The rain held off and the friary field was awash with colour….The story of the Friary sports Day 2019!! Having cancelled the Sports Day previously we finally got the races underway on Wednesday last. The children started with the heats in the 100m sprint, sack race and egg and spoon before moving onto the long…
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Our 5th and 6th class boys took off on what was a tour of a lifetime on Monday last. The boys travelled by bus to the National Aquatic Centre and the National Indoor Arena. The boys started in Aquazone where they enjoyed all the thrills and spills with slides a plenty as well as a…
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Our second class boys went on an amazing school tour just yesterday. They set off from St Malachy’s BNS at 9am sharp and had a fun filled day right up until their return at close to 4pm. The tour consisted of a long bus journey the whole way to Dublin Zoo in the Pheonix Park. The…
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A huge thanks to all the boys who made such a notable effort to walk to school as we launched ‘Walk On Wednesday’ or Walk Once A Week’. The effect the initiative, expertly organised by Ms Ronan and in conjunction with our Green Flag Committee, was very obvious and we really couldn’t have asked for…
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This Wednesday, May 15th is a big day in the St Malachy’s BNS as we launch our ‘Walk On Wednesday‘ travel action. This action is to mark National Walk to School Week which runs from today, May 13th to 17th. The idea behind our WOW days are that our pupils walk to school if they live…
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A huge Thank You to O’Fiaich College Dundalk, whom invited St Malachy’s BNS to their recent STEM workshop. The boys thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and look forward to visiting again in the future. Check out our pictures:
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A huge congratulations to our Easter Art competition winners. It was an extremely difficult decision as there were so many fantastic entries. We would like to wish the boys a very Happy Easter, the school will be closed today and reopen on Monday, April 28th. Happy Easter one and all.
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A huge thank you to Benny, a marine biologist who came into speak to our boys about sharks. He brought some very interesting ‘live’ parts and fossils. The boys enjoyed it very much.
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A huge thanks to all the boys for completing our first Aldi Rugby schools competition posters, especially those on the student council. However, with just two weeks of the competition to go we want to fill a second poster to increase our chances of winning. Calling all parents and friends of the boys to keep…
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This week our boys were treated to a workshop by Zeeko. The aim of Zeeko is to create a world where young people can safely benefit from technology and the internet. All of the boys have received an information leaflet which we would strongly encourage parents to read with their child. Being safe online is…
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This year St Malachy’s BNS celebrated World Book Day in great style. Each class worked on a World Book Day quiz as well as receiving stickers and vouchers off the price of books. The library was very busy all week. Check out our pictures for just a taste of some of these activities.
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Everyone loves pancake Tuesday….but nobody got a treat like Ms Ronan’s class who enjoyed pancakes with Nutella to mark the special day. Here are some pictures as evidence against them!
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This week our Student Council started up a chess club for our senior classes. We have 38 members and we have begun the ‘fun and practice’ round. We will begin the big tournament after Easter with trophies up for grabs.
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Well done to our sixth class pupils who took part in the Credit Union Quiz this week. It was held in the Lisdoo this year and enjoyed by pupils, parents and teachers. Schools all across the Dundalk region were well represented and St Malachy’s BNS 6th class did us proud. Well done boys.
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3rd Class have been studying Spain as a European country for the last few weeks. Boys have worked hard at home and in school to find out all they could about Spanish life, music, culture, food, etc. One boy found a recipe for ‘churros’ so as a treat at the end of the project the…
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