5th class and Mr. Fagan travelled to Crookedwood Farm recording studio recently to record their Christmas single “That’s How I Know It’s Christmas”. The class have been rehearsing for the last few weeks in their classroom. The pupils performed all the instruments, including banjo, guitar, drums, violin, tin whistle and drums, as well as the vocals on the single. We look forward to the single release early next week!
Continue ReadingQuiz Season
Our quiz season is back for 2023-2024. Senior classes are exercising their heads again to prepare for the Credit Union Quiz competition, which takes place in Rathkenny Hall at the end of January. St. Patrick’s National School has had a great tradition of involvement in the competition, with a number of teams reaching the All Ireland finals, including last year.
Continue ReadingNCCA Lesson Recording in 4th Class
Mr. Ó Braonáin and his 4th class were visited by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) recently to record a geography lesson being taught through Irish. Teaching subjects through Irish in English medium schools is called Content and Language Integrated Learning or CLIL. The NCCA would like more teachers see how this can be done. Both the pupils and Mr. Ó Braonáin passed the day with flying colours and we all look forward to the recording being published.
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