This past week we have been working on using our bodies as percussion instruments. With inspiration drawn from Storms Ciara and Dennis, we replicated the sound of a thunderstorm outside. To add to the effectiveness of it all, we transitioned into...
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On Friday, 4th class held a debate entitled, “Children under the age of 12 should not be allowed to own a mobile phone.” 24 pupils split into two teams – one FOR the motion and one AGAINST – while the remaining 5 pupils...
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We began our first assembly of the calendar year as Master asked everyone to remember former Master, Pat O’Neill, who passed away recently, as we joined in prayer. To celebrate Catholic School’s Week 6th class read prayers of the...
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The senior classes have been entrenched in politics this week too. They learned all about about the General Election and today there was great excitement as they cast their votes using official polling and ballot cards and the booths. The...
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With the hype surrounding the General Election tomorrow, we learned this week about our electoral process. We learned about constituencies, proportional representation, quotas, vote transfers, polling stations, and much more! To highlight how...
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After victory in the Cumann na mBunscol Quiz in November, our quiz teams enjoyed further success today as the u11 and u13 teams travelled to Castlebellingham to battle 10 other schools in the Connect Credit Union Quiz final. After an epic battle...
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Today, four very special guests were invited into school to facilitate a workshop for the pupils of 5th and 6th classes. In what we hope will become an annual tradition, four ladies with strong links to the school and local community, taught the...
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We’ve been learning about persuasive writing in English this month. Last week we looked at how radio advertising persuades us to purchase products, services etc. This week each table grouping came up with their own products, designed a...
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