School News

School Garden Competition

We have just been announced 'Commended' in New Garden For upcycling and food production Category in the Muintir Cork School Gardens Awards in Cork County Hall. The judges were very impressed with the 'amount of colour and art in the garden'. Well done to all involved...

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Green Schools 2023

Green Schools: Recently at Bishop Galvin N.S., we have formed our first ever ‘Green Team’! This team consists of children from 3rd  – 6th class, who will work with the whole school community with the shared aim of achieving our first ever Green Flag! The theme of our...

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Friendship Week 2023

In February, we celebrated Friendship Week. Each class participated in fun activities together. The older children buddied up with the younger classes for P.E., Art, reading and games.  Every child decorated a love heart. We used them to make a collage “Friendship Is...

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Engineers Week 2023

The boys and girls were extremely busy partaking in interesting STEM projects for Engineering Week. The older classes buddied up the younger classes and made fabulous creations with our construction toys. Ms Hourihane’s dad, Dan visited Junior Infants to discuss his...

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Scholastic Book Fair 2023

Thanks to our Parents Association for organising our recent Book Fair. Due to the support of parents we received over €2,000 worth of books and resources from Scholastic. Thanks also to our volunteers without their support and help this event and other events wouldn't...

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