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Maths Week 2
Today we tried to solve a challenge that involved sheep. It was difficult to figure it out 🤔
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Maths Week 1
We watched and listened to a book about the great mathematician Paul Erdös who grew up in Budapest being read. He had a very interesting...
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6 days ago1 min
History Trail
Today we walked to the old school and drew the plaque. It has an unusual s and the fadas are made using a dot above the letter. We...
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Oct 101 min
Catching Skills
It's all activity in our class this week! We had a morning session with Pat today. We were concentrating on catching the ball above the...
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Oct 91 min
New Skills
We had a lovely morning learning skills from Raf and then using them in a game. We were using the step over and the chop.
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Oct 41 min
Halloween Pottery 🎃
Today we worked with clay. First we spent some time manipulating the clay- rolling, pulling and smoothing. Then we shaped pumpkins by...
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Sep 301 min
Autumn Painting
We painted autumn pictures. We created warm autumn colours by mixing the primary colours. We were careful to paint the background first....
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Sep 201 min
A Boy Called Book
We listened to an author read his book called A Boy Called Book ! The author is Vincent Ralph. The boy's life was a set of stories- some...
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Sep 201 min
Student council
Congratulations to Darragh and Hazel who will represent our room on the student council. Well done to the nine children who spoke so well...
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Sep 141 min
Our Posters
We started our posters on farm safety for the Cloonacool Sheep Festival 2024. We got good ideas from agrikids....
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Sep 131 min
Conscience Alley
In drama we heard a story about a wise king. A man had been sentenced to death for a terrible crime. The king always kept his promises...
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Sep 41 min
Mé Féin
Bhíomar ag scríobh fúinn féin. Nach bhfuil na bileoga go hiontach?
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Sep 41 min
Autumn Trees 🍂 🥮
Our first art display of the year has autumn trees. We drew trees using pencil and charcoal. We used warm colours for an autumn leaf in...
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Jun 211 min
Environment Game
Our final activity in Earthlink was to play the environment game. When you land on certain squares you have to answer a question based on...
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Jun 191 min
Summer Scavenger Hunt
This afternoon we had a scavenger hunt in the playground. We had to find objects starting with various letters, some to do with numbers...
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Jun 111 min
Forces: Making things move
We spent the morning experimenting with rollers and wheels. The rollers were used to move a dictionary. The reels were used for wheels...
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Jun 61 min
📚 Reading with friends
In English we are reading with our friends in groups. Each group has a 'connector' bookof facts. They have interesting titles and facts!...
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May 271 min
Bunny Art 🎨 🐇 🐰
On Friday we made funny bunnies. Some people made twins! They make our classroom brighter!
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May 211 min
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 151 min
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 101 min
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 91 min
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 31 min
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 21 min
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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Apr 291 min
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 291 min
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 181 min
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 161 min
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 121 min
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 111 min
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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Mar 211 min
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 141 min
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 141 min
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 131 min
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 121 min
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 121 min
Céilí 2024
Bhíomar ag cleachtadh sa seomra ranga don céilí. Bhí sport agus spraoi againn leis na ranganna eile!
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Mar 81 min
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 71 min
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 61 min
Edible Trees
Today we joined a zoom lesson about edible trees. The speakers are very involved with green schools. We learned about the various trees...
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Mar 51 min
Our Woven Trees 🧶🪢🧵
We finished weaving our trees. Then we completed a reflection on our work. It also included writing instructions for this piece of work....
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Feb 271 min
Drumming Treat
For treat time we had a drumming workshop with Barra. His drums were from West Africa and were djembe drums. He brought them in from Mali...
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Feb 91 min
Painting 🖼 🎨
Today we painted paper plates. They will be the frame for our weaving. We learned to paint the background first, step by step. Finally...
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Feb 71 min
Seahorse Man
Today was the last 'Meet the Scientist ' webinar. We met seahorse man Kealan and shark lady Bronagh. Seahorses are a mix of three...
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Feb 21 min
Our Assembly
We presented assembly today. We recited an Irish poem about the wind - Chuala mé an Ghaoth. We also said an English poem about epidermis...
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Feb 11 min
St. Brigid's Day ✝️
Yesterday we listened to the story of St. Brigid. She was very generous and kind to poor people. We also heard how her cloak grew so that...
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Jan 291 min
Puipéid le Gaeilge!
Bhí na puipéid ag caint i nGaeilge inniú. Bhí siad ag caint faoi chaitheamh aimsire.
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Jan 261 min
Fabric Puppets 🪡 🧵
Today we sewed puppets, either with a running stitch or a blanket stitch. When we cut and stuck fabric on to them to give them...
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Jan 241 min
Heat Experiment 🌡
We used a finger to see if we could guess which bowl had warm, tepid or cold water 💧 Then we left the bowls to see if the heat would...
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Jan 231 min
SPHE: Myself and Others.
Today we had fun in SPHE. First we worked in pairs. We had to hold a colouring pencil together and draw a picture- without speaking! We...
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