class will travel to Corlough on Oct 22nd to participate in the Cumann na mBunscol competition.

    CASE Peace IV
    Our shared education programme with Newtowngore NS commences on September 28th at the Share Centre, Lisnaskea. See calendar for further dates.

    New School Year
    The school will re-open on Monday 3rd September.
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    End of Year Mass
    A Mass of Thanksgiving will be celebrated on Thursday 21st June at 12 noon, to mark the retirement of our principal Mr. Pat Duggan, followed by presentations and refreshments.

    Athletic Coach
    ​    Popular athletic coach James Mc Dowell returns for 6 weeks beginning Friday 27th of April.
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    ​School Tour
    Junior and Senior Tour to GR8 Entertainment, Co. Monaghan will take place on Friday 25th of May.

    Cavan County Museum
    The Senior Room will visit Cavan County Museum on May 4th.

    ​First Holy Communion in Staghall Church on Sunday 13th May at 11.30am

    Confirmation on Saturday 14th April at 12 noon in St Patrick's Church Milltown.

    Easter Holidays
    The school will close for the Easter break on Friday 23rd March and re-open on Monday 9th April. 

    Seachtain na Gaeilge
    To celebrate our culture and heritage, the pupils will put on a short performance of song, music and dance on Friday 16th March at 1pm. Everyone welcome. 

    World Book Day
    Come to school dressed as your favourite storybook character to join in the World Book Day celebrations.
     
    Duathlon Training
    Cycling and running training with coach from Cavan Sports Partnership begins Friday 23rd February for 4 weeks.

    Christmas Holidays
    The school will close for the Christmas break on Friday, 22nd Dec

    Wear Your Christmas Jumper for Bóthar
    Friday 15th Dec we will all be wearing our Christmas Jumpers to help families worldwide who are in need. Subscription Voluntary

    Christmas Carol Service
    Staghall Church Thursday 14th Dec at 7.30pm. Everyone welcome!

    ​The Big Red Bus Company
    will present the puppet show "Oops Forgotten Something" based on the true meaning of Christmas on Thursday, 7th Dec.

    School Photographs
    Memory Lane Photography will visit the school on Monday, 20th November. 
     
    River Explorers
    Senior Pupils will become 'River Explorers'for the day on Friday 10th November with Waterways Ireland and Leave no Trace. Outdoor clothing and footwear essential.

    Hallowe'en Dress Up
    The children are invited to come to school in fancy dress on Friday 27th October for some Hallowe'en fun and games.

    Diocesan Advisor
    Sr. Anna Smith will visit the school on Thursday 26th October.
     
    ​School Closure Wednesday Oct 25th
    The school will be closed on Wednesday, 25th October for staff training in the Primary Language Curriculum.

    Sponsored Walk
    Organised by the Parent Association, the walk will leave the school at 2pm. All family and friends welcome.
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    Athletic Coach
    We are delighted to welcome back James Mc Dowell who will be with us for the next few weeks. PE gear to be worn on Thursdays until further notice.
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     Enrolment for First Communion and Confirmation
    9th October in Staghall Church. Parents may enrol anytime between 7pm and 8.30pm

    Meeting for First Communion Parents
    Wednesday 4th October 8.30pm in the school.

    ​Meeting for Confirmation Parents
    Monday 2nd October at 8.30pm in Milltown NS 


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    School Holidays
    The school will close for the Summer break on Tuesday 27th June and re-open on Friday 1st of September.

    End of Year Mass
    An End of Year Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Comiskey on Monday 26th June at 12:00 in the school.
    All welcome. 

    Jumble Sale
    The pupils of 5th and 6th class will hold a Jumble Sale on Wednesday 21st June. Toys, book, games etc. in good condition can be brought into school from the 14th. 

    Mountain Biking
    To mark National Bike Week, 5th and 6th classes will be taken Mountain Biking to Cavan Canoe Centre Butlersbridge on Thursday 15th June.

    Sports Day
    Our annual Sports Fun Day will take place at the school on Friday 16th June.

    Junior & Senior Tours take place on Friday 2nd June

    Rounders Tournament for children in the Senior room on Friday 26th May in Milltown at 10:30am

    Cumann na mBunscol
    5th & 6th Class Girls Football on Wednesday 24th May in Ballyconnell at 10am.
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    Confirmation in Staghall Church on Saturday 6th May at 12 noon.

    First Holy Communion in Staghall Church on Sunday 14th May at 11.30am

    Second Class children will celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time on Wednesday 5th April at 7:30pm

    Easter Holidays
    The school closes for the Easter break on Friday 7th April and re-opens on Monday 24th April.
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    ​Athletic Coach
    Weekly classes for all pupils will commence on Friday 10th March. PE gear to be worn. 

    Science Workshop 5th and 6th Class in Belturbet Library on 14th March.

    Seachtain na Gaeilge
    To celebrate our culture and heritage, the pupils will put on a short performance of song, music and dance on Thursday 16th March at 1pm. Everyone welcome. 

    School Book Fair
    Scholastic Book Fair in school 20th-25th March. 

    You Shall be my Witness
    Dates for Confirmation preparation programme  in Milltown Community Centre: Tuesday 14th, 21st, 28th March and 4th April at 6.30pm.
     









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