Lilliput

All three sixth classes got a bus down to Lilliput. it took a while to get down but it was worth it in the end. First of all we all got split up into two teams. One group went to do outdoor games like "BANG! the other group went off to do rock climbing there were a variety of stuff to do such as rock climbing, bog jumping, canoeing, treasure hunt and trampolines.

My personal favourite was the canoeing and the bog jumping there was these two huge dogs walking around, they were harmless and so cute. After the bog we had to take a shower. We all ordered our pizza but we had to go to Apache pizza in Mullingar. 

We all said bye to the people that worked there my favourite person was the girl. The funniest thing that happened was when i lost my shoe in the bog and Kerrie fell face first into the bog. It took about 2 hours and 15 minutes to get home. It was a long journey but we all got home safely.


Jasmine Traynor
Lauren O'Connor

Fighting words Glencree

We went on a mini bus to Wicklow Mountains it had great views. We had to walk down a steep hill until we got to the building. It was a little cottage with amazing views all around it. When we got in we all got a warm and cosy welcome. The two main instructors were Mark and Martin. It was really bright and colourful.

Experience: First of all we worked as a group to make the start of our story. Mark got us to say our ideas out loud and then we would vote secretly for the best idea. Then we had our lunch outside where the magnificent views were. When we came back in it was completely different. There were tables and markers and paper because we had to finish off the story by our selves. Some people decided to work by themselves or in pairs. The illustrator Andrea drew pictures of our main characters which were (Sean the magical mushroom and Fury the curry). We got to bring home a booklet with our story in it. It was an AMAZING place and everyone loved it we would definitely recommend this to any age

Jasmine Traynor and Lauren O 'Connor

Mile- A- Day.

We have started a new fitness initiative where we try to walk, jog or run a mile each day.

"It's fun because we can walk and talk to friends or try and beat our high score, there's no pressure on reaching a target" - Chloe

 

"I like it because we are burning off energy outdoors with our friends"-Lily

science week

On Monday the teachers put up a new science quiz. The prizes were two space torches and two telescopes. There will be a raffle for all of the children to win.

On Thursday a student from Trinity came in to do science with us, we did some cool experiments.

 We made marshmallows shrink and expand with a syringe.

 We worked in pairs focusing on air pressure.

In our second experiment we looked at creating a vacuum and sucking water into it using a flame.

 

 When the candle went out the water rose up into the glass

It was fun watching it rise.

ww1

We studied World War One. We made tanks, we read history books, we did drama and we made comics based on WW1.