Donabate Portrane Educate Together National School
This week lots of classes were learning all about Diwali. This five-day festival of light began on Thursday, November 4th and has been celebrated in many ways throughout the school. Happy Diwali to all the families in our school community who are celebrating the festival of Diwali. Rangoli Patterns Clay Diyas Songs
Debate|Why we should go back to school in May By Katherine First I will start for the motion. I will be discussing some of the major points, some data I have collected and my own experience. Education All children have the right to an education and development Many Children are struggling to concentrate and … Read moreWhy we should go back to school in May- A debate by Katherine in Patricia’s 5th.
We spent the afternoon discovering how to make circuits work. We used bulbs, batteries and wire to create a simple circuit and explored how things would work if we added multiple bulbs or batteries.
On January 31st both Fifth Classes went into the city centre, as part of the Learn Together curriculum, to learn about St Patrick’s Cathedral. While there we got to look at the Gothic cathedral styles and we were also very impressed with the stain glass windows. Every student had an opportunity to recreate their own stain … Read moreFifth Class visit to St Patrick’s Cathedral
This week is Maths Week in school and to celebrate we went on a Maths Trail with our buddies from Deirdre’s Senior Infants. We looked at different shapes we could find both inside and outside the school. Here are some pictures of us with our buddies while we were out and about. We’re such good … Read moreMaths Trail with our buddies
Fifth Class were very busy with Space Week last week. We had a Skype call from Sorcha in Blackrock, Cork, who taught us all about the planets we can see in the night sky. She told us some interesting facts about the constellations and how to identify different ones. It was great fun to watch … Read moreSpace Week