Lá na bPancóga i Rang a 5 agus a 6

February 28, 2017 Written by Holmpatrick Teachers

Inniu Lá na bPancóg, nó Máirt na hInide, an lá deireanach roimh thús an Charghais. Roghnaíodh pancóga le hithe ar an Mháirt seo ionas go mbeadh daoine ábalta fáil réidh leis na comhábhair – leithéidí uibheacha, bainne agus siúcra – roimh throscadh an Charghas. Bhain siad an taitneamh as an gceacht agus as na bpancóga!

Bienvenidos a España

February 17, 2017 Written by Holmpatrick Teachers

On the 17th of February 2017, a Spanish lady called Maria from Madrid came to talk to 5th and 6th class about Spain. The letters in Spanish are pronounced quite differently than they are in English and the language has more letters than the English alphabet called “ñ”. We learned how to count ti twenty in Spanish and some [...]

Denmark Projects by 5th and 6th class

February 15, 2017 Written by Holmpatrick Teachers

5th and 6th class have undertaken a research project on Denmark as part of the Blue Star Project. Denmark has a population of about 5.8 million. Danish people have been named the happiest people in the world. Denmark is famous for its food and culture. For those who fancy a trip away to Copenhagen, we recommend a visit to the Little Mermaid [...]

Alouette French Taster

February 15, 2017 Written by Holmpatrick Teachers

On the 15th of February, Albane from Alouette language school visited 5th and 6th class to give us a taster of the French language. We learnt the French alphabet and numbers and the pronunciations. In addition, we also learned basic greetings in French such as: Bonjour, Oui, Non, Comment ca va? As well as how to introduce ourselves to others [...]

Scealta gaeilge a scríobh rang a cúig...

February 10, 2017 Written by Holmpatrick Teachers

Féach anseo ar an scéalta atá déanta againn le deanaí. Táimid an- bródúil as!

Music Genre Projects

February 10, 2017 Written by Holmpatrick Teachers

5th and 6th have been learning about the evolution of 20th Century Music and the different genres born over the different eras. We learnt all about jazz, swing, traditional, classical, disco, 80’s, pop, indie and rock and roll. The children worked in groups to research and create posters about their chosen genre and they presented thei [...]