5th Class

Mathletics champions!

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The children in 5th Class are working very hard on Mathletics and are enjoying success as Irish, European and World champions. Well done to everyone!

Basketball blitz

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On Tuesday, 20 May the children in 3rd Class and 5th Class united to form teams for a day-long basketball blitz. The Bulls, Comets, Lakers, Rockets, Raiders and Knicks enjoyed their matches in gorgeous sunshine before the the Rockets beat the Knicks in a tense final. Our sincere thanks to Claire Mc Entee for organising … Read more

Cool Planet

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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. 

Funtasia

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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

Our week with our Luxembourger penpals

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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

JEP County Showcase Day

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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

Design and Make

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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.       

5th Class visit to Irish Aid

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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