Primary Language Sampler Pilot School
Our students will be learning Irish Sign Language for 6 weeks after the Halloween midterm break as one of the pilot schools in the Primary Language Sampler Module. ISL will…
Hurling at breaktime!
Hurling was a popular choice among the children as a breaktime activity during the months of May and June.
Active on the school tours
The senior classroom (3rd to 6th) enjoyed a fantastic adventure in Clara Lara Funpark while the junior room (junior infants to 2nd) had a super adventure exploring Greenan Maze.
Active School Week 2021
Our Active School Week was held from the 14th to 18th June 2021. The children enjoyed many varied activities including a hang tough challenge, walk around the Ballycoog village, a…
Star Wars – May the 4th be with you
May the 4th be with you! The students thoroughly enjoyed getting into character, dressed up for Star Wars Day, for “May the 4th be with you” festival. Our classrooms and…
School Garden Award
Tidy Towns School Garden Award 2021 We were delighted to be nominated for and to win a 2021 Tidy Town School Garden Award. Wicklow County Council presented us with a…
National Tree Week 21st March 2021
Coillte is partnering with Tree Council of Ireland for National Tree Week which runs from 21st to 29th March. Ballycoog National School is delighted to receive a selection of sapling…
September 2020
Fáilte ar ais! Welcome back! The children have settled back to school very well. We were delighted to welcome 14 new children and their families to the school this year. …
Welcome Pack for new students and their parents
Welcome to Ballycoog National School! We have created a short video (link below) to welcome new students and to provide parents with practical information about school life at Ballycoog NS. …
Draft Admissions Policy
The Minister for Education and Skills has commenced a number of sections of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 which requires mandatory changes to a school’s admission policy and…
The senior class are Junior Entrepreneurs
Mr. Byrne registered his class with the Junior Entrepreneur Programme for the first time this year. The programme is designed to teach children about entrepreneurship and how a business works….
Grandparents’ Day 2020
We hosted our annual Grandparents’ Day on Friday, 31st January. The event aims to recognise the special relationship that children have with their grandparents and the important role that grandparents…
Official opening of running track
We were delighted to welcome special guests Minister Simon Harris, Irish rugby player, Michelle Claffey, Arklow running legend, Mary Hickey, local Councillors, representatives from ESB and members of the wider…
Sacraments
Children from Ms. Ryan’s 1st and 2nd classes made their First Holy Communion on the 5th May in Ballycoog Church. Fr. Byrne celebrated Mass and music was provided by the…
Easter Family Fun and Open Day (April 2019)
We will host an Easter Family Fun and Open Day on Saturday 6th April 2019. All welcome. There will be a bouncy obstacle course, Easter Egg Hunt and lots more…
Digital Strategy for Schools – ICT Grant (April 2019)
We are delighted to receive an ICT grant of just under €3,000 this month from the Department of Education and Skills. The school will invest this money in replacing some…
Wicklow Hurlers Visit Ballycoog NS
There was great excitement when Wicklow Hurling Champions, Warren Kavanagh and Martin O’Brien, arrived at the school with the Division 2B Cup on 26th March 2019. The players answered some…
An Taisce Spring Clean
We had a very productive Spring Clean together with parents and members of the community on 21st March. We collected bags and bags of rubbish to keep our Pure Mile…
World Book Day and Book Fair (March 2019)
We celebrated World Book Day at school by holding our annual Scholastic Book Fair and a day of book-ish fun, organised by Ms. Whelan. The children dressed up as their…
Wicklow Athletics Schools Invitational
Once again this year, some of our running club members took part in the Wicklow Athletics Trail Run in Avondale House, Rathdrum. We are very proud of their hard work…
Cow Art Competition
The children were given a photograph of a Ballycoog cow, taken by the Pure Mile Project and invited to draw/paint/sketch their own artistic impression of the cow. Local artist, Eoin…
Spanish Lessons at Ballycoog NS
The Board of Management is delighted to fund a term of Spanish lessons for all students of the school. Native speaker, Blanca, came once a week for 5 weeks to…
Christmas Concert
The students will perform a Christmas Concert in Ballycoog Community Hall on Friday 22nd December. Parents and members of the community are invited to attend and enjoy this festive occasion….
Visit to Dáil Éireann
We were delighted to accept an invitation issued to our senior students by Andrew Doyle T.D. to visit Dáil Éireann. Mr. Byrne took the opportunity to teach the children about…
Internet Safety Workshops
Ger Brick of iNet Safety will deliver internet safety workshops for children and parents on Monday 14th May 2018. The topic of internet safety has been widespread in the media…
Active Schools Week 23rd – 27th April 2018
Our students have been busy being even more active than usual for Active Schools Week. In addition to our daily lunchtime Running Club, G.A.A training and P.E., we are doing…
Science Week
Science Week ran from 12th to 19th November 2017. There was a special focus on Science in the classroom this week. The children completed an experiment about the effects of…
GAA Training
GAA training commenced on 21st November 2017 and will continue every Tuesday for six weeks with Coach Darren Hayden.
Grandparents’ Day 2017
Grandparent’s Day 6th October 2017 We had a most enjoyable Grandparents’ Day during National Positive Ageing Week. We were delighted to host such a large number of older relatives and…
Maths Week 2017
Maths Week: 14th to 22nd of October 2017 We will celebrate Maths Week at school with a special focus on FUN MATHS activities including a Maths Trail. We will also…
Fighting Words
Mrs. Behan’s class will travel to Fighting Words in Glencree on Wednesday 13th September to participate in an English writing workshop. You can find out more about Roddy Doyle’s Fighting…
Sports Day 19th June 2017
The children enjoyed fantastic, sunny, hot weather for their Sports Day this year. Well done to all the boys and girls for their participation, sportsmanship and congratulations to those who…
Birds of Prey Visit
Birds of Prey visit our school on 25th May 2017 Shane and Natalie, together with some feathered friends, very kindly visited the school on 25th May to teach the children…
Mobile Library Visits (Autumn/Winter 2016)
Wicklow County Council’s Mobile Library visits Ballycoog on a Tuesday twice a month. The Mobile Library parks outside our school gates and the children enjoy this occasion when they can…
Paired Reading (October 2016)
We are beginning Paired Reading this month. Paired reading is a valuable technique that parents can use to help their own child with reading practice. The method involves the parent…