Fifth Class-Term 2 2022/23

5th  class have enjoyed learning all about France this term. They worked independently to complete and present excellent projects both in folder and powerpoint format. A very high standard was achieved so well done to all.  As well as that, we created fairy houses using clay, winter birch trees through the medium of drawing and painting and some James Rizzi inspired cityscapes in visual arts.

In Science, we are participating in this year’s STEAM programme with local company Teleflex. Katy & Cathal are guiding us through a variety of topics including infrastructure, process engineering, electrical engineering and many more.

We are also participating in the JEP programme this year. In February, we all pitched our ideas to the “Dragons Den” where just one idea was chosen as our business focus. We are now in our relevant teams and will hold our Showcase Day in May of this year.

We had Charlie & Conor  from Buccaneers who taught us all about tag rugby earlier this term. We are also currently enjoying Gaelic football with Conor from Clann na nGael on Wednesdays. 

Fifth Class-Term 1 2022

5th class have had a very busy start to the year. We enjoyed a local history tour to Cloonakilla Graveyard and other points of local historical interest  in September with Martin Curley. We created and designed maths games for the junior infant classes during Maths week, They were fantastic and cleverly put together. The infants thoroughly enjoyed their visit upstairs. We held a Mental Maths Competition daily.  The overall winner for 5th class was Senan. Well done! We have created lovely pieces of art each week. We especially enjoyed our lesson based on the style of Tim Burton.  We have been reading novels like The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Holes & There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom. Mrs. O’Rourke has resumed choir practice on Thursday afternoons. We are learning lots of fun songs like Beidh Aonach Amarach, Rocky Mountain & Sloop John B. She also visited our room to chat to us “as gaeilge”. We learned about the digestive system  in science and have been learning about planting spring bulbs  this week with the help of Gerry our caretaker .We are all looking forward to our Halloween break!

5th class have had a busy third term so far and it’s only May! We have taken part in sports blitzes and competitions in soccer, Gaelic and basketball. French lessons with our tutor Emeline have been ongoing each week. The children created fabulous projects about World War 1. We have also enjoyed discussing our novels ‘Out of My Mind’ and ‘Ways to be Me.’

The children in Mrs Cronolly’s, Ms Cunniffe’s and Ms Dowling’s classes are taking part in weekly Cookery Classes. Classes have already begun, and so far the children have made Tortilla Pizzas, Wholemeal Scones and Sausage Rolls. In the coming weeks, the children will continue to learn how to make more healthy meals including pancakes for Pancake Tuesday. These classes link with the Procedural Writing strand that we are undertaking in English.

In Art, Valentines was this month’s theme and the pupils created very interesting and colourful displays using a variety of mediums.

In Geography , we researched and studied about France. We each put together an individual project which we presented to our classmates whilst enjoying an array of delicious typical French foods. We look forward to visiting the places we were learning about in summer 2022!