First Holy Communion 2022
Congratulations to the students in 2nd class who received the sacrament of First Holy Communion on Saturday. They carried out their tasks excellently. Thanks to Fr. O’Connor for a lovely…
Exploring Insects through the Senses
5th and 6th Class have begun a programme called Exploring Insects through the Senses. This week we focused on sight. The children created a 50cm square and placed it outside…
Poetry Day Ireland
5th and 6th Class explored the feelings of happiness, sadness and excitement through their own poetry. Using their typing skills, which are being developed on typing.com, they typed up their poetry….
Cerebral Palsy Soccer World Cup – Alan Moore
Best wishes to our past pupil, Alan Moore, who has been selected once more to represent Ireland at this summer’s Cerebral Palsy Soccer World Cup (see insta link below). Alan…
Easter Egg Hunt
All our students participated in a wonderful Easter egg hunt to round off our 2nd term. Thanks to Ms. Reynolds for organising the hunt. Happy Easter everyone!
Gibney Steel Products Visit
Today 5th and 6th class had the fantastic opportunity to visit the busy factory of Gibney Steel Products, Drumone, Co. Meath. Gibney’s is a family run business in our local…
The IT Crowd
Rinneamar an iarracht ar na ríomhaire nua. Bhain muid an taitneamh as an tráth na gceist.
Japan (3rd and 4th)
Kon’nichiwa from 3rd & 4th Class! Using our new laptops in school and working at home, we spent the last 6 weeks researching, preparing editing our projects for presentation on…
Maths (6th Class)
6th Class have been busy learning about VAT, interest and the workings of bank accounts. Some very practical skills to have.
Confirmation 2022
Friday, April 1st Congratulations to our students who were confirmed today. Thanks to Bishop Smith and Fr. O’Connor for the lovely ceremony. Thanks also to Ms. Reynolds for all the…
Magnetism (3rd and 4th)
Magnetism We experimented to see what affect a magnet would have on iron filings. The magnetic field made the filings move and some of them even turned spikey! We then…
History – Penal Times (3rd and 4th)
We had a chance to get a taste of what life was like going to school during the Penal times. As Catholic schools were forbidden, Hedge Schools sprang up around…
First Confession 2022
Congratulations to the students in 2nd class who received the Sacrament of Reconciliation today. Thanks to the parents for coming and supporting their children. Thanks also to Fr. O’Connor for…
World Down Syndrome Day
Pupils of St. Fiach’s Rocking their Socks to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day.
Seachtaine na Gaeilge (Ard ranganna)
Ghlac rang a 5 agus 6 páirt i Conair Seanfhocail i rith Seachtaine na Gaeilge. Bhí céilí mór ag na páistí i rang a 3-6. Maith sibh! Our senior classes…
Lá Glas – Seachtain na Gaeilge (Bunranganna)
Bhí an-spraoi againn ar an gCéadaoin (16ú Márta) chun Lá Glas a cheiliúradh. D’inis na bun ranganna dán agus rinne Maisie and Daniel rince go hálainn. Lá Fhéile Pádraig shona…
Gymnastics 2022
All children have been taking part in the gymnastics strand of the PE curriculum. The jumping, rolling and balancing skills on show are very impressive!
Engineers Week 2022
5th and 6th Class were busy designing and creating marble runs in pairs. Like any engineer, they were given a design criteria: two towers, a bridge, a clear beginning and…
Mexico (1st and 2nd)
The students in Mr. Farrell’s classroom were learning about Mexico last week. They became familiar with Mexican clothes and pastimes. Tacos were also on the menu! Thanks to Miguel for…
Briody Bedding Visit
Our senior classes visited one of our local businesses, Briody Bedding. The children had the opportunity to see the factory in operation. From the stitching of material and the layering…
World Book Day 2022
World Book Day celebrated its 25 year anniversary on Thursday, March 3rd. Well done to everyone who dressed up as their favourite characters.
Máirt na hInide 2022
Pancakes were all the rage on Tuesday, March 1st! It also was the start of Seachtain na Gaeilge 2022. Rinne gach duine an-iarracht lena gcuid Gaeilge sa chistin!
Aquaculture Remote Classroom
On Tuesday morning, 5th and 6th class took part in the ARC Webinar. ARC stands for Aquaculture Remote Classroom and its aim is to raise awareness about aquaculture. Topics covered…
St. Valentine’s Day
From Arts and Crafts to Problem Solving, the children in 5th and 6th enjoyed the festivities of Valentine’s Day.
Irish Wildlife Projects (5th and 6th)
As part of our Green Schools (Biodiversity) flag 5th and 6th Class selected an Irish animal of their choice to research. The children focused on their animal’s appearance, habitat, diet…
Cycle Right
Our 5th and 6th class students are continuing the Cycle Right programme. They are really enjoying the experience.
Perspective Art (5th and 6th)
5th and 6th Class have been working on developing their drawing skills. Perspective and shading can change a drawing completely and I think that we can all see that these…
Road Safety Authority
Special thanks to Nicola Walsh from RSA for providing wonderful online programmes to all our classes. Our children were reminded of the importance of all aspects of road safety when…
Assembly – January 2022
We had 2 lovely assemblies last week to round off the winter months! Maith sibh Gaeilgeoirí na míosa! Keep up the good work everyone! It looks like extra-curricular activities will…
Maths – Length (5th and 6th)
The students of Ms. Reynolds’ classroom were busy measuring the length of the school surroundings with various instruments.
Maths – Data (1st and 2nd)
1st and 2nd class students were busy collecting, interpreting and representing data.
Beautiful Butter! (3rd and 4th)
When learning about the Vikings, we saw that one of the craftspeople’s skills was churning butter. We decided, as a science experiment, we would try and make our own butter. We…
Vikings (3rd and 4th)
We learned about The Vikings in History. The Vikings contributed a lot to the way we live our lives today. Among other things, Vikings were expert boat makers. They made…
PACT team visit (senior classes)
Today the PACT (Programming and Algorithms = Computational Thinking) team from Maynooth University Department of Computer Science visited our school. The children in the senior end of the school worked…
Christmas Short Drama (5th and 6th)
5th and 6th class students were busy writing and performing short dramas. Well done to all!
Parents Association Raffle
Congratulations to all our raffle winners. Thank you to everyone who contributed so generously through prizes and ticket sales. Special thanks to PA for organising this school fundraising event.
Assembly – December 2021
Our final assembly of 2021 took place today. Thanks to Mr. McHugh for organising it. Comhairgeadeas le Gaeilgeoirí na Míosa. Rinne siad an-iarracht lena gcuid Gaeilge i rith i Mí…
5th and 6th Class Christmas Performance
Happy Christmas from all in 5th and 6th class!!
3rd and 4th Class Christmas Performance
Happy Christmas from 3rd and 4th class! A special thanks to Ms. Traynor for her wonderful solo performance!
Christmas Art (5th and 6th)
5th and 6th have been working on symmetry, paper craft and cutting skills. Over the last two weeks, we have created 2D and 3D snowflakes. They look fantastic. Well done…
Santa Letters!!
Our children were busy writing and drawing pictures for Santa’s special post box. Thanks to Claire from An Post for the collection!
Gardening Club (Green Schools) 2021/22
Our 6th class students have been busy doing an autumn clean up around the school gardens.
Yoga 2021
Special thanks to Marie Finn for teaching yoga to our children over the last 4 Wednesdays. They really enjoyed the experience. Hopefully we can all use the relaxation techniques in…
Assembly – November 2021
Thanks to Mr. McHugh for organising this month’s assembly. There were some lovely tin-whistle performances on show. Comhairgeadeas le Gaeilgeoirí na Míosa. Rinne siad an-iarracht lena gcuid Gaeilge i rith…
Science Week 2021
We had another very enjoyable Science Week at St. Fiach’s. Our students were busy investigating, experimenting and analysing through lots of interesting activities. Thanks to Meath Library Service for organising…
A Champion Visit – Meath U17s
What a fantastic surprise on a Monday morning to have the U17 Leinster and All-Ireland cups visit St. Fiach’s. Thanks to our past pupils and Meath U17 panel members, Dylan…
Team Hope – Christmas Shoebox Appeal
Well done to all our students for participating in this year’s Team Hope – Christmas Shoebox Appeal. The shoeboxes were collected today and will be delivered to children affected by…
Science – Plants (5th and 6th)
In Science over the last while we’ve been looking to nature. We’ve looked at the different parts of the plants and their functions. We watched how the petals of…