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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Oct 18, 20221 min read

The Weather

Today in Geography we were learning about the weather. We watched a very interesting video. Then we did an experiment. We placed...

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Oct 17, 20221 min read

Last Man Standing

Today we played a game with dice called last man standing. It was great fun. Some people were very very lucky with their throws!

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Oct 7, 20221 min read

Kandinsky's Circles

Today we watched a power point presentation on the Russian artist Kandinsky. He had synesthesia, which means he could hear colours. He...

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Oct 7, 20221 min read

Obair Bheirte

Bhíomar ag déanamh obair bheirte ar scoil. Bhí craic againn ag caint lenár gcairde.

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Sep 30, 20221 min read

SESE Projects

We prepared projects in groups of 4 or 5. We were able to get extra information using the chrome books. We learned some interesting facts!

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Sep 30, 20221 min read

Listening Skills 👂

This week we were working on our listening skills. We had to find out three pieces of information from our partner and then tell the...

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Sep 27, 20221 min read

Rescue dogs 🐕

Today we linked with an author who wrote a book about a rescue dog 🐕. She showed us the first rescue dog who saved people at the St...

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Sep 23, 20221 min read

Sheep Festival Art 🎨

Today we created postage stamps for the sheep festival. We used the mountains, the River Moy and sheep to inspire us. 🐑 ⛰️

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Sep 22, 20221 min read

Mé Féin

Bhíomar ag scríobh fúinn féin - ainm, aois, rang agus ár dteaghlaigh. Is féidir linn scríbhneoireacht reatha a dhéanamh. Tá ár mbileoga...

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Sep 16, 20221 min read

Autumn Poems 🍂

This week we wrote autumn poems. We used the idea of answering a question for each line of the poem. We also looked at some descriptive...

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Sep 12, 20221 min read

Autumn Painting 🎨

On Friday we painted autumn images. First we painted a background with warm autumn colours. When they had dried we painted autumn...

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Sep 5, 20221 min read

Names and surnames

Today we were learning in history about names and surnames. We used the chrome books to look up our family coat of arms. Some of them...

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Jun 24, 20221 min read

Movement Experiments

Today we experimented with cars, slopes and different surfaces. We discovered: carpet stops a car moving freely, in one group the black...

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Jun 22, 20221 min read

Life in the school yard

We found a wide variety of plants - clover, grasses, daisies and buttercups. We also found a millipede, slug, flies, a dead moth,...

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Jun 21, 20221 min read

Something Fishy Field Trip

Look at the images from our field trip. https://express.adobe.com/video/13gFTaX5CqyTO

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Jun 20, 20221 min read

Chrome Book Helpers

Today 3rd and 4th classes helped 1st and 2nd classes as they worked on the chrome books for the first time. We helped them use the mouse...

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Jun 14, 20221 min read

Science: Heat

Today in science we learned about heat, especially how it moves. In our bowls we has icy water, normal tap water and warm water. After...

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Jun 8, 20221 min read

Tour 2022

Today we went to Shannon River Adventure on our school tour. In the morning session there was kayaking, pier jumping, mud slide and a...

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Jun 3, 20221 min read

Fun with clay

This week we were working with clay. After having time to shape and manipulate the clay we made pieces inspired by our class novel One...

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May 30, 20221 min read

A New School Crest

In SPHE we were learning about communities, including our school community. As a follow-up activity everyone designed a new school...