5th Class

2024/2025

Happy Halloween!

R5 Masterpiece

Science trip

2023/2024

Our 5th Class students are enjoying taking part in a five week school based cycling training course.

A few photos from our School Tour in Derry. Some bowling, games and a trip to the cinema.

We went on our sponsored walk today and stopped off to admire St Colmcille’s Statue. Unfortunately the sun didn’t shine but we throughly enjoyed the walk.

Lá Féile Pádraig ☘️

World Book Day!

5th class had a great day out in Glenveagh National Park, partaking in a mini beast hunt. Thank you to all the organisers. It was a most enjoyable day out.

Christmas 🤶 Jumper Day!

A few Science Experiments for Science Week

Happy Halloween 🎃

Rang a Cúig Booklist 2022-23

School Book Rental system is in place for pupils from Third to Sixth classes at a cost of €35 per pupil, subject to a family maximum contribution of €60. For this fee, the school provides the following books:

Mathematics: Planet Maths 5,

English: Starlight 5, Treasury E, My Read at Home 5

Gaeilge: Léigh sa Bhaile E (CJ Fallon), Abair Liom G

SESE: Small World 5 History, Small World 5 Geography/Science (C J Fallon)

Class Novels in English and Gaeilge

Religion textbooks

The rental fee can be paid in late June, or the first week of the new term. Alternatively, you may purchase the above books at your own expense.

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BOOKS TO PURCHASE

It will also be necessary to purchase the following workbooks for the 2022-23 school year, including those in the Book Rental Scheme.

New Wave English in Practice 5 (Prim-Ed);

New Wave Mental Maths 5 (Prim-Ed);

Spellbound 5 (CJ Fallon);

Rírá 5 (CJ Fallon);

Map Skills 1 & Assessment book (CJ Fallon)

Mindful Matters 5 SPHE (CJ Fallon)

Notes : It is school policy to have pupil names in Irish on copies etc. Personalised School Diaries will be available on opening week.

Other requirements: 1 X Sum Copy, 1 X Languages Copy; 1 X SESE/Mind Mapping copy, Packet Spare Copies; 2 X Pencils,,2 X Red Pens , Blue Pen, Black Pen, Calculator, Eraser, Sharpener, Long Ruler, Twistables, Highlighter, Mathematical Set, Set earphones, Pritstick; Ringbound folder with subject dividers

Lá fhéile Padráig☘️

World Book Day

World Book Day

Changing your Mind Set

Month of the Holy Souls

Getting Active

happy Halloween 👻

Rang a Cúig Booklist 2021-22

A School Book Rental system is in place for pupils from Third to Sixth classes at a cost of €35 per pupil, subject to a family maximum contribution of €60. For this fee, the school provides the following books:

Planet Maths 5,

Starlight 5,

Abair Liom G,

Treasury E,

Small World 5 (History by C J Fallon)

Small World 5 (Geography) by C J Fallon),

Let’s Discover Science Journal 5 (CJ Fallon)

My Read at Home 5 (CJ Fallon)

Léigh sa Bhaile E (CJ Fallon)

Class Novels in English and Gaeilge.

Religion books.

The rental fee can be paid in late June, or the first week of the new term. Alternatively, you may purchase the above books at your own expense.

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BOOKS TO PURCHASE

It will also be necessary to purchase the following workbooks for the 2021-22 school year

New Wave English in Practice 5 (Prim-Ed);

New Wave Mental Maths 5 (Prim-Ed);

Spellbound 5 (CJ Fallon);

Fuaimeanna agus Focail 5 (Folens);

Map Skills 1 (CJ Fallon)

Mindful Matters 5 SPHE (CJ Fallon)

Notes: It is school policy to have pupil names in Irish on copies etc. Personalised School Diaries will be available on opening week.

Other requirements: 1 X Sum Copy, 1 X Class Copy; Packet Spare Copies; 2 X Pencils,,2 X Red Pens , Blue Pen, Black Pen, Calculator, Eraser, Sharpener, Long Ruler, Twistables, Black Sharpie, Highlighter, Markers, Mathematical Set, Set earphones, Pritstick; Ringbound folder with subject dividers.

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General Info

Collective names

A sloth of bears

A skulk of foxes

A kindle of kittens

A clowder of cats

A gaggle of geese

A parliament of owls

A litter of pups

A murder of crows

An exaltation of larks

A mob/ troop of kangaroos

A shoal of herring

A school of whales

A smuck of jellyfish

A pride of lions

A murmuration of starlings

A barren of mules

A team of oxen

Animal Homes

Rabbits live in a burrow ( a group of burrows is a warren)

A hare lives in a form (a nest above grass)

A badger lives in a sett

A squirrel lives in a drey

An otter in a holt

A beaver lives in a lodge but builds a dam builds a dam

A fox lives in a den

A cow in a byre

A chicken coop

A pig sty

A bull is kept in a pen

Other Animal Facts

A Crane-fly is a Daddy Long legs

Elephants are mammals and they are the only animals with four knees. The seat on an elephant’s back is called a howdah. Elephants are often hunted for their valuable ivory. Their nose is called a trunk.

A mammoth is a prehistoric elehant.

Hannibal was a famous Carthagian general who once crossed the Alps with a herd of elephants on his way to attack Rome.

An elephant is the world’s heaviest animal (the rhinoceros is the second heaviest animal).

African elephants have bigger ears than the Asian elephant.

Hippopotamus means ‘river-horse’ in Greek.

Dinosaur means ‘terrible lizard’; Tyrannosaurus Rex was king of the dinosaurs. Rex means ‘king’.

The camel is ‘the ship of the desert’. Camels have three stomach chambers. There are two main breeds; A dromedary (one-hump) and a bactrian (two humps). A camel stores fat in the humps.

Polar bears live in the Arctic only; penguins at the Antarctica.

The Lion is considered ‘the king of the beasts’.

Owls are considered to be wise. An owl can rotate its head 270 degrees. Breeds include Spectacled, Long-Eared, Barn, Striped, Oriental Bay, Snowy, Eastern Screech, Tawny, Great Grey.

An owl hoots. A baby owl is called an owlet.

The dingo is the wild dog of Australia.

A Manx cat has no tail (lives on the Isle of Man )

Paddington bear comes from Peru.

The Abominable Snowman – also known as the Yeti – lives in the Himalayas.

Tigers are indigenous to Asia

Pumas and Jaguars are indigenous to South America

The smallest dog is the chihuahua (Mexico); the largest dog is the Irish Wolfhound.

A Queen Bee lives in a hive (one Queen oper hive). Worker bees are drones. A bee has six legs. Bees produce honey.

‘as busy as a bee’. Bees can live in an apiary.

Kangaroo- the young is called a ‘joey’. Kangaroos carry their young in a pouch IE They are marsupials.

Horses have four gaits ie they can run, gallop, canter or trot.

Horses are traditionally bought in ‘guineas’.

All racehorses’ birthdays are on January 1st.

A spider has eight legs.

Animals Families

Canine – Dog

Feline – Cat

Asinine – donkey

Equine – horses

Swine – pigs

Lupine – wolf

Vulpine – fox

Rodents – Rats, mice etc

Aquiline – eagle

Ovine – sheep

Bovine – cow

Ursine – bear

Simian – monkey/ ape

Reynard – fox

Brock refers to badger

Ermine refers to stoat.

ANIMALS AND THEIR YOUNG

Cat- kitten

Rabbit – kitten

Hedgehog – hoglet

Goat – kid

Whale – calf

Duck – duckling

Swan – cygnet

Dog – pup.

Butterflies

Cabbage White, Painted Lady, Blue Morpho, Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Peacock, Common Blue

Bats

Pipistrelle, Long-Eared, Flittermouse, Horseshoe

Cats

Maine, Manx Cat has no tail – from the Isle of Man, Burmese, Siamese?

Deer

Red, Fallow

Sika Deer/ Japanese

Ducks

Pintail, Mallard, Wigeon, Eider, Mandarin, Pochard, Teal

Geese

Brent, Barnacle, Greylag, Cackling, White-fronted, Canada, Snow,

Horses

Clydesdale, Piebald, Blazer, Mustang, Trotter

A horse has four gaits; Walk, Canter, trot and gallop.

Pony

Shetland, Connemara, Highland

Spiders

Charlotte, Tarantula, Huntsman, Black Widow

Arachnaphobia is the fear of spiders

Swan

Mute swan, Tundra Swan, Whooper Swan

Ships

The speed of ships at sea is measured in knots.

Bow – the front of a ship

Starboard – the left side

Port- the right side

Stern – the rear of a ship

Galley – the kitchen of a ship

Deck – the floor of a ship

Cabin – a sleeping quarter

Crow’s Nest – the look out point

Funnel – a ship’s chimney

A Captain’s diary is called a log.

Sailor’s refer to the bottom of the sea as ‘Davy Jones’ Locker’.

A ship’s load is called a cargo. A Plimsoll Line is the line on the side of a cargo ship that marks a safe cargo load.

The workers on a ship are called crew members.

The Titanic ship was built in Harland & Wolff dockyard in Belfast. It sank on its maiden voyage in April 1912, having set sail from Southampton, destined for New York. It picked up passengers in France and at Queenstown ( now called Cobh) in Cork. The Titanic struck an iceberg.

John Smith was the captain of the Titanic.

We were delighted to welcome the Young At Heart group to our class this week. All students had great fun playing cards.

  • School Holidays

    • Enrolment News
       

      We will accept enrolment applications for Mainstream and ASD classes for the 2025/26 school year from Monday 6 January 2025 until Wednesday 29 January 2025.

      The number of available spaces in these rooms will be notified in December 2024.

       

      Use the first link for Applications to our Mainstream Junior Infant class & for applications to other Mainstream Classes

      New Enrolments

      Enrolment Application Form  school year

      Please attach a copy of the child's Birth Certificate with the application.

      Please contact the School Office for Information regarding Applications for our ASD Class.

      Forms for Special Class Applications are listed below.

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    • Christmas Holidays
      We will close on Friday, 20 December 2024 at 12 noon and reopen on Monday, 6 January 2025.
    • St Brigid/ February Bank Holiday
      We will close on  Monday 3 February 2025
    • February Mid-Term
      We will close on Thursday, 20 February 2025, and Friday, 21 February 2025
    • St Patrick's Day
      We will close on Monday 17th March 2025
    • May Bank Holiday
      We are closed on Monday 5 May
    • June Bank Holiday
      We are closed on Monday 2 June
    • Summer Holidays
      Provisional Closing Date is Friday 20 June
    • Easter Holidays
      We are closed from Mon 14th- to Friday 25th April inclusive.
      To make up lost school time, schools may stay open until 16th April