6th Class Term 2
This term has flown by and I cannot believe we will celebrate Confirmation this weekend.
This term we looked at the history of the 1916 Rising. We looked at Ireland in 1916 and uncovered that most Irish people supported Britain during World War 1. Catholics and Protestants from the north and south of the country joined the British Army. Home Rule had been promised as soon as the war was over, so there really was no reason to expect a rebellion in 1916. Despite that, it happened. We enjoyed looking at the history of this rising and discussing the brutal and violent deaths of many, despite only being a short war, lasting five days. We discussed the aftermath of the Rising and how it impacted life then and life now. The children really enjoyed this.
We celebrated World Book Day. The children all dressed up. This year some of the children dressed up as The Spice Girls and the Peppa Pig family. All the children put in a great effort and all looked fantastic.
We visited Breifne College to watch their performance of 'All Shook Up' for our mini tour. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. We went to the cinema to watch 'Miss Moxy'. This was a treat from Ms Brady as a reward for our good behaviour and being good role models. Thanks Ms Brady!
Friendship Day/Bí Cineálta Day was a huge hit with the children from the junior end to the senior end. 6th class paired up with 2nd class and we collaborated before beginning our drawings. We all went out to the corridor and designed and decorated a huge poster with quotes to remind us about being kind to others.
A special highlight was Grandparents' Day, when our grandparents visited our classrooms to spend some quality time playing games with us. We performed 'Killeagh' on our tin whistles and recited a wonderful poem called 'Grandparents are so precious'. Everyone seemed to have a great time and enjoyed their delicious tea and scones.
We have also been preparing for our Confirmation, spending time practising and praying that the Holy Spirit will come to guide us. We had a nice time during these preparations and are very grateful for the support of Fr. Cassidy. Hopefully the weather will be good for us on Friday evening 27th March.
Thanks again to the PA for the wonderful Easter egg hunt and Karen, Lexi's mum for the donation of an easter egg to each child in our class. Wishing you all a wonderful Easter.
