Our Last Week in Scoil Mhuire....
The boys and girls in 6th class have been very busy over their final few days in primary school and have been enjoying some well earned rewards to round up the year! We've been making the most of the fine weather and have had some great games of basketball, football and benchball - the highlight being the 6th class vs teachers basketball game this afternoon. 6th class took the lead and won the game in the end - not surprising after all their practice and success this year!
This week took a trip up to the Wonderful Barn and the GAA club, decorated cupcakes, played Mr. Byrne and Mr. Lynch in table tennis, had an ice-cream party and a water balloon fight (where Ms.O'Driscoll seemed to be the target!)
The two 6th classes have been an absolutely brilliant bunch all year and there's no doubt that they will be hugely missed by everyone in Scoil Mhuire. A huge thank you to all the parents for their support all year and to the boys and girls for being an all round excellent bunch! We've had some brilliant moments up in 6th class this year and are leaving with lots of lovely memories from our years in Scoil Mhuire! Now it's time to enjoy the summer holidays!!
This week took a trip up to the Wonderful Barn and the GAA club, decorated cupcakes, played Mr. Byrne and Mr. Lynch in table tennis, had an ice-cream party and a water balloon fight (where Ms.O'Driscoll seemed to be the target!)
The two 6th classes have been an absolutely brilliant bunch all year and there's no doubt that they will be hugely missed by everyone in Scoil Mhuire. A huge thank you to all the parents for their support all year and to the boys and girls for being an all round excellent bunch! We've had some brilliant moments up in 6th class this year and are leaving with lots of lovely memories from our years in Scoil Mhuire! Now it's time to enjoy the summer holidays!!
Our School Tour!
From Kayaking to rock climbing, bog jumping and swimming in the sea, we couldn't have enjoyed our day more in Lillyput!
It was a brilliant end to the year...made even better by the fabulous weather!
It was a brilliant end to the year...made even better by the fabulous weather!
6th Class Graduation
6th class had a brilliant graduation last week. We had a lovely ceremony in the church and the celebration continued in Scoil Mhuire afterwards. We really enjoyed listening to all our memories from primary school in our graduation poem and loved seeing some old and new photos from our time in Scoil Mhuire in our graduation video. Well done to everyone in 6th class for a brilliant night!
Electricity
.We made some series circuits and parallel circuits in science this week.
Sports Awards
This year has been a hugely successful year for Scoil Mhuire and for 6th class in sport. We had the sports awards last week and collected a lot of medals and trophies! Congratulations to the Under 11 and Under 13 football team and the Scoil Mhuire basketball team, and to the boys and girls who accepted individual awards. Well done to all the boys and girls for their commitment and hard work all year, it has really paid off!
Basketball and Running
The Friday before May Mid-Term was a busy one with an intense basketball final in the morning and a cross-country running event in the afternoon!
The 6th class basketball team won the final against Scoil Bhríde in a brilliant game! It was very close but Scoil Mhuire couldn't be beaten!
The senior classes from the local schools took part in a running event to raise money to send some of Scoil Mhuire's past pupils to the Special Olympics. 10 boys and girls from 6th class took part. Well done to all involved!
The 6th class basketball team won the final against Scoil Bhríde in a brilliant game! It was very close but Scoil Mhuire couldn't be beaten!
The senior classes from the local schools took part in a running event to raise money to send some of Scoil Mhuire's past pupils to the Special Olympics. 10 boys and girls from 6th class took part. Well done to all involved!
Full Attendance from Easter to May Mid-Term
Old Photos
We've taken a few great trips down memory lane over the last few weeks looking at some lovely old photos and videos of the class. Thanks a million to all who have shared! We'd only love to have a look at some more if they can be rooted out!
6th class had a lovely morning walking to Leixlip Library on Monday to watch 'Holes'. Both classes read the novel before Easter.
Active Week
On Friday Dara from GNS gym in Leixlip GAA came down to put the senior classes through their paces. We rose to the challenge and had a great work out!
Some fun on the yard during Active Week with our Friendship week buddies from Ms.O' Grady's Class...
GOAL Workshop
We learned a lot about drought and hunger in Ethiopia during a GOAL drama workshop. We played some drama games, engaged in discussions about photographs of Ethiopian life and created some typical scenarios in an Ethiopian market place using only body language and gestures.
We enjoyed two visits from the chicks Popcorn and April over the last few weeks
One didn't want to say goodbye!
Easter
We managed to fill our marble jar just in time for the half day before Easter Holidays. We chose a game of basketball as our reward and got to team up with the other 6th class for a game. The sun even made an appearance!
Full Attendance
These boys and girls missed no days between February mid-term and Easter. Our class attendance has been very high over all this half term - Well done!
GAA
6th class have been enjoying GAA coaching with Michael these past few weeks.
Lá Glás
Céilí
There was a great buzz at the Céilí which marked the end of Seachtain na Gaeilge. Don't we look great dressed in green!
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Trá na gCeist
Our Trip to the Helix
Well done to Scoil Mhuire's sixth classes and fourth class. Classes from the three schools joined together on Sunday 25th February to perform in the Helix and it sounded great! Have a listen to some of the performance below...
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Our Confirmation Photos!
Confirmation Day - 22nd February 2018
A huge congratulations to the children across both sixth classes on making their Confirmation. The boys and girls did themselves so proud both on the day and in the weeks leading up to it.
Everyone put huge work into preparing for the day. The children and their families had a Commitment mass, pre-Confirmation mass and Service of Light all before the big day. They spent a lot of time working on their Confirmation Yearbook throughout the year and learned all about the Fruits and Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Many attended the 'You Shall be my Witness Programme' in the weeks leading up to the confirmation. Well Done to all involved!
Everyone put huge work into preparing for the day. The children and their families had a Commitment mass, pre-Confirmation mass and Service of Light all before the big day. They spent a lot of time working on their Confirmation Yearbook throughout the year and learned all about the Fruits and Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Many attended the 'You Shall be my Witness Programme' in the weeks leading up to the confirmation. Well Done to all involved!
Our Confirmation Names
After a lot of consideration and research, everyone selected a saint's name to choose as their confirmation name. They wrote all about this in their typed piece titled 'What Confirmation Means to Me'. They even told Bishop Field what they knew about the saint they chose and why their name was special to them when being Confirmed.
Full Attendance
These boys and girls missed no days between Christmas and February mid-term. Jack won the homework pass this time!
Shrove Tuesday
We really enjoyed our pancakes today, and they tasted even nicer having them in the teachers' staffroom!
Friendship Week
We met up with Ms. O' Grady's 2nd class three times this week.
We did some paired reading together and 6th class gave their buddy a gift of a friendship band....
We joined them in the yard on Wednesday for some games. 6th class set up different stations for 2nd class. We enjoyed games of table tennis, soccer, hula hoop throwing, skipping, board games and 'What time is it Mr. Wolf?'
On Friday afternoon we played some board games together. It was a lovely end to friendship week...
Laudate Festival
The two 6th classes did a great job performing in Our Lady of Victories Church. All the hard work paid off. Well done!
Sheila O' Hora Art Competition
The theme for this year's competition was 'memories'. We painted some of our fondest memories of family holidays and days with friends.
Gymnastics
Drámaíocht Trí Ghaeilge
P.E.
We enjoyed a game of Unihoc and dodgeball for P.E. today and are looking forward to doing gymnastics and G.A.A training in the next few weeks.
Happy Christmas from 6th Class!
Full Attendance
The boys and girls who had 100% attendance from November - December. Well done to all!
Big Bad Ben
December was a busy month for all in Room 16 in preparation for Open Day. We put a lot of work into practising our play 'Big Bad Ben' and our songs and recorder pieces for the Carol Service. We had great fun performing the play in class, trying out different accents and putting actions to the songs! We performed the play for the other classes and all the parents. We all did a great job on the day and the audience really enjoyed it!
Our Christmas Art
Full Attendance
The boys and girls who had 100% attendance from September - October! Their names were entered into a class draw for a homework pass.
Our 2018 Class Calendar
The Lungs
In science we learned how the diaphragm fills the lungs with oxygen. We used a plastic bottle and a balloon to demonstrate it.
P.E.
Last week for P.E. we spent time playing basketball and table tennis...
Halloween
History and Geography
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- In September we took a look at the history of Leixlip. We looked at a map of Leixlip and then recreated our own, making sure to include the roads and buildings that are particularly important to us.
Science
We've been learning about the brain and reactions. We wanted to find out if reactions can be improved. We tested this by dropping a ruler and recording at what centimetre our partners caught it at. We repeated the experiment ten times to see if our reactions improved with practice.
School Garden
Our class have had two very productive days in the garden this October. We went out with Pat to set some daffodil bulbs. With the help of Mrs. Daly we pulled up the ornamental pumpkins that we set last year. They were all sorts of shapes and sizes. We added them to the school's autumn display.
Jersey Day
We all enjoyed the opportunity to raise money in aid of GOAL, and the chance to wear our favourite jerseys to school!
Personality Portraits
We've been busy over our first few weeks in 6th class collecting clippings from magazines and newspapers that reflect our personality!
Our Name Art to decorate our Classroom Door
September 2017
6th Class are all set for the eventful year ahead!
