Fifth and Sixth Class

Physical Education Time!

Fifth and sixth class are busy getting back to work for the new school year but there is still plenty of time for some fun outside. This week we took part in some athletics stations outside on the yard and in the astro. Take a look at us all enjoying ourselves.

Piet Mondrian Art

Fifth and Sixth Class created some beautiful perspective aquariums inspired by our European artist of the month Piet Mondrian.

Take a look.....

Athboy Community School - 6th class visit

The boys and girls in sixth class attended a wonderful open day in Athboy Community School where they were treated to a taster of Home Economics, where they made pizzas, and Woodwork, where they constructed butt joints. It was a fantastic day that got us all thinking about the next stages of our education.

Explanatory Writing - Ireland

As part of the Primary Language Curriculum the boys and girls in fifth and sixth class created wonderful projects on our own country of Ireland. Their beautiful and very impressive work is on display in the corridor for all of our pupils and staff to enjoy.

Fairy-tale of the Month - Little Red Riding Hood

The boys and girls in fifth and sixth class wrote some very creative newspaper reports based on our Fairy-tale of the month Little Red Riding Hood.

Creative Arts

Check out the fabulous hoodies created by the pupils of fifth and sixth class.

Student Council Elections 2025 2026

The boys and girls in fifth and sixth class voted for the Kilbride National School Student Council President, Secretary and Treasurer. Take a look at the democratic process......

Meath Childrens' Book Festival 2025

As part of the Meath CBF fifth and sixth class engaged in a wonderful live zoom with the very famous author Matt Oldfield.

Drumming with Dave

The boys and girls in fifth and sixth class and throughout the school were absolutely delighted to have our fabulous drumming teacher Dave back with us this week.

Maths Week 2025

The boys and girls in fifth and sixth class enjoyed a brilliant Quiz today on Maths Week TV.

Children's Book Festival 2025

The boys and girls in fifth and sixth class attended a writer's workshop with famous author Brian Gallagher in Trim Library.

Maths Trail

The whole school took part in a very exciting maths trail. The teams were led by the boys and girls in fifth and sixth class.

A visit from the sky!

Fifth and sixth class enjoyed a visit from a hot air balloon.

Curious Minds 2025 2026

As part of our whole school commitment to exploring the Curios Minds Science intiative we studied the renewable energy source of wind power. Take a look at some of our work in our SESE hardbacks.....

Wind Turbines

Using the knowledge we had learned about what makes wind power and wind turbines successful we designed our own wind turbines in groups. Take a look at our amazing designs....

Science Week 2025

Science week 2025 got off to a great start this week when we watched a fantastic online Curious MInd's presentation.

Intel Mini Scientist - 5th and 6th class

The boys and girls in Mrs Mallee's fifth and sixth class also participated in the Intel Mini Scientist project. They worked individually and in groups to create an extremely wide variety of projects. Everyone in our school also had the opportunity to visit our projects as part of our in school science fair on Thursday the 13th of November.

Take a look at our projects on the following topics:

  • Radiation
  • The GAA
  • Protein and the Brain
  • The Moon
  • Tsunamis
  • Cars
  • Nutrition and Athletes
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • The Porsche
  • No Farm No Food - Beef, Dairy and Grass
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