by Sixth Class March 2020 February and March were very busy months for the Sixth Class children. Over the course of a few short weeks, children from sixth class represented the school at the Credit Union Table Quiz in Naas, a Soccer Blitz in Leixlip, a Basketball Blitz in Newbridge and a Spelling Bee in Kildare. We performed very well in each of these competitions, particularly the soccer blitz where we lost the final in a penalty shootout. The basketball blitz for the girls was meant to b...

by Sixth Class February 2020 In February we spent time looking at Ordnance Survey maps in Geography. We learned about grid references, scales and what various symbols meant on a map. As part of an Art lesson, we created our own local area maps.  First we got into groups and went online to locate each of our houses. We then printed out a map that included each house, before dividing the map into square boxes. We got large sheets of paper and drew bigger boxes so we could scale up th...

by Sixth Class January 2020 In January, we started the second St. Anne's Basketball League. Children from 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th classes were divided into sixteen teams and these teams were split into four groups. Each team played three games and at the end of each group the teams were put into a large league table of all 16 teams. The best teams were at the top and the teams with the least points were at the bottom. Daniel Neville from 4th class was the top scorer with 24 points! In ...

by Grace, Matthew Houlihan, Éabha and Tom December 2019 This year we made a Christmas village for our Christmas art project. It took four days to create.   First, we brainstormed ideas and put ourselves into 5 different groups. These were Builders, Landscapers, Engineers, Electricians and Artists. On the second day we started building and getting the layout right. The artists painted the backdrop and the Landscapers set out the train tracks and designed the layout. T...

by Daisy, Danny, John and Amy December 2019 In December, we learned about the famous Italian renaissance artist and sculptor, Michelangelo. One of his most famous works was the ceiling on the Sistine Chapel. It took him three years to paint and he had to do it on his back. Mr. O’Leary let us try painting on our backs to see what it was like. We all went under our desks and we helped each other to tape paper onto our baskets. Once the paper was securely attached, we got all the colours w...

by Tessa, Isabella, Jamie and Jonathan December 2019 Mr O’Leary’s sixth class walked down to the Arthur Guinness Exhibit, in the Ardclough Village Centre on the 2nd December 2019. Inside there were many billboards with lots of facts about Arthur Guinness and the history of Ardclough. There is a full room about Arthur Guinness telling you where he is from and why he is famous. If you don’t know who Arthur Guinness is, and can’t make it to the Ardclough Village Centre, Arthur Guinness is ...

by Niamh, Darragh, Katie Langan and Luke November 2019 On the 11th November, Leon, who taught us hurling before, began to teach us again. Although some people already knew how to play, we learned how to strike and pick up the ball. We played games like Clear the Yard and Rob the Nest. We had lots of fun doing it. Over the course of the weeks we learned lots of things and we are grateful for Leon‘s help.

by Matthew Aherne, Lottie, Danielle and Conor November 2019 On the 8th November we did a charity walk from the school to the Lyons Estate. It was organised by the Parent’s Support Group to raise money for the school. It was meant to be on in October but the weather was too bad. This day was a beautiful day however with the sun shining brightly.       The 6th class led the way and the other classes followed behind. The Junior and Senior Infants went as far as...

by Holly, Andrew and Odhrán Power     October 2019 At Halloween the whole school dressed up in scary costumes. In the classroom we did a catwalk in groups of 2-4. We were supposed to go on a charity walk down the canal but unfortunately it was raining so we postponed it. At the end of the day, we watched a movie and Miss Cooke kindly brought in sweets for us. Overall, we had a great day!  

by Charlie, Ava and Odhran Loughman  October 2019 On the 21st October, 5th and 6th class went to Barnhall to play a tag rugby blitz against various other schools. Both classes were split into five different teams, each with twelve players. Each team put on their jerseys and headed out onto the pitch.   There were ten different pitches and each team headed towards a different one. Everyone strapped on their belts and stuck on their tags and started playing the first match. A...