Immersive education through the medium of Irish
General Articles
As outlined in the latest school newsletter (March 2022), the school year has been reduced by one day to accommodate the one-off public holiday on Friday, 18 March 2022. Schools which were already closed for that day must reduce their school year by one day and we have done this by closing one day earlier in June 2022. As a result, the last day of term will now be the Wednesday, 22 June 2022. The school calendar has been amended
Read moreDue to the declaration of a Status Red weather warning in Waterford (and 8 other counties), related to the incoming high-impact, multi-hazard Storm Eunice, Gaelscoil Philib Barún will remain closed on Friday, 18 February 2022.
Read moreAs stated in our Annual Admission Notice, applications for enrolment in Junior Infants for the School Year 2022-2023 will be accepted during the month of February 2022. Please complete in the 2022 Application for Enrolment form here and return to the school (either by post to this address or by email to eolas@pilibbarun.com). Applications should be received no later than Monday, 28 February 2022.
Read moreThe school has decided to minimise as much as is possible the amount of books and copybooks that have to be brought home from school during the 2021-2022 school year. To this end, we will continue to use Padlet, Seesaw and Edmodo to help with homework. Therein, parents can submit work on behalf of their children and can make contact with each teacher if required also. Full details on the virtual classroom page for each class can be found on
Read moreWe are looking forward to meeting everybody again for the new school year and we can confirm that the school will reopen again on Monday, 30 August 2021 at 9:00am. The teachers and classes for the 2021-2022 school year are as follows: Junior Infants : M. Caren (Substitute teacher M. Aileen) Senior Infants : M. Ailin / M. Eibhlin (Jobsharing) 1st class : M. Cathy 2nd class: M. Orna (Substitute teacher M. Lauren) 3rd class : M. Méadhbh 4th class
Read moreThe calendar for the next school year (2021-2022) is now available to view from the School Calendar page. The majority of dates are confirmed but there are still some that may be subject to change closer to the time.
Read moreThe Book Lists for each class for the 2021-2022 school year are now available here.
Read moreThe Board of Management has agreed the cost of the book rental fees for the school year 2021/22 and we can confirm that they will remain the same as last year. As guidelines are in place during the Covid-19 pandemic, the school will cannot accept cash payments but are able to facilitate online payments via Databiz Solutions instead. You must be registered with a valid email address to use the online payment facility and, once this is done, it should
Read moreThe look & feel of the school website has remained largely unchanged since its launch almost 12 years ago, on 20 April 2009. However, while the current styling has served us well, we feel that it’s time for a refresh and are delighted to launch the new website today, Monday, 18 January 2021. In addition to the aesthetic refresh, the update includes the use of an automatic language translation system to provide a more complete website experience as Gaeilge, as
Read moreTeachers will be using Padlet pages again in the 2020-2021 school year to communicate with parents with regard to issues in their classes. The list of pages per class can be found here.
Read more