Author James Hannon visited our school today. He told the children a bit about himself and his life as a writer. He encouraged the children to read and write every day. He writes 250 words everyday. He also writes a first draft and a second draft, just like us in school! We bought a copy […]
Category Archives: News & Activities
07
May
May
Poet, Amy Abdullah, came to our school today for a workshop with 2nd to 6th class. The lesson included the children responding to a poem orally and in writing. Finally the pupils had the opportunity to write them own poem with Amy’s support and guidance.
06
May
May
A great day was had by all; what a beautiful day and so nice to meet the staff and pupils from Mount Talbot, Ballintleva, Castlesampson and Curraghboy. Well done to all our players and thank you to our supporters today. Both teams played really well and did us proud. Congratulations to the boys who are […]
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Feb
Feb
We started our Fossils project for Science Blast in October. Firstly we read about fossils and asked and answered questions about them. Top 10 Facts About Fossils! Next we used our new Excavation Kits to work like a palaeontologist. We demonstrated great patience and took great care as we excavated 8 fossils from our block […]
27
Feb
Feb
The children worked hard on their Stemtacular projects. They chose their own science questions. They then predicted and researched this topic, exploring interesting information and created a fabulous display of their work. They practised in school presenting their projects to one another. They asked one another other great questions. The children brought 5 great projects […]
04
Feb
Feb
We worked very hard on our Young Scientist project during November and December. The research topic was Are Nettles Good for You? Please find our project below. Stripe Young Scientist Nettles Sincere thanks to Janet Meade and Owen Murphy for visiting our school to help with our research. We had a brilliant day in the RDS […]
07
Jan
Jan
Thank you sincerely to the Westmeath Independent for the great coverage of our Young Scientists project. link to our project below Stripe Young Scientist Nettles
24
Oct
Oct
We couldn’t recommend Barra Ó’Flanniagh enough. He came today for a drumming workshop in our school (in the Junior Room, and then the Senior Room). He was brilliant with the children and taught them so much. They had lots of fun. Barra carried out the workshop in English agus as Gaeilge. What a lovely way […]
24
Oct
Oct
There was no sign of a lot of our pupils today. Instead our school was full of scary creatures! The two teachers even stayed at home and sent witches in their places! Happy Halloween everyone. Have a lovely midterm break!
20
Oct
Oct
We had lots of fun celebrating Maths Week this week. We played loads of great Maths games which Mrs. Stumble kindly sourced for us. We continue to use lots of maths resources to help us in our learning In the Senior Room we followed the great Chess lessons on the Ficheall website. It helped us […]