World Book Day was a fantastic celebration in our school this year! Everyone made a great effort dressing up as their favourite book characters, bringing stories to life all around the classroom. In 4th class, we added a fun twist to the day with a Where’s Wally? maths challenge. Instead of just searching for Wally, we turned it into a problem-solving activity—carefully counting and figuring out exactly how many Wallys were hidden in the picture. It was trickier than it looked, but full of...

Fourth Class had an exciting few weeks exploring the world of the Normans! We were very lucky to welcome local historian Meg Elliot into our classroom, where she shared her knowledge and brought history to life through engaging lessons. As part of our learning, the children designed their own family crests and discovered the fascinating world of heraldry. To top it all off, we enjoyed a wonderful walking trip on a sunny Friday to Raheen A Cluig on Bray Head, where we explored the ruins of a...

We were delighted to welcome Jonathan from Microsoft, and a parent in our school, for a fantastic day of coding with our 4th, 5th and 6th class pupils as part of Microsoft Month of Coding 2026. The children explored the exciting world of artificial intelligence, learning about its history and how it is used today, before putting their new knowledge into practice. They had great fun designing and coding their own AI-powered “Bug Arena” games, showing creativity, teamwork and problem-solving it...