Chicks

In May, we learned all about the Lifecycle of a Hen. Ms. Cartwright got eggs from farmers who had a rooster on their farm and we incubated 20 eggs, in the hope that we might get some chicks to hatch. We knew all of the eggs would not hatch, as not all of them would be...

Springtime

We have been learning a lot about Spring in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class. We have looked at an tEarrach in Gaeilge and have learned about different spring plants and animals. We went on a Siúlóid Nadúr to Griffith Park during Seachtain na Gaeilge to try and see could we...

Science Week 1st-3rd

Have a look at some of the experiments that 1st-3rd class got up to during Science Week. We really enjoyed completing the experiments in school and some people even did some experiments at home. Experiments completed: Bouncy Egg Experiment: We placed a raw egg in some...

Butterflies

In 2nd and 3rd class, we have been learning about explanation writing. While doing this, we looked at the lifecycle of a butterfly.  We got four caterpillars to grow from the Insect Lore website and watched the lifecycle happen for ourselves. We loved watching our...

Remote Learning

Here is some of the excellent work 2nd and 3rd class completed while they were learning from home. I was super impressed with the labeled skeletal systems which were made using lots of household materials. We also did some art using household materials which were very...

Creative Schools: Architect Workshops December 2020

As part of our Creative Schools project, which is focussing on redesigning our outside space, led by pupil consultation, all classes took part in a workshop with architect Mark Costello. The pupils imagined what kind of playground they would like and created some...