Community games quiz
Well done to our two sixth class quiz teams for participating in the limerick community games quiz. The quiz was held in the Woodlands Hotel in Adare and both teams had a great...
Safer internet speaker
Today, our school received a visit from Jason O’ Mahony, who works with a company called ‘Children of the Digital Age’. He visited all classes to give a talk about being safe online, which was very informative and engaging. He gave an information...
Experimenting with electricity
5th and 6th class enjoyed experimenting with circuits and electricity today. We learned about currents, flows, and connections. We created out own electricity circuits using bulbs, batteries and insulated wire. We then added switches, crocodile clips and more wire to...
Busy at maths
5th and 6th class have been learning about time, speed and distance in Maths. We decided to calculate our average running speed per second. We used our trundle wheel to measure a distance of 40 metres across the playground. We then used our ipads to time each other...
5th and 6th class get baking
5th and 6th class enjoyed making rice crispy buns today as part of their procedural writing. We also explored the changing characteristics of the tasty chocolate as we melted it from a solid to liquid. We hope they taste as good as they...
Engineers Week in UL
2nd to 6th class travelled to UL for Engineers Week in February. We attended a magical Science and engineering show called ‘It’s all done with mirrors!’ We watched a scientist expand and contract materials and play with gravity and weight. He even...
FAI soccer
On Monday 26th Feb students from 4th, 5th and 6th class braved the ‘beast from the East’ and headed to Sean Choill pitch in Corbally to participate in the FAI Nationwide soccer tournament. We brought 2 boys and 2 girls teams. The boys played 4 matches...