Archive for Sixth Class
5th and 6th visit the sorting office for An Phost in Birr
On Friday 22nd Nov, the lucky girls from 5th and 6th class in Mercy Primary School got to visit the An Phost south Offaly sorting office in Emmet Square, Birr. We were welcomed by Gary Cahill, the postmaster, who gave us a wonderful tour. One of the highlights was finding our own personal slots where […]
Science Week in 5th and 6th classes
5th and 6th classes combined to study Egyptian Rollers and how to move an object from A to B using the rollers. This was done in conjunction with their English Procedural Writing. […]
Science Week – Hearty business in 5th / 6th!
In 5th / 6th we learned all about the circulatory system. We even got to see one up close! We also worked in groups and drew the heart – they are displayed on the Science board in our classroom! […]
5th / 6th November Remembrance
In November the girls in 5th / 6th are remembering those who have passed. We remember them in our thoughts and prayers each day.
Portraits in 5th / 6th!
The girls in 5th / 6th sketched portraits of some famous people in Art class! Take a look at the pictures below – can you guess who they are? They are proudly on display in our classroom!
Dance routine in 5th / 6th!!
The girls in 5th / 6th have been learning a dance routine to the Irish song ‘An Dreoilín’ over the last number of weeks as part of our P.E classes! Take a look at our pictures below. We will put the finished routine up over the next few weeks! Well done girls! […]
English Procedural Writing
Last Thursday, as part of our English Procedural Writing class, we made cornflake buns We had lots of fun. They were delicious. Click on the photos to see how we […]
What a procedure!
Fifth and sixth class studied procedural writing. We decided to write ‘How to butter a slice of bread’ but two of our pupils did not know what activity they were doing. We explained step by step to our blindfolded students what to do.We learned it is quite easy to end up covered in butter!
Tornado in a bottle!
Just before the Halloween break the girls in 5th / 6th learned how tornados occur! We made our very own tornado with a fun Science experiment called ‘tornado in a bottle’! We used a plastic bottle, washing up liquid, water, food colouring and leaves to make our very own tornados. Take a look at our pictures below! […]
Procedural Writing in 5th / 6th
The girls in 5th / 6th are learning all about procedural writing in English lessons at the moment. We decided to write a procedure while having a tasty treat at the same time – rice crispy buns! It was so much fun and they tasted yummy! We cannot wait to see what our next procedure will […]