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Nov 12, 20231 min read
Transparent or Opaque?
Materials: Properties and characteristics of materials In groups we tested a variety of materials to find out if they are transparent or...
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rathleenationalsch
Oct 30, 20231 min read
STEM-Can you make a paper bat fly?
Living things: plants and animals Energy and forces: Forces Maths:measuring We have been learning about bats in English this week. We...
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rathleenationalsch
Oct 24, 20231 min read
Halloween Ghost
Materials:Materials and Change You will need: 1/2 cup of vinegar, 1 tablespoon of bread soda, funnel, white balloon, bottle and black...
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rathleenationalsch
Oct 24, 20231 min read
Halloween Art
Halloween is in full swing in 1st and 2nd class. We have been busy making Halloween art over the past few weeks.
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rathleenationalsch
Oct 23, 20231 min read
Scary Woods Walk in Kilglass
We have all our Hallowe'en Creations ready to be delivered to Kilglass for the Scary Woods Walk on Friday, 27th October.
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rathleenationalsch
Oct 20, 20231 min read
Shape Hunt
We finished up Maths week with a shape hunt in the school yard. We worked in pairs and recorded what shapes we could see in our environment.
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rathleenationalsch
Oct 18, 20231 min read
STEM with Marshmallows
As part of Maths week we have been busy constructing 2D and 3D shapes using marshmallows and cocktail sticks. We worked on our counting...
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rathleenationalsch
Oct 17, 20231 min read
Owl Art
We have been listening to the teacher read aloud the novel "the owl who was afraid of the dark" We have been enjoying Plop's journey in...
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rathleenationalsch
Oct 17, 20231 min read
Hyacinth bulb
Experiment: to examine how the roots of a bulb grow. We filled a bulb jar with water. We placed a hyacinth bulb in the jar. Over the...
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rathleenationalsch
Oct 1, 20231 min read
Maths Fun
1st and 2nd class had fun working in pairs during maths class. They were working on counting items within a set and completing the number...
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rathleenationalsch
Oct 1, 20231 min read
Germ Busters
We demonstrated a handwashing science experiment that reminded us the importance of using soap when washing our hands. Soap makes "germs"...
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rathleenationalsch
Sep 17, 20231 min read
Friendship Tree
1st and 2nd class have been busy learning the primary colours and the colour wheel in art class. We had fun creating the friendship tree...
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rathleenationalsch
Sep 14, 20231 min read
Hedgerow Week
For hedgerow week, we had a visit from Micheál Coughlan from The Heritage Council. We talked about all the different things we can find...
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rathleenationalsch
Jun 19, 20231 min read
Seashore Field Trip & Leave No Trace
Today 2nd to 6 th class walked to the seashore . We found anemones, crabs, limpets, mussels and winkles. We gathered rubbish that was on...
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rathleenationalsch
Jun 14, 20231 min read
Board Game Hour
We had great fun sharing and learning new tips, tricks and challenges during our Board Game Hour.
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rathleenationalsch
Jun 6, 20231 min read
Our School Tour
We had a wonderful day on our school tour. Firstly we visited the National Museum of Country life in Turlough, Castlebar and afterwards...
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rathleenationalsch
May 26, 20231 min read
Green Flag
We are delighted to have received our ninth green flag last week for the Global Citizenship - Travel theme. It is a great achievement for...
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rathleenationalsch
Apr 28, 20231 min read
Gaelic Football Skills
We have been practicing Gaelic football skills such as soloing, fist passing and catching in our PE Lessons.
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rathleenationalsch
Apr 28, 20231 min read
Electricity
In Science we have been learning all about electricity, how circuits work and how a switch can connect or break an electric circuit.
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rathleenationalsch
Apr 27, 20231 min read
In My Shoes 2023
Thank you very much to all who donated pre-loved shoes to the campaign.
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rathleenationalsch
Mar 27, 20231 min read
Procedural Writing
We have been working on the writing genre -procedural writing this week. Our topic was how to make hot chocolate.
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rathleenationalsch
Mar 26, 20231 min read
How Do Sound Waves Travel?
We had fun investigating how sound waves travel. You will need: a bowl, cling film, baking tray, rolling pin, rice Method: Stretch the...
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rathleenationalsch
Mar 16, 20231 min read
Beannachtaà na Féile Pádraig oraibh go léir.
Bhi Lá Glass again inniù. MÃle buÃochas do na páistà a ghleasta suas agus do gach duine as a bhflaithiúlacht. BhailÃomar €372 inniù....
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