Archive for Sixth Class
Confirmation 2014
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Sixth Class made a beautiful display for their Confirmation Day. Look how beautiful it is. Go raibh míle maith agat to Mrs Murray for organising and helping the 6th class make this beautiful piece of art.
6th Class Clay with Finn
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Sixth Class had three fantastic sessions with Fin O’ Hara. During these lessons 6th class got to experiment with many different tecniques and were involved in individual work and a group project. Take a look at some of our work.
World Book Day in 5th/6th
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The girls in 5th/6th celebrated ‘World Book Day’ by dressing up as characters from some of their favourite books! We designed a book mark and participated in buddy reading, reading to the children in Junior & Senior Infants! We had our very own table quiz too! What an action packed day – we had so much […]
Mary Arrigan visits 5th & 6th class!
Mary Arrigan well known Irish author of children’s and teens books visited the girls in 5th & 6th class. Mary told us all about her book ‘The Adventures of Milo’ and she even read to us. We each got a signed copy of the book! We thoroughly enjoyed the visit.
Pancake Tuesday in 5th/6th!
On Pancake Tuesday the girls in 5th/6th got a lovely surprise when they were treated to some yummy pancakes from the 6th class girls! They were delicious! A big thank you to the Mammy’s who helped make the pancakes!
Valentines Day Arts & Crafts in 5th/6th
For our Valentine’s Day art and crafts, the girls in 5th/6th have been very busy working on their fabric and fibre projects! Each girl sewed a felt shaped heart using the back stitch, we then stuffed them and added lavender to the inside for a lovely scent! Take a look at the pictures below! […]
What an Experience!
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On Saturday March 1st our school choir travelled to The Hub, Kilkenny to take part in the 2014 Peace Proms and what an experience we had! There were choirs from Waterford, Laois, Wexford,Kilkenny, Carlow, Roscommon, Tipperary and of course, Offaly. The concert was conducted by the internationally recognised conductor, Gearóid Grant. Emmanuel Lawlor, […]
Engineers Week!
The girls in sixth class celebrated Engineers Week this week by attending the library for a talk by Offaly County Council Engineers. We learned all about the different types of engineers there are and all about the important work they do! The girls got to be engineers themselves and worked in groups to make a bridge – […]
SNOW much fun!
In 5th / 6th we are learning all about different climates and the weather! As we are having changeable weather at the moment, we decided to go outside and see it for ourselves! It was SNOW much fun!