Q: What is an engineer? A: Someone who sees a problem and attempts to solve it! We all got our engineers hats on last week and attempted to design and create a device to stop an egg from cracking after a drop from 2m. There were many different...
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On Thursday 5th March we celebrated World Book day. We had DEAR time, re-designed our favourite book covers, hosted buddy reading and dressed up as our favourite literary characters!
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There was great excitement as we visited the entrepreneurs of the future in Halla Setanta. Rang VI hosted a Trade Fair for the school where we purchased some cool items and tasty treats!
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We had a great time at the 6th class trade fair today in Halls Setanta. It was great to see the entrepreneurial spirit alive and well in Ms Clarke’s class! We all bagged a bargain and there were many happy customers in our class today!
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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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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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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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