This week Mr. Gleeson and pupils of Rang V were busy learning all there is to know about poetry. They explored a variety of poetic techniques, practised their rhyming skills and studied the work of William Shakespeare. Each pupil got the opportunity to create a poem based on a close encounter. Their poems were influenced [...]
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.
Members of the Green-Schools Committee are starting work on the school’s ninth theme- Global Citizenship: Travel. The ultimate aim of this theme is to continue our collaborative work with the Active School Committee on encouraging pupils to walk or cycle to school where possible. This theme will also allow us to discover how our work [...]
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.
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.
Art inspired from our history lesson. The children enjoyed painting in orange, red, brown and black paint.
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 [...]
The children in our Blossom and Bloom class have been very busy getting ready for Halloween this week. We had a pumpkin hunt in our school garden on Wednesday. Lots of fun was had carving our pumpkins in class.
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!
