GAA with Shane We have been busy since our return to school. We started back GAA on Thursdays with Shane. This is a good session to practice our skills and ball work. the colder weather isn’t stopping anyone! Autumn Art We painted lovely autumn trees using both brush and finger painting. look at how […]
Continue ReadingHere is look at some of the Science and engineering activities are working on in 2nd class. One of the tasks involved creating tin foil boat to hold as many marbles as possible without sinking. Pupils worked in teams to create their boat, test it out, and then discuss and make changes to their boat […]
Continue Reading1st Class went on an Autumn hunt outside in exploration of deciduous trees. We found evidence of Oak trees, Horse Chestnut trees, Beech trees and Sycamore trees while out on our walk! The children collected leaves, horse chestnuts, helicopter seeds and a few other items and investigated them and matched them to the trees we […]
Continue ReadingThe 5th and 6th class children came up some very innovative ideas for playground equipment.
Continue ReadingThe children in Áthas had great fun learning about caterpillars and butterflies this week. We read The Very Hungry Caterpillar in English, used playdough to explore the story, observed real caterpillars in science and made printed creations in art. We had lots of fun!
Continue ReadingOn the 20th of June we held our annual Sports Day. All the children came out to watch the races and cheer others on. We finished with a water fight, which was great fun. A great day was had by all. Below are some photos of the day.
Continue ReadingWe had the pleasure recently of welcoming in John Murphy to the school. John brought in some wonderful instrument including the clarinet and saxaphone. He explained how the instruments work and treated the children to some beautiful pieces of music. Many thanks to John for giving up his time to come and visit.
Continue ReadingThe children in Sonas were busy making mixtures this week. They looked at what could be separated and not separated. They also investigated the impact of mixing and heat. These investigations lead to us making fruit smoothies, giant bubbles and honeycomb!
Continue Reading2nd class made their First Holy Communion On Friday 12th. It was a lovely sunny day which matched everyone’s spirits! After the ceremony there was light refreshments back at school which allowed the children to show off their lovely outfits to other classes. We are very proud of the class for their hard work in […]
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