Some of our 5th and 6th class pupils produced
this super guide giving tips for staying
safe while learning online
Knit Stitch
Today our 11 volunteers from 5th and 6th class took part in their first 'Knit Stitch' session. Knit-Stitch, pioneered by www.woolinschool.com/ is a project promoting inter-generational learning, creating new possibilities and connections between children and older adults through a heritage of knitting. We hope that this will be a learning opportunity which will enrich all involved, encouraging understanding and respect between generations. Today we met some of the residents of Kilbrew Nursing Home via Zoom and learned how to roll out skeins. We are the very first nursing home and school in Ireland to try this project and we couldn't be prouder!
WONDERFUL WILDFLOWERS
This year, on World Down Syndrome Day in March, James gave a gift of wildflower seeds to his classmates. The message on the package was "We all grow at different rates, and that's ok". Today we brought our wildflowers back to school. Look at how diverse and beautiful they are! Some tall, some small, some colourful, some quite delicate looking and some very strong - but they are all beautiful in spite of and because of their differences!
We wore European jerseys, t-shirts and flag colours. We ate a continental breakfast of Spanish oranges, French croissants and Danish pastries while listening to French Café music. We painted EU flags and made EU bunting and then we ate Pizza Italiano, Belgian chocolate, Dutch doughnuts and German pretzels!
Vive L'Europe!! What a great day
5th & 6th Class created stunning artwork
portraying the path followed by Our Lord during Easter Week
Cumann na mBunscoil Challenge - Class Winners
We created artwork inspired by the song 'Grace' which tells the tragic tale of the marriage of Joseph Plunkett and Grace Gifford the night before his execution for his part in the 1916 Rising.
Claire
Rachel
Aisling
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Gina
Jocelyn
Imogen
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The Blue Star Programme teaches primary school pupils about European cultures and the EU through creative activities and projects which complement the national primary curriculum. Click play on the video to see how we have been taking part in this wonderful programme this year. |
We drew or painted iconic European landmarks
Multi Sport Challenge
5th and 6th were challenged to explore the countryside
(within 5km of home)
They didn't let the rain put them off!
We re-imagined the cover design for John Boyne's "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas"
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A Message for the Residents of Kilbrew Nursing Home
We wrote and performed our own scripts, re-imagining
a scene from Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"
Press play to see our message to our grandparents
Click on the video to see how 5th and 6th got on at our Outdoor Camping Experience!
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.......
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Science Week!
Click on the videos to see what we've been up to!
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Check out our spooky Halloween Video!
We wrote Halloween poetry inspired by Allan Ahlberg's poem
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The Zombie
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The Werewolf TeacherBy Kirsty & ImogenIt was Halloween Day, turning into night The moonlit sky was very bright In the classroom the teacher stands Suddenly claws appear on his hands His transformation is nearly complete The students see more claws on his feet He let out a howl and began to growl The children were terrified As their teacher was a beast They prayed and prayed As if they were a priest Their teacher was a werewolf With incredibly sharp teeth They crawled under their desks To hide beneath Suddenly the sky turned dark and bleak All the children began to shriek That night, all the children disappeared You have to admit.... That was weird! The Sorceress TeacherBy Gina & RachelThe Sorceress teacher teaches her class When suddenly the children turn to glass Then all the children come back to life But the teacher vanishes, nowhere in sight Quickly all the children make trouble With a cup of potion they all grow double The teacher walks in and lets out a cry Cos to her surprise they've tripled in size She gave them a potion And BOOM they're gone It breaks into dawn and the teacher lingers on And says.... 'Oh well.. they're gone' The Vampire TeacherBy Tara, Maggi & LeoMy vampire teacher thinks I'm very good If I'm not she will suck my blood She sleeps during the day She is out at night She's not a very good teacher Because she gives the children a fright Her eyes are so bright When she takes flight during the night Her teeth are so white She hates daylight - it gives her a fright But that's alright She is a school teacher But she acts like a preacher The Werewolf TeacherBy Grace & LucasThe children were sitting in the classroom WIth a broom at noon Wearing Nike like Van Dijk and his bike WIth his howl you can call him Dale He likes to sleep on a bale And eat some kale Doing maths with Ms, Dale Is like eating kale |
We focused on Shape and Space for Maths Week and engaged in daily station work. We analysed shapes investigating acute and obtuse angles and total internal angles. We built a tessellation wall and discovered the tessellation properties of hexagons, squares, rectangles and right angled, equilateral and isoceles triangles. We perfected our compass skills and created geometric art. We created complex symmetrical patterns and finally played Coordinate Geometry Battleship to develop understanding of x and y coordinates.
COMPASS
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SHAPE
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TESSELLATION
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COORDINATE
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SYMMETRICAL
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Our First Projects of the Year
Science: Taxonomy
(The Classification of Living Things)
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Tayto Park hosted our school's Wellbeing Day!
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