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Welcome to 5th class!

Baking cookies

School Tour to Clara Lara

Drumming workshop

Trip to National Gallery

Final in Parnell Park

Fun in the sun!

The girls enjoyed the sunshine and worked outside in our outdoor classroom!

Ballymun Fun Run

Sponsored Walk

Fun learning in 5th class

The girls enjoyed practically learning about area in Maths and wind power in Science. They had great fun!

Easter hunt and disco

World Down Syndrome Day

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Better Ballymun Day

La Glas 2024

Science Blast 2024

Does the colour of food affect our choice?

World Book Day 2024

Science Blast Experiment

The girls carried out their Science Blast experiment on different classes to gather information for their project. 

Buddy Reading with Junior Infants

Science Week Fun!

Drama

Creating still images. Guess the activity.

Active Flag

Fun movement breaks to help our school get the Active Flag!

Christmas Breakfast

To celebrate the girls hard work the past few months we had a class breakfast!

Singing at Dublin airport

The girls had an amazing day singing at the arrivals hall of Dublin airport. Their singing was amazing and attracted a massive crowd! The girls put in huge preparation and practice for this day. A proud day for VMGNS!

Christmas Fair 2023

The girls had fun designed cookies and cupcakes for the Christmas Fair. On the day, they were able to buy lots of nice treats.

December in 5th class 

During December, the girls worked on winter projects in Geography, helped decorate the classroom for Christmas, and created some excellent winter art. 

Christmas Jumper Day!

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Soil Investigation

The girls were learning about soil in geography. They took a visit to the school gareden and investigated the soil. They then helped out in the green schools harvest. 

Camogie with Liam

The girls enjoyed a variety of games and discovered new skills with Liam each week. They all had great fun!

Halloween fun!

The girls had great fun on their Halloween dress up day. They played traditional Halloween games and ended the day with the Halloween disco!

Maths Magic Show at DCU

We visited DCU for a Maths Magic Show as part of National Maths Week! 

Ballymun Food Festival-Food Demo

The girls enjoyed a trip to the Axis for a food demo. They were shown how to create simple dishes using fruit and vegetables found in our homes. The girls enjoyed it!

Gymnastics

The girls enjoyed 6 weeks of gymnastics lessons. They learned so many new skills!

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