First Holy Communion

On the 14th of May, 2016, we made our First Holy Communion. The weather was beautiful and we had a brilliant day. We all looked fantastic in our dresses and suits. We wore our clothes to school on Monday for the class photo. We also had a party that day!

Connacht Rugby visit

A special thank you to Robbie Henshaw, Finlay Bealham, John Muldoon, Jack Carty, Niyi Adeolokun and Bundee Aki (members of the Connacht Rugby team) who came in to visit us on Tuesday (26/04/16). Thanks also to Team Manager Tim Allnut and Performance Analyst Conor McPhillips for coming along. We had a great day and learned so much about our local heroes.

Art Workshop

On Tuesday (19/04/2016), Lara came in to do an Art Workshop with us. The theme of the workshop was "Fantastic Animals". It involved us imagining, drawing and creating our own unique animal. It was loads of fun!

Marine Biodiversity Workshop

On Friday (April 8th), Dave from Atlantaquarium came in to visit our class. We took part in a Marine Biodiversity workshop. First, Dave talked to us about the seas and the ocean and we listed the different types of sea creatures we could name. We then were given a few sea shells and we used a key to identify them. We did the same thing with different types of seaweed. After this, Dave brought in some sea creatures and we were allowed to hold them. He brought in a starfish, a sea urchin and a crab. We had loads of fun and we learned so much about the sea and the ocean!

Dental Hygiene Workshop

Here are some photos from the Dental Hygiene Workshop we went to last week. The nurses told us how many spoons of sugar there was in each of our favourite foods. They also taught us the correct way to brush our teeth. We got a free toothbrush, a sticker and a certificate for taking part.

Hip Hop with Fabienne

Today we went to Hip-Hop with Fabienne. It was very fun and we are all tired after dancing for half an hour non-stop!

Presentation of Irish Flag and HSE Healthy Schools Flag

Last week, our school received two new flags. First, we got the Irish National Flag from the Army. The sergeants told us a little bit about what happened in 1916 and we were allowed to ask them questions. The Mayor of Galway, Frank Fahy came to visit for the ceremony. Niamh read out a paragraph from the proclamation and we sang the national anthem; Amhrán na bhFiann. We also received the HSE's Healthy Schools flag. We are the first school in Galway to get this flag! Our health promotion officers were Sian and Tess.