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MS. HUGHES' CLASS




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Tangrams
We were very busy making Tangrams, a Chinese puzzle. First we learned how to make a square with the 7 shapes. We then made our own Tangrams.


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Tangrams
We are learning about ancient Chinese culture , to link the topics in history we are also learning about Tangrams. We learned how to make...


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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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Circle Loom Weaving
We enjoyed weaving these colourful flowers. We ucut an uneven number of notches on a paper plate which was our loom. Then we used yarn ...


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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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GAA Amigos Skills 2023
Well done to all the children who participated in the Sligo GAA Amigos Challenge on Friday, 19th May in Enniscrone. Best of luck to the...


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Our Visit to Leinster House
The houses of the Oireachtas sit in Leinster House in Dublin. Leinster House is steeped in history; it was originally known as Kildare...


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School Tour to Kilmainham Gaol
We travelled to Dublin on May 11th and our first stop was Kilmainham Gaol where we met our tour guide Joanne.


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


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Active Schools Week 2023 Dare to Believe
As part of Active Schools Week we registered for a webinar hosted by Olympian-turned journalist, David Gillick . We listened to and...


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In My Shoes 2023
Thank you very much to all who donated pre-loved shoes to the campaign.


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Creative Writing Workshop with Wayne O’ Connor
Wayne O'Connor is a Sligo based artist whose work is chiefly inspired by his love of Myth, Fantasy and Folklore. Working primarily as a...


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How Strong Is A Piece of Paper?
We tested the strength of paper, folded in differently  shaped columns, by piling books on top. This is very similar to how columns are...


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


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BLAST
On March 29 th we made tiles user Plaster of Paris with natural materials we collected at the shore.


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Sewing Pumpkin Seeds
Bhà an aimsir ar fheabhas inniú mar sin chuireamar sÃolta puimcÃn.


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Maths Trail
We were very fortunate with the weather today so we really enjoyed our Maths Trail.


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BLAST Project Continues
Dr. Jo Lewis, artist continues to work with us. On Thursday we made tiles from Plaster of Paris.


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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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BLAST Continued
We used charcoal today to draw our interpretation of last week's seashore visit. Our final pieces will hang in the school for a couple...

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First Confession
Congratulations to second class who celebrated the sacrament of Reconciliation in Rathlee church on the 8th March 2023.


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The Sustainable Engineering Challenge
The Sustainable Engineering Challenge Engineers take ideas and turn them into reality, using science, maths, and imagination. Engineers...


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BLAST – Bringing Live Arts to Students and Teachers
Today we walked to the seashore with Dr. Jo Lewis as part of the BLAST project. The reason for the visit was to gain inspiration for our...


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WEEE Ireland Schools Battery Recycling
Well done to all involved. WEEE battery merchandiser collected our batteries on February 23rd and we recycled 125kg of batteries which...


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Confirmation 2023
Congratulations to the pupils in Fifth and Sixth Class who celebrated their Confirmation in St. James' Church , Easkey on Saturday 25th...


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Máirt na h Inide
Bhà na pancóga an-bhlasta inniù.


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RoboThink Engineers Week Workshop
We had a very interesting and informative workshop today with RoboThink.


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Le Grá ar Lá Fhéile VailintÃn
We wove 3-D paper hearts for St. Valentine's Day.


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Partner's Portrait
Our day in The Model ended with a Portrait workshop with Lorna Watkins . Lorna is an artist, designer and creative facilitator. We had...


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The Model - Creative Cluster
On our visit to the model we met the Artist, Andy Parsons and he showed us around his studio. He talked to us about his paintings and...


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Our Day in The Model
Being part of a Creative Cluster has given us the opportunity to experience many different aspects of creativity which we would not...


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The ARC - Aquaculture Remote Classroom
Aquaculture is the farming of plants and animals in the water. Although almost all of us have seen and understand farming on the land,...


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Beannachtaà na Féile BrÃde oraibh go léir
Rinneamar crosa BhrÃde inniu.


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The Scream by Edvard Munch
Our interpretation of this famous painting. We used oil pastels.


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Idioms
Idioms are a phrase that actually means something different from its literal meaning. Here are a selection of the idioms we drew. Can...


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The Human Digestive System
We learned about our digestive system and then we drew and labelled the diagram.


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Fir Sneachta ag Súgradh
One point perspective art. Linkage maths and art by drawing circles using a compass .


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Santa Claus Visit
We had a very special visitor to the school today, thank you to our Parents' Association for pulling out all the stops to ensure Santa...


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Christmas Nativity Play and Carol Service
Our Christmas Play and Carol Service returned to Rathlee Church after a three year absence on Friday December 16th, thank you to all the...


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PlayingGames
We had great fun today playing board games and card games.


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BLAST Bringing Live Arts to Students and Teachers
The aim of this scheme is to give students in schools all over the country the opportunity to work with a professional artist on unique...


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Advent
As we prepare for Christmas we made these scenes . This method of cutting paper designs is called "Wycinsnki " pronounced...


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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
What's in the wardrobe?


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Tangrams
Invented in China, the tangram is a 7-piece square puzzle that has challenged learners of all ages for over one thousand years. We made...


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Class Novel - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
We are reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. Here are some of our cover illustrations.


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Mini Sevens Gaelic Football
We participated in the Mini Sevens tournament today in Castleconor, congratulations to Kilglass NS who go through as area winners and...
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