Year: 2018
Active Schools’ Week – Table Tennis
Active Schools’ Week started today with the children enjoying table tennis in the yard.
Let there be light!
The children in 5th Class are investigating electricity at the moment and have made simple circuits and switched circuits. Have a look at our budding scientists in action.
Green Schools’ Evening of Action
Our sincere thanks to our wonderful volunteers, parents and children who worked tirelessly last Thursday night to make our school grounds so attractive.
Designing Pulleys
Sixth Class are currently looking at and exploring the uses of ‘Pulleys’ in everyday life. As a first experiment, they had to design a ‘Simple Pulley’ using objects/materials in the room. They quickly discovered that using gravity, by pulling down, helped pull the object upwards!
Making Books with our NEW iPads!!
On Friday sixth class worked in groups of three to produce entertaining digital books using our new iPads. They used the app ‘Book Creator’ to add text, images, drawings and sound. Great fun was had by all. We look forward to using the iPads over the next few weeks!
Monster Raffle Prize Winners
Monster Raffle Prize Winners 1st Prize €500 cash Jamie Fisher 2nd Prize 4 Ball Round of Golf at Powerscourt Golf Club Olive Fogarty 3rd Prize €150 Dundrum Voucher Annette Gleeson 4th Prize Family Days Out Package – Annual Family Membership for Imaginosity; Entry to … Read more
A few visitors to the school at Easter
When we were on our Easter holidays, Peter noticed a few visitors in our school yard.
Eco Safari
In September. we planted Spring bulbs on our school grounds – daffodils, tulips, anemone, irises, hyacinths, snowdrops & crocii. On Thursday last, we planted vegetables in recyled tyres that Peter had painted – peas, beans, beetroot, potatoes, chives & carrots. Afterwards, we went on a Scavenger Hunt to find & name the trees, flowers, minibeasts, … Read more
Eason Spelling Bee
Well done to Mairéad Roche (5th Class), our school spelling champion, who represented the school at the Co. Wicklow Final of the 2018 Eason Spelling Bee in Avoca on Tuesday, 17 April. Mairéad came in joint second place!