This week is Science Week and we have been learning all about sound, vibrations and sound waves. We completed the paper cup/phone experiment and the rice/drum experiment. Each pod also picked a scene and created their own sound effects to suit the scene using cubes, paper, plastic, pasta, rice and various other materials.
The boys and girls in 5th class had great fun dressing up for Halloween. We also enjoyed participating in some Halloween games, dressing up as mummies, Maltesers Mouths and playing Ghostly Goals. The children really enjoyed their day and a huge effort was made by all.
There was great excitement on Friday when the children arrived to school dressed in their Halloween costumes. They are looked fantastic and a little bit scary!! The children had a great day and really enjoyed all the Halloween fun. Thanks to the parents for all their efforts!! It was definitely worth it. The children looked so [...]
Yesterday our two first classes went on a 'Halloween Hunt' in their pods around the school. The children worked together to solve the spooky riddles. Great fun was had by all!
During the first few weeks of October the pupils have been working very hard on their history projects. The theme was THE STONE AGE. The pupils worked very hard on their projects and were able to present them to the class via the interactive white board. All the pupils participated and did their best.
We are very grateful once more to all the parents that have supported this initiative this year. It allows the school to gain rewards from Scholastic. These rewards are then used to purchase accelerated reader books for the school library. I would also like to thank the parents' association who help with the three days [...]
Junior Infants have been learning a lot about autumn this month. Last Wednesday we went on an ‘Autumn Walk’ looking for signs of autumn. We found lots of red, yellow, orange and brown leaves. We found berries growing and took note of the autumn weather. The children really enjoyed the walk, it was great to [...]
Junior Infants have been very busy over the last number of weeks. They have all been really good at school and are working hard, having fun and making friends. The children have been learning lots of songs and rhymes, listening to stories, doing lots of colouring and pencil work and are doing really well with [...]
We are really looking forward to Halloween in First Class. Today we listened to spooky music and created creepy Halloween pictures. Each child presented their artwork to their classmates. They discussed the eerie additions that made their artwork super scary. Well done everybody!
