Anne Malone The Cool Planet Experience, which will open later this year on Powerscourt Estate, visited 5th Class last Wednesday with Philip Smyth and Patti Walsh conducting an informative, enjoyable and interactive workshop with the children on climate change.
The children in 5th Class used money earned by “Glorious Gifts” to pay for their school tour to Funtasia. They enjoyed the Ultimate Sky Climb and Zipline, played crazy golf, went bowling, spent two hours in the Waterpark and visited the Haunted House. They rated the tour 9.5 out of 10 and many rested while … Read more
Well done to all the children who represented the school at the Cumann na mBunscol Sports Day in Charlesland on Wedneday 7 June! Competition was stiff among 18 participating school, with three heats in most races. All of our athlethes performed admirably in both field and track events and we were delighted to come home … Read more
The sun shone brightly on 29 May as our 25 penpals from Luxembourg joined us in school along with their teachers, Yannick and Natalie, and a parent, Aurélie. During the week, we made bilingual posters advertising our céilí; played “Ice Breaker Bingo,” “Stop the Bus” and “Back to Back” together; taught our visitors how to … Read more
5th Class attended the Junior Entrepreneur Programme County Showcase Day in Roundwood on Thursday 25 May. Over 470 children from 20 schools in Wicklow presented their JEP projects to one another; enjoyed music, goody bags & a picnic; and received their certificates of achievement along with a school plaque of success. Our thanks to all … Read more
The school was awarded its seventh Green Flag at the National Green Flag Awards Ceremony in the Helix on Wednesday, 24th May. Congratulations to everyone whose hard work and commitment helped us to achieve Green Flag status for Global Citizenship – Litter and Waste. Thank you too to Lucy, Sam, Mairéad and Mrs O Toole Byrne … Read more
Over the last few weeks, the children in 5th Class have been examining electricity. They have designed simple circuits, investigated switches, made series circuits, sent Morse Code messages and examined how parallel circuits work. Have a look at some of our scientists in action.
On Friday 12 May, the children in 5th Class visited the Irish Aid Centre in Dublin for a music based workshop on food and farming in Africa. With Michael, Justine and Ruth, they examined the UN’s Global Goals for 2030, read real life stories of people in Africa, discussed the challenges they face, played some fun … Read more
Some images from our Tug of War battle! Well done, everyone! Anyone for Table Tennis? Some 5th Class children display their extracurricular sporting interests
Our sincere thanks to our hardworking volunteers who weeded, planted, pruned, swept, painted, laid fencing and mulched flowerbeds around our yard areas during our Evening of Action last Wednesday night. Our school grounds looked beautiful for our First Communion celebrations. Have a look at some before and after photos to see what our volunteers have … Read more