Kilbarron National School, Ballyshannon Co. Donegal
 

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Fáilte chuig ár suíomh idirlíon.We are delighted to welcome you to Kilbarron National School's website. We hope it gives you an insight into life in our school. Our school is located on the outskirts of Ballyshannon, just opposite Kathleen’s Falls on the Belleek Road. We are a friendly inclusive school with an experienced special needs team.  We have a hardworking and supportive staff that will make every effort to ensure your child receives every opportunity to reach their full potential in all aspects of their social, emotional and educational development.

We are very proud of our happy, caring and inclusive learning environment and the many varied learning opportunities that are afforded to children at Kilbarron N.S. We hope that this website will give you an insight into the teaching, learning and extra-curricular activities which takes place in Kilbarron National School. As you explore our website, you will find lots of information about our school including our ethos, school policies, an up-to-date calendar, school activities and much more. 

We see our school as a community, where pupils, parents, teachers, board of management and ancillary staff work together in an atmosphere of harmony, friendship and mutual respect.

We are very proud of our school and we hope that parents, pupils and members of our school community will be frequent visitors to our website to learn more about school life in Kilbarron N.S.

Céad míle fáilte!

Priscilla Leslie

Principal/Príomhoide  

 

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6th Class Graduation πŸŽ“ What a privilege it has been for all the staff at Kilbarron NS to get to know and work with these eight wonderful children. We hope you all enjoyed your graduation ceremony today. As the years pass, we hope you will look back fondly on your memory cards and graduation poem, and wear your leavers’ hoodies with pride. We are incredibly proud of all that you have achieved during your time in our school, and we wish you the very best of luck as you begin this exciting new chapter. From everyone at Kilbarron NS, best wishes for the future – we know you will do great things! 🌟
The boys and girls in the Junior Room hosted a Teddy Bear Picnic 🧸🧁🧺 this afternoon 😊. Great fun was had playing and dining with bears, highland cows, shrimps, pandas, unicorns, carrots, dogs and many more fluffy friends 🐘🐨πŸ₯•πŸ§Έ. So many smiles and giggles all around! πŸ’›
πŸŒŠπŸ„β€β™€οΈ School Tour – 3rd to 6th Class πŸ„β€β™‚οΈ We met up with our friends from St. Conal’s NS on Rossnowlagh Beach for a school tour packed with activities. 🌞 Jono and his team at Wild & Free kept us busy with surfing πŸ„, paddle boarding πŸ„β€β™€οΈ, beach games 🏐, and sand dune adventures ⛰️. Afterwards, we enjoyed some pizza on the beach πŸ• before setting off on our journey home 🚌. A great day spent with friends and lots of happy memories made. 😊 @ StConalsNS @Wild+Free
We had our annual school sports day today with Sylvie and his team of merry men πŸ™Œ. The boys and girls had a great time on the obstacle course 🏁, taking penalties πŸ₯…, trying accuracy shots 🎯, and enjoying lots more ball skills activities βš½πŸ€. A huge thank you to Sylvie and the team for such a fun-filled day! πŸ‘πŸ˜„
The Junior and Middle rooms had a brilliant day πŸ˜„ on their school tour with our Aspire friends from St Conal’s N.S. 🀝 We headed to Castle Adventure Open Farm 🚜 where we met some very friendly and happy animals πŸ°πŸ·πŸ¦†πŸ“, enjoyed a barrel ride through a field of llamas and alpacas πŸ¦™ and had great fun playing together in the playground πŸ›πŸ‘«. A wonderful day full of smiles 😁 and new memories! β€οΈπŸ“Έ
πŸ¦β˜€οΈ Nothing says the summer holidays are almost here like a surprise visit from an ice cream van at school yesterday! πŸ˜πŸŽ‰ The smiles on everyone’s faces were priceless as we enjoyed a lovely ice cream treat in the cloudy sunshine. πŸ¦πŸ˜‹πŸŒž A huge thank you for such a wonderful surprise – the perfect way to kick off the countdown to summer! πŸŽ“πŸ–οΈβ˜€οΈ #SummerIsComing #SchoolTreat #IceCreamVan #HappyDays 🍦❀️
πŸ₯³πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ™ŒπŸ»We are delighted to announce that our Fundraising Concert of 2026 🎡🎹🎀🎸πŸ₯ raised a massive €3,012.20. We are so delighted πŸ₯³πŸ™ŒπŸ» and all money raised will go towards improving and updating our school poly tunnel and outdoor facilities/resources for the children. Thank you πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ» so much for supporting Kilbarron N.S.
What a fantastic evening we had on Friday night at our Fundraising Concert 🎺🎷πŸͺ—πŸͺ• β€˜An Evening of Local Musical Talent’. 🎢🎹🎀🎸πŸ₯πŸŽ»πŸŽ΅ A massive thank you to all who supported our school by performing 🎀 on the night and to the local businesses who sponsored raffle prizes. Thank you to all who sold and bought concert and raffle tickets, to everyone who came on the night and especially a big thank you πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ» to all who helped out with baking, traffic control, setting up and cleaning up the church and hall etc…. Without each and every one of you our concert would not have been the success it was. A special shout out to our own amazing group of boys and girls πŸ‘§πŸ»πŸ§’πŸΌπŸ‘¦πŸ» who sang and played so beautifully. We are very proud of you all. Well done πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»
We had a joint Sports Day with our Aspire partner school St Conal’s NS, Portnoo, last Wednesday! πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ‰πŸ€πŸš£β€β™€οΈ The children had lots of fun with a range of activities from rowing, GAA, Basketball, Athletics, Netball and all the novelty games: to sack races, wheelbarrow and egg-and-spoon races, the day was full of energy & laughter😊 and a bus full of sleepy 😴 pupils on the way home! πŸ™ŒπŸ»

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