6th class

This week is World Book Week in school, and to mark this the children had a visit from a professional storyteller, who entertained them with some lovely traditional stories. In addition, the children ...

Sixth Class took a trip to the beautiful surroundings of Glendalough, Co. Wicklow to take part in a pilgrimage around the monastic settlement of St. Kevin. Although the weather was against us initiall ...

On Friday last we held our big showcase day for all who had made orders to collect their Ooballs. All the children were delighted with the product & 6th Class did themselves proud with their frien ...

Intercultural Day took place in the school and it was a great success. With food stalls, projects, a traditional Moldovan song and a samba drumming band, our school proudly displayed it’s intern ...

As part of the annual school Christmas recital, 6th Class recited a poem as Gaeilge, ‘Oīche Nollaig’, and sang the hauntingly beautiful ‘Winter Song’. Well done to all the boys ...

As part of the Junior Entrepreneur Project, we held a ‘Dragon’s Den’ today for the children to pitch their project ideas in groups. The four ideas in contention were home-made sticke ...

As part of the Music Generation Programme, 6th Class took part in a percussion workshop. The children were introduced to a wide variety of percussion instruments and our facilitator, Paul, shared his ...

As part of Science Week, we were lucky enough to visit Explorium in Sandyford. This fantastic facility brings Science to life for the children with interactive activities, games, a gravity room and am ...

Science Week has been a huge success this year! 6th Class were involved in fantastic activities, some of which focussed on the theme of climate change. We participated in a coding workshop, we had int ...

6th Class took part in a biodiversity workshop today, where the children learned what biodiversity means, how it affects our planet and the issues that threaten biodiversity in the present. It was ver ...

A spooky, fun-filled day was had by all in 6th Class. Well done to all the boys & girls who dressed up, the ideas were so imaginative! We wish everybody a safe and happy Hallowe’en and mid-t ...

This week was Maths Week in the Good Shepherd and our class were kept busy with a great selection of activities! In addition to designing the school Maths board, 6th Class integrated Maths with Art by ...

Our annual sponsored walk took place recently. We were blessed with beautiful autumn sunshine as we walked along the Dodder River to Rathfarnham Castle, where the children took a well-deserved break i ...

After the theory session last week, we had our first practical training session in the school yard. The children practiced how to brake safely, how to signal for a turn and how to make a correct turn, ...

6th Class are already busy with our Maths Stations, where the children can practice different topics, particularly their times tables, in a fun and cooperative way. The children really enjoy these ses ...