School Open Night
SHNS Newbawn would like to formally invite you to our School Open Night which is being held on Thursday 30th of January from 6:30 – 7:30pm Come and see our…
Scurri Christmas Card Competition
Christmas celebrations are in full flow in SHNS. We had a lovely visit from our friends in Scurri who allowed us to host their Christmas card design competition this year….
Meet the Student Council
This year the following are representatives on the Student Council. Junior Representatives Junior Infants Thalia Charlie Senior Infants Lauren 1st Class Dáire 2nd Class Hollie Biddy 3rd Class Rory Aoife…
5th and 6th Class School Tour to Omagh!
5th and 6th class went on an overnight stay all the way to Omagh for their school tour. They set out on the long bus journey from SHNS at 9am…
5th and 6th Class Trip to JFK Park
5th and 6th class recently enjoyed a trip to JFK Park where they enjoyed a facilitated workshop in association with their school trip to Baronscourt in Omagh next week. The…
Creative Schools in 5th and 6th Class
5th and 6th class recently completed a lesson with Orla Bates as part of Creative Schools here in SHNS.
Creative Schools in 2nd Class
Ms. Egan’s second class expressing their creativity with the help of Orla Bates.
May Bush
Ms. Egan’s classs decorating their lovely May Bush. Many thanks to the parents for their help and assistance.
World Book Day and Place Value in 2nd Class
We recently celebrated World Book Day throughout our school. The children had great fun dressing up and bringing in their favourite books. Checkout how 2nd Class have been learning about…
Explanatory Writing
5th and 6th class have been learning all about explanatory writing. They used all of the skills they learned to create mini projects based on a topic of their own…
European Countries
5th and 6th class students have been learning all about the countries in Europe, their capitals, main features, famous people and much more! They compiled fact sheets on various European…
Out and About
5th and 6th class paired up with Ms. Egan’s 2nd class to go on a lovely nature walk to explore their local environment. The children used their senses to observe…
Spring has arrived in 5th & 6th Class
5th and 6th class enjoyed various art activities as part of creative February. Firstly, they attended an online webinar with a local artist wherein the children created ‘One in a…
Creative February
Creative February has kicked off in 2nd class where the children have planted Crest Seeds – Let the growing begin!
Length in 2nd Class
Ms Egan’s 2nd class were recently learning all about Length and went outside with their measurement tools to test out their learnings……
Saint Brigid
Our older classes really enjoyed learning all about Saint Brigid and successfully created some beautiful Saint Brigid crosses to take home with them
Bubbly Science
5th and 6th class learned all about matter in science and by experimenting with bubbles, the students learned about surface tension, elasticity and how to blow really, really big bubbles!…
Buddy Reading
Buddy reading is still ongoing in SHNS with 5th and 6th class pairing up with students in Ms. Egan’s 2nd class to complete various activities! The 5th and 6th class…
Drama in 5th & 6th Class
5th and 6th class put their drama skills to the test in their local outdoor environment. The children were encouraged to use their imaginations and physical props from the local…
Catholic Schools Week
We recently celebrated Catholic Schools Week 🙂 5th and 6th class enjoyed making virtual hugs for their loved ones! The children also made thank you cards for their grandparents and/or…
Japanese in SHNS
2nd to 6th class thoroughly enjoyed learning Japanese with Meg over the duration of the month of January, the children picked up several phrases and really enjoyed the experience.
Christmas Movie Day and Hot Chocolates
All classes enjoyed a Christmas Movie Day this week and were treated to Hot Chocolates 🙂
Christmas Jumper Day
SHNS go festive with a Christmas Jumper Day – Check out our wonderful 2nd Class modelling the way 🙂
New Boardgames !!!
Huge thanks to our Parents Association for gifting Boardgames to our Senior Classes and fabulous Magnatiles to our Junior Classes – All classes enjoyed a fun and competitive games afternoon…
Getting energized in 5th & 6th Class
Over the past number of weeks Laura has delivered the Energize programme with the 5th and 6th class pupils and it is evident that the children’s involvement in the JA…
The Great Famine
5th and 6th class spent a number of weeks learning all about The Great Famine. The children researched The Great Famine using books from the library and iPads. They gathered…
Christmas in 3rd & 4th Class
Ms. Kinsella’s 3rd and 4th class are getting into the Christmas spirit in school this week with many Christmas themed activities 🎄
Science Week 2023
Wow – Science week was explosive in SHNS – Huge thanks to Ms Kehoe and Mr Molloy for coordinated all the fun activities and experiments……. From Slime to Lava Lamps…
Maths Week 2023
SHNS recently celebrated Maths Week, and as you can see by the pictures below, lots of fun was had throughout the school…… Classes participated in Maths Stations, where the older…
Amazing Artists
5th and 6th class have been busy creating masterpieces of art since the return to school! They have made ‘colour wheel eyes’ using their prior knowledge of colour mixing. They…