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Congratulations to our Credit Union Art Competition Dexter from Ms Mullen’s 2nd Class. Dexter’s artwork will feature on the month of February in the new Credit Union calendar which will be displayed around our school in classrooms and the whole of Dundalk surrounding area. Well done Dexter!! Keep up the great work.

As part of our ‘Miss School = Miss out’ initiative, the boys got a fantastic treat with a trip to the IMC cinema this morning. The boys travelled on foot from the school, excellently behaved, and enjoyed The Inseperables movie. Popcorn was provided by the school and the boys enjoyed a snack and a movie…

Our fantastic school band and choir have performed most recently at our Christmas assembly, those who have heard them will know that they are a very talented bunch. This group has been working hard throughout the year and we look forward to hearing more from them in the New Year. A huge thanks to Mr…

The winner of our Christmas Hamper was Judith Bradley!! Congratulations to Judith and her son Conor (6th Class) whom sold the winning card. A huge thanks to everyone who sold lines in our Christmas draw, your efforts are much appreciated.

Congratulations to our final group of handwriting winners for 2023. These boys have demonstrated hard work and diligence towards the presentation of work in copies across the month and beyond. Each receive a pencil or pen and a certificate for their fantastic work.

Our corridors are awash with beautiful Christmas art displays, it is wonderful to see the excitement building at this magical time of year. As you can see, the level of Christmas display really is breathtaking. We will be adding more as the week’s progress so be sure to check back in with us.

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Our Friary World Cup kicked off in December and will run into the New Year. This is a competition broken into senior and junior tournaments which allows the boys to play with and against people from other classes. The initial section of the competition is mad eup of 5 round robin games to give teams…

Well done to Ms McElroy’s 4th class who won the Golden Boot for November. This is an award given to the class with the most sustainable methods of transport used over the month. Keep up the great work guys. Who will win the Golden Boot for December? Be sure to check back!!

Well done to our handwriting winners for the month of November. These awards of given for both excellence and improvements in handwriting and presentation. The boys received a St Malachy’s BNS pen or pencil and a certificatefor all their great work.

To mark the end of ‘Friendship Week’ we encouraged everyone to wear odd socks to school. This initiative is to celebrate our individuality and differences while still feeling part of our school community. Our staff also got involved with Mr Farrelly going as far as placing odd numbers on his socks. Well done to all…

This week in St Malachy’s BNS we are celebrating ‘Anti-Bullying & Friendship’ Week. All week, the student council have been working very hard on activities for all the classes. On Monday, our friendship tree was decorated with leaves designed by the boys with notes about how to be a good friend and an anonymous complement…

Tonight our 6th class quiz team, led by Ms Halpenny, won the Cumann na mBunscol quiz held in St Joseph’s NS, Dundalk. As a result the team will progress to the Quiz Finals next week in Knockbridge School. Well done to our boys and Ms Halpenny. The very best of luck in the County finals!!