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Mr. Kelly

Haka Gaelach le Rang a Cúig!

07 May 2015

Bhíomar ag damhsa ar maidin le na múinteoirí ó Coláiste Mhuire Gan Smál. Bhaineamar an taitneamh is spraoi as an Haka Gaelach. Tá Ms. Kenny agus Mr. O’Neill ar fheabhas ar fad!

Well done to the boys from Milford NS and Ballybrown NS who played out an excellent Olo Cup hurling match this Tuesday. The team is pictured above. Thanks also to UL and Neasa O’Donnell for providing the pitch.

RTÉ Guide/PuffIn Young People’s Short Story Competition

13 Apr 2015

I am encouraging all of the girls and boys to take part in this Short Story Competition. All stories should be up to 750 words in length for 11 olds and 400 words for 10 year olds. The short story is based on a myth explaining why earth is composed of land and water.

Song Composition and Writing

27 Mar 2015

5th class have been busy writing and composing our very own song over the past 3 weeks. We are very grateful to Sadbh O’Sullivan for helping us write the lyrics and to Ms. Reidy for helping to organise another musical venture! I think you’ll agree the lyrics reflect...

Reptilian Visitor to 5th

06 Mar 2015

A big thank you to James and Caoimhe Cannon who brought their pet snake Mars to visit 5th class this morning. Mars is a non-venomous, corn-snake with distinctive red/brown markings. While he was here 5 children got an opportunity to hold a snake for the first time (any more and...

Fairtrade Winner!

02 Mar 2015

Well done to Fia Robertson who won the recent Fairtrade Poster Competition under the theme of ‘The Power in Your Pocket’. Fia is pictured below with Fairtrade activist and judge Dolores O’Meara who kindly called into 5th to present Fia with her medal and a box...

5th Class is Going International

18 Feb 2015

Preparations for International Day 2015 are fully underway in 5th class. We have decided to investigate Russia and will host 3 different classes for the day. We will present our projects on the following areas to the other 5th and the two 6th classes. 1. Russian Clothes 2....

We’re Looking for Followers!

09 Feb 2015

The school has set up a Twitter account and we are looking for followers. Twitter provides an easy platform to keep parents and friend’s of the school updated, moment by moment, if necessary. You can be updated on school celebrations, announcements and individual class...

Jabba Jabba Jembe!

05 Feb 2015

Drumming Class We had a great drumming session with Dave from Jabba Jabba Jembe today. Everyone got an opportunity to play a variety of drums and instruments before playing a traditional African Fisherman tune. Thanks Ms.Reidy for organising the workshop. Dave’s website can...

Valentine’s Heart Dissection

02 Feb 2015

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, 5th class decided to take a look at what exactly gets our heart fluttering! We began by listening to the heart beat using stethoscopes before looking at a model of the heart. Children were eager to start the dissection of the...