The aim of Dara's workshop is to immerse the students in the abundant biodiversity that exists in their local streams, rivers or lakes,...

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...

The Bee-Bot is an interactive tool used to create hands-on and engaging learning experiences for primary school students. It is an...

Last month we investigated static electricity in Science class. We cut up paper into small pieces. We inflated balloons and rubbed the...

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

Planting spring bulbs, hyacinths and snowdrops . We planted 1 hyacinth bulb in water and more in clay for indoors. We planted...

We used straws, marshmallows, lollipop sticks and Lego to make houses for the three little pigs. Hopefully the Big Bad Wolf won't blow...

We used Kahoot to assess our understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, mixed numbers and improper fractions.

We have been learning about homes in our SESE this month. We worked in pairs to build a variety of buildings from Lego. Wonderful...

We have been playing gumball in pairs this week. It has been fun while working on our mental maths skills.

Thank you to Jacob for bringing in the marine mammal skeletons which he found on the seashore with his family. Our investigations lead us...

We investigated static electricity today 13/11/2023. 1. We rubbed our hair with balloons and electrons were transferred from our hair...

Materials: Properties and characteristics of materials In groups we tested a variety of materials to find out if they are transparent or...

Living things: plants and animals Energy and forces: Forces Maths:measuring We have been learning about bats in English this week. We...

Materials:Materials and Change You will need: 1/2 cup of vinegar, 1 tablespoon of bread soda, funnel, white balloon, bottle and black...

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.

As part of Maths week we have been busy constructing 2D and 3D shapes using marshmallows and cocktail sticks. We worked on our counting...

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...

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...

We were learning about sharks in SESE. We read the book Sharks by Phillip Clarke and learned some very interesting facts. We used old...

We had lots of fun experimenting with different materials to check if they would float and make vessels to float for Lego people.

Our apple tree is healthy and growing well. Taragh was with us today and we planted chives, parsley, rosemary, lavender, marigolds,...

We tested the strength of paper, folded in differently  shaped columns, by piling books on top. This is very similar to how columns are...

Today we carried out an experiment in the Senior room for some of our younger pupils to observe and enjoy ! Materials: - Several cups...