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Sixth Class put their creativity and problem-solving skills to the test as they worked collaboratively in groups to design and invent their own...

1st and 2nd class children explored what it means to be good global citizens, focusing on the impact of clothes. They learned about fast fashion and...

1st & 2nd class had great fun exploring Irish artist Audrey Hamilton's work. They looked at many of her pieces. They discovered that she uses...

5th Class had a great time making structures with spaghetti and marshmallows. It was a great challenge using 3D shapes from our Maths work. Well...

The children in sixth class thoroughly enjoyed taking part in a whole-school pumpkin-carving activity, which was kindly organised by our Parents’...

Sixth class have been enjoying taking part in the Dare to Believe programme through a series of fun and active movement breaks in the classroom. The...

Sixth Class recently took part in a cognitively challenging maths lesson focused on early algebra and pattern recognition. The children were...

As part of our Maths learning, Sixth Class have been busy exploring 2D shapes through a range of hands-on and engaging activities. Using Polypads,...

As part of Walk to School Week, the whole school recently took part in a walk to school from Ardkeen. This simple but powerful action encouraged...

Our sixth-class pupils recently took part in a basketball workshop with John Loftus, focusing on developing key basketball skills. Throughout the...