It’s been fantastic to see all of you back in school, ready for a new year of learning, growing, and making memories together. Our 4th and 5th Class students have settled in wonderfully, reconnecting with friends and diving into school life with great enthusiasm. We began the term by revisiting key topics from last year to ensure a strong foundation, setting everyone up for the exciting new material ahead.
This term was filled with engaging activities that made learning fun and interactive. For Maths Week, we enjoyed a lively maths quiz and participated in maths trails, where students applied problem-solving skills in real-world scenarios. These activities encouraged teamwork, critical thinking, and a bit of friendly competition, helping everyone approach maths with confidence.
Sports were a big highlight this term, with plenty of opportunities for students to stay active and hone their skills. The entire class took part in athletics, where they practiced running, jumping, and other track and field events. It was a great chance for everyone to improve their physical fitness, learn new techniques, and support one another. Additionally, our 4th Class students participated in a football blitz, competing against other schools in an exciting series of matches. They showed fantastic team spirit and sportsmanship, making us all proud!
We were lucky to welcome some special visitors as well. The local fire brigade came to our school, teaching valuable fire safety tips and showing the students their equipment. One of the most memorable moments was a visit from an incredible guest speaker who shared stories and artifacts from World War II, bringing history to life in a way that captivated everyone and inspired thoughtful questions.
All in all, it’s been a wonderful start to the year, filled with learning, laughter, and plenty of memorable moments. We look forward to the many adventures and achievements yet to come as we continue working and growing together. Thank you to everyone for making this term so special—here’s to a fantastic year ahead! Go raibh mile maith agaibh go léir!
Happy Easter everyone!
We have had a busy and fun term in fifth and Sixth class. Sixth class took part in the VEX Regional Robotics competition in Dell on the 24th January. They were so prepared and our drivers were amazing on the day. They scooped the design award and the team challenge award.This gained us a place into the National competition in MTU which took place on the 28th February. Here, we came second in the Team Challenge award.This was an outstanding achievement for Sixth class. They worked so well together as a team. Thank you to Ian O’Gorman and Jason O’ Shaughnessy for all their guidance, encouragement and support. It is greatly appreciated.
On the 28th January we attended Peace Proms in UL. This was a unique opportunity to perform with a full orchestra. Music Generation was brilliant this term. We learned how to play the ukulele and performed several songs together. Thanks to Aoife and Norah for all their teaching and patience.
Sixth Class hosted the annual pop up café on Pancake Tuesday. This was a great day and everyone enjoyed tasty pancakes and baked goods. Well done Sixth!
We took part in the FAI 5 a side soccer blitz in Corbally. Even though the weather was not good we had a great day out and are got through to the next round.
In Geography, we studied the countries Japan and Mexico. We learned lots of interesting facts about their cultures and traditions.
We celebrated Seachtain Na Gaeilge with a whole school performance of the Haka and Shoe the Donkey. Bhí an-spórt againn!
Thank you to Linda who helps us every day in our classroom.
Cháisc Shona Daoibh go léir!
We had a great and busy term in 5th and 6th class. We have been busy practising for the Christmas show. We will perform some of our Peace Proms songs along with some Christmas favourites. We had Peace Proms rehearsal in UL and we are really looking forward to the show in January.
In Maths, 5th class mastered long division and we had fun using the calculator for several tasks. We also used the Smyths catalogue to complete tasks that were based on a budget. We also had some Hit the Button competitions!
The girls took part in the mini sevens football blitz in Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale. This was good fun and they showed great team work and sportsmanship.
We took part in Science week and enjoyed demonstrating experiments for the class.Everyone enjoyed our experiment day. We also took part in Anti-Bullying week and created cool odd sock art pieces. We also wore odd socks to school for a day.
In History, we learned about the Ancient Greeks and learned lots of facts from each other.We also explored Christmas traditions around the world and here in Ireland.
We were so lucky to be invited back to the Salesian Secondary College Transition Year show. They performed a very entertaining production of ‘Back to the 80’s’. We really enjoyed it and we were so proud to see many past pupils on stage.
We are continuing the Music Generation programme and we are really enjoying all the lessons. For Christmas we composed our own class song.
6th class ran a fantastic bake sale to raise funds for their upcoming VEX Robotics competition in January. Thank you to everyone who baked, donated and attended on the day. They raised an amazing 750 euro to go towards getting competition ready. We are looking forward to the day in DELL, where we will compete with other schools.
To end our term together, we did Secret Santa. This was great fun and everyone enjoyed unwrapping their thoughtful and cool presents.
NollaigShona agus Athbhliain faoi Mhaise Daoibh.
Welcome back 5th and 6th class from Ms Mullane and Linda.
It is so great to be back to a new term and new classes. Everyone is settling back so well and we have had a great start to the new academic year!
In SESE, we have focused on our local area. We completed projects on the school laptops and presented them to the rest of the class. We explored the history of our school, Curraghchase and other local landmarks. We also created Kahoots based on Kilcornan. We learned lots from each other!
In PE, we worked on the strand of athletics. We completed relays, hurdles, javelin throws and long jump techniques. This was super fun!
We have been reading the novel ‘Letters from the Lighthouse’ by Emma Carroll. This book is set during WWII. We are following the lives of Olive and Cliff as they embark on months of heavy air and raids across London.
We have been learning lots of sign language with Ger every week. This is a great skill to learn.
Music Generation has been so much fun. We have learned about the names of the music notes, patterns and different beats.
To celebrate Maths week, we completed a Maths Trail around the school. We also completed challenges using Lego. Sixth class were lucky to win the jar of sweets with the closest guess.
Well done to everyone on all your hard work!
Have a lovely Midterm break. Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh!
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