We spent the afternoon discovering how to make circuits work. We used bulbs, batteries and wire to create a simple circuit and explored how things would work if we added multiple bulbs or batteries.
On January 31st both Fifth Classes went into the city centre, as part of the Learn Together curriculum, to learn about St Patrick’s Cathedral. While there we got to look at the Gothic cathedral styles and we were also very impressed with the stain glass windows. Every student had an opportunity to recreate their own stain … Read more
First Class have been practicing their wonderful Lámh signs throughout the month of December and we are so proud of them! We hope that you enjoy our video and perhaps you too can practice some Lámh signs at home, to celebrate the holidays 🙂 A special thank you to Tríona for teaching us so many lovely Lámh signs, we absolutely loved it and will continue practicing in the New Year.
Happy Holidays everyone and have a lovely Winter Break, from First Class 🙂
In October, 6th Class visited Collins Barracks in Dublin City. The tour began by visiting the Art Exhibition, followed by the War Exhibition and then onto the 1916 Rising Exhibition. They also got to view the Asgard which played a pivotal role in the 1914 Howth gun-running. The day ended with a fun filled visit to … Read more
We celebrated Maths Week with our buddies on Friday! Junior Infants and Sixth Class had a blast exploring the school together and helping each other answer some interesting Maths problems. Working together in groups of four, they identified lots of shapes and colours, counted cars and windows and even did some estimating. Sixth Class were … Read more
This week is Maths Week in school and to celebrate we went on a Maths Trail with our buddies from Deirdre’s Senior Infants. We looked at different shapes we could find both inside and outside the school. Here are some pictures of us with our buddies while we were out and about. We’re such good … Read more
Fifth Class were very busy with Space Week last week. We had a Skype call from Sorcha in Blackrock, Cork, who taught us all about the planets we can see in the night sky. She told us some interesting facts about the constellations and how to identify different ones. It was great fun to watch … Read more
We were very lucky to have coaches in from Tennis Ireland on Friday 4th October. Senior Infants were excited to play tennis. Some of the children had played tennis before and were able to name the things we would need. We went to the hall and tried out lots of new skills using a tennis … Read more
6th class have been learning about the tragic events of 9/11 and reflecting on how this one event affected so many people around the world.
We have an amazing time at Bricks for Kidz on our school tour. Every child had a chance to take part in making cars to go down a ramp, working with Lego and a motor and some free time to create something. It was a fantastic day and everyone had great fun!