Our German penpals from Hamburg visited us on Monday with their teacher Philip. They were on a school trip to Ireland. We have been corresponding with our penpals all year and we were so excited to finally meet them. They performed a dance for us and we performed some traditional Irish music and song for them. Afterwards the pupils taught our German friends how to play hurling. We had a very enjoyable day! Thanks to the Parents Assocaition for providing treats for us!
We celebrated our end of year school mass and Graduation ceremony for 6th class yesterday. We had a lovely celebration with prayers, readings, songs and instrumentals by the pupils. Sixth class were awarded their graduation certificates and writing logbooks. Sixth class then had a pizza party at the new outdoor classroom. The pizzas were very kindly provided by the Parents Association.
We had an Offaly colours day to show our support for the Offaly Under 20's in the All-Ireland Final against Tipperary. Thankfully Offaly won the match and we were all delighted!
On Friday 31st May we had a mosaic workshop with Aidan. It was incredible and we all got to create our own mosaic. We had so much fun doing these and we will display them at our end of year mass!
Fifth and Sixth Class went on their school tour on Thursday 6th June 2024 with Birr O.E.C. We spent the morning playing team games, rock climbing, playing in the maze at Birr O.E.C. In the afternoon we went to Banagher marina to go canoeing and pier jumping. Our class thought it was the best tour ever!!
Fifth and sixth are doing Whizz Kids with P.J. They are learning how to design structures in 3D. PJ will be with us for the next 6 weeks. The class loves learning these new skills and P.J. is an excellent teacher. We visited Birr Castle Demesne during Science and Engineering week in March for a rocket making workshop. We created our own rockets and then test launched them in the castle grounds. We also took a stroll around the demesne. We saw the Great Telescope, the LOFA satellite, visited the science museum, walked the solar trail. We had a fantastic and informative day!
This year we dramatised the poem "Twas the Night before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore. Fifth and Sixth class dressed up and created their own actions to accompany the lines. We performed our drama for the other classes in the hall. It was great fun!
Our teacher is Miss Ryan, in fifth class there are 13 pupils. In sixth class there are 17 pupils.. We do lots of different projects and workshops throughout the year. We do lots of academic and sporting activities such as VEX robotics, coding, music, art, athletics, Tag Rugby, Hurling, Football and Swimming. have a look at some of our pictures!! Our Croke Park TourOn June 17th 5th & 6th travelled to Croke Park for a stadium tour, we got to visit the dressing rooms, walk out through the tunnel onto the pitch, we went up the steps to the presentation podium (hopefully some of us will get the chance to lift a cup aloft someday). Then we left solid ground and did the Skyline Tour which was fabulous of course we let Ms.Ryan go first!!. We finished off our day with a game of bowling in Cosmic Bowl in Tullamore. A great day was had by all. Business trainingGOALOn Oct 25th Mura Tierney visited our school to talk about the work Goal does in the Third World Countries, it was also Jersey Day in our school. We received The GOAL Humanitarian Award for our school. have a look at our pictures!!! Re-Create WorkshopFiona Gallagher from Re-Create came to do a workshop with us, we used lots of recycled materials plastic, paper, cardboard, wool, straws and cloths. Have a look at our creations!!!! ArtWe love art in fifth and sixth class here are a few samples of our work!! 6th Class GraduationForeign industries in Ireland Recently we visited Sennheiser in Tullamore. Sennheiser is a company that makes headphones, speakers and microphones.Sennheiser is a German company. There are three Sennheiser factories in the world.
I think Foreign Industries in Ireland are very good because they provide jobs for people. They also benefit the economy. Foreign Supermarkets like 'Lidl' and 'Aldi 'give a wider selection of food and goods to people. Foreign industries can have some disadvantages in Ireland too When some Foreign Industries come to Ireland Irish businesses could be closed down because the foreign industries become more popular.Some foreign industries' goods are cheaper than Irish ones so they get even more popular. By G.L and C.K 6th class (29.04.14] |