News

April 2025

The Ballad of a Bandit: Branar Theatre Company

What seemed like an ordinary visit from a cleaner took an interesting turn when the actor unveiled his true role and launched into the dramatic performance of The Ballad of a Bandit. Were taken quite by surprise by the whole performance!!!!

Let's Talk Maths

March 2025

Thank You to Helen who brought her little Pygmy goats in to visit us on Friday.

Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig Oraibh!

Well Done to all our performers at our St Patrick's Day Concert

Focus Ireland

Big Busk

Congratulations to our wonderful musician who took part in the Focus Ireland Big Busk in Galway. Click here and here to sample their performance.

Book Week Activities

French Cafe

French Music

Pancakes

Our favourite book!!!!!!

Book Week with Junior and Senior Infants

We enjoyed a series of activities for book week to help encourage the children's love of reading and to celebrate the joy of stories. The children brought a host of characters to life during World Book Day. To make reading extra special, room 1 was transformed into a cosy Paris-style café where children enjoyed reading their books complete with soft music and biscuits. Magnifique!

Library Visit

For book week, 1st and 2nd class went to visit Loughrea Library. A big thank you to Anne for the storytime, games and fun activities.

Book Trail

Engineers Week

Engineers Week with Junior and Senior Infants

We learned that engineers solve problems and help improve how things work. The junior and senior infants created fantastic structures using marshmallows and tooth picks. We even tried to build structures taller than Barbie. Needless to say, a few marshmallows were lost during the building process as we were all ravenous after all that construction! Well done junior and senior infants!

First and Second: Marble Run

For Engineer's Week, 1st and 2nd class had the challenge and fun of designing a marble run that would last approximately 7 seconds. Well Done to all.

Visit To Chanelle

As part of Engineers Week, 1st and 2nd class were invited to Chanelle for some fun hands-on activities. A big thank you to Anna Maria and her team for making us feel so welcome and for giving us a great day out!

Fifth and Sixth Class have fun designing bridges for Engineers Week

Off to Thermo King!!!!

As part of Engineers Week 5th and 6th class were invited to Thermo King this week. Our thanks to all there for showing us around and making us feel so welcome.

February 2025

FAI Schools 5-a-side Soccer Blitz

A huge congratulations to both our Girls and Boys Soccer Teams who participated in the FAI Schools 5-a-side Soccer Blitz last week in Kiltullagh!

All teams showed incredible skill and determination, with a special mention to the boys soccer team for making it all the way to the Semi-Finals! We’re incredibly proud of each and every player for their hard work, team spirit, and dedication! Keep up the fantastic effort!

Lá Fhéile Bríde

St. Brigid's Day is celebrated on the 1st of February, marking the first day of spring. One of the traditions associated with her day is the making of St. Brigid's crosses from rushes, which is believed to bring protection and blessings to our homes. All classes were very busy engaging in this tradition to mark her feast day.

January 2025

Where Fun Meets Footwork!

Ist and 2nd class are really enjoying learning all about the game of soccer at the moment, whether it is learning new skills or playing friendly matches, every moment is fun!

Don't Forget the Birds This Winter!

We haven't forgotten our feathered friends this winter. We are hoping to keep their spirits high with our new bird feeder and some extra care during the colder months.

Festive Friday

Festive Friday took off again this year with an array of talent from our pupils. Well done to all who preformed and entertained us. Our thanks to Sixth class for coordinating the different acts and setlist.

December 2024

Happy Christmas from all the staff in Leitrim N.S

Le Chéile Concert update

Please click on the the link to access a video from Music Generation regarding the Le Chéile Concert involving classes 3rd - 6th. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/m11z2n546imdrb71v0i87/Le-Ch-ile-Thank-You-video-at-Christmas.mp4?rlkey=3jvb8can0e85572srf7tgpvlo&dl=0

Fifth and Sixth Class entertain the residents of St Brendan's Nursing Home with songs, tunes and dance.

Fifth and Sixth Class Christmas Bake Sale

Our thanks to all who supported us.

The Arrival of Santa Claus brings great Festive Fun and Holiday Cheer!

Christmas Tree lights up!

Our thanks to 5th and 6th class for organising a very successful Bake Sale to buy the lights for our Christmas tree. A bright future planned for this bunch!!!

Early Christian Ireland projects

Well done to 5th and 6th class who presented their diorama's on Early Christian Ireland to the whole school. It was a joy to listen as they explained their projects to the children. Their enthusiasm was remarkable and their imaginative and ingenious diorama's were outstanding.

Our Christmas Performances 🎄🎁

What a talented group of children we have!!!!

Junior and Senior Infants

Mary's Knitting

First and Second

Hosanna Rock

Third Class

Straw in Order

Fifth and Sixth Class

The Children of Lir

November 2024

Le Chéile Concert

Congratulation to 3rd to 6th class for participating in the Le Chéile concert in the Kingfisher Hall, NUIG Galway. The concert celebrated the very best of Irish traditional musicians and singers. On the night the children sang three songs and were accompanied by Niall Teague, Pauline Scalon and the Music Generation Orchestra. The concert was filmed by TG4 and it will be broadcast in the Spring. Click here to hear a short recording of the concert.

Watch Out, it's Dodgeball Madness!

When you're in 1st and 2nd class, the only thing faster than your dodge is your excuse for why you didn't see the ball coming!

Snow Much Fun!

Our pupils are proving that snow days are the best days - unless you're the one who has to build the snowman's arms!

Christmas Shoebox Appeal

Science Week

Fifth and Sixth displayed their science experiments for the school.

Extracting the DNA from a banana

Fifth and Sixth class engaged in an online workshop with two scientists from NUIG. During the workshop the children explored the steps involved in extracting the DNA from a banana. After the experiment the children were invited to take part in a Q & A. There were some very interesting questions asked!! Well Done to all!!!!

Wind Powered Cars

For Science Week, 1st and 2nd class were given the task of designing a car that would roll when pushed. They spent lots of time designing, testing and re-evaluating, discovering what materials and shape worked best.

Once this was achieved, the children's next task was to redesign the car so that it could be powered by a wind source, such as a hair dryer.

We had great fun testing which car design worked best.

How To Make A Straw Rocket

1st and 2nd class designed and decorated their own rockets, then launched them by blowing through a straw, discovering the basics of aerodynamics and motion. With every test flight, they experimented with the design, learning how shape and direction affected the rocket's performance - all the while having a blast!!

Mad For Science with Junior and Senior Infants

We enjoyed learning about the teeth and carried some experiments with magnets and floating and sinking. Many thanks to the fifth and sixth for showcasing a myriad of experiments ranging from dancing raisons to static electricity.

October 2024

Hallowe'en 2024!!!

Sixth class celebrated their last Hallowe'en dress-up as relics of the past.....Dinosaurs invaded our school today and caused mayhem!!!!!!

Fifth class were a scary bunch also!!!!! Check out their costumes!!!!

If you go down to the garden today,

You're sure of a big surprise,

If you go down to the garden today,

You better go in DISGUISE!!

Hallowe'en with the Junior and Senior Infants

Leitrim National School had a visit from some truly spooktacular creatures. Luckily, we also carved out some time to learn a special Hallowe'en poem called "Púca, Púca"!

Púca, Púca

Púca, púca,

Is mise an púca.

Púca, púca,

A haon, a dó, a trí.

Cailleach, cailleach,

Is mise an chailleach.

Cailleach, cailleach,

A haon, a dó, a trí.

Festive Friday

Well done to all our performers at our lunchtime concert!!!!

Maths Week 2024

The Jumping Maze

The Jumping Maze was one of the many activities we enjoyed for Maths Week. I'm not so sure too many solved this one though. It was a bit tricky!

Maths Eyes in Nature

Fifth and Sixth class took to our school garden to investigate maths in nature today and what an array of surprises they found!!!!

Fifth and Sixth class working together to solve the Maze

Michael Flanagan Memorial Shield

Congratulations to our 5th and 6th class who won the Michael Flanagan Memorial Shield for the third time!!!! The tournament was held in Leitrim pitch involving local our three local schools.Our team displayed a fantastic display of skill and team spirit. They fought like Lions 🦁 and were victorious!!!!

Captains Sarah O' Halloran and Daniel Hyland

Our team 2024/24

🍎Using our school garden produce to make apple, carrot and ginger juice🥕

Mini 7's Competition

Well Done to all who competed in the Mini 7's competition this month. It was an action packed week of hurling, camogie and football. All players represented our school admirably. Cnagratulations to all!!!

The Dragonfly

1st and 2nd class were learning all about the dragonfly this week. Here are some fun facts!

Did you know that dragonflies can fly in ANY direction? They are also fast flyers. They can fly at speeds of up to 34mph. And, dragonflies DO NOT sting. Instead, they use their amazing flying skills to catch insects in mid-flight, using their legs to hold their prey. They can eat their prey while flying!!

September 2024

Welcome Back Everyone !

Walking On Air!

Last week in Science, 1st and 2nd class were learning all about energy and forces and had great fun testing how many pupils could stand on the table without the balloons bursting. We started off with one!