Activities

South Finals

Staff

Well done to our boys and girls who completed in South Cumann na mBunscol finals this week.

 

Our teams met two very strong Ballylanders NS sides in Martinstown and unfortunately did not bring home a trophy on this occasion. Our teams deserve huge credit though for the way they played and their supporters and mentors were very proud of them.

 

In terms of Gaelic Games, attention now turns to hurling where 2019 will see teams participate in indoor hurling, INTO Mini 7s, camogie and 11 a side competitions. Before that, the school’s handballers will be in action in November in the South Primary Schools Handball Blitz.

 

Our girls will also represent the South division in the county finals of the INTO mini 7s sometime in the spring.

 

Third/Fourth Class Make Skype Call to Vietnam

Staff

Ms Griffin and Third & Fourth class had a very interesting conversation with a teacher in Vietnam during October via Skype.

The children prepared questions for the Irish teacher based in Vietnam ahead of the call. Some of the queries they had were:

  • How is the weather?
  • What animals do you have there that we don’t?
  • What language do they use?
  • How do women dress?
  • How long is the flight there?
  • How do people travel?
  • Have you met many people?

The pupils were given lots of information about Vietnam and some other neighbouring countries and really enjoyed learning about Asia.

Third /Fourth Make Parachutes

Staff

Pupils of third/fourth class design & make parachutes.

 

Third & Fourth class had great fun in science this week as they were tasked with designing and making parachutes.

 

Ms. Griffin assigned the task of designing a parachute which could ensure a soft landing for a small object. The pupils set about designing the parachutes in small groups and then had to make them using a limited amount of materials provided. They produced some excellent results as you can see in these photos!

2nd & 3rd Mark Roald Dahl Day

Staff

2nd and 3rd class have been looking at a lot of Roald Dahl’s work.

 

We have read ‘The Twits’ and are currently reading ‘The Witches’. For Road Dahl day we decided to come up with a book of our own pranks that the Twits pulled on each other!
As his book ‘Matilda’ is 30 years old this year, the class also took part in the Matilda challenge where some mysterious things started happening in the classroom…..have a look for yourself!

 

Girls Reach 11-a-side Final

Staff

Well done to our girls team who have reached the Roinn B final.

 

Wins over Knockainey NS and Ballylanders NS saw them qualify for the 11-a-side final where they will face off again with Ballylanders NS. Their final group game against Athlacca NS ended in a draw.

Irish Road Safety Week

Staff

Pupils receive High Viz jackets as part of Irish Road Safety Week.

 

The pupils in Junior & Senior Infants today received their High Viz jackets as part of Irish Road Safety week. Pupils in third and fourth received Road Safety goodies like pencils, rulers and colouring books while members of second class got some practice using the Safe Cross Code outside the school.

Star Awards – September

Staff

Congratulations to our Star Award winners for September!

One pupil from each classroom was selected by their class teacher and the award winners were presented with certificates at today’s assembly. They were also given a night off homework for their efforts!

Boys Qualify for Final

Staff

Well done to our boys football team who have qualified for their Cumann na mBunscol final.

 

The team played 3 games this morning in Martinstown. Two hard earned wins from games against Knockainey NS and Athlacca NS were enough to secure a place in the Roinn B decider in a fortnight’s time. They will face Ballylanders NS who had the upper hand in our game today.