Anne Malone Over the last four weeks, the children in 5th Class have participated in the Explorers Marine Project 2016 which was sponsored and supported by the Marine Institute of Ireland, Sea-Life National Aquarium, Bray and the Blackrock Education Centre. This project was built around a 4 week visit to the classroom of a fully equipped 60 … Read more
To commemorate the 1916 Rising, 5th and 6th class travelled to the Mermaid Theatre on Friday, 12 February to see a play entitled Me, Mollser. The play is part of the Abbey Theatre’s Priming the Canon series which introduces classic Irish plays to young audiences. The performance retold The Plough and the Stars by Seán O … Read more
After studying magnetism in school, the children were asked to design a game based on magnets. We had great fun playing with our inventions! Have a look at some of the ideas that we came up with in 5th Class.
The children in 5th Class love playing board games, especially when they can’t get out to the yard on wet days. Over the last week, they designed their own board games (using recycled materials) and had great fun playing them today. In years to come, some of their games may feature on the Late Late … Read more
On Tuesday 15 December, the Sam Maguire Cup visited the school in the company of representatives of the Dublin GAA and the St. Mary’s GAA clubs. Senior Dublin player, Michael Fitzsimons, answered the children’s questions and encouraged them to pursue their love of GAA and to participate in sport. Michael kindly agreed to pose for … Read more
A few photos of our budding actors before they took to the stage for their Dress Rehearsal.
As part of its study of World War 1, Fifth Class enjoyed reading the novel ‘War Game’ by Michael Foreman. They also examined the poem ‘In Flanders Field’ by John Mc Crae and painted pictures inspired by its images.
On Sunday 29th November, members of the school choir led by Ms. Seoighe sang Christmas carols at a craft fair in Kilruddery. The craft fair was a fundraiser for Bray Lakers. Both the choir and its audience enjoyed themselves.
Well done to all the children who made beautiful Christmas Tree decorations out of recycled materials. The standard was very high and the judges faced a difficult task in selecting the two entries to represent us all at the Wicklow Co. Council final. Our winning decorations this year were made by Ella and Olivia in … Read more
5th Class children are studying World War 1 at present and are presenting projects that they have created. While most of the children chose to use Powerpoint, a few of them used their artistic skills to replicate life in the trenches.