6th Class 2018-2019
The Three Tenors Performance
Last year, Scoil Mhuire received an invite to join The Three Tenors in concert in Our Lady's Nativity Church. We have been practising since September and on the 16th of November, it was finally our time to shine after weeks of hard work and dedication! The 5th and 6th Class choir sang 'On Top of the World' and also accompanied the Tenors for 'Home from the Sea'. Ms. O'Mara, Ms. O'Donnell and Mrs. Mescal couldn't have been prouder of their appearance on the night! Not only did they sing their hearts out, but their overall presence in the church for the whole night was commended by the many parents, grandparents, Board of Management members and Leixlip parishioners who came over to praise the choir at the end of the night. A big thank you to Laura O'Neill who accompanied us for the performance and came to our rehearsals and to Ella Doran, Mrs. McAuliffe and Mrs. McCarthy who gave us loads of support on the night! We can't forget to thank Fr. John who rewarded all our hard work with a selection box for each member of the choir and of course The Three Tenors, who made us feel so welcome and entertained us for the night!
We were just fantastic! One of our parents captured the performance brilliantly!
We were just fantastic! One of our parents captured the performance brilliantly!
Science Week 2018
6th Class attended an event in the library for Science Week. We examined a 3D printer and the design process involved in creating the final result. We also observed a laser cutting machine and some of the objects it had produced. We discussed the subjects in school which would be beneficial to choose, if we are considering working in the area in the future.
🎃👻Halloween 2018👻🎃
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We are now officially half way through the term! 6th Class have made a fantastic start to the year and have impressed everyone in the school greatly with their leadership skills, maturity and hard work. Ms. O'Mara can't keep up with all the compliments we are receiving from adults in the school! We are in line for an exceptional year if we continue as we are! Enjoy the well deserved break 6th Class! |
Attendance
16 members of our class have missed no days of school this term! Well done! We hope to increase this number even further for the period after Halloween to Christmas. Our attendance percentage was 96.9%. Congratulations to Megan for winning the Homework Pass.
Any excuse to pose in Room 13 - Jersey Day!
Soccer Blitz in the Amenities
Thanks to Paul from Leixlip United for inviting us to take part in the blitz today. We entered two teams of 10 made up of representatives from the 5th and the 6th Classes. They were all superb and a credit to Scoil Mhuire!
Ag Obair sa Ghairdín!
Mrs. Daly kindly took us out this morning to work on the garden. We prepared some beds and planted garlic.
STEM Challenge
Our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) challenge this week was to build the tallest free standing tower using masking tape and straws. We realised fairly fast that a secure base was required for height and a safe structure. Would our towers have stood the test of Storm Ali this week?
Student Council Elections
Our class coordinated the Student Council elections yesterday, the 19th of September. The elections were to appoint students as class representatives to the council for classes 3rd to 6th.
First, students had to mark their name off the voting register, before receiving their ballot paper to vote and finally they placed their vote in the ballot box.
That was only the beginning of the process, as 6th Class then had to tally the results using the quota system, as they do in elections in Ireland. We used the 'election day turn out' and the number of seats available to each class to help us calculate each quota. We redistributed the votes from the lowest candidates, in order for the highest candidates to reach their quotas.
It was a very successful day all round and we were praised numerous times for our thorough work in the polling station.
First, students had to mark their name off the voting register, before receiving their ballot paper to vote and finally they placed their vote in the ballot box.
That was only the beginning of the process, as 6th Class then had to tally the results using the quota system, as they do in elections in Ireland. We used the 'election day turn out' and the number of seats available to each class to help us calculate each quota. We redistributed the votes from the lowest candidates, in order for the highest candidates to reach their quotas.
It was a very successful day all round and we were praised numerous times for our thorough work in the polling station.
Our first day in 6th Class, September 2018.
