We’re back to school since the 31 of August. We are in a new room there are 19 children in the whole classroom. Most of the children have a new teacher and are doing a lot of new things. There are seven people in Leanne’s class: three girls and four boys. There are four people in Padraig’s class: three boys and one girl. We haven’t got a lot of homework since we started back at school. We are all having great fun in our new class.
By Padraig 6th and Leanne 5th
This year after the Summer Holidays, we are going to secondary school. Alanna and Nathan are going to the Our Lady’s and Hayleigh and Padraic are going to St Brendan’s. We are very excited but sad to leave Inver NS. We will miss the teachers and the pupils of this school. We think they’ll miss us too !! Also we will miss the lunches, like pizza and wraps. 🙁
We are getting our Summer Holidays on the 28th of June. We hope everyone reading our blog has a great summer and the pupils in Fifth Class wilL continue it in September.
We will miss our teacher Mrs Connolly and all the other teachers.
Alanna and Hayleigh
Green products.
Yesterday we made some environmentally friendly cleaning and beauty products. Green products are made from natural products and will not pollute the water or the air. Padraig and I made an air freshener using one cup of water and 4 drops of lavender oil. It smelt nice. Hayleigh, Alanna and Padraic made hand cream to make your hands soft everyone in the class tried it. Sean and Leah made a window cleaner and washed the staffroom window for the school. We had great fun making these and hopefully we willmake more.
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By Matthew D.
Spaghetti
I am going to talk to you about how to make spaghetti bolognaise because we made it at school last week. First you cut the onion and garlic. Heat a little oil in a saucepan and add the onion and garlic. Then you add the meat, stir it until it goes brown then put in tomatoes and tomato puree, give it a stir. Cook for about 40 minutes. Put the pasta in another saucepan and cook for 10 minutes. When that’s done you can leave it to cool for a while. Then you eat your very own spaghetti bolognaise. ENJOY! YUMmmmmmmm.
By Sean
Two weeks ago we put a zinc washer and a copper coin into 3 lemons. We joined them up: zinc to copper. We attached a LED bulb connecting the long leg of the LED with copper. The bulb did not light up. When we tried again and again. Eventually it worked and the light lit.
The zinc washer and the copper coin are electrodes. The juice is called electrolyte.
By Padraig C (Rang 5)
Link to short videoVideo showing how we connected Scratch with Kinect
We started working on our Scratch programming after Christmas and then this new game came out it was called The Kinect and you could use it for the Xbox 360.
Our teacher Mrs Connolly went to a conference and she found out about connecting Kinect with Scratch.
When the teacher came to school the next day she told us about using Kinect on Scratch.
A few days after Mrs Connolly got the Kinect for Scratch.
Then, when she fekt we were ready to try it for ourselves, the teacher tried it at home till 1 o clock in the night and she couldn’t get it to work. So she emailed Steven Howell. He was the one who set up the program. Steven emailed her back in 10 minutes.
The next morning she tried it again at school on her own laptop and it still didn’t work. Then she tried a different laptop ( it was my laptop from the school ) and it worked! It was break time so we went outside. We came in and tried it again and it worked again. We tried it later in the day and we had great fun with it that day .
To see how we did it, you need to visit http://stephen-howell.tumblr.com/ who shows how to do it.
By Alanna. x Continue reading
Coláiste Sports Day
On Friday 27th of May we went to the Coláiste for a sports day. We left school at 9:30 but unfortunately by 12:30 we had to finish up because of torrential rain. There were races, welly throwing competition, sack race and relay race. We got crisps and bars before returning to school happy but wet. It was good but of the Coláiste to have a sports day for us.
By Padraic Conway 6th
Soccer Blitz.
On Wednesday, May 17th, 4th 5th and 6th classes went to Carne for a soccer blitz. We left the school at 10 o’clock.
We got to Carne at about 10:25. The teacher found out what pitch we were playing in. We were in pitch 4. The first team we had to play was Barnatra. There was only 1 boy on their team and the rest were girls. They were very good
I played in backs. We won the match 6-1. We were very happy but we had to play Pullathomas next and they were an excellent team.
We lost the match against Pullathomas. We were very disappointed. We played against Barnatra again and won. Then we had to play Pullathomas again and we lost.
We got to the semi- final and played against Eachleim but lost.
On the way back to the school we stopped in the shop and got some sweets. We had a great day at the soccer blitz.
By HAYLEIGH
The hoildays are over we are back at school. We had good weather. We had brilliant two weeks off school. Alanna went to a wedding the same day as Prince William’s wedding the 29th of April. Padraig went body baording. Bin Laden got shot. He was the most wanted man in the world. He was buried at sea. There were fires in the North West. We ate a lot of Easter eggs. Padraig got 11 Easter eggs and Alanna got 8 Easter eggs.
Alanna and Padraig 5
On Friday the 1st of April my class made our confirmation. We were all really excited. We did a lot of work in class to prepare for it. We did a special workbook . The Bishop and Sister Patricia came to visit us and looked at our books. I chose the name Stephen for my confirmation. The confirmation was in Aughoose church and a lot of people came to see us. We had a very nice evening.
By Padraic Conway 6th
Back to the 80s
On Thursday, the 23rd of March, 5th and 6th class went to the Arts Centre to watch St Brendon’s TY classes’ musical, “Back to the 80s”.
We left the school at 10 o’clock. The bus picked up Glencastle School on the way, then we went to the arts centre. We were very excited about seeing the musical
The musical started at 10:45 am. My sister Rebecca and my cousin Ryan were in it. It was very good. There was a lot of singing and dancing in it.
When it was over, we went downstairs to eat , then we left to go back to the school.
We arrived back at the school at 1:50 pm. It was a very good day.
By Hayleigh
Back to the 80s
Back to the 80s
On Thursday, the 23rd of March, 5th and 6th class went to the Arts Centre to watch St Brendon’s TY classes’ musical, “Back to the 80s”.
We left the school at 10 o’clock. The bus picked up Glencastle School on the way, then we went to the arts centre. We were very excited about seeing the musical
The musical started at 10:45 am. My sister Rebecca and my cousin Ryan were in it. It was very good. There was a lot of singing and dancing in it.
When it was over, we went downstairs to eat , then we left to go back to the school.
We arrived back at the school at 1:50 pm. It was a very good day.
By Hayleigh
Back to the 80s
This year our school started training for Gaelic football for both girls and boys. We already had a blitz in Belmullet. We played two games. But we lost both games because it was raining and strong wind so it was very hard to play. Our next game is against Bangor. Bangor is a very good team in football because there is a lot of good footballers and have a bigger number of pupils than our school. It is on Tuesday 29 of March in Bangor. There are two different games: one for the girls and one for the boys. The number of players on the girls team is six and the number for the boys team is seven. The colour of our jersey is black and red for the out fielders and the goalie wears black. The goalie for the boys’ team is Nathan and the goalie for the girls’ team is Leah . We have to travel to our games because we have no pitch of our own. I love playing football and I hope we win all our matches.
By Padraig C. (Rang a Cúig)
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Rinneamar tionnscnamh iontach i mbliana maidir le uisce agus cursaí iascaireachtra. We enjoyed our Something Fishy project this year.more… |
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Lá Specialta do Daoine Scothaosta ~~ Special Seniors’ DayBhi lá specialta sa scoil seo ar 30 Aibrean. Tháining daoine scothaosta isteach chugainn chun labhairt linn. We had Special Seniors’ Day on April 30th. more… |
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PeilTá foireann peile iontach sa scoil faoi lathair. We are very proud of our school football team.more…. |
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Bhí an-sport againn Lá ‘le Padraig. Chuaigh ár Banna Samba Glas isteach sa pharáid. Bhuaigh muid duais. Our Green Samba Band entered the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. more…. |
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Chuir muid tús le banna Samba i mbliana. Bhí taispeantas againn.Our recycled Samba band had its ifirst performance before the summer holidays. |
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Seachtain Eolaíochta/Science weekBhí seachtain eolaíochta i Scoil Náisiúnta an Inbhir. Rinne na páistí sna h-ardranganna taispeantas iontach do na daltaí óga agus do na tuismitheóirí. Inver National School held a Science Week recently. The senior classes demonstrated their experiments for the junior children and for the wider community |
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Blog with our e-pals in New ZealandBhí cuairteoir nua sa scoil. Is bréagán bog é ón Nua Shéalainn. . A soft toy from New Zealand called Paraki is visiting the students iHe is a Travel Buddy. Follow his adventures on our blog.
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Síolta ag fás/ SeedsBhí muid ag féachaint ar síolta ag fás faoin mícreascóp. See how our germinating snow peas caused excitement. Caolan writes: ‘…the next thing you know, the snake bit me and I fell flat on the floor |
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Bhí na páistí i Ranganna 1 agus 2 ag foghlam cniotáil le déanaí.The children in First and Second class learned to knit recently. |
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Programming: Bhí na daltaí ag súgradh le Scratch. The students in 6th class learned a new programming language called Scratch. |
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Rinne na daltaí i Ranganna a h-Aon agus Dó fís den scéal Clann Lir. The children in First and Second class made a video of the story of Clann Lir. |
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Bhí na h-ardranganna ag plé le féintuiscint le déanaí mar cuid dá gclár OSPS. Rinne siad pictiúiri iontacha dá gcuid mothúcháin. Our senior classes were discussing feelings and emotions in their SPHE class and used paint to express some of these feelings. |
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Chuaigh na h-ardranganna ar turas go dtí an Museum of Country Life ag Turlough. The senior classes visited the Museum of Country Life and had a wonderful time. |
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Bhí tóstal na Nollag ar siúl againn le déanaí. Bhí an-spórt againn. We held our Christmas pageant recently. It was a great success. |
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Chuaigh na h-ard ranganna ar turas go dtí an ionad athchúrsáil i Deriymnumera nuair a bhi Mayo Science & Technology Week ar siúl. The senior classes learned lots about recycling when they visited the Derrinumera Recycling Centre as part of Mayo Sceince and Technology week. |
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Tháinig an WhistleBlast Quartet chuig ár scoil. Bhí siad go h-iontach. The WhistleBlast Quartet came to our school. They spent three days doing workshops with all the children in the school. The composed a piece a music about Dónall Dual Bhuí especially for our school and they performed it along with the students in Inver Community Centre. |
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Tá réalta teilifíse againn in ár scoil faoi lathair. We have television stars in our school at the moment. Read about their adventures in QuiZone here. |
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Tá Oíche Shamhna ag teacht. Féach ar na scéalta iontacha atá cumtha ag Ranganna 5 agus 6. Halloween is coming. Check out the scary stories the children in Fifth and Sixth Class have written. |
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Tá na daltaí i Ranganna 5 agus 6 ag déanamh pod chraoladh. Féach anseo chun iad a chloisteáil. Listen here to the podcasts from the children in Fifth and Sixth class. |
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Tá muid ag obair faoi lathair ar thionnsnamh Cláir Bhána Idirghníomhacha le wiimote. Cliceáil anseo chun níos mó eolais a fháil. We are currently exploring how to make interactive white boards using wiimote technology for under €50. |
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Tá na daltaí i Rang a Dó ag déanamh a gCéad Comaoineach go luath. Tá amhrán nua foghlamtha acu. The children who are preparing for their First Holy Communion have learned a nice song. Listen to it here. |
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The tower at Bellacorrick was due for demolition so we decided to visit it and to see it for the last time. We collected some memories and thoughts on the tower. |
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Chuaigh muid ar siúlóid chun duilleoga an Fhomhair a fheiceáil. We went on a nature walk to see the signs of Autumn. |
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Léigh na páistí i Ranganna 1 agus 2 an scéal The Snail and the Whale le Julia Donaldson agus Axel Scheffler agus rinne siad pictiuirí deasa. The Snail and the Whale inspired the children in First and Second Class. |
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Tháinig an dealbhóir Walter Michael ar cuairt chugainn le déanaigh. Bhí sé ag labhairt linn faoin dealbh álainn atá suite in aice na scoile agus d’inis sé dúinn conas a rinne sé é. Watch, listen and read how a sculptor is inspired and how he works. We are very thankful to the Mayo County Council Arts Service for their help and enthusiasm while organising this project. |
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Éist le n-ár pod chraoladh anseo. Beidh tú in ann ceol ón ár CD Oíche Nollag a chloisteáil. Listen to the podcast of some of the tracks of our Christmas CD here. |
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Bhí an bua ag cailíní an Inbhir i gcluiche ceannais an chontae i gcomortas Chumann na mBunscol i mbliana. Inver National School girls are winners of the Mayo County Final of Cumann na mBunscol! See more here. |
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Chuaigh muid ar turas go dti an staisiun dóiteáin i mBéal an Mhuirthid. The junior classes visited the firestation in Belmullet as part of the their Comenius Partnership Programme. (You will need Real Player to view the video clips here) |
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Rinne muid pancóga sa seomra ranga. Bhí an-spórt againn. Féach ar ár scéal anseo. |
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Féach ar an scéal seo faoi Naomh Pádraig a rinne na páistí óga i Scoil Náisiunta an Inbhir: This is a slideshow of The story of St.Patrick . |
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Rinne na páistí aingil álainn don Nollaig. See our beautiful Christmas angels here. The children in First and Second Class were very busy for Christmas. |
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Meet the people who live in our community. The children in First and Second Class met some people who live in our area and talked to them about their work. Read, listen and watch as we hear them talk about their work in our People in our Community project. |
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Last month John Crowe came to our school.
John Crowe is a musician.
John had guitars, a piano, bass guitars, balalaika, electric drum set and a Spanish guitar. He explained how the instrument worked to us and played music on them all so we could hear the different sounds. We sang a song and he recorded it onto the computer and he played it back for us to hear it. Then he went on Ejay. Ejay is a programme on the computer that you can make up your own music from hip hop to house. He let some of the children play some of the instruments.
We had great fun that day.
By Matthew.
