Rang a 5 & 6
Welcome to our Rang a 5 agus a 6 classroom. There are 19 children in the classroom in total, ten in rang a 6 and nine in rang a 5. We love studying drama and music and we also really enjoy P.E. and Visual arts. We have represented our school in athletics, hurling, camogie, soccer, rugby and swimming. We are making great progress on the tin whistle every day. Teamwork and working together is very important in our room as you can see for all the collaborative learning we do. Áitbheo showcase and field trip
Trip to UL outdoor adventure centre
Féach ar ár LeabhairAn seachtain seo, i gcomhair Seachtain na Gaeilge, scríobhamar leabhar beag. Tharraing muid na pictúirí freisin agus tá muid an-bródúil as ár iarracht.
Click isteach agus bain taithneamh as!
S.T.E.M.
Literacy Power Hour
Inspiration Station
Novel WorkStanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys’ detention centre, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes.
It doesn’t take long for Stanley to realise there’s more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? This novel was a hit this year, we made dioramas of Camp Green Lake and finished off the novel, and World Book Week, by watching the film version. ÁitbheoWe were very lucky to be chosen to participate in the Áitbheo programme again this year. The Áitbheo programme aims to increase awareness and foster appreciation of the wealth of natural and cultural heritage in one’s place, with the school serving as a starting-point for investigating the local area. It offers a hands-on and fun learning experience, as well as encouraging independent research and debate, and developing key aspects of the literacy, numeracy, science, history and geography curricula. On completion, the students graduate as certified Young Place Heroes, with a bank of knowledge and enthusiasm that they will carry with them for years to come.
Bricí Spraoi
'A starry Night' by Vincent van GoghChristmas Craft Fair Art
We created some fabulous pieces of art for sale at the Christmas craft fair. We studies electrical circuits in Science and used this knowledge to create Christmas cards with light up LED lights.
Christmas visit to the Nursing Homes
Short Story competition
In november we remember poetryMaori ArtGuess who...Dogs Trust
Guide Dogs come to Lurga
Up for the MatchLeaving Party for rang a sé
J.E.P....Top 5 in the coutryAfter all the hard work Lurga N.S. was picked as one of the top five schools in the country for their product. The research and work they did on planning and producing the hats was second to none and as a result the organiser of the Junior Entrepreneurship Programme came to visit the school to talk to the children. He interviewed them and presented them with the flag.
The J.E.P. was such a worthwhile project, we enjoyed every minute of it. Famine ships
Handy Hats.....the finished productDancingWe are taking advantage of the beautiful weather we have been having lately and dancing around in the sunshine every Tuesday morning. A great way to start the day!
A monster callsThis year we read 'A Monsters Calls' by Patrick Ness. It is fair to say that we literally could not put the book down once we started. We made these pictures based on the first few chapters that Ms. Conneely read to us during DEAR time.
Confirmation
Rang a 5 agus rang a 6 made their Confirmation this year on the 26th of April in St. Annes Church, Shanaglish. Congratulations to all the children involved.
Lent is the time to prepare for Easter
Junior Entrepreneurship Programme
Paper Maché
P.E. with Niamh and Kevin
Spreading some Christmas Joy to the elderly in our communityGhost Boy
Tree Day 2016We took the opportunity with the good weather to get out and sketch the beautiful trees in the grounds of the school.
Chain reaction - Science
Roald Dahl Day
Maths games
Team building
School Tour 2016
Eco Beo Field tripLearning in the best environment ......our outdoor garden....
Trip to Blake Manor nursing home
Proclamation dayEco Beo GraduationShrove Tuesday
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We took inspiration from the John Lewis Christmas Advertisement this year, "The man on the moon" and we thought about how we might reach out to the older generation who might be feeling lonely at Christmas time.
We decided to take a trip to a local nursing home and sing a few Christmas carols and play a few tunes for the residents and spread some Christmas cheer. As Buddy the Elf says "the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear." Each child also made a Christmas card for a resident and it truly was a memorable day for the children and residents alike. |
This years performance of "Away with the manger" was a resounding success. The children worked tirelessly for the few weeks before and got the show together in record time after going to the nursing home and also the fair.
The entertained the audience with their professional performance and great punch lines! They finished off the concert with a great rendition of "The twelve days and Christmas" and "We wish you a merry Christmas" with actions and all. It was a great send off from school and start to the Christmas holidays. Rang a Sé organised a great fundraiser this year in the form of a cake and crafts fair which took place on the 8th December. They advertised, made cakes and treats on the day and spent weeks making handmade cards and decorations. Everyone had a great day and were full of praise for the children. We finished off the day by raffling off the prizes which the children collected, from bags of turf and timber to yankee candles. Well done Rang a Sé, a great start to the Christmas season. |
November - the month of the holy souls
Remember those we loved and lost
Angels on high
Congratulations Leah Keane!
Congratulations to Leah who, is in rang a ceathar and, placed third in her age group in the Gort credit union art competition. This years theme was "Happiness is" and I'm sure Leah would agree that this picture captures a very happy moment for her. Well done again Leah. We are very proud of you!
Eco Beo......her we go!
I would like to say a huge CONGRATULATIONS to all the children in the senior room who wrote outstanding essays a few weeks ago about the Burren landscape and why doing the Eco Beo course would be important to us. I am happy to say that we got confirmation this week that we were one of the schools to qualify for this great course which will commence on the 3rd December and will end with a graduation ceremony in March. We are all very excited and proud of the children for achieving this and look forward to learning about our amazing surroundings.
Group work is essentialCulture and heritage of the burren |
Geology of the BurrenFlora and fauna |
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The History Of The Irish Flag
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With this being such a significant year for the Republic of Ireland, rang a sé decided to take a closer look at the Irish flag and the meaning of it in one of their projects. We found out the meanings of each colour and where it came from. We also found out that there are "rules" for handling a flag and also that this was not always the Irish flag. It only actually came into use sine the 1916 Rising. Come in and read our projects to find out more. |
Happy Halloween....
We were very busy in the senior room preparing for the Halloween party this year. Rang a sé organised the Halloween Party from start to finish with a bit of help from Claire and they did an absolutely fantastic job! Everyone enjoyed the day and we are very proud of them.
While rang a sé were out partying, rang a cúig and rang a ceathar were busy finishing their Halloween paintings based on the nightmare before Christmas, featuring Jack the pumpkin king. They also cleaned out pumpkins to be carved and raffle off at the end of the day. They were won by Jim Veale and Emer Gantley. Well done, hope ye enjoy them and have a spooky Halloween !! |
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Maths Trail
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We decided to get up and out of the classroom and put our maths skills to the test since we have been enjoying such a lovely autumn this year. We set off after the break and decided to ask the middle room children if they would like to join us. Since we are the oldest in the school we thought it would be important to show our leadership skills and also to show them how to work as a team.
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Paul O' Connell
You are ......
Our sketch work
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We practised our sketching skills with pencil and then progressed on to charcoal. These are the results of our first attempt at drawing with charcoal this year. We then decided to paint them using acrylic paint to see the difference. Which do you prefer, charcoal or paint?
Brú na Boinne
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Our first project work of the year was to find out about the three different tombs which make up the site at Brú na Boinne , Co. Meath.
Most of us had hear about the most famous tomb, New Grange, but very few had heard of Knowth and Dowth which are just as magnificent! Come in and read about them any time as they are displayed in the school hall. |
Rugby World Cup 2015
We have been following the events of the Rugby world cup closely from the very start and have enjoyed every match. The courage and commitment shown by the Irish team makes us proud to be Irish.
It was very sad to see Paul O' Connell finishing his international career with such an awful injury so we decided to write him a letter letting him know why he is such a good role model for any young person, whether they like sports or not. He is a great inspiration for us all. We also learnt the words to Ireland's Call and Amhrán na bhFiann and also how to play it on the tin whistle. |
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Athletics
Congratulations to all the children who represented Lurga N.S. in Renmore this year. We are proud to say that we had a full team in every age group and a staggering 18 children were from the senior room. They were a credit to the school and their families. They all improved on previous records, and for those whose first year it was, they showed sheer determination and grit to finish out the races with their heads held high.
Congratulations to Dyaln, Dean, Alicia and Jamie who placed in the top 30 on the day and went on to represent Lurga N.S. the following week against the other half of the county. I am pleased to say again the Dean and Dylan went on further to represent us in the Connachts in Leitrim. They placed in the top 30 again. Well done boys!
Congratulations to Dyaln, Dean, Alicia and Jamie who placed in the top 30 on the day and went on to represent Lurga N.S. the following week against the other half of the county. I am pleased to say again the Dean and Dylan went on further to represent us in the Connachts in Leitrim. They placed in the top 30 again. Well done boys!
Gaillimh Abú!!!
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We started off this school year with some great excitement as the senior men and women had reached the All Ireland final along with the county minors.
We had a great time preparing for the matches and decorating the school. We made flags, banners and headbands for the whole school and have plenty of Galway songs learnt in English and Irish. We then played our own mini All Ireland series splitting the children from 1st to 6th class into teams of 13. The teams were Galway, Cork, Tipperary and Kilkenny, as these were the teams in the finals. Cork ran out as over all winners, captained by Donnagh Keane and managed by Ms. Lundon Scanlon. |
Our Sport's Day 2015
“On Wed June 10th we had our Lurga NS Sport’s Day 2015. All the teachers helped organise the events along with our special guest for the day JD and Susie. In the morning we were all split into six teams, with each team having 10 members with roughly 2 or 3 people from each class. In the morning the six teams were split into 3 groups. In the first group we played ‘Caterpillar Tag, ‘Pony Tag’, ‘Snatch the Bacon’ and ‘Stuck, Unstuck’. In the next group we played ‘Farm Animals’ and in our final group we played ‘Ship, Shore, Deck’ and ‘Crablinks’. After small break we were split into our individual teams and we moved from game to game. We took part in parachute games, construction games, circle games, penalty shootouts, castle games and an obstacle course. The parachute games were great fun. In one game we had to sit down, put our feet under the parachute and shake it. Whilst we were doing this there were two sharks under the parachute trying to pull people in under it, but there were lifeguards running around the outside trying to save people before they got pulled under entirely. After lunch we did loads of races including: sprints, spud and spoon, crab, wheelbarrow and relays. It was great fun and a really enjoyable day and I cannot wait until next year!” - Éanna
Lurga NS Senior School Tour 2015On May 28th as part of our Lurga NS Senior School Tour 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th classes travelled to Hodson Bay on the River Shannon along with Mrs Lundon Scanlon, Mr Nolan and Ms McNamara. We spent the majority of our day kayaking, currach rowing, pier diving, pedal karting, dragon boating, learning some bush survival skills and splashing around in the Shannon. But surely the highlight of the day was playing on the waterpark at the geograpghical centre of Ireland. It was a brilliant tour and we all gave this year’s tour a huge thumbs up.
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Irish Seed Savers AssociationIn April we had a visit from Áine Ní Fhlatharta from Irish Seed Savers Association. Áine spent a half day with us all in the Senior Room helping us to gain a greater understanding of biodiversity. Máire told us about the importance of helping to maintain a high level of biodiversity in and around our school grounds. After that we completed a flora and fauna survey of our school grounds finding out that we have numerous Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Ash and Elder trees surrounding our school grounds. We also did a bug hunt where we found all manner of creepy crawlies. We had a really brilliant time finding out about all the different plants and animals and how to recognise them.
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Our Board Games
In March we created our own board games as part of our Maths work on chance, fractions and computation. We invited the middle room in to road test our games, it was great fun.
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Camogie Success for Lurga
This year Lurga NS travelled with great hopes for reaching the Galway County Camogie Finals for the first time in our history. We were drawn in a group containing three strong teams hailing, from Moyglass NS, Tierneevin NS and Loch Cutra NS. We had a low start in our first match against Moyglass conceding a goal early on but we came back strongly to win out. We knew going into our second game that if we could win we would have a great chance of qualifying. Tierneevin were a very strong team but we battled really hard to run out winning by two goals. In our last match we played against our neighbouring school in Loch Cutra. This was our hardest game of the day and it was neck and neck all the way but we unfortunately lost out by one goal at the final whistle. Our disappointment from losing our last match was soon forgotten though as we received the wonderful news that we had won our group on a score difference of one point. We were all delighted but we now can start to look forward to a County Final later in the year.