We had an amazing treat last week from Student Council! There were two bouncy castles in the Halla and we had some pizza later 😊 

Thank you Student Council 🍕🏰😊

We throughly enjoyed a competitive chess tournament in class last week ☺️ Arnold was crowned champion with Ryan in a close second place having come through the back door and Bill took the third place spot! 

Well done all 🙌🏻

We had an absolute ball at Smugglers Cove yesterday on our school tour 😊 The sun was shining in Rosscarbery and we had loads of fun on the bus! Our favourite activity was the tubing but we also loved the golf, maze, bungee jump, walk climbing and archery 😊 

A great day all around! Well done boys 👍🏻

We took the 208 bus to town on Tuesday and spent the day walking around and learning all about the history of our city! We at stopped at many old historical landmarks and even walked along the oldest street in Cork! 

A huge thank you to Mr. Foley for being our fantastic tour guide and well done to all the boys! A great day out 😊

We took a break from the books last Friday and had an ice cream party in the afternoon instead 😊 This treat was well deserved as the boys have been working very hard all year! 

We enjoyed some yummy treats today at the school bake sale 😋 Thank you do Student Council for organising and to all our 5th class families for baking 😊

Huge congratulations to Rory on an outstanding performance at Cork City Sports yesterday 🙌🏻 Rory won his heat and then battled it out for the Munster title! Rory is super quick and we  are so proud of you!! 🏃

CONGRATULATIONS to our school hurling team who won the Sciath na Scol Championship last week 🙌🏻 A fantastic achievement and a great day out!! 
 

A special well done to Danny, Bill, Joe and Colin who were on the team 😊 We are proud of you!! 

SSNB ABÚ 🏆

A HUGE best of luck to the Sciath na Scol team playing in the Hurling Final on Monday!! We are so proud of Danny, Joe, Bill and Colin who are on the team 😊 We can’t wait for the day out and to cheer you on!! 

The boys have already brought the football trophy home so fingers crossed for the double 🤞🏻

SSNB ABÚ 🙌🏻

We planted some seeds recently and have loved taking care of them and watching them grow 😊 We planted some sunflowers, peas, pumpkins and cress! 

A big thank you to SuperValu who sent us all the compost, seeds and pots 👍🏻

Well done to Danny, Seán  and the school soccer team who recently made it to the Munster Schools Cup Final ⚽️🏆 A fantastic achievement!  

Well done boys 😊

Best of luck Danny and the school soccer team who head to Cahir today to compete in the Munster School Cup 🏆 The team have already won the Cork finals! 

We are rooting for you and so proud of you 😊

We loved making these tie dye butterflies last Friday for art! We used tinfoil and water to create the effect ☺️

We finished the incredible John Boyne novel, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, recently. We completed these book reports to expeess our thoughts on the book, movie and Holocaust. 

Well done boys ☺️

A huge thank you to all our 5th class families who supported and  donated to the very special  Make-A-Wish charity last week 😊 The boys looked great in blue 💙💫

We enjoyed a lovely few mornings in MTU recently 😊 We improved our dance moves and GAA skills! 

Thank you MTU for having us 😊

We completed a very fun Easter Escape Room challenge before we finished up for our Easter holidays 😊 We needed to compete every level of puzzles and games to find the combination code that would open the lock where an Easter surprise was waiting inside 🙌🏻  We also made some lovely bunnies in art 😊

Happy Easter 🐰

A big well done to all the boys on completing your very impressive history projects 😊 It was clear you put in a lot of effort and the presentations were outstanding! Well done 🙌🏻

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from 5th Class ☘️

Huge congratulations to Bill on a fantastic win in Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday 😊 Bill was selected to represent the school in a GAA Hurling Skills Competition and he did our school and class proud! Bill was put through his paces with a number of challenging drills and was up against the best of the best from schools all over Cork. 

Bill came in 1st place and brought the trophy home 🏆 We are so proud of you Bill, well done! 

We had so much fun last week learning all about DNA! We performed a really cool experiment where we extracted DNA from a banana 🍌 

Our huge thanks to Fiona and her team for such a wonderful morning 😊

We enjoyed some yummy pancakes yesterday! 😋

Happy Valentine’s Day 💕

We made some lovely Grá art and Valentine‘s cards yesterday to mark the day! 

We challenged ourselves last week to a Fraction Escape Room! It was lots of fun but hard to beat the clock ⏰ 

We celebrated St. Brigid’s Day by writing about her life and special cloak as Gaeilge 😊 We also made some crosses out of wool 😊

We have been reading ‘The Guns of Easter‘ in class recently and enjoyed every page! The boys loved the main character Jimmy Conway and were fascinated about the 1916 Rising 🇮🇪 We completed these book reviews to highlight our favourite parts 😊

We really enjoyed learning all about Martin Luther King Jr‘s life and legacy 😊 We listened to his famous speech and reflected on our own dreams and hopes for the future! We also made some amazing and colourful paintings 🎨 Take a look! 

Wishing all our 5th class parents and families a Happy Christmas 🎄 

See you next year! 🎉

We had our second auction yesterday and every single prize is gone 🙈 Well done to all the boys for an excellent two months work 😊 

One of the games we played this week was a Tinsel Toe maze! We worked in partners to cross the tinsel finish line without moving or squashing a cup 🙈 One partner was blindfolded while the other gave instructions. Balance was key and we all had a blast! 😊

We solved some really tricky multiplication problems this week  and then pieced the puzzle together to make a mean Mr. Grinch!! 

We enjoyed some hot chocolate last Friday afternoon after all our concert performances were complete! The party included chocolate treats, marshmallows and sprinkles 🙌🏻 

We kicked back and watched some of the Santa Clause movie too😊 It was so good and we were so relaxed we forgot to take photos!! 🙈

The boys filled their jar just in time for Christmas and we celebrated with some extra yard! 

A huge well done to all the boys for their hard work 😊

We loved performing our Eurovision Christmas Special for all our friends and families 🎵 The boys worked very hard in the weeks running up to the concert and did a fantastic job on stage each day! 

A big thank you to all our parents who helped the boys learn their lines and look the part 😊

We enjoyed a few PE lessons recently in MTU! Thank you MTU for having us and well done boys 😊

We had a fantastic 5 weeks in the pool at LeisureWorld 🙌🏻 Our swimming improved and we had mighty fun on the bus 😊

Well done boys!! 

We topped Science Week off today with another amazing visit from the Nutty Scientists 👨‍🔬 We had great fun working with dry ice! 

Thank you Professor Positivity and Professor Questions 🥼

This week the boys finally filled the Pom-Pom jar 😊 They have been working hard at this for the last few weeks and enjoyed a Homework Free night as a result! 

Well done boys 😊

We had some great costumes in the classroom today! Thanks to all the parents for helping at home 😊 Have a lovely midterm break! 

🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃 

We had our first auction yesterday and almost every single prize is gone 🙈 Well done to all the boys for an excellent two months work 😊