Jumble Sale

Thank you all for your kind donations for the Jumble Day. It was a great success! Thanks to 5th and 6th class who put a great effort into orgainsing the day. We really enjoyed the games, baking and books!

School Tour 

On the 20/06/2024 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th travelled to Fun Academy in Roscrea.  We had a fun-filled day. We played soccer, dodgeball, basketball, spongy polo and many other games. There was a bouncing castle too! We finished the school trip with tasty food in Cloghan. 

Egypt 

2nd and 3rd class completed a project on Egypt. They researched topics of their choice. On completion they presented their projects to their classmates, teacher and other classes.

Take a look at their super projects here. Well done all!

Vikings 

 2nd and 3rd class have created mind maps, studied artefacts and created Viking Hats as part of their project on Vikings.

Check out their Viking poses!

SINGFEST

We travelled to TÚS to take part in Singfest. We had a great time with a picnic beforehand. We sang three songs and learned dance moves 

to accommpany them.

Skills Development

Our Monday mornings have become very active since Seán joined us in the school to assist with skills development, Gaelic football and hurling. We are enjoying the games and drills.  

Art Lesson 

Today we had a very enjoyable art lesson thanks to Fionn. We watched Fionn draw and he answered wonderful questions from the boys and girls in 2^nd and 3^rd class. It was very interesting to hear that fictional characters and cartoons inspire Fionn’s art. After this, we drew scenes inspired by Fionn’s work and books in our library.

Microsoft Workshop

2nd and 3rd class participated in a Microsoft Workshop. They practised their coding skills and created digital games. 

2nd class exploring weight 

Lego

2nd and 3rd class are very lucky to be participating in a Bricks 4 Kidz programme. They are improving their STEM skills and working on creative projects with lego blocks. They have made monkeys, helicopters and many more things! 

Athletics Training in Ballycumber GAA Pod 

2nd and 3rd class along with 4th class are participating in a new programme of athletics training. It is so much fun and we want to say thank you to those running the programme.

Third Class Maths exploring shapes

2022/2023

Projects on a Famous Person

Over the last couple of weeks, the children of 2nd and 3rd class completed projects on a famous person of their choice. They really put in an impressive amount of research and work in to completing the projects and all did a brilliant job presenting them in front of their class. 

This was a great opportunity to practice researching, compiling and presenting a project and a great chance to learn from each other. Below are some pictures of the children proudly displaying their projects.

Pen-Pals

The children in 2nd and 3rd received their letters from their pen pals last week. In May they made contact with a class from 3rd Grade at The Hill School in Middleburg, Virgina USA. They sent them letters telling their pen-pal all about themselves and asking about them too. They were thrilled to receive their replies last week. 

STEM

This year, children in second and third classes have been engaging in STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. We try to use fun activities to develop these areas, as well as developing skills such as teamwork, planning, leadership, innovation, critical thinking.

Below are some pictures of the children creating structures that could support a marshmallow using only spaghetti sticks, some string and a little masking tape. 

Drama

The children have really enjoyed their drama lessons recently. Some future Oscar winners in action below.