Sixth Class

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For Science Week, on the 15th November, 5th and 6th class attended a really cool Science experiment show in DKIT College Dundalk. We really enjoyed the day.

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Fifth and Sixth Class were busy learning about “The Maoris”, the indigenous people of New Zealand. For art, we made some really cool Maori Designs.

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Liam from sixth class represented the school last weekend in Croke Park.  Liam won the INTO GAA Skills competition for Co. Louth and was chosen to represent Co. Louth during the interval of the All-Ireland Footbal semi finals.  Liam scored 3 goals and 3 points! Well done Liam!

 

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A week later than planned, we finally got to Salterstown beach to do our big spring clean! We had to postpone because of the bad weather but we got a lovely warm day, even it it was a little breezy! We set off to gather litter in two groups with all our clean-up equipment which was provided by An Taisce and the council. We were amazed by the amount of rubbish on our beautiful beach and wondered how anybody could spoil our landscape like that. After all that hard work we had a well deserved lunch break by the pier. We even had some time to play around and all the beach has to offer.

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This week we received some information about a new mental health awareness and educational campaign. It’s called ‘Walk in My Shoes’ and is run by St. Patrick’s Mental Health Services Dublin.

We are a very healthy bunch in St. Finian’s N.S. We eat lots of fruit and veg, drink lots of water and do lots of exercise. We take great care of our bodies.

But it is also very important to look after our minds and our feelings. Some days we feel really good and really happy. Other days we might feel a bit sad or lonely. It is okay to have those feelings. It is important to understand that feeling sad sometimes is a normal part of life.

Sometimes we fall and break a bone. When that happens, we go to the hospital so that the doctors and nurses can help make us better. Our minds can get hurt too and when that happens, we can do things to help make it better, just like fixing any other part of our bodies.

If you are feeling sad or worried about something, sometimes talking to someone about it can help. You could talk to your mum or dad or a teacher. We will always try to help you.

To take part in this campaign, we were asked to take a ‘school selfie’ on Friday 8th April, upload it onto our website and display the link to the Walk in My Shoes campaign. Here are our selfies:

#MindYourSelfie

www.walkinmyshoes.ie