Fifth Class
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Gardening
5th Class did great work in our school garden preparing it for planting. They weeded all the raised beds. They worked hard together and were very pleased with the great job that they did.
Lego League
5th Class pupils took part in the LEGO League STEAM initiative once again this year. The theme of this year’s League was ‘Unearthed’. Throughout the project, we learned about archaeology, artefacts, ancient ruins, and explored many historic Irish sites. We also enjoyed a local field trip to the site of an old school, where we discovered many interesting artefacts.
During the LEGO League project, pupils worked collaboratively in groups to research, code, and problem-solve. They were also challenged to design and build their own robots to support archaeologists in their work.
Six pupils attended the LEGO League showcase in ATU Galway, where a fantastic day was enjoyed by all. The pupils had the opportunity to present their impressive models, demonstrate their coding in action, and showcase the posters they created to accompany each project. These posters documented the design process, coding journey, and the core values practised throughout the project. After the showcase, the pupils enjoyed an exciting tour of the ATU labs, where they saw a 3D printer and a robotic arm in action.
To conclude the project, the pupils proudly showcased their models and posters to the whole school during our school showcase event.
Our LEGO League certificates and medals
Archaeology Field Trip
Archaeology is the theme of this year’s LEGO League project, and one of the highlights of our work so far was a wonderful educational field trip to a local field that was once the site of a school dating back to the 1800s. We were guided by Andrew, Patrick’s dad, who shared his extensive knowledge of the area’s history and helped bring the past to life for us. We learned so much about our local heritage and enjoyed exploring the site in search of artefacts. Our search proved very successful, and among the items we discovered were pieces of slate, old bricks, fragments of glass, pieces of delph, and an old pipe. It was fascinating to uncover these objects and imagine what life was like for those who attended the school many years ago. Afterwards, we returned to the classroom to examine and discuss our findings, sharing what we had learned from the experience. It was a truly memorable and enriching day. A huge thank you to Andrew for generously giving his time, sharing his expertise, and helping to make this such a valuable learning experience for everyone involved.
Happy Easter!
5th Class made beautiful clay pinch pots and baskets for Easter. Have a look at our creations. We enjoyed a brilliant Easter egg hunt with our buddies. Thanks to Mr. Treacy for organising!
Seachtain na Gaeilge
Bhaineamar an-taitneamh as seachtain na Gaeilge i rang a 5. Ghlacamar páirt i gciorcal comhrá le Rang 6, Chanamar Oró se do bheatha Bhaile don tionól. Bhíomar ag damhsa agus ag canadh. Ghlacamar páirt freisin i gcomórtas ealaíne seanfhocail agus bronnadh Cainteoiri na seachtaine ar bheirt daltaí.
Cainteoiri na seachtaine, Clodagh & Kayla
Buaiteoirí an chomórtais seanfhocail; Realtín, Róisín, Chlow & Dara
World Book Day
5th Class made a great effort to dress up as a book character in celebration of World Book Day on March 5th. We participated in a character parade with the whole school. We shared our books with each other and participated in some buddy reading with our Senior Infant buddies.
Wellbeing Week
Our school celebrated Wellbeing Week with a range of fund and engaging activities for all to enjoy. We completed some mindful meditations, mindful colouring, an Anti-Bullying poster competition, yoga and we finished off the week with 'Wacky Wednesday' Wellbeing stations that were led by the fantastic Wellbeing Committee.
Our Anti-Bullying posters
Our class winners, Eve and Liam
Italy Projects
5th Class did fantastic work on their Italy projects. They worked together in groups to plan, research and present fantastic projects on posters and Google slides on a range of topics including; tourism, sport, food, culture and art, geography, fashion and cars. We presented our projects to the whole school at assembly.
Sock puppets with our buddies
5th Class and Senior Infants had great fun making sock puppets. Our Senior Infant buddies supplied all the materials and we were more that happy to assist and support them in making their masterpieces. We really enjoy spending time with the younger pupils and look forward to our next project.
Spring Art
Have a look at the fabulous spring flower art that we created. So many stunning pieces of art!
Valentine's Art
5th Class created beautiful Valentine's art using the pointillism technique.
St Brigid's Crosses
5th Class shared their knowledge of St. Brigid and enjoyed looking at a selection of rush weaving sent in by Patrick's Dad. We were so impressed with the craftsmanship. Everyone made their own St. Brigid's Crosses and enjoyed a fun-filled afternoon.
Maths Fun!
5th Class have been learning about the measurement topic Length over the last few weeks. We had great fun preparing for a real-life maths experience in our school yard. The class worked in groups to discuss what they would need to carry out the exercise and estimated the length, width, height and perimeter of various zones and objects in our yard. They used rulers, metre sticks and trundle wheels. We enjoyed this activity and an interesting class discussion followed on our return to the classroom.
Happy Christmas!
We have ha a busy few weeks in 5th Class in the lead up to Christmas. We did some beautiful Christmas chalk art, robin drawings and a variety of other Christmas drawings. We enjoyed so many activities including the Carol Service, a visit from Santa, Christmas quizzes, lap challenges and a Christmas movie with 6th Class. Happy Christmas everyone!
Science Week
Science Week was an exciting week filled with exploration, investigation and collaboration. We researched scientists and presented our Google slides to the class. We were very fortunate to participate in an engaging coding workshop with Corrib Coding. The highlight of the week was organising and delivering our experiments showcase for our Senior Infant buddies. Everyone worked hard to plan, collaborate and conduct a selection of experiments including, lava lamps, invisible ink, oobleck, rainbow bubbles, exploding volcanoes, elephant toothpaste and a rocket!
Halloween Fun
We had great fun celebrating Halloween in 5th Class. We participated in the school parade and showed off our costumes, we joined 6th Class for a Halloween quiz, we also joined our senior infant buddies for some games and we did some beautiful artwork.
Halloween Quiz Winners!
Halloween games with our buddies
Maths Week
We had a super week in school to celebrate Maths Week. We enjoyed a selection of activities including, riddles, puzzles, ipad games, a maths trail with our Senior Infant buddies, a maths quiz and we participated in the whole school challenge to guess how many sweets were in the jar. A great week was had by all.
Maths trail with our buddies
Seashore Safari
5th Class are fortunate to be participating in the Seashore Safari programme with the Marine Institute. We had a very interesting and engaging visit with Sibéal, a Marine Biologist. During the visit we learned about a variety of sea creatures and prepared for our trip to Grattan Beach.
On September 8th, 5th Class set off on a Seashore Safari with Sibéal. We searched for unusual sea shells and did some rock pooling with our friends. We found a selection of crabs, fish and mermaid's purses. It was so much fun exploring with our friends and sharing the sea creatures we found before releasing them back into the sea. A brilliant day out was had by all!
Friendship Week
5th Class had a fantastic week celebrating Friendship Week. We made friendship bracelets with our wonderful Senior Infant buddies, drew pictures reflecting what friendship means to us. We also thoroughly enjoyed a visit to the 6th Class Bake Sale where we bought gorgeous treats.
5th Class painted beautiful pictures depicting their personalities. We enjoyed blending and making our own colours. Afterwards we shared our work with each other.
Welcome Back!
5th Class created beautiful hand drawings.
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