6th class, you are all doing fabulous. You are almost at the end of 5 weeks learning from home and you are doing some wonderful work. Remember at the beginning of this term, we spoke about how we can see opportunity in times of adversity? Well we have seen you all embrace this great opportunity to upskill in the digital world; skills that you will use in your future no matter what path you take. We have seen you organise and plan your days , to manage your workload, plan when assignments need to be done or submitted, self motivate and self monitor your work; all these skills will be so important as you head into secondary school next year. We have seen you commit to the daily mile, get creative in writing, poetry and art, as well as diving into projects ;all of this helping to maintain good mental health and physical health as well as staying on top of your academic work. Well done 6th class: you should be very proud of yourselves....I certainly am!
Here is some of the fabulous work you got up to these last 2 weeks!
Here is some of the fabulous work you got up to these last 2 weeks!
Katelyn got creative with acrylic paints with this beautiful painting, while Emma Murray created a chocolate masterpiece! Yum!
On left and middle, Emma Surmova exploring pourable acrylic paint and right Aneta painting a peaceful landscape. Great ways to be creative!
One great way to show love as we approach Valentines day, is to express our gratitude and appreciation of others in our life. We have been so so lucky to be supported in our remote learning by Joan Dempsey, of Music Generation who has been sending weekly lessons to continue at home, and also our very own talented Joan Flynn on the school staff who has been sharing video art lessons which we have enjoyed. Above are some letters of thanks that the children wrote for them this week.
WE THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH!
WE THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH!
We looked at the work of Romero Britto, a brazilian neo-pop artist. Above are fabulous creations by Aneta and Finn, Adam, and Yosr inspired by his work. The Gillick boys also tried out some portraits.....Mrs Gillick never looked so glamorous!!
Above: Chruth Emma agus Lauren Biachlár as Gaeilge....b'fhéidir in am do Lá Fhéile Valintín!
Below: Lilian is getting ready for the snow with here homemade sled design plan!
Lauren tuned into Simon Hethington's art class and made these lovely crafts.
Below: Lilian is getting ready for the snow with here homemade sled design plan!
Lauren tuned into Simon Hethington's art class and made these lovely crafts.
BELOW: Sophie wrote this beautiful love story inspired by this delightful short film 'The Lantern'
The children did some work on Narrative Writing. Click on the file links below to read some of their stories: Well Done LAUREN, QUILLAN, AARON & ANETA.

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time_traveller_tragedy_by_lauren_coffey.docx |

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When learning about St Brigid, we also looked at other inspirational strong successful Irish women. Have a look at Adam's slideshow below of the former President Mary Robinson who continues to do amazing work on Climate Change today.
The children did some lessons on Cyber Safety and ;learning about what we can trust when using websites online. Well done to Adam and Finn for their work below.
Emma Murray got seriously creative with some tin can rings which could have ended up in landfill....how cool is this!
Look at this amazingly intricate detailed masterpiece that Mai-ly created using tiny diamond pieces. Look at the close up to see the real detail.. I can't imagine how many hours this took. What a soothing, mindful activity to do .....so creative and great for wellbeing. Well done
Mai-ly....shows great perserverence!
Mai-ly....shows great perserverence!
6th class , you have done some really wonderful work these past 2 weeks. Thank you all for showing up on our zoom call every day. Its always great to see you and lovely to feel our class is still very much alive and kicking with great engagement in your tasks. Shut down those chrome books now for the midterm, enjoy some screen free time and a well deserved break from school at home. Now just enjoy home as home. I look forward to seeing you all again when we come back refreshed and ready to continue on our learning journey!