Best of luck to Drumlane captain Ryan Connolly and all the players as they lead the club into todays Ulster Final against Stewartstown!! It has been a fantastic journey. Now to bring the cup home. From all the students and staff at Greaghrahan NS. 

There was great excitement in school today when the children received their Late Late Toy Show Goodie bag from the Parents Association. The bags were filled with lots of treats which included crisps, harribo, hot chocolate and marshmallows and a beautiful handmade cookie from Cafe Nua. It was a wonderful surprise. We hope you all enjoy your goodies as you watch the Late Late Toy show tonight.  A very big thank you to the Parents Association for organising this treat for the students. 

This month Junior and Senior Infants are learning about the Café in Aistear. During Science Week they discovered that some solids melt when they are heated. They enjoyed putting this theory to the test as they melted  jelly and made yummy Rice Krispie buns. The pupils really enjoyed serving the treats they had made in the Café to the other classes. Check out the pictures below!

​                                                                                   ***Anti Bullying Week***
Thank you to Paula O'Connor from 'DON'T BE MEAN BEHIND YOUR SCREEN' for her fantastic talk to the Senior Room on the importance of Internet Safety. Paula spoke to the children about gaming, cyber safety and creating a digital footprint. The children really enjoyed the talk and found it very valuable.

​Massive congratulations to the children from 3rd to 6th class who prepared a range of experiments and set them up in the hall for our Science Fair on Friday. The students had great fun dressing up as Wacky Scientists and all classes were invited to the hall throughout the day to view the displays and to conduct some experiments of their own. The exhibitors did a wonderful job of explaining and demonstrating their experiments which included:

• How much salt does it take to make an egg float?
• How to create a hovercraft?
• Lungs and how we breathe
• How to create a vortex?
• Dancing raisins
• Soak it up baby (Which nappy can hold the most water?)
• STEAM – Micro: bits

We welcomed all parents in the afternoon and it was a wonderful turnout. Thank you for coming to support the children. There was a great buzz around the school.
Well done to all the children involved!

                            Wow what a fun day the 3rd to 6th children had on their class trip to W5!

On Wednesday 16th November the 3rd to 6th class pupils travelled to W5 Odyssey Arena, Belfast as part of Science Week and the Peace IV STEAM initiative with Newtowngore NS.

The students took part in the Fizz, Bang, Pop Science workshop where they visited the Science Lab to carry out a host of experiments. They investigated changes that are permanent or temporary, desirable or undesirable and discovered the effects of liquid Nitrogen. The students explored the exhibitions on each floor which involved a range of engaging Science activities. They enjoyed 'Climbit' a multi sensory climbing experience and the 'Lost Planet' a Multisensory Activity Zone. 

It was a great day that was enjoyed by all. 

Congratulations to our Art Competition Winners Ameila in 1st place in 7 & Under and 2nd Place Sophie in 8-10yrs. We are very proud of you both. 

Nadia Williams, Education Development Officer with Water Safety Ireland delivered an in-class presentation to all pupils in the school recently. The pupils also received hands-on practise in non-contact rescue and ring buoy throws following the presentation. Thank you Nadia for an excellent presentation.

The school was invaded by a multitude of fearsome creatures on Friday as the children arrived in a fantastic array of costumes to begin the Halloween festivities. There was a great variety of witches, vampires, skeletons,  ghosts on display and it was especially nice to see some creative home-made costumes this year.  Well done to the boys and girls and their parents for all the effort put in. We all had great fun. 

The staff of Greaghrahan NS completed a First Aid Training course on Wednesday 26th October with NB Training Services. Thank you to Sheila and Maura who delivered the excellent training session which was very practical and tailored to the needs of our school.

All pupils in the school have completed a six week block of basketball coaching. The children thoroughly enjoyed their weekly sessions and made great progress over the period.  We are grateful to dedicated basketball coach, Brian who shared his skills and passion for the sport with the pupils. Míle buíochas Brian for providing the pupils in Greaghrahan N.S. with this wonderful opportunity.  

It was a beautiful sunny morning when the Junior room went for their annual nature walk to look at the signs of autumn. We had lots of keen observers who were able to identify the nuts we found along the way.  We noticed the different colours of the autumn leaves and listened to the birds singing in the trees.  We collected some leaves and nuts for our investigation table. Later we did some recount writing to record our walk. 

Junior and Senior Infants had fun in the Witches' Den this week. They were kept busy making spells and trying them out on unsuspecting victims. They made wands from junk and used marla to add features to some Halloween characters. They had great fun dressing up and taking pictures of each other using the iPads. 

The pupils rallied on Friday afternoon to show their support for Drumlane players Cian, Conor, Charlie and Alex as they prepared for the Cavan Under 12 Football Championship Final.  Best of luck lads!

Parents of Junior and Senior Infant pupils attended an information session on their child's learning in their first two years of school. The school's approach to the teaching of phonics and the development of early reading and writing skills was explained. The importance of the development of oral language skills was highlighted as was the importance placed on learning through play promoted by the Aistear curriculum framework.  Parents were given practical advice on how to best support their child's learning.