What 'stuck with us' from Friendship Fortnight?

Happenings this Month in the Middle Room.....

Class of 2016-2017

Visit to Wind Turbines Derrybrien

Last Thursday the Middle Classes had a wonderful outing to Derrybrien Wind Farm managed by the ESB. Eamonn Hansberry drove the bus to the windfarm where we were warmly welcomed by 3 enthusiastic members of staff.
First of all each of us put on a high vis vest and a hard hat for safety reasons. We stood right beside a wind turbine  which was 75m tall. There are 70 turbines and each one supplies 650 homes with energy for one year.
We also went inside one of the turbines. There was a very long ladder which is used for going to the top for maintenance.

Some Christmas Art

Ms Nolan's Classes have been busy creating wonderful pieces of art for Christmas. On Wednesday they made truffles, peppermint creams and marzipan snowmen and presents.
They also created a variety of pieces from recycled materials. They used last year's Christmas cards and old wrapping paper.
Several groups also did projects on Christmas in Ireland long ago, How Christmas is Celebrated in other countries and Christmas Food.
The following are some samples of their work

Firefighters' Visit to Peterswell

Yesterday our class was very lucky to have been chosen for a visit from Gort Fire Brigade. Two fire-fighters John Curley and Noel Glynn gave a very interesting and informative presentation to our class. We learned about fire safety in our home and steps to take to keep our homes fire-free. Each student was given a cool pack of activities to take home. It is now our job to train our families in fire safety skills. When we have completed all the activities we are going to get a certificate.

Halloween in the Middle Room

The Witches have arrived!