Le Chéile Afterschool Club
This year our school is complemented by the addition of the community afterschool club 'Le Chéile' where children are walked from our school gate by registered childcare workers to engage in sports, culinary, play and reading activities in their brand new facility up until 6pm. Children will have full assess to the community MUGA all weather pitch in addition to the newly built community building. For more details contact Gill Murphy on 0894057565 or email lecheilelawrencetown@gmail.com
Return To School 2022
Dear Parents,
As school returns tomorrow we hope that all of our children and their families have had a wonderful Christmas break. We would also like to wish you all a very happy new year.
Unfortunately we have not yet won the battle with COVID and we would like to remind parents to remain vigilant of the symptoms of COVID 19 in your child/children. If a child does demonstrate any symptoms please keep them at home and contact your GP for further advice.
Our school is and has always been a very safe learning environment for our children. Each of our classrooms is fitted with a powerful HEPA filter and particulate matter is constantly monitored and expelled by a mechanical ventilation system. Much credit is due to both the school and the Lawrencetown community groups in facilitating this heating retrofit.
With so much debate and negative attention in the media regarding school reopening over the past few days, I feel that it’s important to remember that school is very happy and enjoyable place for our students at Lawrencetown NS. Not only do we endeavour to create memorable learning experiences for our pupils in 2022, we aim to do so while putting smiles on our children’s faces, maintaining their social connectedness and by providing a support network for them if ever they do need it.
We all look forward to seeing many happy faces at our school gate tomorrow as our new semester begins.
Mise me meas,
Andrew O Regan
As school returns tomorrow we hope that all of our children and their families have had a wonderful Christmas break. We would also like to wish you all a very happy new year.
Unfortunately we have not yet won the battle with COVID and we would like to remind parents to remain vigilant of the symptoms of COVID 19 in your child/children. If a child does demonstrate any symptoms please keep them at home and contact your GP for further advice.
Our school is and has always been a very safe learning environment for our children. Each of our classrooms is fitted with a powerful HEPA filter and particulate matter is constantly monitored and expelled by a mechanical ventilation system. Much credit is due to both the school and the Lawrencetown community groups in facilitating this heating retrofit.
With so much debate and negative attention in the media regarding school reopening over the past few days, I feel that it’s important to remember that school is very happy and enjoyable place for our students at Lawrencetown NS. Not only do we endeavour to create memorable learning experiences for our pupils in 2022, we aim to do so while putting smiles on our children’s faces, maintaining their social connectedness and by providing a support network for them if ever they do need it.
We all look forward to seeing many happy faces at our school gate tomorrow as our new semester begins.
Mise me meas,
Andrew O Regan
SFI Discover Science and Maths Award Recipients 2021
Our school has received another science and maths award highlighting our passion for engaging with STEM activities. The evaluation of our schools engagement with STEM is mentioned below. Needless to say we are very proud of our students and our teachers on this fantastic achievement!
Congratulations - your school has achieved an SFI Discover Science and Maths Award. We have evaluated your Log of Evidence and we are satisfied that you have met all the criteria for the Plaque of STEM.
Your school has provided evidence of children's engagement with STEM in the following areas:
Congratulations - your school has achieved an SFI Discover Science and Maths Award. We have evaluated your Log of Evidence and we are satisfied that you have met all the criteria for the Plaque of STEM.
Your school has provided evidence of children's engagement with STEM in the following areas:
- Science
- Technology
- Engineering
- Maths
- STEM Showcase
2021/2022 Important information regarding school return
We would like to welcome all of our pupils and families back to a new school year here at Lawrencetown NS.
We are so grateful to all of our staff, pupils and parents for doing their utmost last year to ensure that our school was a safe place for all of our children to learn and to have fun. This year we are conscious that we need to continue our efforts to ensure our school is a safe place for all to enjoy. Our COVID-19 policy has been updated and is here on our website. We would like to ask all parents to continue to social distance on drop off and pick up and to remember to wear a face covering if you do have to leave your car.
You may find the following videos useful as you begin your school year here with us. We would recommend that you view them if they apply to you and your child.
We are so grateful to all of our staff, pupils and parents for doing their utmost last year to ensure that our school was a safe place for all of our children to learn and to have fun. This year we are conscious that we need to continue our efforts to ensure our school is a safe place for all to enjoy. Our COVID-19 policy has been updated and is here on our website. We would like to ask all parents to continue to social distance on drop off and pick up and to remember to wear a face covering if you do have to leave your car.
You may find the following videos useful as you begin your school year here with us. We would recommend that you view them if they apply to you and your child.
Online Return to School Form
Christmas Raffle Bonanza
We would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to our hardworking parent’s association who have sponsored our Christmas raffle bonanza this year! Our parent's prepared hampers and donated numerous spot prizes for our lucky children this Christmas. Our children and their families were very generous in their support, and the proceeds have gone a long way in assisting the school to install a high speed WiFi system, to cope with the demands of our new i-pads.
Some of our lucky winners are pictured below.
Well done to all those who took part and congratulations to our hamper winners!!
Some of our lucky winners are pictured below.
Well done to all those who took part and congratulations to our hamper winners!!
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Best of luck to the Galway senior ladies team this weekend!
Today we wore our county colours in support of our fantastic camogie players. We are passionate about our hurling and camogie here in the school, and we hope you all enjoy the big match tomorrow. Gaillimh Abú!
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Dear parents ,
Please read The D.E.S. Covid -19 Response plan for the safe re-opening of schools published below and our school's Policy Statement.
Please read The D.E.S. Covid -19 Response plan for the safe re-opening of schools published below and our school's Policy Statement.
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Update May 11th 2020
Dear Parents and pupils,
I hope you are all well and keeping safe.
Mental Health Ireland has developed a Family Well Being Toolkit which may be of use to you during these strange times. You can download the file below to view the toolkit.
https://www.mentalhealthireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Family-Wellbeing-Toolkit-Reduced-Size.pdf
Gill Education has produced a free book for children about the Coronavirus. Illustrations are by Axel Sheffler who illustrated the Gruffalo. The book can be downloaded through the following link.
https://www.gillbooks.ie/AcuCustom/Sitename/DAM/156/Coronavirus_-_A_Book_For_Children.pdf
Kind Regards.
Marie Lantry
I hope you are all well and keeping safe.
Mental Health Ireland has developed a Family Well Being Toolkit which may be of use to you during these strange times. You can download the file below to view the toolkit.
https://www.mentalhealthireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Family-Wellbeing-Toolkit-Reduced-Size.pdf
Gill Education has produced a free book for children about the Coronavirus. Illustrations are by Axel Sheffler who illustrated the Gruffalo. The book can be downloaded through the following link.
https://www.gillbooks.ie/AcuCustom/Sitename/DAM/156/Coronavirus_-_A_Book_For_Children.pdf
Kind Regards.
Marie Lantry
Update May 1st 2020
Dear parents,
I hope you are all well.
I will begin my Maternity Leave on Monday May 4th. Marie Lantry will be Acting Principal during this leave and AnnMarie McEvoy will be Acting Deputy Principal.
Denise Mc Grath will be teaching 4th, 5th and 6th for this term. All pupils in these classes continue what you have been doing since we started using Seesaw.
Please continue to email the school at laurencetownns@hotmail.com for any queries or questions you may have. You will be kept updated regularly using texts and the school website.
I would like to thank you all for your support this year and especially since the closure. I want to commend all of the work the pupils have been doing over the past number of weeks.
I want to wish everyone well as we undertake this new and very different way of teaching and learning. Please be reminded that the work that is assigned is a guide for you and do not feel under pressure to complete everything.
From this week on, work will be uploaded onto each teacher’s page on the website on Sundays.
Please keep safe and well,
Míle Buíochas,
Catherine O'Donnell
I hope you are all well.
I will begin my Maternity Leave on Monday May 4th. Marie Lantry will be Acting Principal during this leave and AnnMarie McEvoy will be Acting Deputy Principal.
Denise Mc Grath will be teaching 4th, 5th and 6th for this term. All pupils in these classes continue what you have been doing since we started using Seesaw.
Please continue to email the school at laurencetownns@hotmail.com for any queries or questions you may have. You will be kept updated regularly using texts and the school website.
I would like to thank you all for your support this year and especially since the closure. I want to commend all of the work the pupils have been doing over the past number of weeks.
I want to wish everyone well as we undertake this new and very different way of teaching and learning. Please be reminded that the work that is assigned is a guide for you and do not feel under pressure to complete everything.
From this week on, work will be uploaded onto each teacher’s page on the website on Sundays.
Please keep safe and well,
Míle Buíochas,
Catherine O'Donnell
Home Learning Update - 17.04.20
Dear parents,
We hope you are all well.
All teachers have now uploaded the plan of work for next week.
At the top of this page, you will see classes, please click on the teacher’s name and 2019/20 link and this will bring you to the plan of work.
Next week is the first week that we will use Seesaw. This is a way for us to provide encouragement and feedback to hopefully help, support and motivate pupils during this time. This can be used on laptops, tablets or phones.
Until the school reopens, teachers will upload work each Friday for the following week.
There are instructions for how to set up Seesaw for your child(ren) below as well as a link to a video for parents.
We are using the home learning codes and these are input into the box saying text code.
If you are having difficulties, please do not hesitate to contact us via the school email.
Quick Start Guide for Students/Parents
This video shows you how to log in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFDT1ZRIMnU&list=PLb__lPS6CQsC3kCgu1Puo27aPoXqwIIHn&index=7&t=0s
Míle buíochas and please keep safe,
Catherine O’Donnell
We hope you are all well.
All teachers have now uploaded the plan of work for next week.
At the top of this page, you will see classes, please click on the teacher’s name and 2019/20 link and this will bring you to the plan of work.
Next week is the first week that we will use Seesaw. This is a way for us to provide encouragement and feedback to hopefully help, support and motivate pupils during this time. This can be used on laptops, tablets or phones.
Until the school reopens, teachers will upload work each Friday for the following week.
There are instructions for how to set up Seesaw for your child(ren) below as well as a link to a video for parents.
We are using the home learning codes and these are input into the box saying text code.
If you are having difficulties, please do not hesitate to contact us via the school email.
Quick Start Guide for Students/Parents
- Students should download the Seesaw Class app (free) or visit Seesaw.me on laptop.
- Click Log In.
- Choose I’m a Student.
- Enter the home learning code received from the teacher into the Text Code box at the bottom of the screen.
- Once logged in, check the Journal view on the left hand side of your screen to see if your teacher has assigned work to you. If the work you have been assigned doesn’t show up here, click the Activities tab. Click +Add Response to work on the activity. Press the green tick to submit your work when you are finished.
- If your teacher hasn’t assigned a task within Seesaw but has asked you to take a photo of some work you have complete for example press +Add button. Choose which format of work you want to add.
- Check the Inbox to see if you have any announcements from your teacher.
- Students sign out by clicking on their name/avatar in the top left hand corner of the screen, then click the cog and then sign out.
This video shows you how to log in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFDT1ZRIMnU&list=PLb__lPS6CQsC3kCgu1Puo27aPoXqwIIHn&index=7&t=0s
Míle buíochas and please keep safe,
Catherine O’Donnell
Draft Admissions Policy- Consultation Process 03.04.20
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Dear parents,
I hope you are all well.
The school must compose a Draft Admissions Policy and this must be submitted by the Board of Management to the Patron’s office.
The Minister for Education and Skills requires schools to make changes to their Enrolment/Admissions Policy for the school year 2021/22. We have all received a template and have been asked to draft a policy in consultation with the patron, the board of management, the staff of the school and parents.
As the school is closed, I have attached a copy of the Draft Admissions Policy above. Will you please read through it and you can email the school at laurencetownns@hotmail.com with views you may have before April 21 putting Admissions Policy in the subject bar.
Míle buíochas and please stay safe.
Catherine O'Donnell
I hope you are all well.
The school must compose a Draft Admissions Policy and this must be submitted by the Board of Management to the Patron’s office.
The Minister for Education and Skills requires schools to make changes to their Enrolment/Admissions Policy for the school year 2021/22. We have all received a template and have been asked to draft a policy in consultation with the patron, the board of management, the staff of the school and parents.
As the school is closed, I have attached a copy of the Draft Admissions Policy above. Will you please read through it and you can email the school at laurencetownns@hotmail.com with views you may have before April 21 putting Admissions Policy in the subject bar.
Míle buíochas and please stay safe.
Catherine O'Donnell
Parental Consent to use Seesaw 02.04.20
Dear parents,
Schools are trying to use online technology due to the recent school closures. After Easter we intend to use Seesaw, an excellent tool for online learning as a way of giving feedback to the students in our school.
As your children are under 13, we must have parental consent. Please give your consent by filling out the form below. If you have a few children in the school, you can use the same form for all of your children.
Parental Consent Form
Kind Regards,
Lawrencetown NS Staff
Schools are trying to use online technology due to the recent school closures. After Easter we intend to use Seesaw, an excellent tool for online learning as a way of giving feedback to the students in our school.
As your children are under 13, we must have parental consent. Please give your consent by filling out the form below. If you have a few children in the school, you can use the same form for all of your children.
Parental Consent Form
Kind Regards,
Lawrencetown NS Staff
Ideas for activities during school closure - websites for pupils and parents 31/03/20
Dear parents,
We hope you are all well during this time. If you have any queries or would like to share pictures of your child(ren)’s work, please email laurencetownns@hotmail.com with the teacher’s name in the subject bar. The class work assigned by teachers for March 30th - April 3rd is below this post.
Please use this link https://www.prim-ed.ie/downloadable-teacher-guides to access the answers for your child's mental maths book. You will see your child(ren)’s class in light blue. Go to weeks 26- 28 to correct work since the schools closed.
We have listed some websites that you may find useful over the coming weeks. The INTO have some practical ideas for learning at home https://www.into.ie/2020/03/18/tips-and-tricks-home-learning/.
RTE have launched 'School on TV'. It is on RTE2 each weekday at 11am.
Here are some ideas for activities for children over the coming weeks. This is a menu for you to choose from.
English
Gaeilge
For pupils in 4th, 5th and 6th – Folens are providing free access to their books. Please follow these instructions to gain access to Abair Liom. Follow the steps below to get access:
Tables/Maths:
S.E.S.E – History/Geography/Science
Project Work/ multiple subjects
Exercise/P.E.
For Parents
The National Parents Council have daily resources available on their website with exercises, expert tips and storytelling
http://www.npc.ie/news-events/library-of-parents-resources
They also have activities and resources for younger and older children.
http://www.npc.ie/news-events/library-of-childrens-resource s
Please keep safe,
Lawrencetown NS Staff
We hope you are all well during this time. If you have any queries or would like to share pictures of your child(ren)’s work, please email laurencetownns@hotmail.com with the teacher’s name in the subject bar. The class work assigned by teachers for March 30th - April 3rd is below this post.
Please use this link https://www.prim-ed.ie/downloadable-teacher-guides to access the answers for your child's mental maths book. You will see your child(ren)’s class in light blue. Go to weeks 26- 28 to correct work since the schools closed.
We have listed some websites that you may find useful over the coming weeks. The INTO have some practical ideas for learning at home https://www.into.ie/2020/03/18/tips-and-tricks-home-learning/.
RTE have launched 'School on TV'. It is on RTE2 each weekday at 11am.
Here are some ideas for activities for children over the coming weeks. This is a menu for you to choose from.
English
- This is an opportunity to get children to read. Libraries are closed but if you are a member you can use https://www.borrowbox.com/. There are audiobooks and ebooks available.
- https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/ is available for younger readers. Once you join the website, you can access books that are animated and read aloud.
- https://www.storylineonline.net/ has a variety of books. You choose which website to use to listen to the book that is read by actors.
- https://www.getepic.com/ There are lots of books available and parents can join for free for 30 days.
- https://www.starfall.com/h/ There are literacy ideas for infants to 3rd class. There are also Maths, Art and Music ideas.
- http://www.pobble365.com/ - writing ideas for pupils from 3rd-6th class. There are sentence starters, story starters, opportunities to extend sentences/edit sentences and there is a daily picture with questions on the page for discussion.
Gaeilge
For pupils in 4th, 5th and 6th – Folens are providing free access to their books. Please follow these instructions to gain access to Abair Liom. Follow the steps below to get access:
- Go to FolensOnline.ie and click register
- Select Teacher
- Fill in a username, email and password
- For Roll Number use the code: Prim20 for primary book resources
Tables/Maths:
- www.mangahigh.com is a website that the pupils are familiar with from using it in school during Maths Week. It is excellent for practising Maths Skills. Each pupil from 1st Class – 6th Class has an account that teachers can set tasks and provide feedback to. Well done to the pupils using this already!
- www.topmarks.co.uk
- www.topmarks.co.uk
- https://www.khanacademy.org/
- This is an opportunity to revise and practise all tables.
S.E.S.E – History/Geography/Science
- https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
- https://scratch.mit.edu/ - for coding/programming animations and games. Pupils will have experience of using this website during coding week and over the past few years.
- https://www.met.ie/education/school-resources - activities and information for younger and older primary school children to read and explore. There are quizzes on the website to check learning.
Project Work/ multiple subjects
- https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/
- https://www.scoilnet.ie/
- http://www.askaboutireland.ie/
- https://www.twinkl.ie/ - Use code IRLTWINKLHELPS to get free access for one month
- https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html Scholastic has created a free learn at home site with 20+ days of learning and activities.
- https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours 12 famous museums have provided virtual tours.
Exercise/P.E.
- https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
- https://www.gonoodle.com/
- P.E. with Joe Wicks
For Parents
The National Parents Council have daily resources available on their website with exercises, expert tips and storytelling
http://www.npc.ie/news-events/library-of-parents-resources
They also have activities and resources for younger and older children.
http://www.npc.ie/news-events/library-of-childrens-resource s
Please keep safe,
Lawrencetown NS Staff
Extended School Closure 27/03/20
Dear parents,
We hope you are all keeping well during this time. As the closure has been extended to April 19th we have uploaded work for the pupils to continue with. Most importantly we don’t want you to feel under any pressure to complete the suggested work. It is a guide or a menu for the pupils.
This time is a great opportunity for children to follow their own interests and to work independently. It is also a time for children to read independently and revise skills they have learned so far this year.
Please contact teachers for advice, support and guidance. We would love to see photographs of the children’s work and projects. We will offer praise and encouraging feedback for all efforts where appropriate. We will be asking families for help by asking you to check if your child(ren)’s answers are correct, and that appropriate levels of effort are shown for the work being completed at home.
Please use the school email address laurencetownns@hotmail.com. Include FAO and the teachers name in the subject bar so we can access them e.g. FAO Catherine O’Donnell, FAO Marie Lantry, FAO AnnMarie Mc Evoy or FAO Davina Whiriskey.
If your child is attending Marie Lantry and you would like ideas or guidance or have any questions about how best to support them, please do not hesitate to contact Marie at the school email address.
Teachers have provided a list of work for the week of March 30th until April 3rd which you will see attached below.
Please keep safe and in contact with us during this time.
We hope you are all keeping safe and healthy.
Lawrencetown N.S. Staff
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Attached files for Reading, Maths and Religion for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class
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Vocaroo - Gaeilge Labhairt and Digtial Technology
Click here to listen to pupils in 4th-6th Class talk about themselves as Gaeilge. This piece of work comes under the theme: Me Fein and is integrated with DT.
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St. Brigid's Day 2019
On the 1st of February 'Fionnathan' visited our school. The father-son duo taught us about the mammals of Ireland. They shared their experience about their safari trip to Tanzania and canoeing trip through the Amazon rainforest. They played the fiddle and guitar for us and we played a game outside together. We were all fascinated with their knowledge and everyone really enjoyed the day.
Attendance Awards
Many pupils achieved full attendance from September to Christmas. They were awarded with a special certificate. Well done everyone !
Many pupils achieved full attendance from September to Christmas. They were awarded with a special certificate. Well done everyone !
Christmas in Lawrencetown N.S.
Welcome back - September 2018
We'd like to welcome back all of our pupils to school and hope you are settling in. We'd like to extend an especially warm welcome to our 9 new Junior Infants and look forward to working together over the coming years. Please continue to look at the newsletter section of the website to keep up-to-date with school events.
Senior School Tour 25.06.18
We travelled to Bunratty and Craggaunowen in Co. Clare and took a trip back in time. It was fun and informative. We also got to experience Water Zorbing, a climbing wall and football darts. It was a great day!
Sports and Achievements Day 17.06.18
We held our annual Sports Day on Sunday June 17th 2018. This year was a little different as we not only performed in sporting events but we also celebrated a number of projects we participated in and some fantastic achievements of our school this year.
We were joined by Minster Ciaran Cannon who helped us launch and raise our 7th Green Flag, a project co-ordinated by teacher AnnMarie Mc Evoy. An Art Exhibition was displayed which was created as part of our Artist in Schools Scheme with local artist Martin Staunton.
This year we launched our 12th Discovery Primary Science Award, co-ordinated by Davina Whiriskey, displayed ICT work created by the children which was part of us achieving a Digital School of Distinction Award co-ordinated by Catherine O’Donnell. We celebrated the achievements of our Hurling and Camogie Teams with both teams reaching the Cumann na mBunscol Finals and the Camogie Team winning the Final. The teams were trained by teacher Marie Lantry and coaches Joan Poland and Ger Moran.
We’d like to thank all those who joined us to celebrate what a wonderful year 2017/18 was in Lawrencetown National School.
We were joined by Minster Ciaran Cannon who helped us launch and raise our 7th Green Flag, a project co-ordinated by teacher AnnMarie Mc Evoy. An Art Exhibition was displayed which was created as part of our Artist in Schools Scheme with local artist Martin Staunton.
This year we launched our 12th Discovery Primary Science Award, co-ordinated by Davina Whiriskey, displayed ICT work created by the children which was part of us achieving a Digital School of Distinction Award co-ordinated by Catherine O’Donnell. We celebrated the achievements of our Hurling and Camogie Teams with both teams reaching the Cumann na mBunscol Finals and the Camogie Team winning the Final. The teams were trained by teacher Marie Lantry and coaches Joan Poland and Ger Moran.
We’d like to thank all those who joined us to celebrate what a wonderful year 2017/18 was in Lawrencetown National School.
Cumann na mBunscol Finals 12.06.18 and 14.06.18
On Tuesday June 12th, the school camogie team travelled with our supporters to Loughgeorge. We debuted our new school jerseys and were successful in our final. Well done to the Camogie team, we are extremely proud of you!
We once again visited Loughgeorge on Thursday June 14th but this time it was our Hurling Team that took on the challenge of competing in the final. Unfortunately, they were beaten but they played a fantastic game until the final whistle. Well done to both teams. You did the school and yourselves proud.
Thank you to Quinn and Sons Plant Hire for sponsoring our new school jerseys.
We once again visited Loughgeorge on Thursday June 14th but this time it was our Hurling Team that took on the challenge of competing in the final. Unfortunately, they were beaten but they played a fantastic game until the final whistle. Well done to both teams. You did the school and yourselves proud.
Thank you to Quinn and Sons Plant Hire for sponsoring our new school jerseys.
Céilí 16.03.18
Assembly January 22nd 2018
Congratulations to all of the pupils that received their Full Attendance Awards for Term 1 2017/18 at our assembly this morning. Well done to you all.
Christmas Concert 2017
Our wonderful pupils at the final rehearsal for our first Christmas Concert in Balinasloe Town Hall.
Tag Rugby-November and December 2017
Pupils from 1st - 6th class are learning Tag Rugby with coach Tiernan Regan in November and December. Below are pictures of 4th, 5th and 6th enjoying their first session on November 6th.
Gaillimh Abú - October 23rd 2017
Historic Trail of Lawrencetown - October 4th 2017
Pupils from 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th took part in a trail of Lawrencetown Village this afternoon beginning the trail at the Village Hall and ending it at The Gate Lodge. Aron Donnelly, past pupil and historian led the trail and told us lots of interesting information about the buildings, places names, landlords etc. in our locality and how it has changed through the ages. We look forward to discussing all that we learned in the coming weeks and months. We would like to thank Aron for the wonderful tour today.
Artist in Schools Scheme
We are currently working with Martin Staunton as part of the Artist in Schools Scheme sponsored by Galway County Council. Martin teaches Art to each class and will be working with us for 8 weeks. The theme of our art work is Gastronomy as Galway will be the European Region of Gastronomy in 2018. We are focusing on locally produced food as part of our Art work. There are some examples below of the pieces created by the pupils in the 4th, 5th and 6th. As part of this lesson, pupils looked at colour and how to create the illusion of depth by varying the shades of colours they used.
Welcome Back September 2017
Welcome back to all of our pupils. We would like to extend a warm welcome to our 12 new entrants that began with us just over two weeks ago. We hope everybody is settling in to our new school year.
Hurling has commenced, we are enjoying working with Martin Staunton as part of the Artist in School Scheme, we received wonderful news that we have once again been successful in the WEEE Pledge. Our school and community have collected 94kgs of used batteries. This is a wonderful achievement and thank you to everyone that supports this initiative.
Many thanks to everybody that supported our Skipathon in June. It is truly appreciated.We look forward to another wonderful year ahead.
Hurling has commenced, we are enjoying working with Martin Staunton as part of the Artist in School Scheme, we received wonderful news that we have once again been successful in the WEEE Pledge. Our school and community have collected 94kgs of used batteries. This is a wonderful achievement and thank you to everyone that supports this initiative.
Many thanks to everybody that supported our Skipathon in June. It is truly appreciated.We look forward to another wonderful year ahead.
Final Assembly June 2017
Well done to all of the pupils who received a variety of awards for Completion of Swimming lessons, representing our school in the Cumann na mBunscol Finals, full attendance for May and June and attendance certificates for 'Excellent Attendance' and 'Perfect Attendance'.
Tag Rugby Blitz - 30.5.17
Congratulations to our hurling team! 15.05.17
Congratulations to the boys' hurling team who won their three matches on Monday and are now through to the Cumann na mBunscoil Finals on June 13th.
Discovery Primary Science Award 2017
We have been successful in receiving our 11th Discovery Primary Science Award for Excellence in Science and Maths. Well done to all of the pupils for their work and a special thanks to Mrs. Whiriskey for her dedication and commitment to this project.
Go Games- 08.05.2017
On Monday May 8th, we travelled to Kiltormer National School to participate in Go Games along with Kiltormer National School and Clontuskert National School. Pupils from 3rd - 6th class played in non-competitive games. We had lots of fun. Thanks to Ger Moran for organising the day and to Kiltormer NS for hosting the event.
Assembly 02.05.17 - Full Attendance for Term 2
Discovery Primary Science Presentations - April 2017
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Pupils from 2nd to 6th class presented their Science projects as part of Discovery Primary Science. Pupils in 2nd, 3rd and 4th presented their Scratch computer programmes which were characters playing music from our Féile Ceoil na Scoileanna practices. Pupils worked in groups of 3 to design these projects. They also presented their powerpoints on the topic of The Eye. Pupils in 5th and 6th displayed their projects based on electricity. |
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Féile Ceoil na Scoileanna- Aibreán 2017
Write a Book 03/04/17
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Classes from 3rd to 6th participated in the Write a Book competition this year. Each pupil wrote their own book. These were swapped with other schools and 6 books were nominated as highly commended. Two pupils were selected as overall winners and received their awards on Monday evening in The Radisson Hotel in Galway. Congratulations to all participants with a special congratulations to our two winners! |
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Assembly 09.01.17
Well done to all of the pupils that received certificates for full attendance for Term 1.
Let's Get Active 9.1.17-27.1.17
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We have been having lots of fun getting active in our school over the past week. Everybody has been enjoying Drop Everything and Move at lunch times, walking to school together and Assembly Aerobics. Today we gathered as a school and walked/jogged laps of our school. We will continue this daily this week with more activities next week.
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Thank you to everybody that supported the Shoe Box Appeal this year.
Congratulations
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Congratulations to our 5th class pupil who received a 3rd place award for her essay entitled 'How Safe do we have to be on the farm' at the Eyrecourt Agricultural Show. Well done! |
WEEE are so proud of our school.
Welcome back, one and all to another school year and what a first week we've had.
Last Wednesday, WEEE Ireland phoned to say, our school had collected 100kgs of waste batteries for recycling-the most in Galway and possibly Ireland. To mark this achievement, we were presented on September 9th by WEEE Ireland with a special certificate and prize. Minister for Climate Change, Denis Naughton also attended. RTE and Galway Bay FM were also on hand to mark this achievement by interviewing our pupils, which were later broadcast on radio and TV. Articles on our achievement will feature in local newspapers in Galway and Westmeath.
This all coincided with the launch of the first ever 'European Battery Recycling Day'. We are delighted to pledge our commitment to recycling waste batteries alongside WEEE Ireland and in doing so supporting Ireland's only children's hospice: LauraLynn.
Final Assembly 28.6.16
The final assembly was held today to award all of the pupils that had full attendance for May and June. Pupils that had excellent attendance i.e. missed one day and perfect attendance received special attendance certificates. Congratulations to all of the pupils.
The final assembly was held today to award all of the pupils that had full attendance for May and June. Pupils that had excellent attendance i.e. missed one day and perfect attendance received special attendance certificates. Congratulations to all of the pupils.
Senior School Tour
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On Monday June 27th 2016, 1st - 6th class travelled by bus to Adventure World in The University of Limerick. The pupils participated in numerous activities such as swimming, kayaking, disco dome, orienteering, obstacle course and knock out games. We had a wonderful day! |
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6th Class Graduation - June 24th, 2016
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On Friday June 24th, a Graduation Mass was held for our 6th class pupils. Mass was celebrated by Fr. O'Byrne, we remembered the times we have shared over the past eight years and celebrated those times through prayer and music. We also looked forward to the pupils' futures in their chosen Secondary schools and beyond. Each pupil received a gift from the Parents' Association as a keepsake to remember their fellow classmates in the years ahead. Thank you to the Parents' Association who provided refreshments afterwards.
Jane recited a poem that was written to reminisce about the times that the pupils shared together and the memories they created. Following this, we watched a slide show of hundreds of photographs that were taken during the pupils' time in Lawrencetown National School. We would like to wish our 8 sixth class pupils the very best wishes in the years ahead. |
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Sports Day 2016.
Our annual sports day was held on Sunday 12th June 2016 at the school. It was a great, family fun-filled day and the weather was perfect. Pupils and parents took part in races, tug-o -war and other events such as, the infamous 'clothesline' competition, face painting and thanks to all the bakers who made tasty treats for the cake sale. Have a look at some pictures from the day above.
Cumann na mBunscol Finals June 9th 2016
Pupils are enjoying the warm weather here in Lawrencetown N.S.
We are delighted to announce that we have received our new Green Flag and are very proud of ourselves! See our Green Schools page for more!
As you know, 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising. To mark the event, our school took part in 'Proclamation Day' on 15/03/16. Fr. O'Byrne acted as MC and the event was enhanced by our talented musicians.
Pupils from 5th & 6th recalled the events of 1916 for those who attended and profiled the seven signatories of the original Proclamation. A new Proclamation for Ireland for the next 100 years was read out which was created by 5th & 6th pupils.
At the close of the ceremony, Luke Kelly, Katie Cahill and Niamh Moloney raised the Irish flag and we finished with our anthem 'Amhran na bhFiann'. The day gave us a better understanding of the events of 1916 and we were all feeling very proud of our Irish history and heritage.
A very Happy and Peaceful Easter to all our pupils, parents and to the wider school community.
Pupils from 5th & 6th recalled the events of 1916 for those who attended and profiled the seven signatories of the original Proclamation. A new Proclamation for Ireland for the next 100 years was read out which was created by 5th & 6th pupils.
At the close of the ceremony, Luke Kelly, Katie Cahill and Niamh Moloney raised the Irish flag and we finished with our anthem 'Amhran na bhFiann'. The day gave us a better understanding of the events of 1916 and we were all feeling very proud of our Irish history and heritage.
A very Happy and Peaceful Easter to all our pupils, parents and to the wider school community.
On Friday, 11th March 2016, Brian and Sean Murphy from 'Portumna Red Cross' gave pupils from 2nd-6th lessons in basic First Aid. Infants and 1st class pupils were also treated to a tour of an ambulance! The day was really enjoyable, interesting and extremely worthwhile. Mrs. Lantry made a donation of 80 euro to the 'Portumna Red Cross' on behalf of the school.
Watch out Wimbledon! We are learning to play tennis for the next 6 weeks, thanks to tennis coach Robert Johnson. We play every Tuesday from 1-3 p.m. We had our first session on Tuesday 9th February 2016 and everyone agreed it was great fun and had a great time despite the cold day.
Here in Lawrencetown N.S. we have really gotten into the Christmas spirit. On Monday, 21st December, 2015, the pupils and staff held a Christmas Prayer Service. It was a lovely occasion with Fr. O' Byrne praying for blessings for everyone this Christmas.
The service helped us reflect on the true meaning of Christmastime-the birth of Jesus. Mrs. Lantry also lit 61 tea-lights, one for each of our pupils. Pupils from 1st -6th read from scripture, played and sang carols. Junior Infants dressed up as characters from the Nativity. At the end, pupils from 5th & 6th class wished us all a Merry Christmas in no less than 17 different languages!
Then on Tuesday, 22nd December, all the pupils dressed up in their finest Christmas jumpers and we watched the dvd of our Christmas comcert: Museum Mayhem. 5th & 6th class pupils also made some amazing 3-d snowflakes from paper in their Visual Arts lesson with Mrs. Lantry.
Please enjoy some photos of these few days.
Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to all our parents and pupils!Hope Santa visits you all!
The service helped us reflect on the true meaning of Christmastime-the birth of Jesus. Mrs. Lantry also lit 61 tea-lights, one for each of our pupils. Pupils from 1st -6th read from scripture, played and sang carols. Junior Infants dressed up as characters from the Nativity. At the end, pupils from 5th & 6th class wished us all a Merry Christmas in no less than 17 different languages!
Then on Tuesday, 22nd December, all the pupils dressed up in their finest Christmas jumpers and we watched the dvd of our Christmas comcert: Museum Mayhem. 5th & 6th class pupils also made some amazing 3-d snowflakes from paper in their Visual Arts lesson with Mrs. Lantry.
Please enjoy some photos of these few days.
Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to all our parents and pupils!Hope Santa visits you all!
75th Book Launch
Thank you to everyone who turned out last Sunday, 29th November to our book launch in spite of the rain and wind. Many thanks also to Jimmy Martin ( the school's oldest living past pupil) and Grace Haverty ( our current youngest pupil), who unveiled the book. You both did a great job! Feedback about the launch and the book has been very positive. Copies of the book are still available from the school, Pardy's Shop and Salmons in Ballinasloe. It would make a great stocking filler this Christmas!
Full Attendance Awards
Well done to our pupils who achieved full attendance for September, October, November & December 2015. They were awarded with a special attendance certificate and are featured in the slideshow below.
Thank you to everyone who turned out last Sunday, 29th November to our book launch in spite of the rain and wind. Many thanks also to Jimmy Martin ( the school's oldest living past pupil) and Grace Haverty ( our current youngest pupil), who unveiled the book. You both did a great job! Feedback about the launch and the book has been very positive. Copies of the book are still available from the school, Pardy's Shop and Salmons in Ballinasloe. It would make a great stocking filler this Christmas!
Full Attendance Awards
Well done to our pupils who achieved full attendance for September, October, November & December 2015. They were awarded with a special attendance certificate and are featured in the slideshow below.
Remembering 1916.
On Friday 6th, November 2015, members of the Defence Forces, visited our school and presented us with an Irish Flag and a copy of the 1916 Proclamation. We treated the Defence Forces to, 'Amhrán na BhFiann' and 'The Foggy Dew'.
Trick or Treat!
On Friday 23rd October 2015, we held a Trick or Treat Day in aid of DAISYCHAIN. Daisychain helps bring children from parts of the Ukraine and Belarus affected by the fallout from the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, to Ireland. Just two weeks in Ireland adds two years to a child's life and helps their bodies heal from radiation damage. Thanks to the kindness of pupils, parents and staff, we raised a total of 278 euros for Daisychain. Thanks to everyone who helped. Anita Deely from Daisychain spoke to us about the charity and this money will help pay for day trips, medicine, food, toys and clothing for children from Chernobyl when they come to Ireland next summer. Enjoy the pics of some of the spooky and spectacular costumes from the day.
On Friday 6th, November 2015, members of the Defence Forces, visited our school and presented us with an Irish Flag and a copy of the 1916 Proclamation. We treated the Defence Forces to, 'Amhrán na BhFiann' and 'The Foggy Dew'.
Trick or Treat!
On Friday 23rd October 2015, we held a Trick or Treat Day in aid of DAISYCHAIN. Daisychain helps bring children from parts of the Ukraine and Belarus affected by the fallout from the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, to Ireland. Just two weeks in Ireland adds two years to a child's life and helps their bodies heal from radiation damage. Thanks to the kindness of pupils, parents and staff, we raised a total of 278 euros for Daisychain. Thanks to everyone who helped. Anita Deely from Daisychain spoke to us about the charity and this money will help pay for day trips, medicine, food, toys and clothing for children from Chernobyl when they come to Ireland next summer. Enjoy the pics of some of the spooky and spectacular costumes from the day.
International Prayer for Children Day.
On Monday 12th October, we held a very special prayer service for children around the world. We said prayers, lit candles, sang hymns and each pupil had a paper heart with their name on it, to show their love and support for children around the world who need help, love and care. We also signed a poster pledging to help other children.
Senior Classes School Tour - June 25th 2015 - Lilliput Adventure Centre.
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2nd - 6th class visited Lilliput Adventure Centre on Thursday the 25th of June.
Pupils participated in a variety of activities such as bog hopping, canoeing, archery and rock climbing. We enjoyed the day. |
5km Fun Run - Sunday March 8th, 2015
We had a wonderful day on Sunday at our first Fun Run. There was a great turnout and the weather was perfect for the event. Thank you to all who participated and supported the event.
Anti-Bullying Posters
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During the final term of last year, the pupils participated in a competition to design posters to prevent bullying. The standard was extremely high. All of the entries are displayed in our school. A winner was chosen from each class and they are displayed on the right. |
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Fire Safety
During the final week of school, two firemen from Ballinasloe Fire Station, Jamie Ward and Joe Ward visited the school to teach 2nd, 3rd and 4th class all about 'Fire Safety'. They taught the classes all about fire safety in our homes. Later they showed all of the children the equipment that they use at work.
K'Nex Final June 3rd 2014
Our school participated in K'nex again this year. Pupils from 2nd - 6th class worked in pairs to construct models such as netball hoops, swings, cars, cameras and dinosaurs over the past eight weeks. Four pupils were chosen to represent Lawrencetown N.S. in the Radisson Hotel on Tuesday June 3rd. Schools displayed various projects they had worked on this year.
During the final, the pupils' challenge was to construct a robot. They worked extremely hard for this challenge and constructed two fantastic robots. Well done to all of the pupils who participated throughout the past few months. We'd also like to thank Brendan Smith for supporting and visiting our school.
During the final, the pupils' challenge was to construct a robot. They worked extremely hard for this challenge and constructed two fantastic robots. Well done to all of the pupils who participated throughout the past few months. We'd also like to thank Brendan Smith for supporting and visiting our school.
Galway Senior and Intermediate Camogie Winners
On Thursday May 29th, past pupils Aoife Dolan and Nicola Kelly brought the Senior- O'Duffy Cup and Intermediate - Jack Mc Grath Cup that were won last year to our school. We asked them lots of questions. Tony Ward, the manager of both teams and Frank Duane also answered our questions and really inspired all of us.
Scratch Computer Programming
2nd class to 6th class have been participating in Scratch Programming over the past four weeks. They have thoroughly enjoyed it and it gave us the opportunity to use our brand new laptops. The pupils learned how to create their own interactive games and even designed their own version of Pacman.
We would like to thank Brendan Smith for all of his work with the Scratch Programme.
We would like to thank Brendan Smith for all of his work with the Scratch Programme.
