st. ailbe's NS
5th & 6th ClassMs. Hartigan is working her magic with 5th and 6th class again this year, with a busy group of 26 pupils plus some of the boys from Íontas class joining in. Ms. Hurley is also on hand to support and ensure that each child is reaching their full potential in their final stretch of Primary School.
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Tidy Towns’ Visit
Denis and Jonas visited our classroom to show us how to save seeds, that are in abundance in our village at the moment. We spoke about the Sustainable Development goals, the tidy towns report and how to play our part as global citizens
Local History
In September we studied the topic of St Ailbe and the church. We read lots of interesting articles, looked at work from children decades ago, watched videos and embarked on the heritage trail. We learned loads about the monastic site, the lake that once was and the...
Halloween Dress Up
A great day of fun , treats and dress up in our classroom.. We also indulged in Ms Hartigan’s favourite sandwiches today .. TAYTO CHEESE AND ONION! Who agrees that it’s the best ? we relaxed in the evening after a morning of madness with assembly. And of course the...
Maths Week
2D shapes were explored all week using stations. We explored shapes that tessellated, looked at tan grams, challenge cards, lines and angles, catergorising, properties and coordinates. We. Used iPads to connect to tan gram websites. We played barrier games, using all...
Halloween Art
The children created beautiful drawings using Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night as inspiration. Spooky Halloween scenes were also created using oil pastels!!
Polar Bears
Class projects
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School Tour
We travelled all the way to Irish National Heritage Park in Ferrycarraig and on to Tramore this year, our first school tour since 2019. We learned alot about the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Early Christian Ireland thanks to our amazing tour guide Paul. We were...
Aladdin Panto
We finally got to deliver our Aladdin Panto to our family and friends in the Parish Hall on Thursday the 16th of June. All children in 6th class rehearsed for many weeks and gave a wonderful show with Widow Twanky, Aladdin, Jasmine, Sapphire and more.. They were...
Wellbeing Week
A celebration of wellness took place in our school. Sixth class embraced all aspects of our themed week. Mindful Monday; we coloured mindfully, relaxing and being present in the current moment. We actively read in DEAR time. Time to connect Tuesday; we enjoyed...