Murhur National School

Sewing class

5th and 6th Class produced some nice pieces during a sewing class recently.

Road Safety

All pupils had a Road Safety lesson courtesy of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) this morning. It was a very informative webinar.  It is so important to remind us all to be safe on the roads while walking, cycling and being a passenger in a vehicle.  Be safe, be seen, wear your helmet and always wear your seat belt.

 

Water Safety

A huge thank you to Rochelle O’Riordan, Water Safety Ireland instructor for her very informative lesson on Water Safety. She explained to the children all about safety/warning flags, ring buoys, rescue tubes, voice rescue and reaching rescue etc. The Senior room pupils were shown CPR and how an AED (Defibrillator) is used.  We urge all our pupils to take great care in the water this summer.

Sports Day

We had a very successful ‘Active School Week’ 2021 culminating in Sports Day on Friday 18th. It was a fun-filled day all about exercise and outdoors! A big thank you to guest coaches Issy for basketball and Luke for soccer.  Children also enjoyed a football match, a welly throwing competition, sack race, tug of war, etc.  Overall it was a great week and we were blessed with wonderful weather.

6th Class 2021

Our wonderful 6th class wearing their Class of 2021 hoodies! What a fabulous leaving gift from our Parents’ Association.

Out and About during ASW

Another beautiful day during Active School Week. The pupils in the Junior Room headed for a walk in the woods, while 2nd, 3rd and 4th class went on a History/Geography trail walk around the Village.  5th and 6th had a Village walk stopping off at the playground for some fun!

Exercise and Sunshine

Mid-way through Active School Week with lots of beautiful sunshine.  The 5th & 6th Class had their Muay Thai lesson along with a football match.  2nd, 3rd and 4th concentrated on an obstacle course and skipping while the junior room pupils had a dancing class followed by playground games.

Muay Thai

2nd 3rd and 4th class were introduced to Muay Thai during Active School Week. This is a form of ancient martial art.

Active School Week 2021

The week got off to a flying start in the junior room with some yoga poses, stretches and lots of very impressive planks!  It was then time to get active with basketball where they showed off their dribbling skills and super teamwork!  2nd 3rd and 4th played Rounders  –  some great throwing and catching skills on show.  It was Dodgeball for senior room pupils.  Lots of happy but tired children after the first day of Active School Week!!

 

RSA

Pupils in the Junior Room learned all about road safety in a virtual lesson with Colin Mangan from the Road Safety Authority.

 

Today’s Weather Forecast!

The Junior room pupils became Meteorologists and reported some quite dramatic and unseasonable weather on the way!

Campfire Art

The Junior Room pupils learned all about camping this week and of course no camping trip is complete without some marshmallows!

5th & 6th Class Projects

5th and 6th class pupils were busy with  SESE projects on Rocks, The Moon and World War 1 / World War 11.  Art class included some lovely summer flowers.

 

Lessons outside

The Junior room pupils enjoyed lessons outside where they practised their Gaeilge playing ‘Nathracha agus  Dréimirí, they showed off their excellent singing voices with the Bruno Mars hit ‘Count on Me’ which is all about friendship.

On Air!

Well done to all the pupils who spoke to Deirdre Walsh on Radio Kerry on Thursday. They discussed some of the new skills they learned during lockdown. Well done to all.

Inspirational Interview

There was a captive audience in Murhur N.S. recently for what was a wonderful interview with Rachel Blackmore, which was part of an ongoing interview series “Inspiring Ireland, Inspiring Students”. She spoke such inspirational words and truly is a role model for all children.

 

Working with Clay

Children in 5th and 6th showing their artistic side while working on an array of summer themed clay pieces.

Active Learning

What’s the best way to learn about Length in Maths? Get outside and start measuring! 2nd, 3rd and 4th figured out their height, foot length, arm span etc. in Maths today.  They loved comparing different measurements with each other.