Assembly Invitation

Hi all,
I would like to invite you all to our 5th Class Assembly which will take place this Friday morning at 8:30 and will be focusing on the theme of 'Gratitude' 

The Intel Mini Scientist competition.

Children will once be entering the Intel Mini Scientist Competition. 

Information on the competition can be found on http://www.miniscientist.ie/?page_id=541

Children will be working in groups. 

Children can find helpful tips and resources on various topics/experiments on  http://www.education.com/science-fair/elementary-school/

Children should choose a topic area and begin some research and establish a suitable research question i.e. what they want to find out.

We kindly ask that you enable your child to work individually or collaboratively with their peers. Adults can guide, monitor and support their work where necessary.
 

I will post further updates here soon. Any questions or queries please do not hesitate to ask me.

Here is a list of some suitable websites to help with their research and brainstorming:

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments.html

https://sciencebob.com/category/experiments/

http://www.kidspot.com.au/things-to-do/collection/science-experiments

​https://www.youtube.com/user/rhettandlink2

Parent's Meeting Tuesday 26th

@ 19:30

We will be having our Parent's Meeting night this coming Tuesday 26th at 19:30.

Counties of Ireland Project

Due Friday 29th September

We will be learning about the counties of Ireland this term. Children have been asked to carry out a small independent project on the following counties. Children will be given an A3 sheet of card to display what they have learned and will get an opportunity to share their work with the class. 

The children may add to this A3 card if they wish. The projects will receive extra marks for the use of books and interviews as references. 

The children may present their project through PowerPoint if they wish. 

Aymen	Leitrim
Gleb	Sligo
Amal	Meath
Megan	Wexford
Rosa	Cavan
Ruby	Limerick
Catherine Farrelly	Mayo
Sebastian	Kerry
Noah	Antrim
Ben	Westmeath
Darragh	Clare
Sophie	Kilkenny
Harrison	Wicklow
Oisín Mc Garr	Armagh
Oisín Meaney	Longford
Tom	Waterford
Caoimhe	Kildare
Andreia	Galway
Lola	Laois
James	Tyrone
Amelia	Monaghan
Finn	Roscommon
Anton	Tipperary
Ilyas	Louth
Daisy	Cork
Emily	Kerry

Potential Areas for Research
	Province
	Location
	Bordering Counties
	Population
	Biggest Town/City
	Other Towns/Cities
	Landmarks/ Well Known Locations
	Rivers, Lakes, Mountains, Seas/Oceans
	Famous People/Teachers
	County Colours
	Other Information/ Did you know?

Gaeilge Spellings
Week beginning 18th 

Tá tuirse orm.
-I am tired.

An bhfuil cead agam?
-May I/Do I have permission to __?

An féidir leat cabhrú liom?
-Can you help me?

Tá mé críochnaithe.
-I am finished.

Cén lá atá ann inniu?
-What day is it today? 

Hi all,

a very warm welcome back to 5th Class! I hope everyone had a well earned break over Summer. This year the format for homework will be slightly different. The children will receive homework per night rather than per week. This may understandably be a frustrating transition for the children but is important in preparing them for moving forward through the 5th Class Curriculum.

Homework for Monday 4th is as follows;
Master your Maths p. 6 Day 1 (Qs1-18)
Cloze Procedure Sheet (on Recycling)

Regards,
Shane.

Hi all,

just a quick note regarding the next two weeks. Both 4^th Classes have been invited to Coláiste Dulaigh to experience secondary school life tomorrow Wednesday 14^th. The cost of this is free and the children are allowed to take a treat with them.

Also our school tour occurs next Monday 19^th. Can I please ask that permission slips and cost of trip (€20) are returned by Friday at the latest?  

Thanks,

Shane.