The Boys in Ms Mullen’s 2nd Class were lucky enough to observe the fascinating process if Metamorphosis in the Butterfly life cycle. At the beginning of May they received a cup of 5 painted lady caterpillars in the post. They were very small to begin with but the more they ate, the more they grew!…
Read MoreToday we got to the sport & fun on the friary field, the sun was shining and everyone was in high spirits. Each class were faced with five events; Sprint, Spud & Spoon, Long Run, Long Jump & Penalty Kick. It was a fantastic day, a huge thanks to all the staff for making it…
Read MoreThe Friary Times has been on sale almost a week now and we must thank everyone for their great support. The magazine has been a huge success and one that has been enjoyed by all class levels throughout the school. When putting the magazine together we called upon David Lynch, former Dundalk Democrat Editor to…
Read MoreA Friary tradition will be brought back with pride this year, as our 6th Class Leavers produce the first ‘FRIARY TIMES’ since 2018. The Friary Times is an activity filled magazine that will be available from Monday, June 25th for just €2. The magazine can be pre-ordered through the class teacher. This years magazine has…
Read MoreToday was a very special day in St Malachy’s BNS as we partnered with Dundalk Gaels GFC to bring together a GAA Day!! The day was organised by staff at St Malachy’s BNS and Ciarán Culligan from Dundalk Gaels GFC. Throughout the day, classes used the full of the Friary field for warm up drills…
Read MoreCruinniú na nÓg, the annual day of free creative activities for children and young people, takes place on Saturday 12th June . It is a Creative Ireland Programme delivered in partnership with Louth County Council and supported by RTÉ. Normally a wide variety of creative activities take place across the county, however this year due to public health restrictions, all events…
Read MoreToday our June Assembly took place, one that saw Ms Mc Nally’s class lead us in the importance of our school community and religion in our lives. Mr Finnegan’s Class were (virtually) presented with the Golden for their fantastic effort to use environmentally friendly methods of getting to school such as Walking, Cycling & Park…
Read MoreOur 2nd Classes got a lovely treat after a few tough days of tests. Ms Hennessy tasked the class with designing and building containers that would hold popcorn. As you will see below each of them are different in their own way, fantastically designed by the boys and most importantly…..they are fit for purpose!! Obviously…
Read MoreToday we celebrated our first WOW (Walk on Wednesday / Walk Once a Week) since returning to school. A big Thank You to all the boys and their parents for all the efforts this week. The weather is to be good for the rest of the week so let’s hope we can keep up those…
Read MoreThis week is officially Walk To School Week. Wednesday is a national WOW day. With the weather picking up Ms Ronan is asking that you make the extra effort to walk to school as much as possible this week. If you can’t walk the whole way maybe you could consider ‘Park n Stride’. We are now in the 4th week…
Read MoreWe would like to say a big ‘Thank You’ to Ms Mc Elroy who has been covering for Ms Mc Shane in 3rd Class since September. However, it’s not all bad news as Ms Mc Elroy will still be with us until the end of this school year. The boys made lovely cards to show…
Read MoreThis week our 6th class have been reviewing their learning on rivers and waterways in Geography. Alongside this they have been working with Clay in art to create River Plates. The brief included the construction of a river, a bridge, a wall and a tree. Other elements could then be added at their individual preference.…
Read MoreWhile this school year has been very different for everyone, our Green Schools Committee led by Ms Ronan have still been hard at work figuring how to ensure our annual school Spring Clean can take place. As a result, this years Spring Clean is taking place from this week until we finish up at the…
Read MoreA huge thank you to our pupils and their families for the fantastic response we had to our Trocaire collection which took place before Easter. The children were entered into a draw for an easter egg with each draw number costing €1. We also held our ‘Lá Glas’ in which the boys wore ‘Green’ free…
Read MoreCongratulations to our Handwriting & Easter Egg draw winners. During our Easter Zoom the boys were presented with their awards while we also called out a lucky number for the Easter Egg draw. Check out our winners in the album below:
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