Maths Week, October 12th-16th 2020 In the senior classroom, we started Maths Week by working on problems collaboratively on our whiteboards, such as how long it would take a snail to crawl out of a well. We followed clues to eliminate numbers and figure out how many Olympic medals Ireland has won. We played place value games against each […]
Spooky Halloween Stories – First Class
October 29, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Very well done to our first class pupils who wrote these spooky stories for Halloween! Click here to read
“Spooky Hallow’s Eve” by Ava
October 28, 2020 by Leave a Comment
It started off like a normal teenage story; new school, new friends, new teachers, but all of a sudden everyone was so interested in me! I did not like it at all, but I played along with it. A few days later they were bored of me. I shouted out loud, “thank God.” I like […]
Senior Pupils Animation – Oct 2020
October 27, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Senior pupils have recently worked on animation skills and have produced some gorgeous short animated clips on a range of topics. This has been our first time dabbling in the area of animation and it has been beyond enjoyable. Pupils hope to further develop their skills through the addition of sound effects, audio description, backing […]
Senior Pupils Rapping – Oct 2020
October 9, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Our senior pupils have been extremely busy rapping, as we cannot sing in our classrooms at present. They worked diligently whilst composing the rap and performing to the beat. It was such a fun activity. The accompanying title logo was voted most popular by the class. Well done to James for his clever design. Enjoy […]
County Colours Day – 1st Oct. 2020
October 2, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Well done to our Student Council for their organisation of a most enjoyable County Colours Day. All pupils made a big effort to support their counties and a super 92 euro was raised in the process. This money will be used to fund Halloween celebrations in our school. Thanks goes to all families for their […]
Beginning of Year Celebration & Graduation – 18th Sept. 2020
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First Holy Communion – Sept. 2020
September 23, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Congratulations to our third class pupils who celebrated the Sacrament of First Holy Communion in Templebraden Church on Saturday 19th September.
Student Council Proposals – Sept. 2020
September 17, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Student Council 2020-21 Ava, 6th My proposals for student council this year are as follows. A crazy hat day where you can either have a pre made or homemade hat of your choice. For my next suggestion I would like to hold a “Great Garrydoolis Bake Off”. Due to Covid 19, the students could bake […]
New Climbing Wall & Yard Chalk
September 14, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Our junior and senior pupils alike are just delighted with our new climbing wall! (Small Wall). Yard chalk has been a big hit today with our senior pupils. It is just one of the fabulous ideas put forward during our Student Council elections last week.