Back to work after mid term break

On Wednesday the 17^th February,   Killeeneen   N.S finished school for our Mid term break.  It was lovely to have a   relaxing four days to go outside and play, have fun and no homework.  It was exciting and enjoyable but now we are back to work in SCHOOL!  We are so delighted to be back, especially as our school is required on Friday the 26^th of February for polling day in the 2016 General Election.  We are looking forward to an action packed 3 weeks in school before our Easter holidays. Kileeneen’s new school extension is coming on well and progress is being made.

  

by Luke Clarke and Caoimhe Kennedy

The Heart

The Heart

In science, 6^th Class were learning about the heart. We learned how the organ functions and how we can keep our hearts healthy. We also learned about the different parts of the heart. Ms. O’Callaghan decided we would learn much more by seeing the parts in real life so we got to dissect a sheep’s heart.

On Thursday the 4^th of February Ms. O’Callaghan brought in six sheep’s hearts, one for every group. We put on plastic gloves beforehand to ensure the bacteria wouldn’t spread. We each got to hold the heart and examine it. We found it interesting to see how fat can stick to the heart. Ms. O’Callaghan cut the heart in half for us. We could see the four chambers; the left atrium, the right atrium, the left ventricle and the right ventricle. We could also see the vena cava and the aorta. We also found some blood clots hiding in the heart!

It was really interesting to see the heart in real life. Everyone really enjoyed the lesson.

By Caoimhe Kennedy and Luke Clarke.

Peace Proms 2016

Peace Proms 2016

6^th Class took part in the Galway Peace Proms on Saturday the 30^th January 2016. The annual ticket event took place in The Kingfisher Hall in NUI, Galway. There were also many other Galway Primary schools involved.

The evening began at 4.50pm when we took the bus with Ms O’Callaghan and Mrs. Gohery from the school as we had to be in there for a rehearsal at 6pm. Everybody had to wear a white top and black trousers for the show. When we arrived we took our seats and rehearsed from 6pm until 8pm. The audience arrived shortly after that.

Greg Beardsell, a British conductor, led the orchestra and the choir on the night. We sang a variety of songs such as, Revolting Children, Touch the Sky, Shake It Off, Roar and Hall of Fame. We also sang Uptown Funk which we had to wear sunglasses for. Other artists performed on the night, there were musicians, singers and Scottish pipers.

It was an enjoyable night for all including our parents who were in the audience.

By Caoimhe Kennedy and Luke Clarke.