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...]
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...]
6th class news
May 11, 2012 By
A couple of weeks ago we went on a day trip to the Curragh Racecourse and we learned lots of interesting facts. Afterwards we entered into a competition with many other schools and Aine in our class was chosen. We were all so happy for her as we knew she had put so much time and effort into her essay. Aine went to a presentation at the Curragh Racecourse on Monday where she was presented with her prize, it was viewed by everybody on the big screen. Well done Aine! This week we only … [Read more...]
6th Class update
May 4, 2012 By
Hi Everybody, Another busy week this week in 6th Class ... This week was our second session completing ceramics in art. A lady called Maeve is coming into our class every week for five weeks to create lots of memories for us to have in our school garden when we leave the school in June. We have been busy recreating our memories through clay, on our first week Maeve helped us to design our memories - she took them away and fired them in her kiln. Then she brought them back to us this week … [Read more...]
Bird Table Project-Hilda’s Room
May 4, 2012 By
Seán and Daniel from Sixth Class have undertaken a project for our school garden. They will be working on sanding, varnishing and reassembling an old bird table that we received. We will keep you updated on how our restoration work progresses and will post some before and after photos of our bird table in the coming weeks! Have a lovely weekend, Hilda … [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...]
