Rang a 5 dissect a cow's heart!

Ms. Farrelly's 5th class dissected a cow's heart as part of a science project they did, in conjunction with Medtronic. Check out their class blog for more details.

Gordon D'Arcy visits 4th Class

Last week, Gordon D'Arcy, a well known expert in local flora and fauna, took one of our 4th Classes to Terryland Forest Park. They were amazed at all the different plants and trees they found. Check our Ms. Ní Thuathail's class blog for further details. Since Gordon D'Arcy's visit, lots of other classes have taken the opportunity to explore the Terryland Forest Park. In this photo, one of our pupils is holding an oak leaf.

Primary Science Award

Congratulations to 5th class who recently won a primary science award. More details on Ms. O'Shea's class blog.

Beo-A Local History Project in conjunction with DERI

As part of the Beo Local History project some classes in the school visited Terryland grave yard. Read more about this on Ms. O'Byrne's class blog or on Ms. Farrelly's class blog.

City Schools Hurling Champions

Comghairdeas le foireann iománaíochta na scoile who have just won the City Schools Hurling Competition for 2008. Maith sibh! Ms. Farrelly's class blog has details of the the match.

Medtronice work with Rang a 5 to develop Scientists of the future

Our class has been selected to do a science project sponsored by Medtronic. Laura was our mentor for the project. She's biomedical engineer. She works in the r and d -research and devolpment unit in medtronic. She makes stents to cure arteriosclerois. Arteriosclerois is a disease where plaque builds up in your arteries. Stents are like balloons. They look like springs. On the next visit we will disect a cow's heart. We also might do some surgery on Keyhole Ken. Keyhole Ken is a model of a human body made of papier masche and newspaper. In June there will be a night in a hotel where we'll present our project.

Write a Book Project

Congratulations to all the children who took part in the Write a Book Project 2008. The winners will receive their prizes on Monday 16th June in the Teaher's Centre. Maith sibh!

HSM

A reminder that tickets can be bought for our forthcoming school show, High School Musical, at the Town Hall Theatre, or from the school secretary.

HSM

Young fans all around the city will be delighted to hear that High School Musical has arrived in Tirellan, Galway. Scoil San Phroinsias are proud to present HSM, the show, in the Black Box on Tuesday June 17th and Wednesday June 18th. There will be 2 performances each day-a matinee at 3pm and an evening show at 8pm. Children from 2nd to 6th classes are involved in the show. Tickets are available now from the Town Hall Theatre and from the school secretary.

Going Green

The pupils and staff of Scoil San Phroinsias have been working hard all year to reduce the amount of waste and litter they produce. Our new mantra is Reduce, Reuse, Recyle. There is a Coiste Glas in the school, made up of and run by the pupils themselves, with support from the teachers. They are hoping to apply for the prestigious green flag award next year.