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Scoil Bhailenóra, Ballinora, Waterfall, Co. Cork
Scoil Bhailenóra, Ballinora, Waterfall, Co. Cork
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Principal's Welcome

Scoil Bhailenóra is a Catholic co-educational primary school situated in the beautiful townland of Ballinora, close to the western suburbs of Cork City.

Our school has served the wider community of Ballinora/Waterfall for over 170 years. Children and staff come to school to learn, explore, create, grow and build. We treat each other with respect and celebrate the efforts each individual makes.  

Working with families and local community organisations, we strive to provide a joyous and productive learning environment for all our 283 pupils.

Please explore our website, which aims to give you a taste of life in our school. Bain taitneamh as!

Le meas, 

Mr. Luke Foley

 

Latest News

27th Sep 2023
Rang a sé hosted activities for Rang a haon to celebrate Roald Dahl day on...
 
 
 
 
2nd Aug 2023
A great community event, the Tony O'Mahony memorial Cups are the culmination...
 
 
 
 
1st Aug 2023
Scoil Bhailenóra is very proud to be in the community and of the community. On...
 
 
 
 
 

A Virtual Tour

 

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LEGO Robotics🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪 Building and programming carousels, cave cars and funfair swings are some of the wonderful projects children from 3rd to 6th Class have completed so far⭐️
Rang a sé ag léamh i ngrupaí sa rang Gaeilge📖🐛
Look what was found in our school garden🐛🍃 Thank you to some of our wonderful students for helping out in the garden and picking some radish’s over the past few days👩🏼‍🌾👨🏼‍🌾
Enrolment is now open for September 2024🌞🍎📚🐛 Please find all details at this link - https://www.ballinorans.ie/admissions/
Ms. Maguire’s 6th Class welcomed Mr. Cussen’s 1st Class today to celebrate @roald_dahl day📖💙 The 6th Class children created theme parks inspired by Roald Dahl’s stories and characters🎢 They brought lots of different Roald Dahl books from home and read a part of their chosen book to a partner in 1st Class📖🐛 After learning lots about Roald Dahl and his life, they finished off their day with a very fun @kahoot quiz🌞 Thank you 6th Class⭐️
A huge congratulations to all of the pupils from Scoil Bhailenóra who represented our school at the Muskerry Cross Country Competition in Macroom yesterday🥇🥈🥉 We are so proud of all of your achievements - well done you guys👏🏼
Cross Country Trials were held today in Scoil Bhailenóra🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Well done to all of our wonderful pupils for taking part! To those who will be representing our school next Tuesday in the Muskerry Cross Country Competition, we wish you all the very best of luck👏🏼 A big thank you to Ms. Fenton for organising todays events and thank you to all other staff who were involved also🌞
Welcome back everyone✏️🏐📚🚌🍎 We are so excited to be back in Scoil Bhailenóra and the sun is shining for us this week🌞 We hope everyone had a wonderful summer break! Get ready for a very exciting year ahead⭐️
6th Class VS. Teachers Dodgeball⚽️🎾🏐🏀 Todays champions were 6th Class - well done guys👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
A welcome back to Scoil Bhailenóra for Shane Kingston👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Shane made a huge impression on all classes as he visited last week. He talked about his time in Scoil Bhailenóra and his recent success with @officialcorkgaa U20 Hurling team🔴⚪️ Well done Shane⭐️⭐️⭐️
3rd to 6th Class chess finals commenced today and will continue into next week♟A big shoutout to Ms Mc.Donagh for organising and hosting the events. Well done to all the boys involved👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
⭐️⭐️Tony O’Mahony Junior Tournament took place on Wednesday in Scoil Bhailenóra⭐️⭐️ Well done to all involved!
6th Class enjoyed a pizza party yesterday from @apachepizzaireland thanks to @samsbusinessbus🍕🚌 6th Class engaged with a lesson ~ ‘What are your goals?’ This was one of a number of lessons included in the entrepreneurial course for children. They volunteered some fantastic answers, without the use of a camera or microphone and they were delighted with their wonderful responses👏🏼 As a result, a pizza party was the reward and they loved it🌞 Thank you @samsbusinessbus and Ms. Maguire’s 6th Class will most certainly be taking part again next year!
6th Class enjoying their ice-cream after a hard days work🍦🌞
Scoil Bhailenóra Sports Day 2023⚽️🎾🏐 What a fantastic day!! A massive shoutout to the Sports Day committee of teachers led by Ms. Fenton who organised the events👏🏼 And to 6th Class students who ran the show, without you the day would not have been possible⭐️ A day to remember for all!
Ms. Casey’s class enjoying their teddy bears picnic this week🧸
It is a tradition for 6th Class to visit @marymounthospice before they finish up in primary school to help out with some summer gardening🌺🌸 Every child made a contribution from the Confirmation money to buy plants/flowers for a part of the garden🌞 They did a wonderful job and were thanked with goodie bags afterwards with some nice treats🍪 Thank you to all at @marymounthospice for making us feel so welcome🥰
The annual Tony O’ Mahoney Tournament is a wonderful celebration of sport in Ballinora. Rang 4 to Rang 6 took part on Thursday and they loved every minute🏆 Thank you to all involved, from the GAA skills training to the past pupils who assisted on the day👏🏼 It is and always will be a great success⭐️
1st & 2nd Class enjoyed their school tour at @letsgoireland in Trabeg last Thursday🌈 A busy day filled with lots of fun activities🌞
6th Class had a wonderful day out to @ballyhass_adventures on their final school tour in primary school🚍 They enjoyed the aqua park, some archery and swinging from the high ropes🌞 A day to remember!!
Boys and girls enjoyed a pizza party on Tuesday to celebrate success in the Sciath na Scól, Table Tennis Tournament & Cork City Sports @apachepizzaireland🍕🍕🍕
GAA Skills🔴🟢
Well done to 6th Class who completed their first aid workshop with @irishredcross Ballinora/Ballincollig branch today🚑🏥 Their workshop focused on bleeding, fractures, choking, burns and an introduction to the ambulance. A fantastic day for our future first aiders👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Junior and Senior Infants enjoying their summer fun day in Scoil Bhailenóra on Friday🌞🏰
Well done to the boys who took part in the Munster table tennis competition today🏓 Huge congratulations boys👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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Upcoming Events...

Wednesday, 4th October 2023
Feast of St. Francis
Sciath na Scol Training B&C
Parents Association AGM (In Room 1 - main school @ 20:00)
Thursday, 5th October 2023
Credit Union @09:00
Swimming 2nd class (Please note that the sessions start at 9.15am in Leisureworld. Bus departing the school at 8.45am sharp.)
Friday, 6th October 2023
Grandparents Day
Monday, 9th October 2023
Sciath na Scol Training B&C
Wednesday, 11th October 2023
Sciath na Scol Training B&C
Thursday, 12th October 2023
Credit Union @09:00
Friday, 13th October 2023
Mobile Library Visit (09:30)
Monday, 16th October 2023
Maths Week
Sciath na Scol Training B&C
Tuesday, 17th October 2023
Maths Week