Bloom in Phoenix Park 2022
Sam and Jack got their photo taken with Liam and Sam at Bloom in Phoenix Park.
Sam King and Jack Southwood visited the winning Super Garden at Bloom in Phoenix Park. They are pictured here with Mary Anne who was crowned this year's winner for her design of the Enchanted Playground.
Cumann na mBunscol Roscomáin 2022
Our 2022 football team who were runners up in the 2022 Cumann na mBunscol competition.
Work completed in 3rd and 4th Class this term.
Science Week in St. Patrick’s B.N.S |
Working Hard in Third and Fourth Class
Welcome Back
September 2020
We would like to welcome back all our students and staff to St. Patrick's B.N.S. The past few months have been challenging for us all but we will continue to make our school a safe and happy place to learn. We would especially like to welcome our new Third Class pupils. Keep safe everybody and remember to try and be kind to each other in school and at home!
We bid a fond farewell to our sixth class.
For the past four years we have enjoyed many happy memories together at St. Patrick’s B.N.S.
Thank you for the contribution you have made to our school.
Go forth and make a positive difference to this world. Make good choices and aim high.
We wish you continued success, health and happiness as you begin the next chapter in your lives.
For the past four years we have enjoyed many happy memories together at St. Patrick’s B.N.S.
Thank you for the contribution you have made to our school.
Go forth and make a positive difference to this world. Make good choices and aim high.
We wish you continued success, health and happiness as you begin the next chapter in your lives.
School Closure
An announcement was made this morning by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD of the closure of schools, pre-schools and further and higher education settings, for a period until 29 March 2020, to support efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19. This will take effect from 6pm this evening, Thursday 12 March. This is in line with the advice of the National Public Health Emergency Team.
Keep safe everybody and we will be reopening on Monday 30th March.
Keep safe everybody and we will be reopening on Monday 30th March.
Fifth and Sixth Class Report Writing. Well done boys!
Third and fourth class making a Moving Satellite using LEGO WeDo.
Congratulations to our Spelling Bee who came second in Co. Roscommon! Wonderful achievement!
We had a fantastic time making skipping ropes and showing our skills at skipping. We also played some rope games.
Thank you Steffi. We had lots of fun!
This week we created a Spy Robot with a motion detector using LEGO.
Our future young scientists in Fifth and Sixth Class creating and programming satellites.
Congratulations to Andrea Gill and Mary Cox who won a Christmas Hamper in our annual fundraiser. Thank you most sincerely to everybody who supported.
On behalf of St. Patrick’s B.N.S we would like to sincerely thank these boys for their enthusiasm and determination to sell 3 or more cards for our annual raffle. Between them they collected almost half of our fundraisers total amount. Go raibh míle maith agaibh buachaillí.
Thanks to everybody who supported our Carol singing at The Strokestown Market. Well done boys. You were all fantastic!
Christmas Narratives created by St. Patrick’s B.N.S
Well done to Ms. Murphy’s boys on their eBook creation.
An Hour of Code
Thanks to all the boys who donated a shoe box for the Team Hope Shoe Box Appeal.
Chum rang a cúig agus rang a sé an dán seo. Nach bhfuil sé go h-iontach!
Halloween fun around St. Patrick’s B. N. S
Woodland Wonders
On Monday 21st of October Shailagh Healy who is a Arboriculturalist with The Heritage Council of Ireland brought 3rd and 4th class on a field trip to The Woodland Walk in Strokestown Park House. They explored facts of trees, plants and fungi. After collecting their natural treasures Shailagh made a collage with the boys back in class.
3rd and 4th class went on a Geography Trail around Strokestown. They learned lots about their locality.
Great skills showcased today during our 30 seconds Go Games Challenge. Everybody was a winner!
What a wonderful display of storytelling by Wayne O’Connor . He had 3rd and 4th class enthralled this afternoon in our local library. Many thanks to Helen for inviting us.
Fantastic work created today in Fifth Class using Lego we do.
Our Digital Team.
A huge thank you to Strokestown Men’s Shed who made our beautiful Buddy Bench. Many friendships will be made in St. Patrick’s B.N.S sitting here.
Mrs McGarry’s Third and Fourth class enjoyed a fantastic tour of Strokestown House. They learned about the families that lived there throughout the years and saw beautiful artifacts they had been studying in class.
We would like to welcome everybody back to St. Patrick’s B.N.S after a fabulous summer. We would especially like to welcome our Third Class boys and wish them the very best of luck in their new chapter.
Congratulations and best of luck to our sixth class boys.
Ádh mór sa mheánscoil agus ná bíodh strainséirí agat.
Congratulations to our beautiful teacher Miss Beirne who married a Rossie man last week! Here is a little tribute to our Leitrim Lass.
Today we welcomed the Nestor Cup to our School. Thank you to Brian Carroll and Joanne for bringing it to St. Patrick’s B.N.S
Third and Fourth Class were busy completing their Maths Trail and creating beautiful symmetrical shapes.
Sports Day Fun!
Well done to our 6 aside soccer team who were narrowly defeated in the A Soccer Final by Kilcroan N.S. On a score of 1-0. The boys played superbly and did St. Patrick’s B.N.S proud.
Doing St. Patrick’s B.N.S Proud in Castlebar!
Well done Stephen!
On the 25th of May,2019 my family and I went to Castlebar for the Roscommon vs Mayo game. I was playing in the Cumann na mBunscol exhibition game before the big match. We went into the dressing rooms and were given our Rossie gear. When we were changed we walked around to the terrace. A few minutes later we ran onto the pitch, got into our positions and started playing. It was a good pitch to play on and I scored 4 points. After the match was over we shook hands and lined up each side of the tunnel to make a guard of honour for the players. I was surprised by how big some of the players were. We then got a photo and went back to our seats to watch the game. It was an exciting game and a brilliant win. I nope the Rossies beat Galway in the final.
by Stephen Tighe
by Stephen Tighe
Our Fifth Green Flag
Jumble Sale
Our Jumble Sale was a huge success this week. We raised €190. Thank you to everybody, especially to those who baked some delicious treats!
Tech Week in St. Patrick’s
Tech _Week is Ireland’s festival of technology and here in St. Patrick’s we celebrated in style with LEGO WeDo. The boys had great fun, learned new skills and put their SCRATCH skills to test when creating robotic models. Well done boys!!
Our Trip to Zip-it!
We went to Lough Key Forest Park for our school tour. We had great fun trying out Zip-it! We were delighted to see the Rossie Bus arrive at the school gates for our trip. We would like to thank Roscommon County Board and Strokestown GAA for allowing us to use the Rossie Bus. We would especially like to thank Tommy, our bus driver, for making the journey so special.
Commiserations to our Spar 5 aside soccer team who narrowly lost out on the final due to goal difference.
An excellent performance boys, well done!
Happy Easter Everybody!
Recount Writing
Well done to our Soccer teams who played brilliantly in Lecarrow on 10th April.
It was a tense and an exciting penalty shoot out, but St. Patrick’s B.N.S came out on top and now go through to the final!
Na Séasúir
Fifth and Sixth Class developed their engineering skills with LEGO for national Engineers Week!
Nollaig Shona agus Athbhliain faoi Mhaise Daoibh.
Thanks to everybody who bought and sold lines for our Christmas raffle.
Congratulations to our winners Shane Tighe and Gerard Casserly.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!!!
Thanks to all who brought in a shoe box for team hope!
Science week in St. Patrick’s B.N.S
Oíche Shamhna Shona Duit
St. Patrick’s Presidential Election
Our Displays
We have been EXTREMELY busy over the past few weeks. The boys have worked really hard and are looking forward to their mid-term break. Here is a sneak peek of their work!
We had a fantastic time learning about Biodiversity from Michael Bell. Michael is a tutor with Heritage in Schools and we were delighted to have him with us today.
Third Class
We would like to welcome our new Third Class boys to St. Patrick’s B.N.S. May your years here be filled with fun and enjoyment!
Go Néirí an Bothar Libh.
Go Néirí an Bothar Libh.
Third and Fourth Class 2018
Sports Day In St. Patrick's 2017
Raising Our Fourth Green Flag For Travel.
On Tuesday the 20th of June 2017 we raised our fourth Green Flag for Travel. We were very fortunate to have Lisa McDaniel our travel officer to raise our flag. Lisa gave huge help to Miss Beirne and the Green Schools Committee over the past 2 years. Miss Beirne unfortunately was sick on this special day, but we must commend her on this fantastic achievement and all the hard work she did behind the scenes. We had the pleasure to welcome Valerie Beirne, Liam Callaghan, John Cummins and Joe Murphy from Roscommon Co. Council along with Suzanne Dempsey, Environmental Education Officer to our celebration. Thank you to all parents, grandparents and friends who attended and supported. We hope you enjoyed a cup of tea or coffee. Everyone enjoyed the celebrations, especially the boys who were treated to a cone from Nick's Ice-cream Van!
Our Sixth Class created an eBook researching St. Patricks's BNS through the years. We hope you enjoy looking at pictures, old and new, and listening to some excellent interviews! Best of luck to our Sixth Class boys on their transition to Scoil Mhuire Secondary School.
Míle Buíochas
A huge word of thanks to everyone who supported our Book Fair. It was a huge success and we managed to raise over €600 worth of free books for our school. A special word of thanks to Michael McDonnell, Jack Beirne and Eoghan Flanagan who helped with organising the event.
We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of our " We Are Writers" Book. Thanks to all who bought our book and we will deliver it as soon as it arrives!
We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of our " We Are Writers" Book. Thanks to all who bought our book and we will deliver it as soon as it arrives!
"It was a delight to see how the children's enthusiasm was sparked by the whole Book Fair experience".
Congratulations to our very own 'Michael Phelps'. A future Olympian in the making.
School Tour 2017
Book Fair 2017
The Book Fair has arrived in our school, with hundreds of children's books to browse and buy. The Book Fair is open to every child in Strokestown on Tuesday 30th May from 6pm-7pm and Wednesday 31st May from 3pm-4pm.
Don't forget that every book you buy can help to get FREE BOOKS for our school library!
Please come and support.
Don't forget that every book you buy can help to get FREE BOOKS for our school library!
Please come and support.
Táin March
Well done to the boys who were in costume to welcome the Táin walkers into Rathcroghan Visitor Centre in Tulsk. We had a lovely time learning about Cruachan and the Táin March. This year the Táin March Festival will commence on the 19th May from Rathcroghan, Co Roscommon and will reach Omeath in Co Louth on Bank Holiday Monday the 5th June.
The boys wrote a Praise poem that they recited with expression and gusto! They presented their poem to Queen Medb.
The boys wrote a Praise poem that they recited with expression and gusto! They presented their poem to Queen Medb.
Guest Speaker Tony Curtis.
A wonderful poet named Tony Curtis came to our school on 27th of April. He was a humorous poet and we really enjoyed his visit. His poems and singing were very enjoyable. He told us about his own school life and why he became a poet. He spends his days travelling and writing poetry. He told us about a time when he had to sing a song outside King David's Tomb in Israel. He showed us some of his poetry books and we even got a chance to read from them! It was a fantastic experience to have a talented and renowned poet in our school.
The poetry festival is taking place this weekend in Strokestown. This is a fabulous opportunity for all ages to immerse themselves in the wonderful language of poems and stories. Best of luck to our very own poet Eoghan Flanagan who is competing in the Primary School Division Poetry Contest!
The poetry festival is taking place this weekend in Strokestown. This is a fabulous opportunity for all ages to immerse themselves in the wonderful language of poems and stories. Best of luck to our very own poet Eoghan Flanagan who is competing in the Primary School Division Poetry Contest!
Informative Displays
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We completed projects based around the theme of Travel.
Fifth and Sixth Class investigated Space Travel. Third and Fourth looked at Transport through the ages and also made aeroplanes in their art class. We are currently completing our Third Green Flag on Travel with the Green School Programme. |
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10@10 2017
To celebrate ten years of Operation Transformation, Karl Henry wanted every primary school in Ireland to get moving for 10 minutes of exercise at 10am on Friday morning, February 10th.
Our boys and staff got moving for 10@10.
Our boys and staff got moving for 10@10.
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Merry Christmas to all our boys and their families. Wishing you a peaceful Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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Green Schools
Santa Walk To School
Ambulance Visit
On the 1st of December we had a visit from Martin Fallon and Paul Parker who are both paramedics in the Roscommon region. They very kindly brought an ambulance and gave a demonstration to the boys about how they save people's lives on a daily basis. The boys thoroughly enjoyed learning all about how an ambulance works and the different situations Martin and Paul find themselves in. We would like to thank them both for calling to our school and also we would like to thank Jack Fallon who had a huge part in organising this visit.
Our visit to Strokestown Fire Station.
Thanks to the Strokestown firemen for showing us around their fire station and teaching us about fire safety.
Team Hope Christmas Shoe Box Appeal.
We collected 34 shoeboxes for the Team Hope Shoebox appeal. Our Shoeboxes show God's care for the poorest children in the world and bring a ray of hope with lots of excitement and laughter too. Well done to all!
Science is for everyone this Science Week!
Experiment: How to make Butter.
Our Spooky Halloween Party!!
Ag déanamh cácaí beaga
School prayer service to celebrate
The Jubilee Year of Mercy
On Friday the 23rd September we celebrated God's mercy with a prayer service. Students, teachers and our S.N.A Patti came together with prayers and songs to make this very prayer service very special.
Pope Francis wants this to be the year when we remember that our God is a God of Mercy, a God of love and compassion and a God that always forgives.
The Jubilee Year of Mercy
On Friday the 23rd September we celebrated God's mercy with a prayer service. Students, teachers and our S.N.A Patti came together with prayers and songs to make this very prayer service very special.
Pope Francis wants this to be the year when we remember that our God is a God of Mercy, a God of love and compassion and a God that always forgives.
Our Third Class Boys
We would like to welcome our new Third Class Boys to St. Patrick's B.N.S.
Best of luck boys in your new school I'm sure you will be very happy in your new surroundings.
We would like to welcome our new Third Class Boys to St. Patrick's B.N.S.
Best of luck boys in your new school I'm sure you will be very happy in your new surroundings.
Our School Tour 2016.
Great Fun had by all in Galway!
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We had a fantastic time in Galway city on our school tour. We started off the day visiting The Galway Museum where it houses a variety of permanent and touring exhibitions representing Galway's rich archaeology, heritage and history.
We continued onto Pure skills , Fusion of Sport, where we put our sporting skills to the test!
A very enjoyable day!
WOW!!!
Well done to everybody who Walked to school On Wednesday 18th May 2016!
Soccer Blitz in Donanom
On Wednesday the 25th of May St. Patricks B.N.S took part in a soccer tournament in Donanom. The conditions were perfect and a lot of local teams participated. It was a 7 a-side blitz. We won our first 4 games, beating Abbeycartron N.S, Croghan N.S and Roxboro N.S 1-0. We lost out to Abbey N.S Roscommon despite having the better chances. Thankfully we are now through to the next round along with Croghan N.S and Abbey N.S Roscommon. It was a great day and we really enjoyed it. Thanks to Martin Conboy for organising this tournament and for all his hard work over the years.
by Colm Neary.
On Wednesday the 25th of May St. Patricks B.N.S took part in a soccer tournament in Donanom. The conditions were perfect and a lot of local teams participated. It was a 7 a-side blitz. We won our first 4 games, beating Abbeycartron N.S, Croghan N.S and Roxboro N.S 1-0. We lost out to Abbey N.S Roscommon despite having the better chances. Thankfully we are now through to the next round along with Croghan N.S and Abbey N.S Roscommon. It was a great day and we really enjoyed it. Thanks to Martin Conboy for organising this tournament and for all his hard work over the years.
by Colm Neary.
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Third and Fourth Class outing to Roscommon Castle.
On Thursday the 2nd of June 2016 3rd and 4th class boys went on a tour to see Roscommon Castle. We were studying Roscommon Castle in our History Class. We learned about the people who lived in Roscommon Castle and the structure of the castle. The Earl of Essex owns the stone in the building at the moment and the Molloy family own the land surrounding the castle. We learned lots of fascinating facts about the castle. We’d like to thank Frank Scott for a fantastic tour. After the tour we ate our lunch in Roscommon Park and we had some fun in the playground.
Cumann na mbunscol Semi Final!
On Wednesday the 1st of June we headed to Kilbride pitch to play our Cumann na mbunscoil semi final against Gaelscoil de hÍde, Roscomáin.
It was a beautiful day for playing football. The match was scheduled for 11.30am. St. Patricks B.N.S started very strongly with scores from David and Sean McDonnell, Shane McGinley and Jack Beirne. The referee very kindly allowed the boys to take water breaks due to the fine weather. Strokestown led by 7 points at the interval. During the second half Gaelscoil de hÍde made a come back but on the day St. Patricks B.N.S Strokestown were too strong for the Roscommon town team. Strokestown beat Gaelscoil de híde on a score line of 6-11 to 2-4. Every boy on the pitch played their hearts out. We are looking forward to the final on the 14th of June at 5pm against Roxboro.
Please come and support our brilliant boys!
It was a beautiful day for playing football. The match was scheduled for 11.30am. St. Patricks B.N.S started very strongly with scores from David and Sean McDonnell, Shane McGinley and Jack Beirne. The referee very kindly allowed the boys to take water breaks due to the fine weather. Strokestown led by 7 points at the interval. During the second half Gaelscoil de hÍde made a come back but on the day St. Patricks B.N.S Strokestown were too strong for the Roscommon town team. Strokestown beat Gaelscoil de híde on a score line of 6-11 to 2-4. Every boy on the pitch played their hearts out. We are looking forward to the final on the 14th of June at 5pm against Roxboro.
Please come and support our brilliant boys!
Best of luck boys in the Cumann na mbunscol final on Tuesday 14th June. Remember you have done yourselves proud getting this far and most importantly you have done St. Patrick's B.N.S proud. We will all be behind you on Tuesday evening!
COME ON STROKESTOWN!!!!!!
COME ON STROKESTOWN!!!!!!
Cumann na mbunscol Final Day!
Boys Top School Champions 2016!!!!!!
It was the 14th of June. Cumann na mBunscol Final day. Roxboro verses St. Patrick’s Strokestown. D DAY!
We started school as normal, coming in with a positive attitude. You could feel the excitement building. Nerves were beginning to appear but nobody would say it.
At two o'clock we went down to Miss Clancy's room. Miss Beirne and Ms Clancy gave us our jerseys and showed us our positions. We listened attentively to our tactics. 'All football is played in your head and never give up until the bitter end'. We weren't going to give up!
We left school with butterflies in our bellies. We knew what we had to do. We ate a small dinner and drank plenty of water. It was time to head to Ballyleague.
The weather was wet and miserable but it wasn't dampening our spirits. We stayed focused. Throw in was 5pm. Tom Killion was our referee.
From the start St. Patrick's David McDonnell caught the ball and gave a swift pass to Shane McGinley who kicked the ball straight between the posts. It was tough and the conditions were not ideal but at half time we were leading 0-6 to 0-1. We discussed at half time the need to stay focused and to start the second half like the first. And we did.
Straight away Evan Moran scored 2 points and a fantastic goal. We could see the finish line. Scores from Sean McDonnell, Oisín O'Beirne and Shane McGinley finished out a wonderful victory on a score line of 4-11 to 2-03. Roxboro shook our hands and congratulated us on a worthy victory. The relief was unreal. Our hard work had paid off. We had done it!
We were awarded the Top Schools shield by Cian Duffy who complemented our team work and discipline. Our captain Cian Kennedy made an excellent speech and thanked our teachers and Roxboro N.S.
It was on to Strokestown for the celebrations! We paraded the town with pride. Flying our flags and hooting our horns. We descended on the Percy French for our victory dinner. A perfect ending to a perfect day.
By Adam Tighe and Jack Beirne
It was a day of emotions and jubilation. A great achievement for a talented panel of boys who were a pleasure to mentor and a credit to their families and school.
Comhghairdeas ó chroí a dhéanamh leat faoi do ghradam
We started school as normal, coming in with a positive attitude. You could feel the excitement building. Nerves were beginning to appear but nobody would say it.
At two o'clock we went down to Miss Clancy's room. Miss Beirne and Ms Clancy gave us our jerseys and showed us our positions. We listened attentively to our tactics. 'All football is played in your head and never give up until the bitter end'. We weren't going to give up!
We left school with butterflies in our bellies. We knew what we had to do. We ate a small dinner and drank plenty of water. It was time to head to Ballyleague.
The weather was wet and miserable but it wasn't dampening our spirits. We stayed focused. Throw in was 5pm. Tom Killion was our referee.
From the start St. Patrick's David McDonnell caught the ball and gave a swift pass to Shane McGinley who kicked the ball straight between the posts. It was tough and the conditions were not ideal but at half time we were leading 0-6 to 0-1. We discussed at half time the need to stay focused and to start the second half like the first. And we did.
Straight away Evan Moran scored 2 points and a fantastic goal. We could see the finish line. Scores from Sean McDonnell, Oisín O'Beirne and Shane McGinley finished out a wonderful victory on a score line of 4-11 to 2-03. Roxboro shook our hands and congratulated us on a worthy victory. The relief was unreal. Our hard work had paid off. We had done it!
We were awarded the Top Schools shield by Cian Duffy who complemented our team work and discipline. Our captain Cian Kennedy made an excellent speech and thanked our teachers and Roxboro N.S.
It was on to Strokestown for the celebrations! We paraded the town with pride. Flying our flags and hooting our horns. We descended on the Percy French for our victory dinner. A perfect ending to a perfect day.
By Adam Tighe and Jack Beirne
It was a day of emotions and jubilation. A great achievement for a talented panel of boys who were a pleasure to mentor and a credit to their families and school.
Comhghairdeas ó chroí a dhéanamh leat faoi do ghradam
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Presentation of Medals.
On Monday 27th of June Thomas Corcoran presented medals to the victorious football team. It was a lovely afternoon celebrating a very productive year with parents, students and special guest. Thomas was a past pupil of St. Patrick's B.N.S and he is doing us very proud on the Roscommon Football team. We would like to sincerely thank Thomas for coming to our school and making the boys feel very special.
