Native Irish Mammals watercolour drawings
We read Kensuke's Kingdom & imagined what the island looks like. Some children drew maps, some made a Wanted poster for Michael & some drew pictures in response to the story.
Learning about Space in English
Astronaut drawings
We learned all about the past Presidents of Ireland. We read three stories about our current President and drew pictures of him.
We held a mock election. Democracy in action.
Who is getting our #1?
This video features pupils demonstrating their new skills in Irish Sign Language (ISL) by signing "Happy Birthday" to their classmate, Tom!
This module is being delivered by tutor Cuileann Bourke as part of the school's participation in the national Say Yes to Languages project. The project aims to give children an introduction to a new language and raise awareness of the linguistic diversity within their school community.
We are so proud of the children for embracing ISL! 🤟
On Wednesday, the 24th of September we welcomed Ms Murphy and Ms Tracey from High Cross College to our school. They brought their school dog, Eddie. We all loved meeting him and hearing all about High Cross College.
We are looking forward to participating in the FCÁT project whereby PE lessons will be delivered through Irish. We are committed to promoting the Irish language and making it fun for everyone!
Following a project on the Ash tree on Culkin's Hill, we took a trip up there. Thanks to Breda and Mary for allowing us access and sharing stories with us.
Listen to this poem by Fionnuala which captures the essence of our project on the Ash tree.
We said a fond farewell to our wonderful sixth class. We wish them the best of luck as they take the next step!