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Birdwatch Ireland
Today Frank from Birdwatch Ireland came in to chat to 3rd – 6th about birds. This was a very informative chat. Frank spoke about the birds you may find in your garden and how birds migrate. He then showed the live video footage from a barn owl nest box. It was wonderful to see the […]
Continue ReadingGarda Visit
Gardaí from Balbriggan Garda Station recently came to visit the school and talk to all the children. In the senior classes they recapped on Cyber Bullying and Vandalism. The children then got the opportunity to look inside the Garda van. A big thank you to Michael, Tim and Darren for coming out to us.
Continue ReadingGardening in 5th and 6th
As part of our SPHE, the children in fifth and class planted up some lovely pots at the front of the school with some wonderful colourful plants and pollinators for the bees.
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GLOBE project in Fifth and Sixth Class We were delighted to find out that we were recently chosen as a pilot school for the first GLOBE project survery. Over the space of a few weeks we had to measure different surface temperatures and record them on a measurement worksheet. We then had to upload all […]
Continue ReadingEngineer’s Week in Senior Infants
Senior infants had lots of fun during Engineer’s Week. First they worked on their own to create boats out of playdough which we tested to see if their boats floated or sank. The children were exploring the concept of sink or float in SESE at the time. Later in the week, the children listened to […]
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Last week the children in 5th and 6th Class took part in the ESB Science blast. It was a great day out. The children got to see lots of exhibitions and received wonderful feedback for their project ‘How quickly do certain lightbulbs melt chocolate’. Have a look at the Powerpoint below made by Ryan, […]
Continue ReadingEngineers Week in 5th and 6th Class
This week was STEPS Engineers week. The children had some fun making towers out of items in their pencil cases. We also made some constructions out of card. Today the children worked together in teams to create structures in the snow. They really enjoyed taking part!
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