Category: 1.- School Blog

On Friday afternoon all pupils took part in a tráth na gcéist as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge. What a lovely way to spend the afternoon!!! A special that you to Ms. Casey for organising the tráth na céist and all events during Seachtain na Gaeilge. All children wore Green as part of our Lá Glas.

To celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge we held a Céilí Mór on Thursday afternoon. Over the past two weeks the children have been learning the Droeilín, the Walls of Limerick and Shoe the Donkey.

The pupils also enjoyed watching some of our pupils who have been competing in Scór na Páisití. The girls danced the Fairy and the Dunmanway Set and were accompanied by Mr. Collins on the accordion. We wish our pupils competing in the Scór na Páistí Carbery semi final with the Dunmanway Set the very best of luck.

To celebrate ‘World Book Day’ we have been lucky to have Scholastic Book Fair in school all week. The pop up book shop gives children a chance to browse a wide variety of books. On the Thursday to celebrate ‘World Book Day’ the children got the opportunity to purchase any books they liked. The book Fair was enjoyed by all the pupils.

Today we had a visit from TJ from the RSA. TJ spoke to the children about how to keep save on our roads with a focus on walking a cycling. The visit was organised by our Green Schools Committee as part of the Transport Flag. Thank you to TJ for a very informative talk which was enjoyed by all pupils.

This year in Drimoleague NS, we have continued learning about chess and all the positive aspects of the game. The children enjoyed the social, emotional and cognitive benefits of the game while learning all the pieces, special opening moves, check-mates and so on.

From there, a number of pupils represented the school in this year’s Féile Fichille chess tournament with pupils from other schools in West Cork. The tournament was recently held in BEDA Hall Ballineen. Pupils represented the school in both the Masters’ section (5th and 6th class) and the ‘buds’ (3rd and 4th class).  A great day was had and we hope to continue promoting this great interest amongst our pupils. A special word of thanks to Mr Jennings who has been teaching the children chess and prepared them for the tournament.

Rang a 3 and 4 topped off our Wellbeing Week by making these lovely Valentine’s Day cards for that special someone in their lives.

As part of our Wellbeing week activities and to mark Valentines Day the children got a chance to make fresh fruit skewers. We learned that healthy eating is really important for our overall wellbeing. All pupils enjoyed a choice of different fruits including melon, apple, grapes blueberries and more.

As part of our Wellbeing Week 2025 we were delighted to have yoga instructor Linda visit our school. All children got take part in a in a yoga session and enjoyed yoga poses and breath work. A big thank you to Linda for paying us a visit, everyone really enjoyed the sessions.

We were lucky enough this week to get the opportunity to taste a new flavour of yogurt from Glenilen Farm. The new blueberry flavour was a big hit with all pupils. This week we are also celebrating Wellbeing Week and this healthy snack was a reminder of the role healthy eating plays in our overall wellbeing. A big thank you to all in Glenilen for delivering such a taste treat. We wish Glenilen all the best with their new flavour.

Our student Council recently presented a cheque to volunteers from West Cork Rapid Response for €415. In December our student council organised a Christmas jumper fundraiser with all funds going to West Cork Rapid Response. A big thank you to everyone who supported such a worthy cause.