5th & 6th Class - Mr Flynn
During Maths week which ran from the 13th - 21st October, the children of 5th and 6th class were busy taking part in on-line maths challenges against other class members and even tested themselves against other children around the country. They did really well in all of their challenges.
Before we broke up for our Halloween mid-term break the children were working hard right up to the last minute...........
Ya right!!! We had a great day, everyone dressed up in fancy dress. There were zombies, dead hurlers, devils, rock chicks, doctors, chuckys, pirates, nuns, skeletons, wrestlers, jack-in-the-box, marshmallow, minions and even Joe Brolly showed up. The effort made by the children was phenomenal. The prize for best costume went to Asher, well done Asher!
Once again the talents of the children in 5th and 6th class were recognised within the wider community when Ryan and Cormac Donohue won an art competition. The competition was ran by the Ballinasloe panto and there were entries from all over the region. The lads were the toast of the class as all of the children in 5th and 6th class won a ticket to see the panto Aladdin, well done lads!
In addition to this Iosabélla Treacy in 5th class also won an art competition ran by the Credit Union. Iosabélla's artistic creation will now go onto a national competition. Watch this space to see how she gets on...... Well done Iosabélla! 
The Christmas Concert was held on the 6th of December in the parish hall. The 5th and 6th class production was the final act of the night and what a way to end a great nights entertainment! All the hours of rehearsal paid off with the children saving their best performance for the night. All 25 children played a huge part in the show and they did themselves and their families proud. There is no doubt that some of this group will be threading the boards on Broadway in the not too distant future, well done all!.
The Junior Entrepreneur Programme (JEP) is well under way in 5th and 6th class. The children have been working on their ideas for the big project. In order to get to decide on the big project, the children came up with approximately 40 original ideas. The process of narrowing this down to 5 projects was not easy and involved a lot of negotiating, collaborating and discussion among the groups. Having decided on 5 projects, one per group, the children set about developing their group ideas and preparing prototypes and a presentation for our three dragons.
Our 'Dragons Den' day was on the 18th of December and each group pitched their idea to a panel of carefully selected dragons. We were privileged to have Ms. Egan, Mr. McHugh and our guest dragon Lorcan Mitchell from Mitchell Drums mitchelldrum.com to judge the presentations. After long deliberations one project was chosen as our big idea and we will progress with this idea as our class project. Lorcan is pictured below with 5th and 6th class and there are photos of the groups presenting their ideas to the dragons. 
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On behalf of 5th and 6th class I would like to wish all the parents and families a happy, healthy and safe Christmas and I am looking forward to working with you all again in 2019. Below is a sample of the Christmas decorations the children made in class (apologies for the all the glitter that was used and found in cars, sitting rooms, kitchens, clothes etc. as a result of the decorations going home:)
The children of 5th and 6th class are well settled back after the Christmas break. January has been a busy month with Operation Transformation and rugby training commencing. Operation Transformation involved all of the children running around the GAA pitch for approx. 20 mins every day. Numerous laps were clocked up over the 4 weeks and the energy levels of the children were really high!
We are very lucky to have Dermot Tierney coming to the school to help develop the rugby skills of the children. They are really enjoying the training sessions so Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton better watch out!
The JEP is also progressing well. The children have been gathering materials for the production phase to begin. The Design and Production team, the Sales team, the Marketing team and the Finance teams have all been decided and the teams are preparing for a busy month. The submission date for our project is the end of March so watch this space for further details.
There was also a presentation made to the children by Peter Gohery from 'Embrace Farming'. Peter spoke about his own experience having been in an accident on his farm. The children found Peter very interesting and were amazed by his inner strength and his ability to continue to work on his farm while also working to raise awareness of farm safety. He encouraged the children to highlight any dangers they come across on farms to their parents/guardians or who ever is in charge of the farm.
We are very lucky to have Dermot Tierney coming to the school to help develop the rugby skills of the children. They are really enjoying the training sessions so Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton better watch out!
The JEP is also progressing well. The children have been gathering materials for the production phase to begin. The Design and Production team, the Sales team, the Marketing team and the Finance teams have all been decided and the teams are preparing for a busy month. The submission date for our project is the end of March so watch this space for further details.
There was also a presentation made to the children by Peter Gohery from 'Embrace Farming'. Peter spoke about his own experience having been in an accident on his farm. The children found Peter very interesting and were amazed by his inner strength and his ability to continue to work on his farm while also working to raise awareness of farm safety. He encouraged the children to highlight any dangers they come across on farms to their parents/guardians or who ever is in charge of the farm.
The JEP has continued on and we are finally ready to progress to the production stage of the process. The Sales, Marketing, Finance and Production teams have been busy in their respective areas to get the product to this stage. The final product is pictured below. It is called the Cappy NS 'Table Topper'. Its purpose is to solve all the problems both pupils and teachers have in relation to the tidiness of their work spaces. It has a drinks holder and a pen/pencil holder which are detachable and also a specific holder for a tin whistle. It is made from recycled materials and is very sturdy.
One of the outcomes of the market research conducted by the children was that the Table Topper be left in a way that it can be customised by the owner. Hence, the box is covered by recycled paper from the school which can be decorated or customised accordingly. An additional feature of the Table Topper is the ability to make daily notes at the front of the unit. With a dry-wipe marker, the owner can make notes or lists of things to do and can be easily wiped away once completed. The unit will be available for purchase outside Cappataggle Church on the 3rd of March, after 11:00am mass and in the school on the 14th of March from 1:30 - 2:10pm.
The children envisage that they will sell like hotcakes so be sure to get your Table Topper and enjoy a mess free desk or work space!
One of the outcomes of the market research conducted by the children was that the Table Topper be left in a way that it can be customised by the owner. Hence, the box is covered by recycled paper from the school which can be decorated or customised accordingly. An additional feature of the Table Topper is the ability to make daily notes at the front of the unit. With a dry-wipe marker, the owner can make notes or lists of things to do and can be easily wiped away once completed. The unit will be available for purchase outside Cappataggle Church on the 3rd of March, after 11:00am mass and in the school on the 14th of March from 1:30 - 2:10pm.
The children envisage that they will sell like hotcakes so be sure to get your Table Topper and enjoy a mess free desk or work space!
You can see above the difference the Cappy Table Topper will make to your work space!
Below is a picture of Molly presenting Lorcan Mitchell from Mitchell Drums with his very own Table Topper. We would like to thank Lorcan for giving up his time to come in to talk to us and give us some really good advice, thanks Lorcan.
Below is a picture of Molly presenting Lorcan Mitchell from Mitchell Drums with his very own Table Topper. We would like to thank Lorcan for giving up his time to come in to talk to us and give us some really good advice, thanks Lorcan.
Here is a picture of Lorcan 'jamming' with some of the children. He is using his own Mitchell Drum and it creates a fantastic sound along with the other instruments.
Children from 5th and 6th class recently entered the Credit Union quiz. Both teams did really well with our 6th class team coming 2nd over all. They will now go forward and take part in the regional finals. Well done to all and best of luck to Sophie, Lila, Cian and Donnacha.
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The jerseys are washed and ready to go!! All roads lead to Lough George on Tuesday 11th of June when the the girls play in the camogie final of the Cumann na mBunscol. Throw in is at 1:30pm. Best of luck to all involved.
Congratulations to all the girls involved, they won the final beating Moylough by three points!
The Great Cappy NS Bake Off took place in 5th and 6th class today. The children went to great lengths over the weekend to get their cakes, pastries, buns and bread ready for judging. Below are some pictures of their hard work.
Congratulations to all the girls involved, they won the final beating Moylough by three points!
The Great Cappy NS Bake Off took place in 5th and 6th class today. The children went to great lengths over the weekend to get their cakes, pastries, buns and bread ready for judging. Below are some pictures of their hard work.
