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.