Category: Mrs. Hurley
Blog about activity in Ms. Hurley’s class
Making soup
Mrs. Hurley’s class have been learning about the latest changes to the food pyramid on how we should be eating more fruit & veg.
The 3rd class all brought in vegetables & we made some yummy healthy autumn soup!!
They all got to enjoy the spoils after!! 
Trip to Kilmichael Ambush site
The 3rd to 6th class went to the ambush site in Kilmichael on Monday 6th March with Charles Mccarthy & Conor O Driscoll. They visited the monument and the house where the boys went after the ambush. They saw the bog where 3 of the boys of Kilmichael were temporarily buried- today there is a cross standing in the bog.
A big thank you to Charles, Conor and Claire O Brien for bringing the children & for their wealth of knowledge!!
Physical Activity: Hurling & Camogie
Congrats to the 3rd & 4th class boys & girls who have reached the finals in hurling and camogie in Cork. Dates to be finalised.
Physical Activity: Hurling blitz
Congratulations to the 2nd, 3rd & 4th class boys who won their hurling blitz today in Ballinacarriga. They beat 4 other schools to progress to the county finals to be held in march in cork. Well done!
First Holy Communion
Congratulations to the boys and girls in 2nd class who received their First Holy Communion in Ballinacarriga Church on Sunday 8th May.
Colour change of t-shirts
2nd and 3rd class had great fun dyeing t-shirts.
History and Geography
First, Second and Third Class have been learning about the local castle in Ballinacarriga. Here are some pictures they drew of the castle:
They have also been learning about the mountains and rivers of Ireland.
Fionn and the Salmon of Knowledge
In History we are reading the story of Fionn and the Salmon of Knowledge.
In Art we made an image of ‘The Salmon of Knowledge’
First and Second class have been learning a 2D shapes song.
Ms. Glavin’s Class
In Geography we learned about Mexico: learning a dance and a song and we also made Mexican maracas!
In Science we made wag-the-dog levers and investigated simple machines that use levers, gears, screws, wedges, inclining planes and wheels and axles.
We also leaned about The Beatles and can all sing the song Help! now.
