Fifth Class - ​Mr. Davis
​Welcome!

We, the boys and girls of 5th class, would like to welcome you to our busy classroom. By having a look at our class page you can keep up to date with exciting lessons, activities and educational trips as well as the essential stuff like learning but most importantly having fun.
We hope you get a much fun out of browsing the page as we get enjoyment from experiencing it in person every day!

Dodgeball during Storm Ali

With Storm Ali hitting the country hard and winds of over 100km/h recorded at Dublin Airport,  the Ploughing Championships weren't the only events to be disrupted! Our weekly schedule for Physical Education also took a hit on Wednesday 19th of September. Usually we take part in Gaelic Football lessons but with the weather being as bad as it was, we took to the Community Centre in the afternoon to try our hand at Dodgeball. Some very competitive games took place and we really got the blood pumping!

Safe Harbour by Marita Conlon-McKenna

The girls and boys of 5th class have started their first novel of the year, called Safe Harbour by the brilliant Irish author Marita Conlon-McKenna. The story begins in London during World War Two, when bombing by German forces was a nightly occurrence. We get to know the main characters, Sohpie and Hugh, very quickly as their lives are affected by evacuation to Ireland and their Grandfather.  The children don’t know much about their Grandad, except that his letters used to upset their Dad greatly. Before the first storm of the year, we took the opportunity to enjoy our novels in the school garden.

Airfield Education Day - Friday 7th September

Following a hectic start to the school year, the class got the chance to ease off the workload and spend the day in a different kind of classroom. The class departed the school at 8.50 to walk to Airfield Estate, where they spent the day receiving talks from experts on different aspects of life on Airfield Farm. The class listened carefully, asked excellent questions relating to how pigs, sheep, cows, goats and chickens live what they produce.We even got the chance to pet them and taste Jersey cow's milk from the farm. 
A big part of our trip was a talk from Team Hope, who do vital educational work with developing countries. Check out our gallery for more details and to get a flavour of our experiences. Airfield is a 20 minute walk away from the school and it is something we would highly recommend you to visit!