Today was Evelin’s last day in our school. She is moving to Lithuania. We wish her every success on her new adventure!

Yesterday two people from 4th class went on a trip to the Dáil up in Dublin. They saw real judges debating about Taxis.They think we need more new taxis. Afterwards they got to go on a tour around The Dáil. In 1916 Thomas J.Clarke wrote a letter to all of Ireland. We got to bring a copy …

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On Wednesday 1st May,  second class, third class, fourth class, fifth class and sixth class did our National Spring Clean. We cleaned up around the estate and found lots of different things. The things we found most of was paper and cardboard. We were split into groups with different teachers. Each group took a different …

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We celebrated Active Week in our school this week. Every morning we held an assembly on yard where we participated in ‘Wake and Shake’. This was a five minute exercise class and everyone got involved. We played co-operative games on Tuesday and on Wednesday the Parents’ Council organised a yard game for us. On Thursday …

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To celebrate Active Week, we went outside this morning to do P.E. We played lots of games like touch the ball and a game called ‘Gutter Ball’. It was great fun and everyone enjoyed it. People got a little confused at start but in the end we all loved it. I loved the games and we …

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A Life That’s Mine When I grow up I want to be, a teacher, a writer, or a builder; it could be me.   If those don’t work out there’s a chance that I will become a surgeon, a doctor or a pilot who can fly.   If it happens to be that I can’t …

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/division/play/ – This website is suitable for 3rd class but will also suit some children in 4th class.   http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/number/multiplication_division/play/ – This one will be a challenge for 3rd Class and should be just about right for 4th Class

We enjoyed a special visit by author Olive Mooney today. Olive has written ‘The Chronicles of Cadaver College’ series and she read a selection of excerpts from her book for the children in 3rd – 6th class this afternoon. Olive was on hand to sign her book following the reading. We would like to thank …

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The children completed Levels 1, 2 and 3 of Cycling Safety with Jason Morrissey, from www.cyclingsafety.ie. The children thoroughly enjoyed the classes and they were rewarded for their outstanding participation when they were presented with their certificates this week. Well done everyone!

We logged on to the website www.moocrew.ie again today, where we studied the journey of milk – from farm to fridge. We learned lots of new information. Click on the picture below to view the interactive ‘Story of Milk’.