11 June 2022
5th class were learning about gravity and air resistance this week. They took out the ipads and tried various paper aeroplane designs. We took them to the hall to test them out and afterwards discussed which aircraft were the most successful.
23 May 2022
5th class explored using warm and cool water coloured paints on some landscape drawings this month.
20 May 2022
5th class played around with an app called Quiver today on the school iPads. They witnessed their pictures coming to life when they scanned the QR code at bottom of the page.
20 May 2022
We had a ball at UL last weekend for Peace Proms. The children were excellent and sang their hearts out accompanied by a live orchestra.
08 April 2022
Our boys and girls were delighted to get back out on the pitch last month. Both teams played brilliantly!
08 April 2022
There was great excitement in the school today with the surprise visit of some cute fluffy ducklings. We were also visited by the Easter Bunny who distributed a chocolate treat for each of the children. 🐰 Thank you to everyone who organised the treats today!
08 April 2022
5th class chose to donate some of their Confirmation to charity. They decided that 50% of the money raised would go to Limerick Suicide Watch and the other 50% would go to The Irish Red Cross to support the people in Ukraine. Thank you all for your generous donations.
30 March 2022
This week 5th class were learning about sound vibrations and pitch.
23 March 2022
This was a challenging one!! Well done to the children who stuck with it. They look amazing! 👏
23 March 2022
These carefully coloured doves added a lovely splash of colour to the altar for the Confirmation this year.
02 February 2022
5th class recently dissected some lillies and examined the parts of a flower in closer detail.
02 February 2022
5th class have been trying out printmaking. This lesson involved painting a bright background, preparing a pattern using foam stickers, rolling print paint onto the pattern and carefully stamping it on to their background.
22 December 2021
Christmas Jumper Fundraiser and Reindeer Drawings
03 December 2021
5th class looked at dark and light shading and worked on blending using chalk pastels to create these beautiful snowmen.
06 November 2021
As part of our History Chapter on The Irish Defence Forces we invited Jimmy O Donnell (Ryan's dad) in to school to talk to the children about his job in the army. The children prepared questions prior to the visit and were absolutely enthralled throughout the talk. They learned so much about day to day life in the Irish Army and even got to lift a 14kg bag that is used for training. Huge thanks to Jimmy for bringing this lesson to life for the children!
06 November 2021
5th class have been using protractors to measure angles. They used masking tape to make acute and obtuse angles for their partners to measure. Some groups made triangles on their desks to prove that the 3 angles in a triangle add up to 180°.
22 October 2021
Dia de los Muertos is a festival in Mexico during which people celebrate the lives of those who have died. Sugar skulls are often used to represent the souls of the departed.
22 October 2021
5th class had great fun dressing up for Halloween. Some children and their parents put in a huge effort to the costumes. The children reached 1000 dojo points recently earning themselves a movies and hot chocolate or a soft drink. They also played some maths games for Maths Week and drew some chalk pastel pumpkins.
03 October 2021
The children decorated their silhouette with collage materials from magazines that they felt represented their personality.
28 September 2021
The children decorated some oak leaves with bright colours and various black and white designs. Working on Zentangles is similar to mindfulness colouring as it involves concentration and can be very relaxing. Their cutting skills were also put to the test in this lesson.
28 September 2021
5th class had to predict which foods may contain fat. They used the brown paper test to see if their predictions were correct and recorded their results in their Science Journal.
28 September 2021
5th Class worked on these half portraits this term. They looked closely at themselves in a mirror before deciding where to place their features. They did their best to capture a likeness by matching the direction of hair growth with their pencil strokes and carefully choosing colours. As it is only a half portrait there was less pressure on them to create a symmetrical image. They used the remaining space on the page to write their names in large lettering. I think they did a wonderful job!
20 June 2021
Happy Fathers Day to all the Dads, Grandads and Father figures in our lives.
11 June 2021
The children were surprised with the visit of an ice-cream van today as part of the kindness initiative that is ongoing in the school. Well done to Noah who won a Smyths voucher for showing genuine kindness to his classmates and teacher every day.