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As part of Friendship and Anti-Bullying week in the Friary, today we celebrate ‘odd sock day’. The boys were encouraged to wear odd socks to highlight our indiviuality and celebrate the fact that everyone is different. During Friendship and Anti-Bullying week we have been encouraging the boys to incluide everyone in games and not leave…

Friendship week is now in full swing in the Friary. The pupils have been working on a number of activities throughout the week so far. On Monday, the boys outlined the qualities they look for in a friend on leaves. These were then coloured and placed on the Friendship tree, as you can see they…

As part of the wide ranging work of our Deputy Principal Ms Hughes and the Student Council in the Friary, the ever popular chess club has resumed following a break due to Covid. The club is run on a Wednesday at lunchtime and allows pupils from beginners to chess enthusiasts the opportunity to compete against…

Our 4th Class have been very busy preparing for the season of advent, having created their wonderful advent wreaths this week. Well done to the boys, this will be a welcome decoration for their school and homes over the coming weeks.

A big thank you to everyone who sent in items for the Bag2School collection. These will now be forwarded to good causes while our school will receive a payment per kg.  Many thanks to our Parents Association for organising and assisting. Hopefully,  the clear out has also helped parents declutter before Christmas!! . 

As the world cup group stages takes place in Qatar, it is also taking place in St Malachy’s BNS. The normal lunchtime football has taken a competitive turn as 3rd / 4th and 5th / 6th classes have been shuffled to create 8 competitive teams broken into two groups. The round robin format will allow…

Congratulations to our two outstanding Tráth na gCéist teams led and brilliantly prepared by Ms Halpenny. The boys represented the school with impeccable behaviour and an outstanding performance, missing out on a place in the finals by one single point. Well done to the boys, we are all very proud of you and thanks to…

A huge thanks to the boys and also their parents whom evidentally put a colossal effort into the creation of their ‘Best Invention Ever’ masterpieces. We were just blown away by the number, extrordinary high standard and genuinely outstanding creativity of the entries this year. It is safe to say that science is in very…

Science Week 2022 is in full throttle in St Malachy’s BNS this week. Each of our classes are taking part in a number of events such as Science Parties (2nd), Slime project (3rd/4th), Dinosaur Pack experiment (4th), K’NEX design (5th) and The Travelling Space Buggy (6th). These experiments alongside a number of live events and…

We are delighted to welcome the return of Science Week to St Malachy’s BNS for 2022. Ms Halpenny has been working on activities and experiements for each class level so be sure to tune in next week and keep up to date with all the fun and photos.

A big thanks to Ciarán Culligan and Dundalk Gaels GFC for the continued support and coaching they provide to us here in St Malachy’s BNS. This week it was the turn of 3rd Class to start their 5/6 weeks of GAA training. Check out the photos of the boys enjoying their GAA coaching below.

Today, the boys and staff at St Malachy’s BNS bid a fond farewell to Ms. Joanne Farrell after 15 years service in our school. We thanks Ms. Farrell for her dedication and commitment and wish her all the very best in her new position.