6th Hazel World Book Day
DEAR (Drop Everything and Read)
6th Hazel students have been taking part in ‘DEAR’ every morning this week for 15 minutes. Along with this the students were involved in reading books made by another school. This is part of ‘Write a Book’ competition. The class have to read through the different books, rate them and a reason for that rating.
Inspiring Authors!
5th Laurel, 5th Cedar and 4th Larch were very lucky to be invited to the Whale Theatre for World Book Day. They got to meet two famous authors, Eoin Colfer and Patricia Forde (Laureate na nÓg). Both very inspiring and shared some great stories about their childhood and their journeys in becoming writers. They gave us their best advice for storytelling and writing stories. A really enjoyable experience for all three classes.
Write a Book Projects!
We swapped our “Write a book” projects with those from another school. We are enjoying reading their stories, it will be tough to chose the winning one! We can’t wait to hear what the other school thinks of our entries, we are super proud of ours. A lot of creative writing and imagination went into them. We can’t wait to hear what the other school thinks of our entries, we are super proud of ours. A lot of creative writing and imagination went into them.
Happy Pear Cooking Demonstration
Huge thank you to David & Stephen of the Happy Pear for such an informative and fun evening. They provided a wide range of healthier choices, helping us to feed our families with the healthiest of food! A fantastic event with all funds raised going toward the school. Thank you again Happy Pear!
Safer Internet Day
In a world of endless online information, Safer Internet Day explores ways to empower children to thrive and equip them with skills to navigate both the opportunities and challenges of these powerful online influences. Today Transition Year Students from Temple Carrig hosted workshops at St. Patrick’s NS attended by 6th class. They taught us all about algorithms and influencers. After their presentation, we broke up into smaller groups, discussed any questions students had and everyone worked together on themed posters. After midterm break 6th Class will visit Temple Carrig to finish the posters with the transition year students. It was a lovely and very informative morning. Huge thank you to Temple Carrig Transition Year Students and their Teachers.
Recycling Rockets!
Huge thank you to everyone involved in Recycling Rockets Week and congratulations to the winners 4th Class Larch! What an amazing amount of cans/bottles collected with all money raised going towards the Astro Pitch! Special thanks to those parents that deposited all the cans/bottles!
New Maths Curriculum Education Day for all Staff
Thank you!
Taking time out from a busy school day to say thank you to these amazing ladies who clean St. Patrick’s NS every day. It is because of them that our classrooms are clean & tidy at the beginning of every school day providing a wonderful environment for teachers and children. Thank you!
6th Class Hazel: Fortune Cookies & Chinese Nu
WWII Project Presentations
6th class Hazel, concluded their 3 week WW2 project. Knowledge was shared through a serious of timelines and presentations and feedback. .
Poetry
6th class students are exploring Haiku poetry and poetic devices used in poetry and creating fun strategies to help remember them. One examples is Onomatopoeia- the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
Perspective Drawing
Perspective drawing provides students in 6th class with an opportunity to create art with a realistic impression of depth, ‘play with’ perspective to present dramatic images.
Comedy Show “Hacked” by Reuben Evans 3rd to 6th Class
Reuben Evans comedy show “Hacked” was such an engaging session for 3rd to 6th class. Huge thanks to Caroline & Alan Lewis for donating this workshop which saw the children learning how algorithms manipulate their emotions and keep them hooked to devices. We encourage continued discussion about this challenging subject.
WWII Projects
Reflection- Gratitude
6th class Holly started the new year off by making gratitude mugs. The marshmallows represent some of the things we are grateful for. Happy new year to all.
WWII
Christmas Card giving and Bingo
6th class students were delighted to have an opportunity to present a beautifully crafted Chrsitmas card to their JI buddies today. A fun game of Christmas Bingo completed the celebration with laughter and cheer.
JEP
6th class Holly and Hazel spent the month of December making Chocolates and decorating their celebration jars. The junior Entrepreneur Programme is gradually coming to an end and their earnings and profits are being collated.
Buddy Scavenger Hunt
6th Holly class joined in with their JI Birch buddy class to complete a fun and exciting scavenger hunt, bringing an end to the school term.
It Takes A Village- Fire Station Visit
Junior Infants have been learning about the people who play an important role in keeping us safe in our community. They had a fantastic time during their visit to the local fire station, where they learned all about the work of firefighters and how they help protect us. It was a a very engaging experience.
Christmas 2024
Learning Through Art
‘Schools that integrate arts into their curriculum show improved student performance in maths, English, critical thinking and verbal skills’. Over the past fortnight, students have been displaying their learning through art, to visually communicate their understanding and depth of Key Learning Areas. 6th Class Hazel have been exploring the Natural Features of Ireland and the world through research, comparing and contrasting.
Learning Through Art
‘Schools that integrate arts into their curriculum show improved student performance in Maths, English, Critical Thinking and Verbal Skills’. Over the past fortnight, students have been displaying their learning through art, to visually communicate their understanding and depth of Key Learning Areas. 4th Class Larch class have been combining shape with colour shading
Adam Harris visit from AsIAm
Adam Harris, founder and CEO of AsIAm.ie, visited the school last Tuesday during Diversity Week to raise awareness of Autism. Accompanied by Matilda in 6th Class, Adam met the children in our Early Intervention class, An Cuan. He then spoke to both Senior Infants and First Classes, followed by a presentation to 2nd to 6th Classes. Adam, a past pupil of St Patrick’s – whose former SNA, Jennifer, is still with us – spoke about how his Autism diagnosis helped him to understand how he might see the world differently. Both pupils and staff alike were riveted as he told us about how 1 in 27 children are on the spectrum, dispelled many myths, outlined Autistic strengths and answered numerous insightful questions. His message was clear – be kind, be inclusive, be understanding, be supportive. Autism is just another way we might differ from each other, but underneath we have more in common than you might think. Thank you Adam, you’re inspirational! Please find Adam’s presentation to 2nd-6th Class below as well as some additional material that AsIAm shared with us.
St Patrick’s on the airwaves
It’s fantastic to hear that our local It Takes A Village Smartphone initiative has reached a wider audience through the BBC World Service and the UK’s BBC Radio 4. The documentary has been shared widely on the Smartphone Free Childhood WhatsApp groups and has provoked lots of feedback and discussion among the 40,000 contributors. A huge thank you to Beth McLeod and the BBC for coming over and highlighting our initiative. Here’s hoping it can create a positive change for our children. You can listen to the documentary here.
Fabulous Fashion Event
Huge thanks to Kim Harris who organised and hosted a fun and memorable evening in the school hall with a dedicated team of helpers. On display were the creative and thought-provoking posters created by the children on the theme of Fast Fashion. Huge congratulations to everyone who took part! The evening raised a fabulous €1,600.
All about organs!
5th class Hazel learned all about the different organs of the human body. We learned where the organs live in our bodies and what their functions are. We did a group project to put the organs back in their places and share what we learned. Here are our brilliant bodies!
Celebrating Ukraine Culture day
The Ukrainian and St Patricks school communities came together today to celebrate a Ukrainian Cultural Day filled to the brim with traditional dance, music, drama, food and games. The families of the pupils to organise a special day to showcase their traditions to acquaint the school with Masliana, one of the brightest and most cheerful holidays in Ukraine to celebrate the beginning of Spring. Pupils from junior infants to sixth class were given the opportunity to experience Ukrainian activities from playing a dumpling target game, to partaking in a traditional dance class and even eating traditional pancakes. A drama showcasing traditional heroes, Kosaks, was performed by the Ukrainian students with singing and dancing throughout. Pupils and staff wore blue and yellow for the occasion. “Cultural interaction on a day like today allows you to communicate without words, at an emotional human level. It has enriched us all today and allowed us a deeper understanding of the amazing Ukrainian traditions and culture”, Principal Rachel Harper commented. Last week, to mark the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the pupils in St Patricks N.S. designed and wrote individual messages to be displayed on a Tree of Peace in the grounds of Coolnagreina, Tiglin, the home of many Ukrainian families.
Write A Book /Scríobh Leabhar
There has been fantastic work going on in various classes for the Write A Book /Scríobh Leabhar project recently. All projects have been submitted and we look forward to reading the work from other schools next week.