Feb 15, 2025 | 5th Class News, 6th Class News, General News, STEM
During their coding workshop, Fifth & Sixth class made and coded a wrist computer wearable game. They played the RPS game with their partner. One child wore the Microbit and the other child used their hands.
Feb 7, 2025 | General News, Senior Infants News, STEM
For our final week of our Aistear theme of Space, Senior Infants have gone into full space mode! 👩🏻🚀👽We have been playing with moon sand and our space puppets, crafting our own rockets with recycled cardboard from home 🚀 and creating our very own space station where...
Feb 1, 2025 | 5th Class News, 6th Class News, General News, STEM
Week 2 of coding this term & the Fifth & Sixth Class pupils coded their Microbit “pet” to become anxious if it was shaken and calm when logo was pressed. It also had a “vital signs” display that showed an increasing and decreasing...
Dec 15, 2024 | 3rd Class News, 4th Class News, 5th Class News, 6th Class News, General News, STEM
Our six week coding programme for Term 1 finished last Friday. The Third Class children have been using Scratch to create simple animations and games. They have learned how to add and edit sound files and enjoyed using the Makey Makey. Each week they worked...
Nov 19, 2024 | 3rd Class News, 4th Class News, General News, STEM
During science week, 3rd and 4th brought science to life with exciting experiments. This included creating bubbles within bubbles using straws and soapy water, designing paper helicopters to explore the principles of flight, and testing the surprising strength of...
Nov 16, 2024 | 5th Class News, 6th Class News, STEM
5th and 6th class have been busy doing lots of exciting experiments for Science Week. They have explored how gases can be created by mixing materials to cause a reaction. They also got the chance to examine flies and dog hairs through a microscope. They loved...
