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. 

#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. 

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.