1916 Projects

First class are loving their history lessons this week in school.We are learning all about the 1916 Easter Rising. This year is the 100th Anniversary of this major Irish event.This was a very important time in Ireland as we got our own Independence.We have learned all about the GPO, Pádraig Pearse, James Connolly, Elizabeth O'Farrell and Countess Markievicz. We learned about the different groups such as Cumann na mBan and the Irish Citizen Army.

We have plotted the key locations used during the rising on the Dublin Map.We have also designed and engineered our own GPO using LEGO and a big well done to the children involved in this....

"Beic Amach" (Shake it Off)

As part of Seachtain na Gaeilge, 1st class are learning "Beic Amach" this week. It is the irish version of Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off"...
We will perform the song as this year's "Ceolchoirm" (concert).

Here is the link to the song and you all have your lyrics in your Homework Folders.