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Welcome to 5th and 6th Class/ Rang a Cúig agus Sé
Welcome to 5th and 6th Class/ Rang a Cúig agus Sé
Class Teachers: Mrs Milsom and Ms Bannister
Students in 5th and 6th can look forward to two years jam packed with learning and activities as they get ready for secondary school.
The following is an outline of some of the educational activities we undertake during the year:
Writing skills
Class Novels
Composing and reciting poetry
A huge variety of Arts and Crafts
Fun Maths Fridays
Cluichí Cainte as Gaeilge
History / Geography and Science projects
A variety of sports activities – including guest coaches
Field trips and tours
We also participate in a wide variety of programmes and initiatives over the course of the two years, including:
Junior Entrepreneur
Intel Mini Scientist
Peace Proms
Seachtain na Gaeilge
Active School Week
Internet Safety Week
Write a Book Competition
Bishops Medal
Christmas Fair
5th and 6th Class had a busy and creative week!
In Maths, they explored lines and angles, beginning by making their own mini-books to help remember key facts before moving on to hands-on measuring activities. They then put their learning into practice by designing their very own mini golf courses.
In English, the class has been planning and typing up informative reports on different extreme sports
With the rainy weather keeping everyone indoors, the students also enjoyed some well-earned free time, spending it playing board games, drawing and scoring pictures, creating with play dough, and even building an impressive marble run.
5th and 6th Class have been taking part in the 'Skip Around the World' Challenge.
5th and 6th Class News
5th and 6th class have been working hard since we started back to school in September.
In our English lessons we are reading the novel ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar and we have written diaries and postcards in recount writing.
In our maths we have covered place value, averages, data, addition, subtraction and long multiplication. We have done lots of maths games and quizzes and we participated in Maths Week and made Maths Eye Projects.
We have done loads of lovely ART including contour line drawings of leaves, pumpkin paintings and Celtic embroidery.
In SESE we have been learning about the rivers, counties and mountains of Ireland. In History we began by researching our family names and crests and then studied about Saint Brendan and all about the Celts, Celtic art and crafts, the Celtic way of life, Celtic gods and festivals and bog bodies. In science we now have been learning about now the characteristics of living things and about how our bodies work, focusing on our senses.
Brian has been coming every Thursday to do GAA coaching with us, which has been great.
This year in Music Generation lessons we have formed a band. We play guitar, ukulele, keyboards, drums and other percussion instruments and we all participate in the singing. We are working on the songs Best Day of my Life and Thunder this term.
We finished off the half term with a successful cake sale and raised lots of funds for new play equipment.
5th and 6th completed a Maths Eyes project, which they shared with 3rd and 4th. We also participated in the online quiz run by Clare Education Centre for Maths Week.
Bí Cinéalta poster making.
Our 5th and 6th Class pupils have jumped straight into an exciting start to the school year, full of new projects and activities!
Together, pupils created their Class Contract, setting out how they will work kindly and respectfully as a team throughout the year.
In History, students explored the origins of their family names, discovering what they mean and where they come from. Each pupil also created a personal timeline, highlighting special moments from their lives.
We have also started GAA training, building skills and teamwork on the pitch, and in Music Generation the we have been exploring rhythm and beat through fun clapping games and percussion!
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