Castletown House Maths Trail

by Ryan Chinnery Newsome, Cathal Deegan, Ailbhe Moloney October 2018 In October we went to Castletown House on a maths trail. We went on a bus with 5th and 6th class .When we got there we had to walk to the house. Then we got into groups of four. We got a sheet with questions on it that we had to answer.We went for a tour around the house. We had to answer a question and solve a problem about maths in each room. In the Ballroom we saw a servants' secret passage. Also in the Dinin...
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Cycling

by Alexandra Butler, Caoimhe Davis and Amy Martin September and October 2018 In September and October two people came to teach us cycling. Their names were Ruth and Graham. We did it for eight weeks on Wednesdays. They brought bikes and helmets for us but you could bring your own if you wanted. They told us that the right clothes to wear were a helmet, a high vis jacket and bright clothes. Most weeks we had sun but one week it rained. On that week we watched a video on how to cycle. We lea...
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Student Council Elections

by Matthew Blake, Jake Hamill, Hugh McNulty September 2018 Our class helped out with the Student Council elections this year by showing people where to go and by stamping their votes to make them official.      The student council talks about ways to improve the school and they are always coming up with new ideas.    We also had an election in our own class. The contestants were: Alexandra Butler Ryan Chinnery Newsome Maeve Heraghty ...
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Our school Tour

We went to Lullymore for our Senior Infant school tour. We went on a double decker bus. We had great fun. There was a forest, a fairy area, a train ride, an inside play area, an outside play area with crazy golf etc.  We also saw some farm animals. We had ice-cream and it was so yummy!
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Aistear-The vet

April-We have been learning, exploring and discussing the vet. What is a vet? A vet is an animal doctor, he/she takes care of our animals. Why do we take our animals there? We take our animals to the vet if they are sick or hurt. Sometimes our animals are sick. Sometimes they are hurt and they need an x-ray to check if they have any broken bones. Sometimes they need their vaccinations. What happens when we go there? The vet examines our pets and tells us what is wrong with them. The vet...
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Pyjama day-Imagine coming to school in your PJ’s

We earned lots of Dojo points because we worked hard, we were kind to one another and we listened to our teacher. We always obey the school rules. Ms Malone is very proud of us so she said she would ask Ms Manley if we could have a pyjama day. Ms Manley said YES! We had great fun dressing up in our pj's. We wore our slippers inside the classroom and put on our shoes when we went outside. We played outside in the yard in our pj's. Later we sat on blankets and cushions, watched a short movie...
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