6th Class
Welcome to the class blog for 6th class. We hope that enjoy looking at some the activities, lessons and outings that we get up to in our class.
Class Information
Class Teacher : Mr. Donagh O'Mahony
Email: donagh@ballycloughns.com for class queries.
office@ballycloughns.com for administrative queries.
Graduation
Today marked our final day in Scoil Eoin Naofa. The morning started off with a mass in the church. This we followed a ceremony in the school hall. We then had some time to get the final signatures for our yearbook and school shirts. We then had a guard of honour from all the school for our final time leaving the school.
End of Year Water Fight
To mark our final full day in Ballyclough we had a whole class water fight we our class teacher. Even though we all got soaked wet and we had extremely good fun. It was a great way to finish off our final day.
Staff Vs. 6th Class
One of the highlights of Active Schools Week is when the 6th class take on the staff. Following a very close and competitive match it as the staff who this year.
Trip to Shop
For one of our final days in school and for an extra treat we went to our local shop in the village. Here we got some yummy treats and we went back to school to enjoy these sitting out in the sun.
Trip to Dublin
We went to Dublin for an end of school trip. We got the train up and down and travelled in and out to the city on the Luas. In Dublin we toured Leinster House and Trinity college, we also got to see the Book of Kells. After this we had lunch in McDonalds and had some time for shopping on Graffon Street and in Penneys. Before it was time to go home we even had time to visit the portal. A super day out was had by all and some great memories were had.
Tour de Ballyclough Cycle
As part of Active Schools Week we completed a 10km cycle around Ballyclough. A big thank you to our local community garda for coming out to the school prior to the cycle for going through how to check if our bike is road worthy and explaining how to use the road in a safe manner as a cyclist.
Trip to the Playground with the Infants
Each Friday this year we worked with the Infants. This included doing puzzles, games, reading and teaching them ICT skills. Both classes really enjoyed this and we made some great memories. For our final Friday working with the infants we went to the playground in the village and had great fun.
Mental Health Talk with Cork Mental Health Foundation
Thank you to Marie Fitzgerald from Cork Mental Health Foundation who called to the school to speak to 6th class and gave a presentation regarding mental health. This was a very informative presentation which the class took some very important points from.
Cork City Sports Athletics
Well done to our 6th class pupils who qualified to represent the school at the annual Cork City Sports in MTU. A particular well done who came back with trophies!
School Tour to UL Adventure Centre
This year for our school tour we went to UL Adventure Centre in Killaloe in Co. Clare. On the day we completed various land and water activities such as canoeing, high ropes, paddle boards and team challenges. We had great some and made some super memories.
Buttevant AFC Soccer Blitz
Thank you to Buttevant AFC for once inviting us and for running their annual soccer blitz. This is a day that the boys and girls in 6th class always look forward to each year. We had a boys and a girls team competing on the day. Both played very well and had a great day out.
Mixed Boys & Girls Tag Rugby with Kanturk Rugby Club
Thank you to Kanturk Rugby Club for inviting us to partake in their annual Tag Ruby Blitz. We had two mixed teams of boys & girls entered on the day. We had an extremely enjoyable day out. Well done to Kanturk RFC for running an exceptionally well run blitz.
Honk Junior! The Musical
As a class we have been extremely busy getting ready for our production of Honk Junior. As the leading cast we have put in a lot of work and practice for the show.
Girls Football with Mallow Ladies Club
Thank you to Mallow Ladies Club for inviting us to partake in a football blitz in Mallow GAA. The girls played against a number of different schools from all around the Mallow area. They played extremely well and showed some great teamwork.
Girls County Finals FAI Soccer
Having previously qualified from the regional competition our took part in the county finals day in Musgrave Park. The girls played extremely well on the day and only missed out on the final by scoring difference. It was a great achievement by the team to get this far. They enjoyed some treats and ice-creams on their return to school to mark their achievement.
Boys Tag Rugby Blitz
Our went to a Tag Ruby Blitz which was ran by Mallow Rugby Clubs. The boys had a great morning out and showed some great skill and teamwork. Thanks you to Mallow RC for organising and running the event.
Our 6th Class Hoodies
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.
TY Musical in Scoil Mhuire Buttevent
Thank you to Scoil Mhuire Secondary School in Buttevent for inviting us to go see their TY Musical of High School Musical. It was great to see a number of past students of the stage. The class really enjoyed the show.
Baking Yummy Treats
We recently replaced the cooker and oven in our school kitchen and decided that we would try it out. In groups we decided what we would like to make and each member in the group was given a role in preparing for our day baking. We had great fun making and eating our lovely treats!
Swimming Lessons in Mallow Swimming Pool
This week was our final week of our five weeks of swimming lessons in Mallow Swimming Pool. We had great fun going on the bus each week and impriving our swimming skills in the pool. Thank you to our swimming instructors and to the Parent's Association who contributed to the cost of the lessons.
World Book Day
The school celebrated World Book Day on the 7th March. The whole class dressed up a character from their favourite book. We used did some reading with the younger classes and made book marks.
Lemon Battery Electricity Experiment
We used lemons to turn chemical energy into electricity to light a out LED bulbs.
Santa Comes to Visit
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.
6th Class Visit the Cinema
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.
Secret Santa Fun
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.
Happy Halloween from 6th Class
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.
Exploding Pumpkin Science Fun
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!
Pumpkin Carving & Art
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!
Halloween Drawing Workshop with Artist Nadia Corridan
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.
Road Safety Webinar with Cork County Council & An Garda Siochana
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.
PE Fun
PE is one our favourite activities eachweek. Form the past two months we have been focusing on the strand of games. We have explored various games such as rounders, basketball, soccer and badminton (which was one of favourite).
Maths Week
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.
Spellings for Me
As a class we have been working for hard practicing the different strategies to help us to learn our individualised spellings. These strategies include letter strings, word in a word, letter drawings, mnemonics and mistake mapping.
Each week we have a Speller of the Week who has best used these strategies, well done to our winners so far!
Sciath na Scol Football Blitz
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.
Food Dudes
Our school are taking part in the food initiative which encourages children to eat and to try out different fruit and vegetables. We really enjoyed tried the various fruits and vegetables. More information about the programme can be found here.
https://www.fooddudes.ie/
Sight Words & ICT Skills with the Infants Classroom
This week we started worked with the Junior & Senior Infants. During this time we will be teaching the class how to use the iPads but focusing on skills such as using QR codes and accesing websites.
This week the focus of our lesson was to practice the sight words that the class were learning. We had great fun and are looking foward to working with the boys and girls from the younger class for the rest of the year.
Coding Fun with Microsoft Arcade
During our ICT time we created our own retro games using Microsoft Arcade. For this we programmed our own characters and created code for a controller to work the game. We also created our own backing tracks for the games.
Group Recount Writing
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.
Welcome to 6th Class
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.