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Curious Minds Gold Award
We are delighted to share that our school has been awarded the Curious Minds Gold Award. This is our 16th science award. This...
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Jun 22, 20251 min read


Lifecycle of a frog
1st and 2nd class have been learning about the lifecycle of the frog in our SESE class. We wrote a report on the frog also.
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Feb 10, 20251 min read
STEM- Foil boats
We had great fun trying out a STEM challenge today in class. In groups we made a boat from tinfoil. The boat floated in water and we...
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Jan 20, 20251 min read
Smartie Maths
We explored data this week using smartie sweets. We sorted all the smarties into coloured sets and then counted each of the sets. We...
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Dec 20, 20241 min read
Skittles Experiment
We have been covering pattern in maths. We decided to integrate this science experiment with the topic. You will need Skittles White...
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Nov 17, 20241 min read
Marshmallow Fun
We had great fun making shapes with mini marshmallows, cocktail sticks and spaghetti.
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Nov 6, 20241 min read
Germ Buster Experiment
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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Nov 4, 20241 min read
Maths Week 2024
1st and 2nd had fun exploring the school grounds today. We completed a shape trail in pairs.
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Oct 14, 20241 min read


Mouldy bread- how clean are our hands?
We used bread to demonstrate the importance of washing our hands. The class touched one slice with unwashed hands and one slice with...
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Apr 20, 20241 min read


Measuring
Our class had fun using cubes, lollipop sticks, hand span and metre strings to measure items in the classroom. We have been learning...
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Mar 26, 20241 min read


STEM Day
Our 6th class were invited to Coláiste Iascaigh on March,13th where they had a very interesting and enjoyable day. Meanwhile the 5th...
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Mar 21, 20241 min read


Sound - investigating high and low sounds
We used four glasses to investigate high and low sounds. We filled one glass with water and left one glass empty. When we tapped each...
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Feb 29, 20241 min read


Busy Builders
We have been busy constructing lots of different types of buildings with Lego and Mag Snaps. We even built a whole army!
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Feb 20, 20241 min read


Spaghetti Tower Challenge
In class we worked in groups to see who could construct a tower of spaghetti that would hold one marshmallow. We attempted to make the...
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Feb 14, 20241 min read


Máirt na hinide Ag Déanamh Pancóga
Comhábhair : Plúir,so uibheacha, bainne, im. 1.Nigh do lámha 2.Cuir an plúr sa bhabhla. 3.Cuir bainne agus ubh sa bhabhla freisin....
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Feb 13, 20241 min read


Aquatic Biodiversity Workshop with Dara Timpson, Heritage in Schools
The aim of Dara's workshop is to immerse the students in the abundant biodiversity that exists in their local streams, rivers or lakes,...
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Feb 9, 20241 min read


Energy and Forces
We had fun today investigating slopes and friction. We used our maths books to prop up a ramp made from a kitchen roll. We timed how...
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Jan 24, 20241 min read


STEM - Beebots
The Bee-Bot is an interactive tool used to create hands-on and engaging learning experiences for primary school students. It is an...
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Dec 21, 20231 min read


Static Electricity
Last month we investigated static electricity in Science class. We cut up paper into small pieces. We inflated balloons and rubbed the...
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Dec 17, 20231 min read


Oobleck
We had lots of messy, sensory fun playing and experimenting with Oobleck - a mixture of cornflour and water. When we squeezed the oobleck...
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Dec 15, 20231 min read


Science/Living Thing
Planting spring bulbs, hyacinths and snowdrops . We planted 1 hyacinth bulb in water and more in clay for indoors. We planted...
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Dec 2, 20231 min read


Building Houses
We used straws, marshmallows, lollipop sticks and Lego to make houses for the three little pigs. Hopefully the Big Bad Wolf won't blow...
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Nov 29, 20231 min read


Maths: Fractions
We used Kahoot to assess our understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, mixed numbers and improper fractions.
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Nov 28, 20231 min read


STEM with Lego
We have been learning about homes in our SESE this month. We worked in pairs to build a variety of buildings from Lego. Wonderful...
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Nov 25, 20231 min read
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