Enjoy, Explore, Experiment
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!
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
The pupils in Drumman have been very lucky to have had the opportunity to learn Spanish in school. Did you know it’s the second most popular language in the world! Our Spanish language tutor Laura Sierra conducted lessons with classes from 2nd to 6th. Her fun-packed activities taught basic conversation skills to the pupils and… Continue reading Spanish Lessons
There was so much egg-citement yesterday at our annual egg hunt! A big thanks to the Parents Association and everyone who came to Ballyare woods and took part in this fun afternoon. The kids had a wonderful time and there were lots of happy faces and chocolate eating. We would like to wish the Drumman… Continue reading Easter Egg Hunt
A hugh congratulations to our sixth class students who celebrated the sacrament of Confirmation today. They did their families and school proud. A huge thank you to Bishop Alan Mc Guckian and Fr. Stephen Gorman for celebrating a lovely ceremony. We hope you all had a lovely day.
Our annual Easter Raffle took place in school today. Congratulations to all our winner and a big congratulations to Courtney Hegarty who the beautiful hamper. A big thank you to everyone who supported it. There were lots of happy faces leaving school. We hope the Easter bunny brings lots of chocolate eggs to our students… Continue reading Easter Raffle
Best wishes to our Confirmation class as they celebrate the sacrament of Confirmation tomorrow. We hope you all have a lovely day. Thank you to the Parents Association for kindly gifting the sixth class students with treats and a yummy cake to celebrate their Confirmation.
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
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
As part of Peace IV we celebrated St.Patrick’s day with Castletown and Portlean national schools. All the pupils and staff made a huge effort dressing up in green clothing to celebrate St.Patrick’s Day. We spent the day doing art, quizzes, dances, drumming, bingo and so much more. We had great fun during our Céilí. We… Continue reading Lá Glas
Scoil Cholmcille Drumman 