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Nov 10
1 min

Rockin' with our Ukuleles!

Gayle hooked up her guitar to her amp today. The kids are learning Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes. Listen to the results below!

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Mr. Kelly

Oct 16
1 min

Pupils of the Week

Well done to our pupils of the week! This week's theme was being Covid aware and keeping safe. Nextweek's them e is organisation - being ...

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Mr. Kelly

Oct 15
1 min

Our First Zoom Assembly

We had our first Zoom assembly today. This week's theme was Covid awareness (keeping safe and doing the right things). Well done to all t...

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Review of Child Safeguarding Statement and Anti-Bullying Policy

Mr. Kelly

Sep 25
1 min

Review of Child Safeguarding Statement and Anti-Bullying Policy

We have recently reviewed our Child Safeguarding Statement and Anti-Bullying policy. They can be found at: https://www.breens.ie/child-pr...

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Mr. Kelly

Aug 28
1 min

Making the School A Safe Place

We've been working hard to make the school a safe place. We've installed dispensers all over the school, posted hand and respiratory hygi...

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Mr. Kelly

Aug 28
1 min

Our New Junior Infants!

It was great to see our junior infants having so much fun today in school. They settled in really quickly. Well done to their parents on ...

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Mr. Kelly

Jun 15
1 min

Road, Farm and Water Safety Week

This week we are learning about how to keep safe when using the road, when on a farm, and when near water. I have attached some extra wor...

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Mr. Kelly

May 7
1 min

ImagineNation

Dear parents, An Post have been working with Children's Books Ireland to produce an activity book for kids. ImagineNation is full of grea...

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Mr. Kelly

Apr 28
1 min

Birdsong

Dear parents, The birds seem to be singing and chirruping much more loudly these days. Maybe it's that the roads are quieter. Or maybe it...

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Mr. Kelly

Apr 24
1 min

eLeathanach - weekly newspaper for kids

Dear parents, In the senior end of the school, we use the eLeathanach quite a bit. They are weekly newspapers as Gaeilge. They have child...

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Mr. Kelly

Apr 23
1 min

50 things to do before you're 11¾

Dear parents, Thank God the weather is beautiful. It's keeping us all sane. So, what to do outside? https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/feat...

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Mr. Kelly

Apr 3
1 min

Time Capsule

Dear parents, This is an extraordinary time. Hopefully we will look back on this time in history books and see how we successfully overca...

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Mr. Kelly

Apr 3
1 min

Wellbeing Journal

Dear parents, Well-being is especially important in these times. I have attached a link to download a well being journal. It's designed t...

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Mr. Kelly

Apr 3
1 min

Encyclopedia

Dear parents, Back in the day, a lot of households had a set of encyclopedia. Nowadays, we use Google but websites vary in accuracy and r...

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NEPS (National Educational Psychologists Service) Advice

Mr. Kelly

Apr 3
1 min

NEPS (National Educational Psychologists Service) Advice

Dear parents, The Department of Education and Skills’ NEPS psychologists have developed advice and some resources for young people to man...

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Mr. Kelly

Mar 30
1 min

Chess

Dear parents, Chess is a great game for developing logical thinking and strategy. https://ficheall.ie/chess-lessons/ is a great website f...

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Mr. Kelly

Mar 26
1 min

Films

Dear parents, Sometimes it's good to sit and watch a film with your children. This can be educational. You can discuss the film with your...

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Mr. Kelly

Mar 26
1 min

Wild Garlic

Dear parents, Today was a beautiful day. And wild garlic is starting to grow in abundance. If you're in the humour, why not pick some wil...

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Mr. Kelly

Mar 24
1 min

Board Games 1

Dear parents, Board games can be a great way to learn and reinforce maths and strategy skills. A board game in real life is superior to o...

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Mr. Kelly

Mar 22
1 min

Write a Letter to a Grandparent/Gfriend

Dear parents, A lot of grandparents and grandfriends are now self-isolating in order to keep safe. Why not ask your child to write them a...

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