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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Chinese New Year 2022

Look at our lovely, colourful display for the Chinese New Year. This is the Year of the tiger 🐅

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Feb 14, 20221 min read

Spring Windmills

For art we constructed some windmills. We decorated them and then assembled them with a sail.

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Feb 13, 20221 min read

RSE:Feelings and Emotions

Today we talked about feelings and emotions. We had an activity where we had to link opposite feelings together. Some of the words were...

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Feb 10, 20221 min read

Hearts 💕

Over the last fortnight we were learning about our hearts. The heart is a muscle that pumps blood around our bodies. In this way food and...

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Feb 9, 20221 min read

Final Midnight Fox Display

This is our completed display. It includes written work and cartoons. We wrote a synopsis of the novel, an account of the hunt, a...

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Feb 8, 20221 min read

Lá Fhéile Bríde

3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th classes continued the tradition of making St. Brigid's crosses.

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Feb 2, 20221 min read

Length

We have started learning about length. Today we measured some items - including doors, magnetic boards and a blackboard. We used...

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Feb 2, 20221 min read

Cén dath atá ar bhratach...?

Bhíomar ag déanamh obair bheirte bunaithe ar Chúige Mumhan.

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Feb 2, 20221 min read

St. Brigid's Day

Today we made St. Brigid's crosses. There were two different types. Everyone worked very well and there were lots of neat, well-woven...

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Feb 1, 20221 min read

Roman Mosaics

We were learning about the Romans in history. They decorated their villas with mosaics- especially the floors. It showed how rich they...

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Jan 30, 20221 min read

Creative Schools: Magic Square

Today we had a Creative Schools challenge. First each group gathered natural materials- one of an object, two of a different object- all...

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Jan 26, 20221 min read

Grouping Up

Today we played a maths game called Grouping Up. Everyone had to group according to numbers of fingers and then arms.

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Jan 26, 20221 min read

Diarmuid Henry visits

Today we were so happy to welcome Diarmuid Henry to our school. Diarmuid is a past pupil who played on the Sligo Minor team who won the...

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Jan 25, 20221 min read

Connacht Minor Cup

Today our past pupil Diarmuid Henry visited us in St. Michael'sNS. He brought the cup that the Sligo minors won in August. Diarmuid was a...

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Jan 25, 20221 min read

Mass for Catholic Schools Week 2022

Today we attended Mass in Cloonacool Church- virtually. Fr Vincent encouraged us to be 'anseo' in our lives- really present and...

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Jan 25, 20221 min read

Midnight Fox Art Display 🎨

This is our finished art. We will add written work to the display as we complete reading the novel.

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Jan 24, 20221 min read

Catholic Schools Week 2022

During Catholic Schools Week, January 23rd to 30th, families, parishes and schools are invited to participate in a week of celebration of...

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Jan 23, 20221 min read

Midnight Fox Art

On Friday we created pictures based on the class novel The Midnight Fox by Betsy Byars. We have read as far as chapter 10. Everyone chose...

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Jan 22, 20221 min read

Well-being webinar

On Friday 14th of January 5th and 6th class attended a webinar with Fiona Forman. Fiona talked about what we can all do to help us to...

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Jan 17, 20221 min read

Minute's Silence

Today we had a prayer service and a minute's silence in memory of Ashling Murphy RIP.

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Jan 14, 20221 min read

A Happy Healthy New Year

It is lovely to see that so many children are cycling to school. Thank you Ms. Toolan for organising the bicycle shed to keep them safe...

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Jan 14, 20221 min read

Light Experiments

Today we experimented in groups with light to see if materials were transparent, translucent or opaque. We recorded our results. Then we...

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Jan 12, 20221 min read

Happy Christmas from 3rd & 4th 🎄

Happy Christmas from 3rd & 4th.

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Dec 22, 20211 min read

Christmas Raffle 2021🎄

Congratulations to the many winners in each class 👏 Thank you for all the donations for the raffle.

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Dec 22, 20211 min read