We have been busy!
Stay connected with all the fun activities of 5th and 6th Class below.
April 2022
We had a short April with our two week Easter break in the middle but we still managed to pack in lots of fun activities including our annual tradition of our Easter Egg Hunt.
In Science we were learning about the purpose of a flower which was to grow and multiply. We identified the different parts of the flower and learned what their job was. We then dissected daffodils to explore the different parts in greater detail. It was pretty amazing!
We got to plant lots of different vegetables in our new school garden such as potatoes, spinach, onions & lettuce. We hope to get to eat some by Summer!
We worked on the Blue Flag programme and enjoyed lots of Kahoot quizzes based on European geography, history and cultures and studied the work of the famous European artist Pablo Picasso to create some our own art inspired by him and the cubism style of Art.
In Science we were learning about the purpose of a flower which was to grow and multiply. We identified the different parts of the flower and learned what their job was. We then dissected daffodils to explore the different parts in greater detail. It was pretty amazing!
We got to plant lots of different vegetables in our new school garden such as potatoes, spinach, onions & lettuce. We hope to get to eat some by Summer!
We worked on the Blue Flag programme and enjoyed lots of Kahoot quizzes based on European geography, history and cultures and studied the work of the famous European artist Pablo Picasso to create some our own art inspired by him and the cubism style of Art.
March 2022
Check out the photos of some of what we have been doing in March. It has been a very busy month with us working towards our Green Flag and Amber Flag along with lots of other fun and learning.
We had an Engineer's Day where we carried out lots of different challenges including an 'Egg Drop Challenge' using recyclable materials to protect an egg when dropped from a height, we built bridges using Lego and paper and structures using marshmallows and spaghetti.
As part of the Amber Flag we painted stones, worked together to walk the distance of Croagh Patrick around the park and finished off the celebrations with take away pizzas!
As part of the Green Flag, we designed posters for our green code, had an Action Day where we went litter picking, carried out our second waste audit and made more graphs, carried out waste sorting activities and had our visitor meeting.
Some of our art activities included construction using empty toilet paper rolls. We weren't allowed to use glue or string to stick them together so we eventually figured out if we cut slits in the toilet paper rolls we could build them together. We worked in groups to create different structures and sculptures. We also looked at Art by the artist known as 'The Polkadot Princess' and created our own art based on her style.
We enjoyed some pancakes for Pancake Tuesday and had a selection of toppings and also designed and created St. Patrick's Day hats and plaited wool to make bracelets to wear at the Dunboyne St Patrick's Day Parade.
Along with all of that we have been taking part in Woodie's Budding Gardeners and we have carried out 2 different planting activities so far. For the first one we planted summer bulbs that are bee and butterfly friendly such as Dahlias, Freesias and Gladiolas. Our second activity was planting lettuce seeds.
In Gaeilge we have been working on the theme - An Teilifís - Television.
We had an Engineer's Day where we carried out lots of different challenges including an 'Egg Drop Challenge' using recyclable materials to protect an egg when dropped from a height, we built bridges using Lego and paper and structures using marshmallows and spaghetti.
As part of the Amber Flag we painted stones, worked together to walk the distance of Croagh Patrick around the park and finished off the celebrations with take away pizzas!
As part of the Green Flag, we designed posters for our green code, had an Action Day where we went litter picking, carried out our second waste audit and made more graphs, carried out waste sorting activities and had our visitor meeting.
Some of our art activities included construction using empty toilet paper rolls. We weren't allowed to use glue or string to stick them together so we eventually figured out if we cut slits in the toilet paper rolls we could build them together. We worked in groups to create different structures and sculptures. We also looked at Art by the artist known as 'The Polkadot Princess' and created our own art based on her style.
We enjoyed some pancakes for Pancake Tuesday and had a selection of toppings and also designed and created St. Patrick's Day hats and plaited wool to make bracelets to wear at the Dunboyne St Patrick's Day Parade.
Along with all of that we have been taking part in Woodie's Budding Gardeners and we have carried out 2 different planting activities so far. For the first one we planted summer bulbs that are bee and butterfly friendly such as Dahlias, Freesias and Gladiolas. Our second activity was planting lettuce seeds.
In Gaeilge we have been working on the theme - An Teilifís - Television.
February 2022
Take a look at some of the things we have been learning in 5th & 6th class this month:
- We have really enjoyed learning about the Winter Olympics in History. We got to watch some of the Olympics live while eating our lunches and saw lots of sports we hadn't even heard of before like the Skeleton!
- We carried out some art based on the Winter Olympics too. First we looked at how to make different shades of the same colour through mixing different amounts of white paint to our base colour. We printed these onto paper using sponges. The next week we used these printed sheets to create pictures of the symbols of some of the different Winter Olympic sports.
- We celebrated Valentine's Day through some Valentine's Art where we focused on colour and patterns. We were also challenged to make a heart out of Lego!
- In English we finished off our novel Holes. We loved it! The author did a great job of giving us little clues in each chapter to build the whole story. We are watching the movie too and comparing the book to the movie for similarities and differences. We liked typing some of our work into googledocs too.
- We took part in a Sketch Notes workshop too where we were introduced to using drawings to help us learn. It was really interesting and we look forward to our next one in March.
- We have really enjoyed learning about the Winter Olympics in History. We got to watch some of the Olympics live while eating our lunches and saw lots of sports we hadn't even heard of before like the Skeleton!
- We carried out some art based on the Winter Olympics too. First we looked at how to make different shades of the same colour through mixing different amounts of white paint to our base colour. We printed these onto paper using sponges. The next week we used these printed sheets to create pictures of the symbols of some of the different Winter Olympic sports.
- We celebrated Valentine's Day through some Valentine's Art where we focused on colour and patterns. We were also challenged to make a heart out of Lego!
- In English we finished off our novel Holes. We loved it! The author did a great job of giving us little clues in each chapter to build the whole story. We are watching the movie too and comparing the book to the movie for similarities and differences. We liked typing some of our work into googledocs too.
- We took part in a Sketch Notes workshop too where we were introduced to using drawings to help us learn. It was really interesting and we look forward to our next one in March.
January 2022
Happy New Year! 5th and 6th Class have started off the New Year very well.
- We are very lucky to be taking part in swimming lessons in the National Aquatic Centre as part of our PE. We have also been learning some European folk dances which links to our Blue Flag Programme.
- We started learning about the weather in Geography this month and enjoyed looking at the rainfall radar on Met Eireann's website. We kept an eye on it the day some snow was forecast and we got to go out and catch some snowflakes!
- This led us to one of our art activities this month combining painting and drawing where our characters are catching snowflakes.
- In English we are continuing with our novel Holes and it is getting very exciting. We typed reports on the Chromebooks and responded to a poem we had been learning called 'All My Great Excuses' by making our own versions. We learned about formatting in google docs and inserting pictures during this activity too. 5th and 6th class are very creative!
- We were also very lucky to get lots of new lego for our classroom. We've been having fun experimenting and building!
- We are very lucky to be taking part in swimming lessons in the National Aquatic Centre as part of our PE. We have also been learning some European folk dances which links to our Blue Flag Programme.
- We started learning about the weather in Geography this month and enjoyed looking at the rainfall radar on Met Eireann's website. We kept an eye on it the day some snow was forecast and we got to go out and catch some snowflakes!
- This led us to one of our art activities this month combining painting and drawing where our characters are catching snowflakes.
- In English we are continuing with our novel Holes and it is getting very exciting. We typed reports on the Chromebooks and responded to a poem we had been learning called 'All My Great Excuses' by making our own versions. We learned about formatting in google docs and inserting pictures during this activity too. 5th and 6th class are very creative!
- We were also very lucky to get lots of new lego for our classroom. We've been having fun experimenting and building!
December 2021
December has been a very busy month with lots of fun activities. Have a look at the photos from our Christmas Fun Day on the Christmas page too and also the performance we carried out.
- We decided to paint and write Christmas cards to residents in Dunboyne Nursing Home.
- We did lots of Arts and Crafts this month including painting reindeer and making candle holders out of clay which we then painted and varnished. We wrapped them up to give to someone special as a gift.
- We finally filled our ball jar too. As a reward we got to have some treats while watching the panto which was lots of fun and we got 6 new games of Dobble and Uno that we can play at our tables with our friends in the morning times.
Merry Christmas everyone!
- We decided to paint and write Christmas cards to residents in Dunboyne Nursing Home.
- We did lots of Arts and Crafts this month including painting reindeer and making candle holders out of clay which we then painted and varnished. We wrapped them up to give to someone special as a gift.
- We finally filled our ball jar too. As a reward we got to have some treats while watching the panto which was lots of fun and we got 6 new games of Dobble and Uno that we can play at our tables with our friends in the morning times.
Merry Christmas everyone!
November 2021
Check out the below photos of some of the activities we have been doing in November.
- Art: Optical Illusion Art where we attempted to create depth using line in our pictures. We took part in an ESB Art competition where we learned about important safety messages of the dangers of electricity outside. We also created some 'Woodland Art'. This was lots of fun drawing silhouettes using permanent marker and then we experimented with tin foil, washable markers and water to create some light background colour.
- In Gaeilge we wrote all about Mé Féin - ourselves.
- In Science we carried out Mammal projects and learned all about blood too.
- For golden time, we loved playing board games with our friends.
- In Geography we were comparing and contrasting Dunboyne to a seaside town. We worked in groups looked at all of the advantages and disadvantages of living in different areas in terms of transport, industry, farming, tourism and buildings.
- We also took part in the Leinster schools Orienteering event in Santry. It was great getting to go on a trip and take part in the event. We can't wait for the next one!
- Be sure to take a look at some of the visitors and zooms we had in the special visitors section for science week.
- Art: Optical Illusion Art where we attempted to create depth using line in our pictures. We took part in an ESB Art competition where we learned about important safety messages of the dangers of electricity outside. We also created some 'Woodland Art'. This was lots of fun drawing silhouettes using permanent marker and then we experimented with tin foil, washable markers and water to create some light background colour.
- In Gaeilge we wrote all about Mé Féin - ourselves.
- In Science we carried out Mammal projects and learned all about blood too.
- For golden time, we loved playing board games with our friends.
- In Geography we were comparing and contrasting Dunboyne to a seaside town. We worked in groups looked at all of the advantages and disadvantages of living in different areas in terms of transport, industry, farming, tourism and buildings.
- We also took part in the Leinster schools Orienteering event in Santry. It was great getting to go on a trip and take part in the event. We can't wait for the next one!
- Be sure to take a look at some of the visitors and zooms we had in the special visitors section for science week.
5th and 6th Class have had a busy first 2 months back at school. Check out some of what we have been doing.....
Art
The children created some wonderful Halloween Art. They have also been working on some optical illusion art. Can you see some handprints in them?
SESE
In Science, Geography and History the children have been learning about lots of different things.
In Science: The Digestive System and Mammals, in particular some wide mammals found in the countryside throughout Ireland. We were also very lucky to have a visit from some kittens and we learned about how to take care of them.
In Geography: Children completed amazing projects on different counties of Ireland (check out the photos below) and also prepared presentations on what they learned. We also explored the Coast of Ireland.
In History: Children have been working in pairs researching and learning about different topics in history such as the Maori, Cúchulainn, Feasts and Festivals and Games from the past. We made a timeline of when some popular toys were invented.
In Science: The Digestive System and Mammals, in particular some wide mammals found in the countryside throughout Ireland. We were also very lucky to have a visit from some kittens and we learned about how to take care of them.
In Geography: Children completed amazing projects on different counties of Ireland (check out the photos below) and also prepared presentations on what they learned. We also explored the Coast of Ireland.
In History: Children have been working in pairs researching and learning about different topics in history such as the Maori, Cúchulainn, Feasts and Festivals and Games from the past. We made a timeline of when some popular toys were invented.
Maths
In Maths we have been learning about decimals and place value, long multiplication, data and graphs and lines and angles. The children really enjoyed learning how to use protractors to draw angles and triangles. They did a great job!
English
We have been doing lots of things in English. One of the most popular things we covered was debating.
PE
We've been practising different Athletics skills in PE such as running, relays, throwing and jumping. Groups also designed and created their own obstacle courses incorporating some of our athletics skills we had been learning.
Welcome to 5th and 6th Class!
Its a thumbs up from all our children in 5th and 6th Class. They are a super group and we can't wait to see all the amazing work they will do this year!
Sports day & ice-cream treats :)
24th June 2021
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