Active Schools Week

On Friday, we were very lucky to have such nice weather that we were able to go for our school walk along with the rest of the school. We started in school 2 and headed for the GAA pitch while passing through the village. We then turned at the pitch and headed back towards the school.

On Thursday, we had a visit in from Paul Fagan. Paul spoke to the children about life as a country player, and about the importance of eating the correct foods and preparing yourself before a game or training. The children also got to ask him some questions.

In class, we also did some dancing to get us moving between classwork. Have a look below!

On Wednesday, we had a visit in from Olympian Liam Foley. Liam spoke to the children about his very busy sporting schedule and his experience in the Los Angeles Special Olympics. The children were very impressed with Liam's dedication to all of his sporting activites and how he is able to take part in so many different sports. Liam also passed around his Olympic medals, and the children got to hold them.

On Tuesday, the children got to go down to the hall and take part in some games with the parachute. The children had great fun moving under the parachute as it was raised up, and going underneath the parachute also. Have a look at what they did below!

Spinx the Bearded Dragon

Last week we had a visit from Spinx the bearded dragon. Spinx, owned by Kelsey, is only nine months old so he is still quiet young. His diet mainly consists of vegetables as he is still young. The children got to ask questions about Spinx and bearded dragons in general. We also learned that his tail is longer than his body! Have a look at him below.

Under the Hawthorn Tree

For the past few weeks, the pupils have been busy working on the novel 'Under the Hawthorn Tree' by Marita Conlon-McKenna. The novel, set during the time of the Great Famine in Ireland, tells of the story of three siblings on the search for their long lost aunts. The pupils enjoyed reading the novel and learning about the Famine. Some activities that we did to explore the novel included creating a new book cover, comparing characters in the novel, and a book review.

Mother's Day Cards

Check out some of the cards created by 5th class for their mothers. Many of the pupils used extra paper to create some 3D effects for their cards.