Class Trip to Narnia Exhibition

4th, 5th and 6th class went to visit the Chronicles of Narnia Exhibition in Christchurch, Bray on Friday. We got to listen to a story as we walked around the exhibition. The classes went in groups and received a bookmark and a temptation treat at the end; which is not to be opened until Easter Sunday! :)

Windows on the World: The Kenyan Ambassador comes to visit

We had a big day in the school on Thursday.  Over the past few weeks, 4th, 5th and 6th class have been working on their Windows of the World project in preparation for St Patrick's Day. This year our school has been given Kenya as our country. 4th, 5th and 6th class have been learning all about the country, the culture, the people, the geography, the animals and the art work.

To help us celebrate Kenyan culture the Kenyan Ambassador to Ireland, Catherine Muigai Mwangi, came to visit our school. We worked really hard to decorate our school in preparation of the visit. We had balloons, bunting, ribbons and flags in the Kenyan colours - red, black and green. All our pupils lined up at the front of the school and they waved their Kenyan flags to welcome the Ambassador.


The Ambassador planted a tree outside the school to commemorate her visit. She then went to visit 4th, 5th and 6th class to talk to them about life in Kenya. The girls had lots of questions for the Ambassador, and the Ambassador brought some gifts from Kenya for the girls. It was an excellent visit.

Over the next few weeks the girls will continue to learn about Kenya and they will prepare their display for their Windows on the World shop front. We can't wait to see it.

3rd Class Paper Weaving

3rd class did some weaving using paper strips.  We used lots of different colours and made various patterns.

St Brigid

3rd class made some beautiful pictures of St. Brigid using fabric.

Kenyan Ambassador's Visit

The Kenyan Ambassador came and visited 4th, 5th and 6th class today. She talked to us all about Kenya and her work as an ambassador. She gave us gifts of bags, necklaces and books. We made a guard of honour and she planted a tree in front of the school. The school was decorated in Kenyan colours and beautiful artwork was displayed.

Aquarium Project from Sealife

4th and 5th class received an aquarium from Sealife and Blackrock Education Centre. We looked after the aquarium for four weeks. There were four fish in the aquarium.

6th class teach us all to Step it Up

We are taking part in Operation Transformation in our school. Everyone is trying to be more healthy, to eat better and to do more exercise. Our parents and staff have even set up their own Operation Transformation Groups.

To help everyone in the school be fitter and more active the girls from 6th class went to every other class in the school to teach them the Step It Up dance.
Everybody danced and jumped and clapped. It was a great idea to keep everyone warm on a cold day.

The 6th class girls were very enthusiastic and the kids had a really great time.
You can listening to the Step It Up song and watch the video on You Tube by clicking on this link:

Maths Week 2012

Maths Week Ireland is an all-Ireland celebration of Maths and is a partnership of over 50 universities, institutes of technology, colleges, museums, libraries, visitors centres, professional bodies - any group that values maths. Maths Week Ireland promotes, awareness, appreciation and understanding of maths through a huge variety of events and activities.

In our school we made a special effort to promote Maths this year. We were aiming to show how maths is an integral part of life and the world around us. We chose to focus on Shape and Space throughout the school. Every class looked for ways in which shapes are integrated into our everyday lives. Shape and space was integrated into art projects and displays through out the school. First class made lovely circle cats. The infants went on a shape hunt to see where all the squares, circles and rectangles were hiding around the school.

The slide show shows some of the work we did during Maths Week this year.