Check out the Winter Poems from the boys who were in Fourth last year and are now in Fifth Class.

Radish

The boys in Mrs. Geraghty's red group were given the task of writing a paragragh in response to a story called "House A, B or C" about a girl who has to decide whether she would like to live with her mum or dad. Radish is her tiny doll in her pocket, her constant companion. These are their paragraphs..the situation as viewed from Radish's perspective....enjoy

School Tour

Our school tour was to a small island off Rosmoney in Westport. Here are just a taster of the photos we took on the day - all the photos will be posted on our school website at the weekend

The Scarecrow

The boys in Ms. O'Driscoll's blue group have done it again. They love working on podcasts and we now have one on "The Scarecrow" which was our reading for this week. The full group are involved and Ali gets to have fun with the main character - the scarecrow who really isn't cut out for scaring crows!! Check it out here

Working with Clay

The boys in fourth class don't mind getting their hands dirty...well, when it involves clay anyway! Check out the pictures on our Art page - here

The Dreamer - podcast

The Dreamer
With the blue group from Ms. O'Driscoll's fourth class we decided it would be a nice idea to record a podcast of the boys reading the story called "The Dreamer" with Ali Barghouty providing the voice of the main character Amy and Paddy McDonagh the part of Amy's aunt. We hope you enjoy it - click here.

Con and the Lord

Con and the Lord. In response to a story about the Devil and his antics the literacy group in fourth class (Mrs Geraghty's) were asked to write a synopsis of the meeting of Con and the Lord of the area in their own words. You judge who did the best job....they are all here.

Wacky Dish

Wacky Dish
Some of these are disgusting - but that's what makes them interesting - would you dare try one of these dishes - here

The Final - Diarmuid Connolly

The boys in Fourth Class (Mrs Geraghty's) were asked to write about the key talking points of the Castlebar Mitchels vs Vincents final. They really enjoyed the exercise, especially the influence of Diarmuid Connolly on the game's outcome...read their paragraphs here

The Dream

Please take the time to read what the group from Mrs. Geraghty's think the future holds for them...in their dreams! All the stories here

Poetry Time!

Alastair, Michael and Evan were asked to present their recent poems to a wider audience - Evan has written "Temper, Temper" - Michael has written "Jealous" and Alastair's poem is called "The Lucky One" - Read them here

A Special Event

Each of the boys in the group from Mrs McTeague's class were asked to write about one small special event in their lives - here are their paragraphs.

The War of 2019

For this exercise the group from Mrs. Geraghty's were asked to write a paragraph on trying to make their way through war torn London - the task was to describe all they could see around them and also what was going through their minds. They are worth a read, the standard is very high...here

Geography - Italy Projects - Mrs McTeague's Class

Mrs. McTeague's Class have been working really hard on their Italy projects over the last few weeks - see their colourful charts here

The Beggar

The boys in Mrs. Geraghty's were asked to describe a beggar on the street as a response to the beggar mentioned in the story we are currently exploring, Well done boys! Their paragraphs are - here.

Building the Great Wall - Cheung is Interviewed.

The boys in Mrs. Geraghty's had great fun making this podcast of an interview with Cheung, who was working on the Great Wall of China. The interviewer (David} had to find out a little more about Cheung's (Eoin) life. The interview is introduced by Stephen....listen here

Accident

Now the boys in Mrs. Geraghty's have written their paragraphs describing an accident that happened while building the Great Wall of China..some great work here

Mysterious Man

New super creative writing paragraphs from the boys in Mrs McTeague's class - describing a new species discovered by them in the jungle or either of the polar regions - here

Indestructible Man by Michael Waldron

Nathan, I don't hear cleaning," shouted mum from the kitchen. Me, my brother Tom and my mum were cleaning out our granddad's house after his sad passing last Tuesday evening.....
Find out what happens next....here

Accident

 The boys in Mrs McTeague's class were asked to write a paragraph as part of our work on "Building the Wall of China". The paragraphs describe an accident that took place while the wall was being built - read them here

Crazy Creatures

The boys from Mrs Geraghty's class were given the task of describing in detail a previously undiscovered species that they had come across while exploring in the Antarctic. There brilliant paragraphs can be read here 

The Christmas Present Thief

I know, I know...it's now a bit out of season but Harry's story is GOOD, really worth waiting for!! 

I wake up on Christmas morning exhausted because last night I was so excited I could hardly even stay still. But I’m not letting tiredness keep me down, after all it is Christmas! I run across the hall to my Mum and Dad’s bedroom shouting “It’s Christmas! It’s Christmas! It’s Christmas!” Find out what happens next...here

Bella in the Forest - Oisin Quinn

Bella in the Forest - Oisin Quinn's brilliant paragraph describing how Bella felt ..... here

Bella's Fears - Podcasts

The boys in Mrs Geraghty's class were asked to imagine they were Bella (from a story they read) who had wandered into the forest by accident in her quest to find the tastiest wild mushrooms. Her grandparents had specifically asked her to stay away from the forest as there were bears there. The boys were told that they were to be Bella just after she looked up and realized that she was lost and to write a paragraph describing how they (as Bella) felt. David Grealis and Kasjan Derewianyk both did an excellent job on this assignment and their paragraphs are presented here as podcasts. Enjoy.

Interview with the Bear

Interview Questions - Must have at least 3 sentences for each answer.

1. Mr. Bear, how do you feel about the way Bella has treated you?
2. Why were you afraid of such a little girl?
3. Why did you not notice that the basket was very heavy?
4. What was it like having Bella working for you?
5. Where do you go from here, will you have to go back to cleaning your own house?

A Worm's Tale - Interview

Red Group - Interview Questions "A Worm's Tale"

Answers must be at least 3 sentences each.

1. How did you feel when you were cut in half?
2. Were you upset when Bert left you?
3. How did it feel to travel "the world"?
4. Were you scared travelling on your own?
5. How did you meet Maria?

Oran's Trip to the Big Apple!

Find out what Oran got up to in New York just before Christmas....below is just a snippet from his diary which he kept while visiting the Big Apple... read the full story here.
"Our first day was quite exciting but also boring because I felt sick and the journey was 7 hours and 10 minutes. But at least we had TV screens on the back of all the seats on the plane......more here

Ice Skating - more pics here