On Thursday 20th of September we had a coffee morning. Each class got a biscuit and a cup of orange juice. The parents came in from 2 O’clock to 3. We raised about 700 euro. All the money went to the Northwest Hospice. We all had to pay 1 euro. Some infants stayed after school. The parents got coffee/tea and a biscuit We asked
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We are having great fun on scooters in school! We have road signs and a path to follow. Senior Infants

In 6th class we made some poems with a twist for National Poetry Day last Thursday. In poems with a twist, the first three lines are full of expectation and the last line is a let-down! We used Audacity to record the podcast and then we made it into an MP3 file. They were really fun to make. Listen to the Podcast HERE (2mins 55secs)

In 6th class we did a science experiment using potatoes. We learned that potatoes are made up of about 75% water. Our experiment was to see how well the potatoes held the water. We cut the potatoes in half and scooped out a hollow in the center. Then we poured some salt in to one half and left the other half empty as a control. We left them
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During the week we were doing a project on Twitter about signs of Autumn. There was a lot of schools from all over the world involved. Schools from Canada, America and Ireland were tweeting as well. We had to find signs of Autumn and take pictures of them. We had to tweet as much as possible. Eimear and Maedhbh took pictures of signs of
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Some boys and girls were gone to an athletics fest today and there was a group left behind. Our teacher said that the people left behind could do something fun. We were split up into two groups of eight. One group went into the kitchen in the hall to bake while the other group worked quietly. The first thing we had to do was
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We are learning this hymn in choir in school at the moment. Enjoy singing along to the video.

We are learning this hymn in choir in school at the moment. Enjoy singing along to it.

We’re learning this hymn in choir at the moment in school. It’s believed to date back to the 1800s and was sung by slaves in America. In this video it is sung by Alison Krauss.  

Dear Parents, 1.10.12 I hope this letter find you all well and settled into the school term. The following are some notices which I would like to bring to your attention so please read carefully. Trip to Hawks Well Theatre All children in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th classes are going to the Hawks Well Theatre on Monday, 22nd October at 10am to see
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