5th Class visits the Town Council

Fifth Class boys question Tullamore Town Councillors

European Union Mini-Project

This week Mr. Finnerty's Sixth class completed mini-projects on all of the countries in the European Union. There are 27 countries in the E.U. so working in groups we completed mini-projects on three to five countries each. We learned a lot about the European countries. Some interesting facts include the fact that The Vasco De Gama Bridge in Portugal is the longest bridge in europe. Also, did you know that Olek Kirk from Denmark invented Lego? The Eiffel Tower can wobble up to 10 centimentres to the left and right when it is windy. And the second largest building in the world is the parliament palace in Romania.

Japanese Culture

This week Mr. Finnerty's sixth class explored Origami - the Japanese art of folding paper to make objects and animals. We made a paper banger, a paper water bomb and the Cranes pictured here.

For thousands of years the Japanese culture has treasured the crane as a symbol of honor and loyalty. The crane is a majestic bird which mates for life and is extremely loyal to its partner. The bird is strong, graceful and beautiful. Because of the great importance of the crane, the Japanese people feel that a person who folds 1,000 cranes will be granted his or her greatest wish.


 We also tasted Sushi which is a Japanese dish consisting of cooked vinegared rice which is commonly topped with other ingredients, such as fish or other seafood. The Sushi we tasted was smoked salmon wrapped in rice and pressed seaweed. We tasted Wasabi paste, a strong mustard made from horseradish and pickled ginger. We dipped the Sushi in Soy Sauce and tried, unsuccessfully, to eat the whole piece at once!

Receiving our Second Green Flag-June 2010

Staff with Brian Cowen

Green School Committee

5.Sixth Class

4.Fifth Class

Making Faces-May 2010