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Greaghrahan National School | National School Cavan
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Greaghrahan National School

Free After-School Pick up Service!
     Staghall, Belturbet, Co. Cavan. H14CH74
Tel- (049) 9526502 email: office@greaghrahanschool.ie
          www.greaghrahanschool.ie
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greaghrahanschool
We are delighted to welcome you to Greaghrahan National school website. 
We are a small 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. 

Active Home Week

24/4/2020

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As you know ‘Active SCHOOL Week’ takes place every April and is a really enjoyable part of the school year for our children. This year, because of Covid-19 it is not possible for this to go ahead so we are asking you and your families to participate in the ‘Active HOME Week’ challenge instead.
​Please click onto our Active Schools Page and scroll to the bottom which has links to the charts to be completed by the children and ideas for how to keep active over the week. 
                   https://activeschoolflag.ie/index.php/active-home-week-2020/

          Click on the image below to see the different ideas for Active Home Week. 
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Happy Birthday

22/4/2020

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Happy Birthday Cian!

Today is Cian's birthday. We hope you have fantastic day Cian from all your friends in Greaghrahan NS. Let's all sing Happy Birthday to Cian!
Since we were last together, some of you have celebrated your birthday. Diarmuid and Thomas had their birthday in March and Olivia and Evan had theirs in April. We hope you all enjoyed your special days. Today is Finn's birthday. We hope you have an amazing Stay at Home birthday Finn. Click on the image below and sing along!
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Return after the Easter Break!

19/4/2020

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Hello girls and boys,
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We hope you all had an enjoyable and peaceful Easter with your families this year. It was a different one for us all! We know it's a difficult time for everybody when you are missing seeing your friends and family and missing your regular activities. Recently our president, Michael D Higgins, thanked all the boys and girls and their parents across the country for all the learning you have been doing at home and we agree, Well Done! A big 'Well Done' also for continuing to stick to the rules to keep our communities and families safe, especially over the holidays!
We hope that you got to enjoy some chocolate on Easter Sunday! We also hope that you enjoyed some fun activities over the holidays. Did anybody try out anything new since you have been at home? We would love to hear your stories if you did or maybe you would like to share some Easter photos with us. You can send us your stories or photos by email to office@greaghrahanschool.ie.
​The Easter holidays have been a chance for us to try some different activities too.

Mrs. Maguire has done some baking (not as fancy as Ms. O'Callaghan's!!) She has also been bringing Shep for a walk every day to the lake to look at the swans and geese. He's loving all the attention he's getting these days with everyone staying at home! 
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Ms Fitzpatrick has been very busy over the holidays. She has been out twice a day for a walk with her family in the morning and afternoon to keep active and get lots of fresh air. She has been painting, reading lots of stories, making jigsaws, having teddy bears picnics, playing in the garden and teaching lots of new words to her son.  
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​Ms. O' Callaghan has tried some baking! She enjoyed baking bread and she also found a simple pancake recipe made from porridge oats that she enjoyed eating afterwards!
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Oat Bread Recipe
Oat Bread Recipe

​We're still missing seeing you all but we're glad we are all following the rule to "Stay at Home." We will continue to keep in contact with you on the website and we will put some fun activities on our Home School Learning page so keep an eye on it for some cool ideas!

Best wishes,
​Mrs. Maguire, Ms. Fitzpatrick and Ms. O'Callaghan
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Cáisc Shona Dhaoibh!

3/4/2020

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 Hi boys and girls,
We hope you have had a good week and are enjoying spending time with your families at home. If you were at school we would have been getting our Easter holidays today. We have been missing all the fun things we would have been doing with you for Easter. Instead, we have put up a selection of games, puzzles, arts and crafts and other activities on the Home Learning page that you might get time to do at home.
We hear you have been working hard on your schoolwork. Really well done, we are very proud of you! We know you will continue to follow the special rules of washing your hands, sneezing and coughing into your elbow and keeping away from people who aren’t in your family. It’s very important that we all do this so we can get back to seeing all our friends again soon.
We have asked your parents to email us some pictures of you working at home. We would love to see the fun things you have been getting up to and we’d like to share them on the website for your friends to see. Remember to say a big thank you to your parents and those who have been looking after you and don’t forget all the little jobs you can do to help them around the house.  We want to wish you and your families a very Happy Easter!
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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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  • About Us
    • Introduction and Mission Statement
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    • Enrolment
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