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Mysterious Microbes
Thanks to "Scientific Sue's Workshop" we learned about microbes during Science Week. We learned how infections are spread and how this...
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Nov 16, 20201 min read


Lighthouse Engineers
During Science Week we used the skills learned in making electrical circuits to construct a model of a lighthouse that shines a light.
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Nov 16, 20201 min read


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Nov 12, 20200 min read


Making Butter in 1st and 2nd class
Question we were investigating: How is butter made?
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Nov 10, 20201 min read


House Martins: Our exotic and mysterious friends
In September when we were all settling back into Pods and restrictions. Our playground was buzzing with little birds zooming around....
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Oct 28, 20201 min read


Experimenting with soil and plants.
1st and 2nd class were investigating the question: How do we grow plants? One of our class also asked: What happens when we mix soil and...
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Oct 8, 20201 min read


Name the Heron
We had a "name the heron " competition in May. This heron fishes in the Brusna or Bunree River in Ballina every evening. We had some...
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Jun 3, 20201 min read


5th & 6th investigate light and present their work at the science fair
5th & 6th class investigated light using mirrors and lenses. They made rainbow spinners and periscopes. They investigated electric...
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Mar 3, 20201 min read


Science Week Activities in 5th & 6th Class
We had fun taking part in The Straw Tower Challenge and discovered that good foundations are really important. We investigated...
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Nov 14, 20191 min read


Cruising to Ballycroy
What a road trip we had! Bog Bog and more more. what we didn't realise was how amazing bog really is. From moss to heather, bog cotton to...
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May 20, 20191 min read


Growing Our Own Food
Junior and Senior Infants had great fun learning about where their food comes from. They learned that Peas can grow form a seed and they...
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Apr 30, 20191 min read


What makes bridges so strong? 5th & 6th Class investigated during Engineers Week
First we looked at and discussed the bridges in our local area and then we looked at pictures and videos of famous bridges in Ireland and...
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Apr 7, 20191 min read


National Tree Week 2019
Our school and 21 other local national schools were chosen by Coillte and Beleek Woods Development Committee to plant a tree in Beleek...
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Mar 29, 20191 min read


Update from RDS
Everything is going well here in the RDS. The judges have been at our stall and we got a good report on our project and everyone who’s...
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Mar 6, 20191 min read


Judges have visited our stand
The judges have just visited our stand and the gave us a great report for our science project on traffic lights. They said our project...
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Mar 6, 20191 min read


RDS Here We Come
Good morning. We are on our way to RDS Science Blast Dublin.We are very excited.# RDS🚦
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Mar 6, 20191 min read


Engineers Week Sets Off Full S.T.E.A.M ahead!
We kicked off Engineers week 2018 with a bang today as we held our Science Exhibition in the GP room. Lots of parents were treated to ...
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Mar 4, 20191 min read
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