Summer Summary |

Ms. Comferford’s 2^ndclass

We made our First Holy Communion in St. Mary’s of the Rosary church. It was a super day and we worked really hard for it.

In geography, we learned all about Africa, especially Ethiopia.

We made percussion instruments and had lots of fun performing tribal chants.

In maths, we learned about weight and how much sugar is in fizzy drinks.

In art, we made snails and painted them bright colours.

Our class also got to make a trip to Nenagh Garda station.

Mr. Smith’s 2^nd class

This month was really busy for our class.

In English, we are covering narrative writing and are currently planning our own narrative pieces.

We made our First Holy Communion in St. Mary’s of the Rosary church. It was a super day and we had prepared really hard for it. We also learned about Pentecost Sunday in our Religion class.

In irish we learned the names of different animals in the zoo.

In history, we learned about the story of the Giant’s Causeway. We found out about Fionn and Benandonner and how this tale explains how the Giant’s Causeway was created. In art, we designed and painted our own Giant’s Causeway.

In geography and science, we have been learning about mammals and milk. We have been identifying different animals on the farm that produce milk and those that do not. We have looked at the cow also, specifically the Friesian cow.

Ms. Slattery’s 3^rd class

In Room 2, we were very busy during the month of May.

In English, we were learning about narrative writing and how to compose a great story. We completed our Micra T tests.

In Maths, we completed our last topics which focused on Lines, Angles and Chance. We also did our Sigma T tests.

In History, we chose an Artic explorer and worked in Groups to research and compile projects on our chosen explorer.

In Geography, we enjoyed learning about The Solar System and writing interesting facts about each planet.

In Art, we created 3-D models of the Solar System.

In P.E., we have enjoyed visiting the Athletics Club and learning new skills such as sprinting, mastering the long jump, the high jump and throwing a javelin.

We had a great day at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin and we watched our team claim 2^nd place after defeating the other provinces in soccer.

Ms. Barry’s 4^th class

In Science we learned how milk is processed into a drinkable fluid and where cows are in the food chain.

In Religion we learned that the month of May is for Mary, Jesus’s mother.

In English we learned how to write and compose an excellent narrative.

In Geography we learned about Japan and what a beautiful country it is.

Ms. Hanly’s 3^rd and 4^th class

Fourth class participated in the family night with the CBS band. They prepared a selection of tunes on the recorder which they played for their families and enjoyed listening to the band. Everybody had a fantastic time. A big thank you to Mrs Curran, our music teacher.
In Science, we learned about materials, solids, liquids and gasses. We did experiments with dissolving liquids. We also studied the human body and had great fun investigating fingerprints like detectives.
In English, we have been doing narrative writing. We are writing some fantastic stories.
We all enjoyed our trip to the Aviva stadium. We made our own headbands to wear on the day. We are going to the athletics track every Wednesday with Ms Slattery’s class.