Well done to all the boys and girls who received their MS Readathon thank you gifts today. The boys and girls in Fifth Class who took part in the Readathon will receive their prizes on Monday. … [Read more...]
Some additional information about B.T.S CD
May 18, 2012 By
Dear Parents/Guardians I would like to give you some background information about the CD that 5th class will be launching in the coming weeks. For the past four years KCEB (Kildare County Enterprise Board) has provided funding for primary schools for a business and media education course. On behalf of Kildare County Enterprise Board, Vita Studios offered our school the funding for this media project. All additional staff and learning materials were provided under the funding and profits … [Read more...]
Making Computer Games!
May 17, 2012 By
Everyone has been really busy in our after school club looking at Scratch Programming. In groups of 2/3, children made versions of the classic game 'Pong'. I've been amazed at how everyone has used teamwork and computer skills to help make their games. You can play them below! Use the mouse (or keyboard on Shane and Eomann's) to move the bat and stop the ball hitting the floor! If you would like to see all of our games, please click here. Kieva and Niamh Learn more about this … [Read more...]
B.T.S (Born to Sing) Superstars.
April 27, 2012 By
Hello everyone, on the 26/04/12 we recorded our cd. It is called B.T.S. (Born to sing) Superstars, the name was picked by one of the students in 5th class. All of the classes came to 5th class to record their songs. The songs are Summer Time, Colours, Ugly Alien, Every day, Angles, We are the Kids, Superstars and Bright star. We used lots of technical equipment and microphones. All of 5th class helped with the recording and listened to all of the students singing the music. We also had to wear … [Read more...]
5k Walk
April 27, 2012 By
5th and 6th Class have postponed their 5k fundraising walk until Tuesday 1st of May due to weather conditions. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who has helped us to fundraise for our trip to the Gaeltacht. We will update you on how our walk went on Tuesday, Have a lovely weekend From all in 5th & 6th … [Read more...]
Thank you
April 25, 2012 By
Sixth Class would like to thank everybody who has been helping us to fundraise for our trip to the Gaeltacht so far. We are completing a 5k walk with 5th this Friday and we are really looking forward to this... We are still fundraising but we would like to thank 3rd, 4th and 5th for helping us to reduce the cost of our trip to the Gaeltacht. So its never too late to sponsor us...! We will let you know on Friday how our walk went and how much we managed to fundraise.. Thanks again … [Read more...]
Endangered Species – Hilda’s room
April 20, 2012 By
The Fifth and Sixth class project groups have begun working on projects based on “Endangered Species” today. Many species throughout the world are decreasing in population and are threatened with extinction. Though numerous environmental groups around the world fight for their survival, ongoing changes in the environment of these animals makes the job of protecting many species a difficult one. We are looking forward to researching and presenting our projects in the coming weeks. … [Read more...]
Garden Update
March 30, 2012 By
Its been another busy week and lots has been happening in the garden before the holidays! As 5th Class have been looking at The Great Famine in class, they planted some potatoes. We discussed where the potato came from and why people relied on it as a crop. 5th, 6th and 3rd class children all helped to plant some runner beans, carrots and leeks, whilst others also helped to build a new raised bed. I was very impressed by the teamwork everyone showed to help construct the raised bed and … [Read more...]
Cross Country
March 30, 2012 By
Well done to all the children who represented NETNS at the Cumann na mBunscoil Cross country competition on Thursday the 29th of March. We had a great time over at the Hawkfield grounds and I'm very proud to inform you that each one of our 22 athletes completed the course. Áine, who was running on the girls team, ran a fantastic race and came away with a medal. Congratulations to all the children who took part and thank you to all the parents who helped out with lifts on the day. … [Read more...]
