6th class 2018/19
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Jun.2019
With heavy hearts, we bid a fond farewell to our 6th Class ‘gang’ today. They take the next step on their journey of life as confident, enthusiastic young people with huge potential which ...
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Jun.2019
The children participated in the Feis today, reciting a mixture of classic, modern and original poems. Every child performed beautifully and was marked by the adjudicators, with glowing praise given. ...
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Jun.2019
We had a fantastic day this year as we took part in our final (sob!) Sports Day in the Good Shepherd. Activities included Tug of War, Penalty Shout-out, Hurdles, Bopper racing, Water and Sponge racing ...
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13
Jun.2019
6th Class had a fantastic day out at Tayto Park in Co. Meath today. Fortunately the rain cleared for us, but unfortunately, it was impossible to take a camera on the various rides for pictures, but th ...
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Jun.2019
6th Class are being kept active and busy this week with all the activities that have been organised as part of Active Week. We have had boxing training, Glow Football, yoga sessions, GAA skills traini ...
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May.2019
The children from 6th Class recently took part in our in-school transitioning programme, facilitated by a visit to Ballinteer Community School. This provided the children with the opportunity to refle ...
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May.2019
A sample of our recent art projects. We made clay monster heads and summery sandals in the sand. Fingers crossed for the real thing!☀️ ...
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May.2019
6th Class attended the Junior Entrepreneur Programme Showcase Day in the RDS today. This was the culmination of all the work done this year and a great chance for the children to see the business vent ...
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May.2019
We are now using the school iPads for lessons in reading and research. ...
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Mar.2019
As you may be aware, the children launched an iPad Quest at the beginning of the school year, writing letters to various local businesses asking for a donation of an iPad or the equivalent funding. We ...
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Mar.2019
As part of World Book Day, we were lucky enough to be visited by a Seanchaí, who regaled the children with wonderful stories from Irish folklore such as Faeries, ghosts and Oíche Shamhna. In Irish tra ...
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13
Feb.2019
We held our Showcase Sales Day today where all our pre-orders were distributed to customers & we sold remaining stock also. We must now repay our investors and then calculate the profit made on ou ...
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9
Feb.2019
We have entered the production phase of our business project. We are now making our Slimetastic Sensory Slime! All materials have been purchased from the investment fund. Those with experience are act ...
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Feb.2019
To mark St. Brigid’s Day, we were given a demonstration of how to construct a St. Brigid’s Cross. The children were then able to try their hand at it themselves, which they greatly enjoyed ...
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Jan.2019
We are now at the stage of advertising & promoting our Slimetastic Sensory Slime. Each child is now working as part of a team to help bring our product to life. The teams include finance, marketin ...
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31
Jan.2019
We had some of the children’s Grandparents visit our class today as part of Grandparents’ Day. The children were regaled with wonderful stories, anecdotes & jokes from years past about ...
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13
Dec.2018
The next step in our business venture is to carry out market research for our proposed product, Slimetastic Sensory Slime. This involved creating a survey aimed at our target market and establishing p ...
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13
Dec.2018
We have made Christmas cards with a science twist! Using a paper circuit, a battery and an LED, the children were able to light up their cards. They were then able to decorate them and write a Christm ...
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Category:6th class 2018/19
6
Dec.2018
On our second trip to St. Tiernan’s Secondary School the children gained practical experience of using a scientific microscope, being able to magnify samples on slides to the power of 40, 100 an ...
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Dec.2018
The talented children of 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th at the recent athletics heat in Terenure College. ...
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Dec.2018
Today we welcomed a guest speaker to our class to speak with the children about setting up a business. A big ‘Thank You’ goes to Mr. Damien Byrne from Keylon Engineering Design Ltd. for pr ...
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29
Nov.2018
As part of our school Science Week, we were fortunate enough to be visited by an expert in birds of prey. The birds we learned about were the owl and the falcon. Some of the children were lucky enough ...
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Nov.2018
On our recent trip to St. Tiernan’s secondary school, the children took part in a science experiment to determine the effect of heat on a rubber ball. Using predicting, measuring, recording and ...
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29
Nov.2018
We recently held our ‘Dragon’s Den’ session of JEP, wherein our groups had to pitch their various ideas to the experts for evaluation. Below you will see the ideas for each group whi ...
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Nov.2018
The children love the activities in our Maths stations, comprising of fun ways to practice number concepts, multiplication, division, times tables and number operations. Using dice games, card games, ...
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22
Nov.2018
6th Class are currently taking part in the Friends for Life programme, designed to teach emotional resilience and coping strategies for the worries & anxieties of modern life. We have recently bee ...
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15
Nov.2018
Our class had a fantastic day in Dundrum library where we attended an interactive workshop run by the Rediscovery Centre for Science Week. This centre, located in Ballymun, reuses and recycles all typ ...
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12
Nov.2018
Another investigation carried out this term involved the capillary action of water. We used water, kitchen roll and food dye of different colours to see how the water travelled. The procedure is outli ...
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12
Nov.2018
To mark Science Week 2018 here are examples of some of the investigative work undertaken so far this term. The first experiment involves a chemical reaction to make a lava lamp using water, vegetable ...
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Oct.2018
As we bid a fond farewell to our classmate Saif, we wish him and his siblings the very best in their new school. We also hope that everybody has a safe and spooky break. Happy Hallowe’en!🙎🐅🎃👻 ...
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Oct.2018
We are busy with our Literacy Stations this term. These provide an opportunity for the children to work on particular aspects of literacy in small groups with individual conferencing & feedback fr ...
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18
Oct.2018
We have been busy these past few weeks in school and all the children have worked hard. They have produced great work and our corridor contains samples of our colourful, vibrant artwork. These include ...
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Category:6th class 2018/19
10
Oct.2018
6th Class walked to Rathfarnham Castle today on our school sponsored walk. We took the scenic route by the Dodder River and spent some much-needed time in the playground! We were blessed with a beauti ...
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17
Sep.2018
6th Class have started training in bicycle safety. The aim is to teach the children how to use their bikes properly and safely. They will learn about safety equipment, signalling, being vigilant of tr ...
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