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Greaghrahan National School

Greaghrahan National School

Staghall Belturbet, Co. Cavan. H14CH74
Tel: 049 9526502. Email: [email protected]
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We are delighted to welcome you to Greaghrahan School's website.
We are a small three teacher school situated in a beautiful rural location, three miles from Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan. We pride ourselves on our welcoming and caring school atmosphere and the excellent standard of education we provide for our pupils. We are extremely proud of our school and love to celebrate the achievements of our wonderful pupils. We hope that our website will give you an insight into the life of Greaghrahan National School.

Maths Week

31/10/2022

CASE Peace IV: Greaghrahan NS / Newtowngore NS

31/10/2022

The pupils and staff from Newtowngore and Greaghrahan have just completed a very successful STEAM based learning project together in Greaghrahan N.S. The activities were organised collaboratively by the staff from both schools. Work stations were set up to provide hands-on exploratory activities for the pupils. The pupils explored the theme of Autumn and Halloween by rotating around Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics work stations throughout the day. There was a great buzz around the school on the jam-packed shared learning days. Everyone agreed that it was most enjoyable and great to finally be able to meet up again. Check out the pictures below to see what the children got up to each week.

Junior Infants - Second Class: Week 1

Junior Infants - Second Class: Week 2

Junior Infants - Second Class: Week 3

Junior Infants - Second Class: Week 4

Happy Hallowe’en

30/10/2022

Halloween Dress Up

28/10/2022

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.

Junior Room

Middle Room

Senior Room

Halloween Active Schools

28/10/2022

#FeelGoodFridays – Active HALLOWEEN ASF encourages primary and post primary schools to GET ACTIVE this HALLOWEEN. In order to promote this the children had great fun playing a range of Halloween games and creating some very cool zombie dances.

First Aid Course

28/10/2022

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.

Peace IV Programme - 3rd to 6th Class Greaghrahan NS and Newtowngore- STEAM

28/10/2022

The theme of this year’s programme is STEAM education. STEAM is an educational approach that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics to foster an interest and love of the arts and sciences in children from an early age.

The pupils from Third to Sixth Class have been travelling to Newtowngore N.S. to learn about virtual reality and coding. Pupils have be provided with materials to encourage exploration, curiosity, creativity and problem solving.

Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality is a computer technology with scenes and objects that appear to be real, making the user feel they are immersed in their surroundings. The project included a visit from a Virtual Reality facilitator who provided the pupils with a new and innovative learning experience using software Virtual Reality goggles which were worn by the pupils. The pupils had the chance to experience famous cities and natural features of other countries. They visited football stadiums and haunted houses and imagined that they were on a Roller coaster.

Micro:bit

A micro:bit is a piece of technology that can be programmed to do different things; it can be a digital watch, a fitness tracker or a games console. Using micro:bits encourages children to learn basic coding and programming, important skills in today’s tech savvy world. During the programme, teachers and pupils received training from a facilitator and pupils will successfully write a code and programme micro:bits. The children have had lots of fun learning about coding.

Pizza Party

27/10/2022

There was great excitement in the Senior Room when the children celebrated their reward for filling their marble jar with a Pizza Party. The students have been working very hard on procedural writing and wrote out the steps on how to make a pizza. We followed the procedures and made our very own pizza. The children welcomed the Junior and Middle room in to sample some of their pizza and everyone agreed they tasted delicious!

Basketball with Brian

26/10/2022

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.

Scavenger Hunt

26/10/2022

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.

Chess

24/10/2022

We are super excited to announce that Greaghrahan's Chess Club is up and running. The children are having SO much fun learning how to play. What a great way to spend a wet break too. Educational and Fun!

Hallowe'en Aistear

24/10/2022

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.

Cavan U-12 Championship Final

21/10/2022

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!

Junior and Senior Infant Parent Information Evening

21/10/2022

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.

The Junior Cup came to Greaghrahan NS

10/10/2022

There was great excitement in Greaghrahan N.S. today when the Junior men's teams paid a visit to the school with the cup. Congratulations to the team on a fantastic result and thank you for visiting the school.

Congratulations Emma and Éabha

10/10/2022

Well done to Emma and Éabha on the Drumlane U11 girls team who won the U11 Cornafean tournament last Sunday, beating Ballymachugh in the final! We are very proud of you both.

Best of luck to Drumlane in the Final

8/10/2022

Best of luck to the Drumlane Team and our past pupils in tonights Junior Final against Arva. From all the pupils and staff in Greaghrahan NS. The children had great fun dressing up in their Drumlane colours on Thursday in support.