5th class have started doing TSI for English. TSI stands for Transactional Strategy Instruction. Basically, TSI is a way of reading where children will swap information, use their reading strategies that they have learned throughout the year and teach each other! TSI is independent work where the children are trusted to work together in their…
Before Christmas, all fourth classes were lucky enough to receive Gaelic football training for six weeks. Our two coaches were very kind and helpful and showed us some great tips to improve our football skills. We all thoroughly enjoyed these lessons, and learned a lot. We acquired some new skills including how to fist pass,…
Last week, the fourth classes learned a lot about magnets and we carried out experiments on this topic. Each child had to find objects around the room, and in our ‘magnetism’ box. We used a range of objects including nails, the sink, the whiteboard, pieces of wood, money, thumbtacks, tables etc. We then had to predict…
I have been searching for images to get you all practising using your Maths Eyes. I passed this filling station yesterday, put on my Maths Eyes and this is what I came up with: How much dearer is petrol than diesel? How much would it cost to fill my car with petrol if my tank…
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Today marks the end of Homework Club for this term. All participants will receive a certificate of attendance this afternoon. Parents/Guardians are invited to the Halla from 2.30 to mark the end of the first term and to congratulate the children for all their hard work so far this year. We will have some Christmas…
