Category Archives: In School Activities

Confirmation 2012

Posted on March 13, 2012 by cscanlon1124

On Saturday 3rd March, The girls in 6th class received the sacrament of Confirmation in Our Lady of the Holy Rosary church. We all had a great day and the sun shone for us after a wet start to the … Continue reading →

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Trip to O’Mahony’s Bookshop

Posted on March 13, 2012 by cscanlon1124

O’Mahony’s
Today our class went to O’Mahony’s bookshop in town for World Book Day.
Meabh McMahon was there to tell us about her book “Riding out the Hurricane”. She lived in New Orleans for 27 years. She was a teacher and a … Continue reading →

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The Féile

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Connie McMahon

We can’t wait for the Féile.  The poem we are saying is “Seán agus an Dall”.
We are working really hard on it. To hear us saying the poem please click on the sound file below.  We hope you like it!
Dán … Continue reading →

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Marbling

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Connie McMahon

We put a little water in the bottom of a tray and added different coloured ink to it.  We mixed the inks with a brush.  The inks stayed on the surface of the water.  We put paper into the ink … Continue reading →

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Knitting

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Connie McMahon

Sr Vera’ and Ms McMahon’s class do knitting every Thursday.  Sr. Sarah teaches us knitting.  We all love to knit.
by Siobhan, Mona and Ellie

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Does an egg float in salty water or in fresh water?

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Connie McMahon

We needed:
2 jars of the same size
2 eggs
Salt, a teaspoon and warm water 
What we did:
We poured equal amounts of warm water into the 2 jars
We stirred 5 teaspoons of salt into one jar until the salt dissolved.
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Science Week

Posted on November 22, 2011 by cscanlon1124

Last week was Science Week. We went to LIT for a fantastic Science Circuit. There were lots of stations in the auditorium and we visited each one. We all learned a lot and enjoyed the day. Afterward we went to … Continue reading →

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Autumn Tree Paintings

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Connie McMahon

When we were doing our autumn trees we had lots of fun. We used lots of different coloured paint.  We had lots of fun.
 
By Emma, Alice, Martina and Ellie
 

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Gaelic Football

Posted on October 18, 2011 by cscanlon1124

5th and 6th class are doing Gaelic Football every Monday afternoon in  the front yard. our coach is Colm from Na Piarsaigh.
We started off with basic skills like kicking and handpasses the first week. It was fun.
 
 
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3rd Class

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Connie McMahon

Work helps us to learn but it is fun.  I love my education.  We love working with our teacher although sometimes she can be strict. We have a lot of books and sometimes we get a lot of homework.
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