Fáilte Go Rang a Cúig & Sé
Welcome to 5th & 6th Class
Last Days!
Our School - A Farewell Project! From Sixth Class
We started a project about our school in September. Sixth Class presented this along with a patchwork quilt blanket to Anna and Fionnuala as parting gifts during the graduation ceremony. A huge thanks to Sarah for her amazing croquet skills. She made our random patches into a piece of art. Another huge thanks to Valerie for helping with our year book.
Graduation: Farewell Sixth Class;-(
We had our sixth class graduation ceremony on Thursday night. It was a happy-sad occasion. We even had our pictures printed in the Irish Times health supplement. Check out this link to see some pictures http://animoto.com/play/siL1ZNR0UpSzS3N0hFfCBQ.
Our School Tour - Petersburg!
Once again, fifth and sixth class had an amazing overnight trip to Petersburg Outdoor Education Centre.
March/April
Skip-a-thons, cake sales, Easter bonnet parades, student led conferences, rocket launchers, the national spring clean, school rugby blitz and a miscellany of other things we got up to!
February
As part of Engineer's Week we went to the 'Move It' workshop in the Engineering Building in NUIG. While there we were fortunate enough to visit Flirt FM and, were not only given a tour of their studio, but got to record our very own shout outs to friends and family. Rachael and Cole participated in a live quiz and we honed our interview skills using recording equipment. Check us out at http://www.mixcloud.com/flirtfm/20140210-kilcolgan-educate-together-national-school/
Cupid arrived on Valentine's Day and we celebrated with lots of delicious cakes. The children presented their Geography projects on weather disasters/ natural phenomena. Also we've been playing chess and ensuring everyone in the class learns to play.
Cupid arrived on Valentine's Day and we celebrated with lots of delicious cakes. The children presented their Geography projects on weather disasters/ natural phenomena. Also we've been playing chess and ensuring everyone in the class learns to play.
January
January has been another hectic month. At the beginning of the month we were involved in the inter-schools debating competition. The motion was "The Internet Does More Harm Than Good". Although defeated we learned lots from the experience. We've been learning about energy conservation in Science and made recycled paper. We received a tank from the Galway Aquarium for our classroom - giving us a snapshot of life under the sea. Mary helped us dissect a brain. Colm, Hannah, Blythe and Rory will be representing us in the Credit Union's Monster Quiz.
Blythe, Rory, Hannah and Colm represented our school in the Credit Union's Monster Quiz. After several tie-breakers they were narrowly defeated. We are very proud of their achievement!
Dissecting a Pig's Brain with Mary
The Atlantaquarium Comes to Kilcolgan
Inter-schools Debating Competition
Anxiously waiting to perform!
Recycling Paper
DECEMBER
In December our class entered a competition with the Marine Institute to win a tour of the Celtic Explorer. We won and had an amazing tour of the boat and met with a lot of the scientists who work on board in the wet and dry labs. While there we also went to the Christmas market in Galway. We were also busy preparing for our Christmas concert. We performed Avicii's 'Wake Me Up' as Gaeilge and Bob Dylan's 'Here Comes Santa Claus'.
Tessellating Shapes in Maths
Busy making props for our Christmas show and eating cake!!
NOVEMBER
In November we had a very successful bake sale in which we raised over 700 euro for the people of the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. The money raised was donated to Unicef. We were also busy making Reindeer Food in preparation for Christmas.We started our literacy circles. There are five reading groups in the class. We're reading three novels: Buddy by Nigel Hinton, Wonder by RJ Palaccio and When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr. We were also busy learning about acids and bases and the brain during Science Week. The scientists from the Jumping Clay team visited the school and we learned about the properties of the cell.
Literacy Circles
Science Week
OCTOBER
Back in Kilcolgan and settling into our new prefab. We have been as busy as ever. Here's a snapshot of our Baboró trip and Hallowe'en banquet!
Hallowe'en Fun
Baboró Children's Festival
We saw an exhibition of the work of well-known illustrators in the Arts Centre. We visited NUIG and went to a play called Life Boat in the Black Box Theatre. Set during WWII the story was based on the true story of two girls who survived their ship being torpedoed.
SEPTEMBER
In September 5th and 6th Class moved to Kilcornan temporarily while we were waiting for our prefab to arrive. Here is a sample of some of the things we got up to while there!
Making Pizzas
We made pizzas from scratch! This table were the gluten free corner.
Making Dens in the Woods
We had some pretty magical moments in the woods in Kilcornan. We worked on team building and construction. Here are the dens we made and how we built them.
Life Saving Skills and CPR
We learned life saving skills, CPR and how to use a defibrillator with Ciaran.
