Recently we were introduced to “Super Troopers” which is a “health homework” programme for schools. Each child was given an Activity Journal which lays out details of physical activities which can be done at home with the whole family. Each of us will also use this journal to record our daily exercises. Before taking the…

In our Geography lessons, we have been exploring rocks and soils. As part of our investigations, we learned about sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks. We investigated the properties of different rock types, eg. granite, basalt, limestone, sandstone, shale, schist, mudstone, etc. and we discovered that rocks can vary greatly according to texture, appearance, colour, strength, permeability…

This week, we completed our work on mosaics. After drawing a simple outline of our chosen picture, we began to stick coloured paper shapes onto the different sections of our design. It was not always easy to follow the outline and cutting the shapes to the required size was rather difficult with sticky fingers. However,…

We really enjoyed the visit of author and poet, Gerry Boland. Gerry read poems, namely “Two Tommys”, “Some Dogs”, “3 Letters” and “What Age Am I?” from his book of poems entitled “The Secret Lives of Mothers” and he also introduced us to Marco, the grizzly bear, as he read from his book, “Marco Moves…

We have been studying the Ancient Romans. As mosaics often adorned the walls in the homes and “villas” of the wealthy Romans, we decided to try out our own mosaic art. To begin, we all experimented with creating a design on a coaster and then when we were happy with our design, we stuck our…

At the beginning of the new school year, we would like to introduce you to all of the pupils in the senior classroom with their teacher, Helen Kelly.

This term, we have been busy honing our gardening skills. We planted a multitude of seeds such as turnip, carrot, potato, pea, mustard, cress and strawberry in addition to some flowers. Some plants grew more successfully than others but some of our vegetables looked quite appetising and would certainly have been fit to serve in the…

Earlier this month, we got creative with clay and we made some amazing objects and creatures. After patiently waiting for them to dry, we got out the paint and we enjoyed a fun-filled hour as we painted and decorated our creations. We were more than happy with the final product.

On Monday, 20th June John Crowe paid a visit to our school. He showed us lots of different music apps and lots of cool things one can do using music and computers. After recording Caitlin doing very sweet singing, he showed us how to do an animation. Then we created our very own animations and…