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Scoil Náisiúnta Gearrán Leathan
Granlahan National School
Welcome to Our Senior Class Blog
Welcome to our Senior Class Blog. Here we hope to keep you up to date with all that is happening in our class so please visit our page regularly!
Obair Ghrúpa
Bíonn na páistí i ranganna Trí go dtí a Sé ag obair i ngrúpaí. Tá siad ag scríobh leabhar bunaithe ar "Mé Féin".
School Tour
This year we went to Wildlands and the Aquarium for our tour. We had a blast zipping through the trees and dissecting squid. We ended our...
6th Class Graduation 2023
We had a big send off for our 6th Class pupil, Ciara, as she finishes her time with us in primary school. A cake, a bouncing castle, a...
An Exciting Break
There was great excitement on yard this week when the children discovered a lizard on the yard. They decided to call it "Lizzy the...
Handwriting Competition
Well done to all the students who took part in our handwriting competition & congratulations to the winners. A nice prize to celebrate...
Science Show & Tell
Our Senior Room organised a Science Show & Tell for the Junior Room as part of their application for the Curious Minds Award. They chose...
Confirmation Day
Congratulations to our 5th class students who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on March 16th 2023.
Buddy Reading
As it was enjoyed so much by everyone last year, we kicked off World Book Day celebrations this year with Buddy Reading. Each student...
World Book Day 2023
To celebrate World Book Day this year the children chose their favourite character and recreated them using wooden spoons. Can you...
St Brigid’s Day
As is tradition every year, both classrooms came together to make our St Brigid's crosses. Thank you to Fr. Feeney for visiting us to...
Quiz Quest
Congratulations to our U11 and U13 quiz teams who took part in the Roscommon Credit Union Quiz on Friday the 27th of January. Our U11...
V.I.P ~ Very Important Post
Our special Granlahan NS Postbox is open again this year for Christmas 2022. There's great excitement posting those very important...
Fantastic Football!
We are so lucky to have a full pitch at the back of our school for us to train and practice in. Thanks to Gerry from Roscommon GAA for...
Jazzy Jumpers!
Check out the jumpers we all designed for Ryan Tubridy for The Late Late Toy Show 2022! We are all really excited to see whose design is...
Cool Christmas Cards
We designed our very own Christmas cards, then sent them to the printers and we got back our personalised cards in the post. They all...
Hallowe'en Horrors!
Check out our super-scary Hallowe'en costumes! We had a fun disco and treats too.
Christmas Shoebox Appeal
This year we supported the Annual Christmas Shoebox Appeal and donated over twenty boxes.
Cross Country Roscommon 2022
We had a super day at Roscommon Race Course running around the track. Everyone finished the race in style and with a smile!
Musical Instruments from Ancient Ireland
We all had great fun learning about musical instruments from the past such as the bone whistle, cow horn, bells and pipes.
Let's Go School Tour
On Tuesday the 17th of May, all classes travelled to the Centre of Excellence in Bekan for a 'Let's Go!' school tour. Great fun was had...
Cumann na mBunscol
Well done to the boys and girls who took part in Cumann na mBunscol recently. They all represented the school excellently. The mixed team...
Hurling for Hope
On Friday the 25th of March we had a jersey day to support the Hurling for Hope fundraiser for Irish Motor Neurone Disease and Mayo...
Exploring our Surroundings
On the 1st of March Michael Bell, a nature specialist came to our school. Michael shared with us his collection of finds from seashore...
Tennis with Janis
Every Monday for the last eight weeks our pupils have been taking part in tennis lessons with Janis from Claremorris Tennis Club. It has...
World Book Day 2022
On Thursday the 3rd of March we celebrated World Book Day. Everyone brought in their favourite book to share with their classmates. The...
An Bosca Leabharlainne
We are delighted to have been chosen to receive An Bosca Leabharlainne, a box of original Irish language books specially chosen by...
Chinese New Year
February 1st marked the beginning of the Chinese New Year. It is now the year of the tiger. The Senior Classes were busy creating artwork...
Sometimes it's Just Nice to Be Outside
Our seniors are photographed here enjoying some outdoor yoga on our basketball court. They loved it.
Our Juniors and Seniors Love Line Dancing
Line dancing is great exercise and demands great concentration in order to get the moves right. Both our juniors and our seniors love it!
Get Those Letters to Santa!
It's time to get those letters written to Santa. We have our very own postbox in Granlahan NS - it's just brilliant and makes it possible...
Toy Show Magic
Our pupils were working hard to come up with a good design for a jumper for Ryan. In end there were Ryans everywhere.!
Our Christmas Card Packs Have Just Arrived!
Our Christmas Card packs have just arrived and we are sooooo excited! All our pupils have worked so hard to get the designs just right...
Seniors Working Hard on Countries of Europe
We have a super display in our classroom which helped us when we were working on the countries of Europe - in this case, France.
Robin Mead Landscapes
Robin Mead is an artist who loves to work with many colours and shapes. Our pupils really enjoyed trying to recapture some of her...
I Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts!
You might be a little more scared when you see the Hallowe'en displays around our school....it isn't safe to even pass through the...
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