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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.

Active School Committee

12/9/2024

👋 Meet Our Active School Committee! 🏃‍♀️🏀🌟

We’re excited to introduce the fantastic members of our Active School Committee! These enthusiastic students play a key role in promoting fun, fitness, and wellbeing across our school.
From organising exciting events like the Active school Week and our Easter Egg Hunt to leading playground games and sharing ideas for keeping active — this team brings energy and creativity to everything they do.

Welcome to our new Junior Infants

3/9/2024

We are very excited to welcome to our new Junior Infants to Greaghrahan NS. They are a fantastic bunch who are already settling in well and making lots of new friends. We hope you have many happy years at Greaghrahan N.S.

Sixth Class Graduation 2024

12/7/2024

End of Year Magic Show

28/6/2024

Drumlane U16's visit Greaghrahan N.S.

13/6/2024

We were delighted to welcome the U16 Drumlane team, winners of the Mc Cabe Group Cup Final. Well done lads on your fantastic achievement and thank you for visiting our school.

Creative Places Ballyconnell

13/6/2024

The pupils had a superb morning of art, drumming, movement and creativity in their workshop with Fiona Flynn and our own parent Rosie Cole as part of Creative Places Ballyconnell.

Junior Room Tour - Fermanagh Fun Farm

13/6/2024

A warm welcome was given to the Junior Room when they visited Fermanagh Fun Farm for their school tour. It was a lovely relaxed day as the pupils fed the animals and learned about the farm. There were lots of opportunities to play and we all had so much fun. Thank you to the staff, we can't wait to come back!

Teddy Bear's Picnic

13/6/2024

We were delighted to welcome the Junior Infants who will be starting with us in September to our annual Teddy Bear's picnic. The children had a chance to meet their new friends and teachers for next year. We hope you had a great time and we can't wait to meet you again in September.

Confirmation

26/5/2024

Congratulations to Éabha, Finn, Lily, Sarah and Teagan who were confirmed by Bishop Martin Hayes in a lovely ceremony in St. Mary's Church, Staghall on Saturday, 25th May. Greaghrahan NS and Milltown NS came together for this special occasion for both schools and the parish community. The pupils participated in the liturgy with beautiful singing and readings. We hope you all had a wonderful day of celebration with your families.

Music on Wheels

21/5/2024

What an amazing afternoon we had when the “Music on Wheels Tour” came to our school to celebrate our partnership with Music Generation. The pupils sang, played music and joined in with the fantastic live band. It was a brilliant opportunity for the pupils to showcase what they have learned during the year to family and the school community. Thank you to music educators Aishling and Gary for their work with the pupils and to Music Generation Cavan and Monaghan for giving us this amazing experience.

Caterpillars to Butterflies

21/5/2024

Over the past few weeks we have watched our caterpillars grow bigger and bigger. When they had eaten their fill, they formed their cocoon. After two weeks we watched excitedly as they began to emerge as butterflies. We put flowers and fruit into the habitat to feed them. We enjoyed learning about butterflies and their life cycle. After a couple of days we said goodbye to our butterflies and released them in the school garden!

Cumann na mBunscol Competitions

21/5/2024

The girls and boys participated in the annual Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Gaelic competition recently. They gave it their best and represented their school proudly. Despite playing well, unfortunately they did not reach the final. However, they all enjoyed the occasion and had a great day out. Well done girls and boys!

Community Games Winners

20/5/2024

Congratulations to our wonderful pupils who were winners in the Annagh/Drumlane Art and Handwriting competitions recently. We are very proud of their achievements and we wish them the best of luck in the County final.

National Bike Week 2024

17/5/2024

Bike Week, an annual celebration promoting the joys of cycling was held from 11th to the 19th May, with events and activities held around the country.
Check out the pictures below of the pupils from Greaghrahan NS enjoying a skills session with coach Elaine from Cavan Sports Partnership.

Paired Reading

15/5/2024

We love getting together with our friends in the other classrooms for some paired reading. It helps us to improve our reading skills and we enjoy discussing the pictures and story together. We also appreciate the help that parent volunteer Lisa gives us when she comes into our classroom every week.

SEAI Energy Workshop

15/5/2024

Thanks to Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) Workshop facilitator Eimear who visited the school recently. The energy workshop was very interactive and engaging for the pupils, involving lots of games and experiments.

Outreach Armagh Planetarium

14/5/2024

We were delighted to have Armagh Observatory and Planetarium visit Greaghrahan N.S. visit our school to give pupils an immersive stellar experience in their outreach dome. Helen and Ria guided the pupils with their fun, interactive virtual presentation as they explored the planets of the Solar System and journeyed through the night sky. It was an amazing experience which was much enjoyed by all. Thank you to Science Foundation Ireland and all at Armagh Observatory and Planetarium for giving us this unique opportunity.

Dogs Trust Ireland

14/5/2024

Thanks to Education and Community Officer Paul Cleary from Dogs Trust Ireland who visited the school recently to deliver a very engaging presentation for the pupils about remaining safe around dogs they don’t know. We also learned about the responsibilities that come with owning a dog.

Basketball

13/5/2024

Here we are enjoying practising our basketball skills with Elaine.

GAA Coaching

13/5/2024

Thanks to coach Karen from Cavan Coaching and Games for putting the pupils in all classes through their paces with her GAA training sessions on Wednesdays.

Wellbeing Week 2024

13/5/2024

Our Latest Accelerated Reader Word Millionaire

2/5/2024

Congratulations to Emily in Third Class who recently became a word millionaire in our Accelerated Reading Programme. We are so proud of your achievement!

Signs of Spring - First Class

24/4/2024

We took photos of the signs of Spring on our iPads.

Spring Planting

23/4/2024

We had a fun afternoon doing some Spring planting with Katrina. The Junior Room planted sunflowers, while the Middle Room planted some onions and green beans.

Creative Places Ballyconnell

23/4/2024

Ballyconnell Community Choir - Karina giving the pupils a taster session.