Archive for Sixth Class
What an Experience!
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!
Fabric & Fibre in 5th & 6th
Take a look at our fabric and fibre projects below – we thoroughly enjoyed learning to sew! We are already working on a Valentine’s Day project!
Gymnastics in 5th / 6th!
We are really enjoying our gymnastics class with Mrs Feehan and are improving every week! We love using the equipment! Take a look at our pictures below!
Our Grandparent’s Day portraits in 5th / 6th!
To celebrate ‘Grandparents Day’ the girls in 5th / 6th sketched portraits of their grandparents! The fifth class portraits are being proudly displayed in our classroom and the sixth class girls portraits are on display in the hall! We learned a poem called ‘Grandparents Day’ and even wrote our very own acrostic poems […]
Science experiments in 5th/6th!
In Science class we have been learning all about how sound travels. We did several experiments using different materials! We wrote up the correct procedure for our experiments and had lots of fun doing it! Take a look at our experiment below! Experiment: To investigate whether sound travels better through a solid or a […]
Discovering Egypt in 5th/6th!
The girl’s in 5th / 6th were very busy learning all about Egypt. We worked in pairs and researched how the ancient Egyptians lived! We then presented our projects to the class. We really enjoyed doing our projects and learned so much!!
Grandparents’ Day
On Thursday 30th January, Mercy Primary School hosted its 3rd annual Grandparents’ Day. We started off with a beautiful mass in the church. We brought all the children from 2nd to 6th class and invited the Grandparents of the Sacrament classes – 2nd and 6th. After mass, we returned to the school hall, where there […]
Catholic Schools Week in 5th/6th
In celebration of ‘Catholic Schools Week’ the girls in 5th/6th have been busy – we each drew the symbol ‘Fan the Flame’ and we learned the song. Increase our Faith Fan the Flame We also worked on our sewing skills – We each got a teddy […]