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6th Class


Chess News
Well done to the boys on our schools’ chess team. They represented our school so well at a recent chess tournament at St. Michael’s. Maith sibh a bhuachaillí!


Robot Wars!
Rang a Cúig had a brilliant time playing tennis with the Vex Robots, using their problem solving and critical thinking skills to beat their opponents.


Creating Crystals
We had a great trip to the Lexicon in Dún Laoghaire today where we learned all about crystals and how to make them! Watch this space as we develop our crystals in the classroom!


Forces Fun
Rang a Cúig have been exploring forces in science this week and got very creative with some match sticks and blue tack. The boys were challenged to make a structure that could withstand the full force of a human hand, a water bottle and even a stack of books!


Wind Turbines
Happy Engineers’ Week! Rang a Cúig had a great time planning, constructing and testing their wind turbines. The boys showed exceptional creative problem-solving, teamwork and logical thinking skills as they worked in groups and went head-to-head to test their builds.


Designing Rollercoasters
Rang a cúig had a fab time designing and custom building rollercoasters using card and tape. After building, the boys tested their rollercoasters using a marble.


Dr Brain Fun-believable Science
Rang a 3 went to the Lexicon today to see 'Dr Brain Fun-believable Science'. He was brilliant! The boys had great fun learning about gravity, balancing and friction.


Dave’s Jungle
Rang a 3 had a brilliant time learning about and seeing a range of different reptiles! Dave’s jungle never disappoints!


China
Rang a 4 are learning all about China this month. In art we made individual parts of the wall of china. We will put them together to make...


Science Week
We had a very busy science week in Rang a 3! We learned about lots of different scientists including Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein,...


Minibeast Hunt
We have been learning all about minibeasts and their habitats in Rang a 3! We carried out a Minibeast Hunt around the school grounds and...


Living Things
In Rang a 3 we are learning all about plants, and what they need to grow. We carried out an experiment to see the effect sun and light...


Fun with measures
Rang a dó had great fun learning all about capacity in maths. We experimented with lots of different containers and used our knowledge to...


Masters of Regrouping!
Rang a dó have been working very hard at regrouping in maths - we used lollipop sticks, matchsticks and place value grids to practise our...


Building bridges
Mr McCarthy was very impressed with the boys in rang a dó who did amazing things with uncooked spaghetti and mini marshmallows. The boys...
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