On Monday 11th May, the HSE presented our school with the Health Promoting Schools Flag which formally recognises all the hard work our school does regarding health promotion. The week followed on with various activities from student v staff basketball…
Well done to 1st yr home economics student Ella van der Laan who represented Ballinamore CS in the junior final of the ‘Healthy Home Chef’ cookery competition in St Angela’s College yesterday. Out of 700 entries Ella was one of…
Players from Aughnasheelin GAA and Leitrim U20 participated in cookery classes with Ms. Cooney. They put the sports nutrition theory into practice by cooking a variety of healthy main course meals and snacks. They also received the Recipe for Success…
Members of the Health Promoting Schools team highlighting the importance of healthy eating and keeping physically active throughout the year. The display board in the canteen area is refreshed with a new focus regularly. 1st year girls participated in the…
Well done to first year Home Economics students who up-cycled an old jumper to create a themed Christmas Jumper. This was part of their sustainable textile module they completed during class. Up-Cycled Christmas Jumpers 1st Year Home Ec_Medium (1) from…
Well done to 2nd yr home economics students who put great time and effort into creating their dream bedrooms in a shoebox. This was part of their study on interior design and was also part of their Christmas assessment.
The Bin It Workshop visited our school recently and all first yrs participated in the workshop. It was informative and entertaining as students learned more about the environmental impact of littering and the effects of not disposing chewing gum properly.…
There were numerous activities held this week in school as part of Pieta House’s ‘Feel Good Week’. Music was played in the GP/Canteen area at lunch times. Students completed a walk and talk exercise to reflect on all the things…
Ms Colum’s science classes began by examining the pumpkin (from investigating measurement, weight & circumference, counting number of seeds, looking at plant cells, genetics through variation of pumpkins) and then developing their artistic/craft skills they designed and carved out their…
