This week we got a very special delivery of our 6th Class Hoodies. A alot of thought a deiscussion went in a class regarding the colour and design that we would like and the class were delighted when they saw them. A big thank you to the parents association who contributed to the cost of the hoodies.

We used lemons to turn chemical energy into electricity to light a out LED bulbs. 

On the day of the Christmas Holidays we had a very special visitor call to the school. Santa called to all the classes in the school along with our Parent's Council.  Each child class got a selection box each which was a lovely treat to finish off term one. 

Before the Christmas Holidays the class got a bus to Mallow to go to the cinema. In the cinema we went to watch the movie Wish. A great day out was had by all. 

In the build up to Christmas the class organised Secret Santa in which they purchased gifts for one another.  It was kept a secret who had each other and we had great fun trying to guess who bought each other the presents. 

Halloween is always one of the most enjoyable days of the school year here in Ballyclough and this year was no difference. It was a fun packed day from start to finish. Well done to everyone for making such an effort with their costumes. 

This  week for science we used the pumpkins that we designed earlier in the week for art and create exploding pumpkins! We mixed together baking soda, washing up liquid, water and food colouring  and then out this inside our pumpkins. After this we poured in vinegar to create the chemical reaction which made our pumpkins explode! As you can see we mostly certainly had great fun undertaking this experiment! 

In groups the class were given a pumpkin each to design, carve and paint. Great fun was had getting out hand messy in clearing out the pumkins. Once the pumpkins were cleared out, it was time to decide how to design them. As you can see, we were very creative in our designs and carvings!

A big thank you to Wexford Education Centre for organising a wonderful drawing workshop with artist Nadia Corridon. The class really enjoyed partaking and created some brilliant pieces of art. 

As a class we had a live interactive webinar with Cork County Council & An Garda Siochana based on road safety. During the webinar we learnt all about the different rules and regulations regarding road safety. A lot of focus put on the correct use of seat belts, helmets and when we are using the road. Many thanks to the organisers for running such a benefical weninar. 

This week was Maths Week and we had great fun exploring various different daily fun activities as a class and as a school. As a class we undertook various problem solving Kahoot Quizzes, problem solving challenges, maths trails and other fun activities. As a school we set challenges such as guess the staff member and guess the sweet jar which we really enjoyed. 

A big well done to our boys and girls football teams who represented the school who well in their recent Scaith na Scol Football Blitz. Over the past number of week have have been practicing our football skills for our PE lessons. It was great to see so many of the skills practiced being showed in our matches. 

This week we started exploring recount writing. Have gone through different examples, we came together in groups to to plan out and create our own recount stories. We really enjoyed working together and sharing our ideas. 

Say hello to our sixth class for the 2023/24 school year. We look forward to keeping you up to date with activities that we complete over the course of school year and our final year here in Scoil Eoin Naofa.