Today we had a very busy, but fun pyjama day! There were loads of people wearing pyjamas. All in different colours and designs. Some people were so brilliant that they brought in more than enough money to raise for the 4 kids 2 live charity in Kenya. We raised an amazing amount of money in total: 775.44 euro!!!! So thanks to all the people who helped out today, we made the lives of orphans in Kenya a lot better! Thank you very, very … [Read more...]
Collins or DeValera
May 18, 2012 By
This week in 4th class we had a serious and heated debate about the future of our country. Half of our class took on the role of Michael Collins and the pro-treaty side. The other half of the class took on the role of Eamon DeValera and the anti-treaty side. Once the facts had been dicussed in class....both sides were given time to prepare their arguements for their proposal. Then came the actual debate. We all dressed up in our best 1920s clothing making use of Dad's jacket, Mam's coat, etc. … [Read more...]
The Three R’s!
May 11, 2012 By
This week we have been learning about how to care for our envirnoment. We have been talking all about the three R's! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle — Three great ways YOU can get rid of litter and care for your environment! Waste, and how we choose to handle it, affects our world's environment—that's YOUR environment....think about your school, your home and your local town! The environment is everything around you including the air, water, land, plants, and man-made things. We know that … [Read more...]
3D shapes- Pentagonal pyramid, Hexagonal pyramid, Octagonal pyramid
May 10, 2012 By
This week in maths we were looking at 3D shapes. We used chickpeas and toothpicks to create our own 3D shapes. Above are some pictures of us hard at work creating our shapes. We then combined different 3D shapes to make structures. … [Read more...]
Update from 5th class
May 4, 2012 By
This week our class went on a 5k walk across the Curragh. The reason for this was so we could fundraise for 6th classes School tour to the gaeltacht. Also this week in maths we have been learning number sentences. On Wednesday we played dodge ball in PE and we all had great fun! This week we have been reading a book called Four Kids, Three Cats, Two Cows, One Witch (maybe) by Siobhán Parkinson. The book is about 4 kids that go and explore an island but one of the children thinks there is a … [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...]
Crazy Inventions
May 4, 2012 By
Today in class we used our scientific knowledge to come up with our own inventions using electrical circuits. We came up with loads of ideas that were really cool. Some of the things we invented were spinning baskets, a spoon fan, light-up glasses, book alarms, book lights, glasses with shades, desk buzzers and light-up hairbands. The things we used to make these amazing inventions were electrical wires, bulbs, buzzers, batteries, selotape, paperclips, thumb tacs and lollipop sticks. Next … [Read more...]
Fairtrade
April 27, 2012 By
This week we learned about Fairtrade. We looked at Anna's shop and learned about a different type of product she sells....Fairtrade products. We learned that Fairtrade ensures workers in the developing world receive a fair price for the work they do! Fairtrade enables them to work in safe environments and allows them to make plans for the future! You can get products such as bananas, cocoa, coffee and cotton with the Fairtrade certificate. We made some beautiful posters persuading people to … [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...]
4Kids2Live charity visit the Student Council
April 27, 2012 By
A huge thank you to Georgia and Conor from the Kids2live charity who paid a visit to our school today to chat with the Student Council. They told us all about the charity which they and others have set up in Kenya to help orphans. 4 Kids 2 Live is a not for profit charity that was established to combat poverty and advance education for orphaned children in Kenya.. 4 Kids 2 Live works directly with the local communities to develop sustainable projects that will have a long-term positive impact on … [Read more...]
