Congratulations to all our cross country athletes who took part in today’s athletics in Milford. We had six teams competing altogether with each team member putting in tremendous performances. Everyone ran brilliantly and we even came back to school with two individual medals coming from Cormac Doherty and Tessa Grier. A big thank you to… Continue reading Milford Cross Country
Category: Active Schools
Sports Day 2023
We had a wonderful Sports Day last week with the sun shining and blue skies. The boys and girls thoroughly enjoyed the day, and each class took part in numerous activities. There were egg and spoon races, three legged races, playground games, bean bag, sack races and much, much more. Everyone participated with great enjoyment… Continue reading Sports Day 2023
Sportshall Athletics
Our school’s athletic’s team had a great day today at the Aura Leisure Centre representing Drumman at Sportshall Athletics. It was a fun day out for all involved. We had a team of 11 athletes who competed so well and supported each other throughout the day. The team took part in the standing long jump,… Continue reading Sportshall Athletics
LAC’s Track & Field Competition
Congratulations to our school’s athletics team who competed in Letterkenny Athletics Club Primary Schools Track and Field competition. It was a great day of athletics with many amazing performances from our students. The Drumman athletes competed in a variety of events such as sprints, long distance races, long jump, turbo javelin and shot putt. Well… Continue reading LAC’s Track & Field Competition
Football League Final
Well done to all in the senior classes who took part in our football league. In a closely contested league led by Ms Blaney, it was the orange and green teams who eventually came out on top and qualified for the league final today. A big thank you to Master Shiels for reffing today’s final.… Continue reading Football League Final
Raising our Active Flag!
It was a very proud day for everyone in Drumman yesterday as we raised our Active Flag. The whole school played a part in achieving the Active Flag spurred on by the teachers and the Active Committee. The aim of the Active Schools Flag is to encourage schools to be more active, more often. Being… Continue reading Raising our Active Flag!
Nature walk in Ballyare woods
Ms Blaney’s Junior class had a brilliant day exploring Ballyare woods on their nature walk today as part of Active Schools Week. The kids got a chance to explore the natural reserve and learn about the variety of mammals and diverse bird life that habitat Ballyare woods. They were so lucky to have the sun… Continue reading Nature walk in Ballyare woods
Walking around Ballyare
We kicked off our Active Sports Week with a school walk to the old Tully school and Ballyare woods. Tully school was the original school in Ballyare before Scoil Cholmcille, Drumman. Having explored the history of the locality in class, it was great for the students to explore the local area on foot. The senior… Continue reading Walking around Ballyare
SPAR FAI Primary Schools 5s
Well done to our school football team who competed in the SPAR FAI Primary Schools 5s in Ballyare pitch this week. The SPAR FAI Primary Schools 5s Programme is one of the largest primary schools’ competition in the country. Both teams had a great day of competition playing against Downings, Drumfad, Dromoghill & Kerrykeel. The girls… Continue reading SPAR FAI Primary Schools 5s
Cycle Right Training
Well done to our senior class who completed their four week “Cycle Right” cycling course with Fergus and Gemma McDaid of Cycling Ireland. Over the course of the last 4 weeks they learned the rules of the road as well as becoming competent in cycling on the road. They were taught about safety equipment, rules… Continue reading Cycle Right Training