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Active school week will take place from Monday 21st May to Friday 25th May.  There will be many activities and sports going on all week for all the children in the school.  Please take a look at the Active Schools page for all the updates and what activities that will take place each day.

Active schools committee.

The children in 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th classes have recently elected a new Active Schools Committee.

The members are: Orla Kenny, Anna Tracey, Scott Cooper, David Lalor, Jamie Cooper, Ava Clarke, Caoimhe Holden, Ciaran Lewis. We are looking forward to a very active year ahead. Active Schools Week this year will take place from 21^st – 25^th May 2012. Last year’s Active Schools Week was a great success and we hope this year will be every bit as good, if not better!!! If anyone wants to make some reasonable suggestions a suggestion box will be placed by the Active Schools board in the next few days. Please put your name on any suggestion notes.

Thanking You,

The Active Schools Committee

New active schools committee

For the second year in a row the school took part in the School Excellence Awards in conjunction with Co Wexford Education Centre and Waterford IT.  This year the focus was on developing the writing process throughout the school.  Teachers took part in a programme which involved sharing of best practice with other schools in the south east region.  Pictured at the presentation ceremony were Paula Carolin, director of Wexford Education Centre, Noel Heffernan, Principal Ballon NS, John Wall acting head of adult education Waterford IT.

On Saturday next 12th May the boys and girls in second class will receive the sacrament of First Holy Communion in Ballon church at 11am. We are all very busy preparing for the big day.  We are all looking forward to a great day!