Senses (1st and 2nd)
We were learning about our senses so we went on a senses walk. We used our sense of sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing to the explore the environment around…
Aistear (Infants)
Mrs. Glynn’s classroom has been busy with Aistear this year. Enjoy the video!
Life in our Lakes and Sea (5th and 6th)
Life in our Lakes and Seas In Science, we studied some of the life in our lakes and seas including the life cycle of the salmon. Children researched an animal…
The Normans (5th and 6th)
The Normans The children in 5th and 6th created either a motte and bailey or a tower house castle. They presented their projects and we invited other classes to see…
China (1st and 2nd)
We were learning all about China during the month of January. The children made some fantastic projects on the country and they got the opportunity to showcase their work to…
Fractions (1st and 2nd)
1st and 2nd class students were learning about fractions. Ms. Smith brought in pizzas to divide into halves and quarters! Ms. Duggan had chocolate and sweets to share! Of course…
Float and Sink (1st and 2nd)
We were learning about floating and sinking so the children carried out investigations and made their own boats out of playdough and used pegs as their passengers. We also tested…
Irish Dancing 2023
Congratulations to our students who competed in an Irish Dancing Feis last Sunday.
Santa Letters!
All the letters have been sent to Santa so it’s now the beginning of the countdown to Christmas. Thanks to Claire for collecting the mail for the man himself!
Geography/Art (5th and 6th)
Marvellous Mountains Since we were working on the Irish mountains in Geography, we created a fun mountain landscape in Art. We looked at reflection and the use of cold and…
Spirit of the Final Award!
Congratulations to Emily for winning the ‘Spirit of the Final’ Award for her magnificent and selfless performance on Sunday!
Cumann na mBunscol Girls Division 5 Champions!
A huge congratulations to our wonderful group of girls who won the Division 5 Cumann na mBunscol final on Sunday in Pairc Tailteann. It was a titanic battle throughout and…
Science Week (5th and 6th)
5th and 6th class students were busy experimenting and investigating during Science Week 2022. They made hokey pokey, saw raisins dance and presented projects on some of the most famous…
Science Week 2022
We had a busy Science Week this year. We experimented with bicarbonate of soda by making honeycomb and by making raisins dance. Children researched a fantastic range of scientists and…
Credit Union Art Competition 2022
Congratulations to Anna, Calum and James who won prizes in the recent Oldcastle Credit Union Art Competition.
Science Week (1st and 2nd)
Materials and change: Our 1st and 2nd class students were busy making playdough during Science Week. They mixed all the different ingredients and added their own colours. Well done everyone!
Science (3rd and 4th)
As part of Science Week we carried out an experiment to see how balance is important and how we use it every day, without even thinking about it. Our challenge…
History (3rd and 4th)
During History class we learned about Setanta, his hurling skills and the Puc Fada competition. We decided to have our own competition in 3rd & 4th. Well done Sol and…
Science and Maths (5th and 6th)
Halloween computational thinking problems provided by the PACT team at NUI Maynooth. STEM activity – Halloween turnip stand made from recycled newspaper.
Girls Football 2022
A huge congratulations to our girls who have reached the Division 5 Cumann na mBunscol final after wins over Rathfeigh NS and Newtown NS in the quarter-final and semi-final respectively….
Plants (5th and 6th)
The students from Ms. Reynolds’ room were busy planting cuttings in September. They have cared for them over the last few weeks and are measuring their progress.
Plants (1st and 2nd)
In science, First and Second Class were learning about what plants need to grow. For our investigation everyone planted seeds in pots and left them on the windowsill . We…
Procedural Writing (1st and 2nd)
The children were doing procedural writing in English and for Halloween everyone thought of their own recipe ‘ How to turn teacher into a toad’.!! The children had great fun…
Maths Week 2022
Thanks to everyone who participated in Maths Week 2022. We had great fun estimating, measuring and comparing during a variety of activities. First and Second Class did a maths trail…
St. Brigids – Junior B County Champions 2022
A massive congratulations to our local GAA club, St. Brigids GFC, on winning the Junior B county final on Saturday in Pairc Tailteann. Thanks to all the lads for popping…
Fruit and Vegetables (3rd and 4th)
We learned about many different types of fruit and vegetables in Geography. We decided we’d try some out to see if they tasted as good as they looked. We ate…
Cumann na mBunscol 2022/23
Our last group games, for boys and girls, finished up on Thursday last (13th) against Kilskyre NS. It was a beautiful autumn’s day and there was some lovely football on…
Library Visit (3rd-6th)
As part of the Children’s Book Festival, the children of 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th had the privilege of meeting with one of Ireland’s most famous authors, Maurita Conlon McKenna….
Joining Mr. McHugh’s Fianna
We learned about Fionn and the Fianna in History. To join the Fianna, a warrior had to pass a series of tests. We were put to through our paces by…
Bridges (3rd and 4th)
We learned all about bridges in Geography and Science. We read about the different types of bridges like ‘arch bridges’ and ‘suspension bridges’. We investigated which bridges would hold the…
Habitats (3rd and 4th)
We had lots of fun exploring local habitats to see what animals live there. We found some interesting looking bugs, slugs and other creepy crawlies. Thankfully we only discovered herbivores…
Welcome Back for School Year 2022/2023
Welcome back to all our students for the coming school year. We’d especially like to welcome our new junior infants and Ms. Duggan to St. Fiach’s. We wish all our…
Final Farewell to 6th Class
The whole school said farewell to the wonderful students of 6th class. We wish them all the best in secondary school. Please don’t forget about us!
Senior School Tour 2022
Our senior classes (3rd-6th) had their school tour last week in Boyne Activities, Trim. They had a wide range of activities for the children with the highlight being kayaking on…
Interview with Alan Moore
The children from 5th and 6th class interviewed Alan Moore, team member of the Irish Cerebral Palsy Soccer Squad. Alan is also a past pupil of the school and we…
Computational Thinking
We had another visit from the Maynooth PACT team. Taina and her team brought their brand new workbook to 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th class. The children loved it and…
Assembly – May 2022
We had a lovely May assembly last Thursday. There were plenty of medals and trophies on display. It’s great to see all the activities back again! Congratulations to Gaeilgeoirí na…
Cumann na mBunscol 2022
We had a fantastic few weeks competing in the 2022 boys and girls football competitions. Well done to everyone who represented St. Fiach’s brilliantly. Our boys competed well against Moylagh,…
Biodiversity Week – Buzzing for Art
With it being Biodiversity Week, we created some honey bee art. The pupils looked at the form of the insect- head, thorax, abdomen, antennae, wings and legs. The children were…
Biodiversity Week – Trees
Today all the children of St. Fiach’s N.S. took part in a Tree and Biodiversity webinar held by Green-Schools Bio-Week. We looked at the different native Irish trees and some…