10@10

February 10, 2017 Written by Holmpatrick Teachers

Today the children in 3rd to 6th class took part in the 10@10 initiative sponsored by RTE’s Operation Transformation! At 10 o’clock every primary school child in Ireland was asked to partake in a mass physical activity break for ten minutes. We had so much fun following the video below to get us moving! https://youtu.be/va [...]

Deutschmobil visit

January 11, 2017 Written by Holmpatrick Teachers

On Wednesday 11th of January, the students of 3rd to 6th class were delighted to be visited by the Deutschmobil. This initiative was part of our cultural and geographical aspect of our Blue Star programme. The Deutschmobil is run by the Goethe Institute in Dublin whose aim is to promote German in Ireland, by giving students an opportunity to [...]

Nollaig Shona Duit as Rang a Cúig agu...

December 22, 2016 Written by Holmpatrick Teachers

Bhí go leor gníomhaíochtaí na Nollag ar súil ag Rang a 5 agus a 6 le coicís anuas. Scríobh na páistí litir chuig Daidí na Nollag. We also learnt An Chéad Nollag as Gaeilge. Have a listen below: IMG_1898 (3) We were also busy making ice cream in Science and creating delicious Snow Men biscuits in English as part of our procedural w [...]

Ulster Bank come to visit

December 22, 2016 Written by Holmpatrick Teachers

The school was fortunate enough to have workers visit us from Ulster Bank. These volunteers helped to teach us all about the value of money. On the 16th of December, a lady called Deirdre came to do a fun lesson with 5th and 6th class. We had to plan a party for a child under a budget of €150. It was a little tricky as we all had fant [...]

Our American Projects by 5th and 6th ...

December 22, 2016 Written by Holmpatrick Teachers

During December, 5th and 6th class completed research projects on American States. We were inspired to complete these projects following the recent Presidential elections in America. Everyone chose a state to research and they had to find out about the population, capital city, state seal, landmarks, animals and lots of other things. We enjo [...]

The wonderful world of Science

December 22, 2016 Written by Holmpatrick Teachers

In December, 5th and 6th class learned about famous scientists and inventors. They got to choose a scientist of their liking and made a 3D art of their chosen scientist. Some of the scientists were: Alexander Bell, Marie Curie and Albert Einstein to name a few. It was very interesting and everyone loved the artwork.