On Thursday 17th June, the pupils of Banogue Ns took part in a virtual school tour with Anna from Galway Atlantaquaria We did this as part of our special school events as we could not have our traditional school tour. In preparation for the Zoom, Anna sent us informative videos about a range of themes from Freshwater Habitats to Ocean Connections and Care. The children watched these videos and took part in the interactive worksheets before the Zoom with Anna. This meant th

We had a jam-packed June full of fun activities for the pupils. The Covid-19 pandemic meant that we were unable to take part in our annual school tour. To make up for this, the school organised several fun events for our pupils, including Sports Day, Summer Fest, Ice-Cream Van, Seal Sanctuary Ireland Virtual Trip, Galway Aquarium Virtual Trip and a visit from School Fitness Ireland. The students and staff had great fun. We wish everyone a happy and safe Summer Break! See you

We have always loved using technology in Banogue NS but the last year has ensured that both students and staff have become more proficient at it than ever before! We have all learned how to use new software and programmes to help us to access and deliver remote learning, including Zoom, Seesaw, Google Slides, Animoto etc. We use technology on a daily basis in our classrooms with our pupils using laptops to type book reviews, write blogs, research projects, play Mathletics, ac

4th, 5th and 6th class investigated electricity as part of their STEM work. Through investigation the children were enabled to investigate current electricity by constructing simple circuits. They had to design a circuit using different electrical components including battery, wires, bulb and bulb-holder. They discovered that electricity can only flow around a complete circuit that has no gaps. Every complete circuit must have a power supply. The power supply could be the ma