This is where you will find all the latest news for the whole school. If you wish to find out about the latest news from any one class please click on the class links above the first blog post below.

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Koru Art

We were learning about the Maori people of New Zealand. They use the unfurling fern as part of their Koru art. It symbolises new life,...

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May 21, 20241 min read

Fire Safety Visit 🔥

Today Stephen and Brendan came to speak to us. They reminded us that it is important to know the number to ring in emergencies and also...

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May 15, 20241 min read

Assembly

Today we presented assembly. We said two poems. We sang our German song about spring. Everyone gave us lovely compliments.

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May 10, 20241 min read

A New School Crest

Today in SPHE we talked about being part of a community. Then we designed new school crests. Do you think they represent our school? Look...

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May 9, 20241 min read

Dramatic Friday

In groups we dramatised scenes from James and the Giant Peach. It was fun to look at all the groups performing.

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May 3, 20241 min read

Thank You

A big thank you to Oisín who did PE activities with us over the past few weeks. Some of the rhythm games and dances took a lot of...

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May 2, 20241 min read

Indoor Games

At the end of the day we played some card games. Thank you to the PA for funding classroom resources. As you can see there are other...

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Apr 29, 20241 min read

James and the Giant Peach display

We did silhouette pictures for the display. The creatures were very difficult to cut out! ✂️ The cloud people have also appeared. Some...

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Apr 29, 20241 min read

Nettles

Today in science we learned about nettles- neantóg in Irish. They have an unusual square stem. Long ago they were eaten for their...

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Apr 18, 20241 min read

Yes to Languages

Martina started our Yes to Languages today. We played a game with a little globe. We can all introduce ourselves in German and tell what...

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Apr 16, 20241 min read

James and the Giant Peach

Our class novel is James and the Giant Peach. We are really enjoying it! In art we drew the scene inside the peach 🍑 🕷 🪱

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Apr 12, 20241 min read

Science Experiment

Today we tested various solids by mixing them with cold and warm water. We had to keep our tests fair- the same amount of water, same...

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Apr 11, 20241 min read

Sligo Jersey

We had a surprise visitor to our classroom on Wednesday. Liam Óg arrived to present a Sligo jersey - the prize won at halftime in a Sligo...

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Mar 21, 20241 min read

Ceolchoirm 2024

Bhì ceolchoirm sa halla againn inniú. Chanamar Is Mise Fear an Cheoil agus dúirt muid an dán Crann.

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Mar 14, 20241 min read

Problem Solving

Today was our final RSE lesson. It was on problem solving. We worked in groups or pairs chatting about different situations and how they...

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Mar 14, 20241 min read

Tráth na gceist 2024

Bhí craic againn inniú le Kahoot! Bhí a lán ceisteanna le freagairt. Bhí orainn a bheith cúramach🙈 Comhgairdeachas do gach éinne!

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Mar 13, 20241 min read

Book Fair

This afternoon we got to look at the books in the four book fair displays. There are some old favourites and some lovely new novels!

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Mar 12, 20241 min read

Céilí 2024

Bhíomar ag cleachtadh sa seomra ranga don céilí. Bhí sport agus spraoi againn leis na ranganna eile!

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Mar 12, 20241 min read

Book Week Activity

Today we listened to Alex Scheffler reading Puss in Boots and then Zog. He showed us how to draw Puss.

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Mar 8, 20241 min read

An t-earrach

Bhíomar ag scríobh faoin earrach. Féach ar an gcaighdeán - an scríbhneoireacht néata agus na habairtí dea-chumtha. 👏👏

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Mar 7, 20241 min read