Susan Forsythe has been teaching 5th Class how to play the drums recently. Adam Griggs, from Leinster Rugby, has been coaching tag rugby. The children would like to thank Susan and Adam for sharing their expertise and time with them. The children thoroughly enjoyed both experiences and look forward to developing their skills next year.
On Thursday, Sea Life came and took our amazing friends Sparky, Giuseppe, Fwed and SpongeBob away. We were all sad yet very proud at the same time. We were proud because with the help of Ms. Malone we nursed Sparky back to full health. We learnt a lot from the experience. During the Explorers’ project, … Read more
RANG A CÚIG FIFTH CLASS of ST. MARY’S & ST. GERARD’S N.S., ENNISKERRY, CO. WICKLOW TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND We believe that Ireland as a nation can make things better for its people by doing what we suggest. No human beings should be treated differently to others because of their skin colour, gender … Read more
Sparky, our starfish, was getting very sick. We thought that he would die. We called Sealife in Bray. Our teacher, Ms. Malone, asked Eimear in Sealife if she could take him out of the water and feed him in a separate container filled with salt water. Eimear said that he would be distressed if he … Read more
We came back from our week long mid-term holiday eager to see our sea creatures. Thankfully, all were well after the tank temperature dropped to 9.8C last week because the heating was off. Loraine told us only to worry if it dropped to 4C. She visited us on Monday, gave us lots of information on … Read more
On Wednesday 10th February, Pat and Emma from Sea-Life in Bray arrived at the school with our fish tank. They explained how the air pump, chiller, filter and vacuum worked before they released our four sea creatures into the tank. We received two prawns, a flounder and a starfish. We spent Wednesday and Thursday getting … Read more
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