Some fantastic moves at school today during our interactive Zumba session. Afterwards, all pupils were very happy to cool down with some refreshing delicious Ice-Cream. A huge thank-you to our wonderful Parents’ Association for arranging the Ice Cream van stop-by!
The Junior room pupils became Meteorologists and reported some quite dramatic and unseasonable weather on the way!
The Junior Room pupils learned all about camping this week and of course no camping trip is complete without some marshmallows!
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.
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.
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.
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.
May birthday celebrations:
Children in 5th and 6th showing their artistic side while working on an array of summer themed clay pieces.
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.
2nd, 3rd and 4th made the best of the bright, sunny morning and took their English lesson outside. They are really enjoying their new novel “Confessions of an Imaginary Friend”. Hopefully we’ll have many days to enjoy outdoor learning.
This week pupils in our junior room have been learning about sounds in the kitchen and also the properties of heat!
What better way to discover these than by listening to real kitchen sounds and making toast in our Covid-compliant restaurant. All the children rated it a 5-star experience!
Pupils in 5th and 6th recounted the events of Gortaglanna on the 100th anniversary of the tragedy .
To mark the month of Our Lady, Mary, 5th and 6th class visited the beautiful grotto near our school.
Our 5th and 6th class girls displayed great teamwork during their STEM workshop. We predict some future engineers from this group!
The Junior room enjoyed “The Kitchen” during Aistear time!
We celebrated our April birthdays with lots of games, activities and surprises in all classrooms!
Some lovely activities done by the Senior Room this week – radio interviews with Sheikh Khalifa in English, 3D Shapes in Maths, PE on our school pitch and Mosaics of Olympic Torches in Art! A busy week at school.
2nd 3rd and 4th class learned the important life skill of sewing. They were so enthusiastic and produced lovely pieces.
Junior room set their rock bugs free after learning all about minibeasts. Making the most of the sunshine they practised fundamental movements in PE, mimed their feelings in Drama and enjoyed lunch outdoors.