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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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cloonacoolnational
Mar 14, 20231 min read
It has arrived!
The book fair cabinets arrived today. It has been a long time since 2020!
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cloonacoolnational
Mar 14, 20231 min read
Island Hopping Game
Today in school we played the island hopping game. If you landed on a bonus point and answered the question correctly then you got an...
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cloonacoolnational
Mar 13, 20231 min read
TrĂĄth na gCeist âšïžâïžâïž
BhĂ trĂĄth na gceist againn inniĂș. UsĂĄideamar chrome books agus Kahoot! BhĂ ceisteanna simplĂ agus ceisteanna deacair ann. Fuair na...
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cloonacoolnational
Mar 10, 20231 min read
Dance with MairĂ©ad đșđ
Today we had a very enjoyable and energetic dance lesson with Mairéad. We had to concentrate and listen carefully to her instructions for...
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cloonacoolnational
Mar 7, 20231 min read
LĂĄ FhĂ©ile PĂĄdraig âïž
TĂĄimid ag tnĂșth le LĂĄ FhĂ©ile PĂĄdraig. Rinneamar seamrĂłga don seomra ranga. We looked at the work of Romero Britto, who combined pop art...
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cloonacoolnational
Mar 1, 20231 min read
World Book Week đ âšïž
To mark World Book week, we joined a chrome cast with an author. Her name is Lisa Thompson. She told us about a ride she had on a...
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cloonacoolnational
Feb 26, 20231 min read
An t-earrach
An t-earrach atĂĄ ann. đŠ BhĂomar ag lĂ©amh agus ag caint faoi na blĂĄthanna agus ainmhithe. đȘșđ· Ansin bhĂomar ag scrĂobh. Cuirfimid na...
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cloonacoolnational
Feb 26, 20231 min read
Tinga Tinga Art đš
We are learning about Tanzania in geography. đčđż We listened to African music from various regions, including Eastern Africa, where...
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cloonacoolnational
Feb 22, 20231 min read
The Accidental Wizard đȘ
We have started a new novel. It is the story of a wizard's apprentice who accidentally becomes a powerful wizard because a spell went...
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cloonacoolnational
Feb 17, 20231 min read
Our Finished Pharaoh Masks
Mr Moylan helped us finish our clay masks on Tuesday. We painted them and then we brought them home.
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cloonacoolnational
Feb 10, 20231 min read
Spring Impressionist Painting
We looked at a painting of irises by Vincent Van Gogh. He was an impressionist. He viewed the irises from the ground. We painted spring...
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cloonacoolnational
Feb 3, 20231 min read
Debate: Zoos or not? đđŠđ»
Having completed the novel Noahâs Brother, we debated whether animals should be kept in a zoo or not. Some arguments for having zoos...
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cloonacoolnational
Feb 1, 20231 min read
St Brigid's Day
Today, for St. Brigid's Day, we made crosses from rushes. We made one which was a simple woven cross. Sometimes it was hard to weave over...
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cloonacoolnational
Jan 27, 20231 min read
Egyptian Clay Art
In art, we were using clay. We spent a lot of time practising different techniques. These were rolling, balling, pinching, squeezing, and...
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cloonacoolnational
Jan 26, 20231 min read
Music đ¶ đ”
Today in music, we were using body percussion. Mr Moylan taught us a sequence of sounds. It was great fun but it also meant we had to...
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cloonacoolnational
Jan 25, 20231 min read
Length
Today we measured lengths using different equipment. The groups had measuring tapes, metre sticks, a trundle wheel and rulers.
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cloonacoolnational
Jan 23, 20231 min read
Hieroglyphics
We wrote our names using hieroglyphs. First, we prepared paper to look like papyrus by painting it using a coffee solution. Next, we...
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cloonacoolnational
Jan 10, 20231 min read
Children of Lir Drama
We listened to the story of the children of Lir. It is a sad story where the four children are changed into swans by their stepmother who...
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cloonacoolnational
Jan 10, 20231 min read
Ancient Egypt
Our theme in the classroom at the moment is Ancient Egypt. We learned about BC and AD and put events on a timeline. Then we had to...
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cloonacoolnational
Jan 6, 20231 min read
January Art đš
Today our art had two parts. First, we used masking tape to outline tree shapes on sheets of card. Next we painted over the sheet with...
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