Yearly Archives: 2026

Our new Junior Infants started today (48). They and their parents were greeted by Ms Nestor ,Ms Mannion , Ms McCormack and Mr Duignan. All new pupils settled in well in Ms Lavelle’s and Ms Bourke’s classrooms. They all received a Breaffy NS branded gift bag ! Mr Duignan and Mr Moran gave a brief welcome and introduction to our […]

What a wonderful day for Breaffy NS as our Girls claimed the Cumann na mBunscol Division 1A County Title for the fifth year in a row, after a tremendous performance against a very talented Quay, Ballina Team. The final was played McHale Park with great support from our pupils, parents, staff and Board of Management. This followed on from our […]

There was an exciting afternoon in Mr. Duignan’s class as all of the pupils took part in the class Connect 4 Championship. There were some fantastic games with lots of tension and excitement. The finalists, Ewan and Iarla came out to fantastic walk-on music. Well done to both finalists for a great match, which Ewan won making a big comeback […]

☀️☀️ Both our 4th classes had a fantastic day on their school tour this year to Wildlands. The children enjoyed a wide range of exciting activities- including the Ninja course, disc golf and the Net park as well as enjoying the fabulous facilities. Everyone returned home smiling after a great day ☀️☀️

Sixth Class along with Mr.Shevlin, Mr, Duggan, Mr Moran and Ms. Merry had a wonderful trip to Dublin today. First up was a trip to the historic Kilmainham Gaol where we had a very insightful and informative tour of its history. This was followed by a trip to Jumpzone and shopping in Liffey valley! We hope the boys and girls […]

As pupils in 2nd Class B had earned enough Class Dojo points, a pyjama day was had with pancakes and hot chocolate. It was a great day as we also got to watch Charlotte’s Web as a follow on from reading it in class.

As you may be aware, as part of our DEIS Literacy Plan, this year all pupils from 3rd-6th classes in our school are taking part in the Accelerated Reader (AR) Programme. Accelerated Reader is goal-driven reading program which aims to encourage students to read more and to increase their literacy levels. An assembly took place yesterday with Mr. Duignan explaining […]

Pupils across the school have been busy learning about Report Writing as a writing genre this term. From reading reports to whole-class practice, to creating their own reports, pupils have done really well. Here are some examples from across the school on our writing noticeboard: