4th Class went on a school tour to Lissadell house. They spent some time learning about Robert Gore Booth, Henry Gore Booth, Constance Markievicz and the connection W.B. Yeats had with the famous house. We found it a very interesting topic to study as it covered a lot of historical subjects- such as the Famine and the 1916 Rising. The tour to the house
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We had a Pyjama Day today for Temple st. Hospital. We wore our pyjamas to school and were snug and warm all day! Kyle is going to Temple St next week and we raised 220 euros to send with him as a thank you to the doctors and nurses for caring for sick children. We had hot chocolate and buns today as
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Senior Infants had a visit from Olivia’s dad Dr Zac Johnson on Monday morning. This was related to our current topic: The Hospital. The children were very excited to practise using a stethoscope, otoscope and ultrasound on eachother! Thanks to Dr Johnson for visiting us.
The children in 4th Class have been doing a drama ‘as Gaeilge’ portraying the story of the first Christmas. 2nd and 3rd Classes came to watch them act it out. Well done to all! In Art the children also drew and painted the Nativity Scene. They turned out beautifully!
The children started sewing in 4th Class. First they learned how to ‘backstitch’. Once they had all mastered that skill, they could start on their art piece. They traced a hand print from either their grandparents or parents. They then drew that hand print onto hessian material. They threaded their needles and started to back-stitch the outline of the hand onto the material. Afterwards they
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Blog post written by Sarah We went to the Model Art Gallery on the 10th of November 2016 and it was amazing! The building used to be a school but then a family bought it. Later they gave it to Sligo County Council and they made it into an art gallery. We went on a tour there. Our tour guide’s name was Chelsea Canavan.
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Blog Post by Killian and Julie-Rose Today we drank and made soup. We went to the Glen and used the kitchen there. Our class got different jobs such as cutting unions,peeling the carrots,putting vegetables into a pot and peeling potatoes. We also cut the bread. The Green School Committee took the peas out of the pea pods. (Mrs O Rourke,Jamie,Jacob,Oisín,Frazer,Lily,Killian,Julie,Nicole,Isabel,Brian and Lily) We then got
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We played maths games every morning for Maths Week. Some of our parents came in to play the games with us. It was good fun. We enjoyed maths week.
Congratulations to all the children who participated in the try-a-tri event on Friday 21 October. The event was run by Triathlon Ireland in conjunction with Youth Sport West and Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership. It was extremely well organised and a great experience for all involved. The children got a real sense of achievement from completing the event and receiving their medals.