January 13th 2023

Our Spelling Bee Representative

The Eason Spelling Bee was first launched in 2011 and thousands of primary school children have taken part since then. In readiness for this year's Spelling Bee, our fifth and sixth classes have been holding internal spelling heats throughout the week.

Today, the top spellers from each class, fifteen in all, participated in the school final, which was held in the school hall with their classmates in attendance. After a tense battle and many rounds, the winner was determined.

Our St Colman's representative for 2023 is Shay Leavy from Ms Mc Laughlin Sixth Class. Congratulations to Shay on a wonderful contest and indeed to all our superb spellers. In the coming months, Shay will go forward to represent St Colman's in the county finals and we wish him the very best of luck in his endevours.

 December 19th 2022

Christmas Art 

At this time of year, there is Christmas art aplenty in St Colman's. Everywhere you look, there are Christmas trees, holly, snowmen, penguins, Rudolph, and the obligatory Santa. Of course we couldn't forget the Nativity scene. The boys and girls in Mrs Lyons' Fourth Class didn't forget, but, instead of drawing a picture, they worked together in groups to create their own individual 3D cribs. The results were fantasic as you can see from the photos below and everyone was proud of their contribution.

November 18th 2022

Science Week 2022

November 13th - 20th

If you visited any class this week, at any time of the day, you may just have come across a Science lesson in progress. This was of course to celebrate Science week 2022.

Science Week is a week long event in Ireland each November. It's aim is to celebrate science, but also to promote the relevance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) in our everyday lives.

Mrs Gilligan's Fifth Class has been immersed in all things science related. The students split into small groups and, using the internet, each group researched a science experiment that interested them. They wrote out the method and gathered the materials they needed to execute their experiment.

This afternoon, the culmination of all their hard work was on display as each group performed their experiment for their classmates. Lava lamps were made using bicarbonate of soda, vinegar, oil and food colouring. Gummy bears were soaked overnight in three different liquids - water, salted water and vinegar. The biggest change was found with the gummy bear soaked in the vinegar. It lost all its gummy bear shape and just became a blob. 

There was a silent fireworks experiment. A strange substance called Oobleck was made. Oobleck is solid when tapped or rolled, but, as soon as it is left alone it turns to liquid. Two light bulbs were lit using a circuit and a battery. A couple of experiments were taken outside - an exploding ketchup bottle and an erupting volcano. One group studied a famous American biochemist, Marie Maynard Daly. She found a strong correlation between high blood pressure and having high cholesterol levels. This research gave us an increased understanding of how foods and diet affect our heart health.

It was wonderful to see the attentiveness on all their faces as they listened to each other and learned even more scientific facts. As Science Week draws to a close for 2022, it's safe to say that Mrs Gilligan's Fifth Class enjoyed every bit of it!

November 9th 2022

Under 10 Cup Winners

Congratulations to Karla Keena and Orla Casey from Mrs Deane's/Ms O'Dowd's Fourth Class who won the U10 Girls Midlands School League (M.S.L.). The girls play for Real F.A. Swans and have now moved into the U11 team. Good luck with the next season girls!