News and Recent Happenings
September 2024
Autumnal Art and Craft
Classes are busy making and doing. Fully embracing the season of Autumn as we start the school year.
June 2024
Fís Film Making
5th Class loved the process of creating their own films. They showcased their ability to use stop motion animation and to use green screen technology. They worked in teams to create three really unique group films and brought their own strengths and interests into the mix. Well done 5th class... !
Laptop Donation from Fidelity Investments Ireland
Thank you to Martina Raftery and ‘Fidelity Investments Ireland’ for their extremely kind donation of 30 refurbished student laptops for use in the school.
The laptops make it possible for the children to create projects, research topic areas, present work and engage with modern IT opportunities in the classroom. The range of possibilities are endless and will greatly support the children’s learning for years to come.
Fourth class School tour
Fourth class went on their school tour this week. They had a super day out. First we went to Pure skill and tried a variety of different sports. Then after we headed across to Planet for some Subway and some laser tag. The day ended with a small bit of shopping in Galway shopping centre. The children behaved excellently all day and great fun was had by all
Sports Day and Active Schools Week
The children had lots of fun and games at our annual Sports Day. We had events such as an obstacle course, penalty shootout, sack race, three legged race, egg and spoon race, potato picking and crossbar challenge. Children had an opportunity to try out lots of new skills and fun activities. It was a fantastic day!
Sports Day took place during Active week which was a huge success. We had boxing, hurling, Gaelic football and rugby where coaches from each sport took time out to come to the school to do some coaching with the children. A big thank you to all the coaches!
We also had our annual teacher vs student soccer match where 6th class were victorious after a tense penalty shootout. Well done 6th class!
Senior Infants School Tour
Senior Infants went on tour to Birr Castle Demesne. They had a fantastic day of exploration and adventure. They visited the beautiful gardens, inspected the various types of trees and plants, went on a minibeast hunt, followed the trail around the beautiful lakes and rivers and finished up our time in the grounds in the 'World's most amazing playground' equipped with the tallest treehouse in Ireland! A day out wouldn't be complete without a trip to Supermac's before hitting the road back to Bullaun.
Junior Infant School Tour
The Junior Infants headed to Loughwell Farm in Moycullen. What a day. From Go-Karting, to rabbits, Zip-lines to giant Lego, slides and sand pits. There wasn't a thing they didn't try. A very quiet bus on the way home was a sure sign a great day was had.
Library Visit
First and Second Class enjoyed an outing to the Loughrea Library, kindly facilitated by librarians Sheila and Ann. Each child was eager to find more books from their favourite authors with excitement when they came across books we have read together this year.
Bullaun N.S. has a clew of bookworms growing! Take a look and see....
First and Second Class School Tour
Let's Go at N.U.I.G. proved to be an exhilarating day of physical activity for First and Second Class. The array of bouncing castle challenges, zorb races, virtual reality headsets, archery and team games filled the day with plenty of fun.
Check out our previous school years in the archive section linked below. Press on the green button to visit each year.