5th and 6th

STEAM – 5th and 6th Class Design and make a light up gift card.

STEAM – 5th and 6th Class Design and make a light up gift card.

5th and 6th class had great fun recently when we explored electricity and how to make simple circuits. We were able to design our own "light up" gift cards. Firstly, we designed the front of the greeting card making sure to incorporate an image with eyes. We explored...

STEM – 5th and 6th Class Design and make Anemometers.

STEM – 5th and 6th Class Design and make Anemometers.

5th and 6th class recently researched and learned about the anemometers. An anemometer is a device used for measuring wind speed and direction. It is also a common weather station instrument. We learned that the stronger the wind blows, the faster the cups rotate. The...

Show Racism The Red Card

Show Racism The Red Card

Show Racism the red card. 5th and 6th class proudly took part in the “Show Racism The Red Card” programme which is used to help tackle racism and promotes integration in sports and in all areas of life in general. A very informative and engaging programme.

Enrolment Ceremony – The Ceremony Of Light

Enrolment Ceremony – The Ceremony Of Light

Enrolment Ceremony – The Ceremony of Light. Congratulations to all our fantastic 6th Class who had their Enrolment Ceremony – The Ceremony of Light, on Tuesday 1st December, in preparation for their Confirmation day. A huge “Thank you” to all the readers and to...

Oscar takes on Mr. Dempsey’s Tinfoil Boat Challenge

Oscar takes on Mr. Dempsey’s Tinfoil Boat Challenge

Well done to 5th and 6th Class who took on another of Mr. Dempsey’s STEM challenges. This time, using just a sheet of tinfoil the class were tasked with designing a boat which would be buoyant enough to hold coins without sinking. Using what they learned, they...

Poems by Annie

Poems by Annie

Well done to Annie in Mr. Dempsey’s class on composing some beautiful poetry. Here is a sample of her work. The 18th of May Every kid can’t wait for the day, When we can meet our friends on the 18th of May. We have been texting and calling, but it isn’t the same, As...

STEM – Challenge accepted!

STEM – Challenge accepted!

Well done to 5th and 6th Class pupils for taking on Mr. Dempsey's STEM challenge to power a lego car using nothing but a balloon! The children learned that when you inflate a balloon it stores potential energy in the form of the stretched skin of the balloon and...

Mass for First Holy Communion and Confirmation children

Mass for First Holy Communion and Confirmation children

Fr. Fogarty, together with the principals and teachers (of the sacrament classes) in our parish would like to invite all our pupils and families to join us in celebrating a special Mass for our First Holy Communion and Confirmation children on Wednesday next, May 6th...

Geography Across the Waves

Geography Across the Waves

Well done to Annie Donnelly (5th Class) who took part in a livestream Geography lesson with pupils across the Atlantic in Salt Lake City. Annie, very capably, taught the American children all about Irish culture, the Irish language and about our school in Pouldine....