5th and 6th Classes Blog

Discover Cork: Schools' Heritage Project The students of 5th and 6th classes here at St. Luke's School are participating in this year's Cork Schools' Heritage Project. Here is a link to the brochure Cllr. Kieran McCarthy visited our class this week and spoke to us passionately about St. Luke's and it's rich history. Our projects will be based around our beautiful suburb here and as we research it, we will gain a greater understanding of our surroundings. Here is a summary of the presentation he showed the class, it may help guide you. Guidelines

Written collectively by the class as part of a shared writing activity. Recount Writing Rocking Roald Dahl Day It was Friday the 13 th,   a glorious, sunny day and we were ready to rock our Roald Dahl Day .   After small break, we got into our pairs/trios and we headed off on a trek to Mayfield Library. First, we were welcomed by the librarian, Nora. Nora spoke to our class and pointed out the different sections of the library. Next Nora gave us a selection of quizzes, crosswords and puzzle sheets. These Roald Dahl sheets kept us busy and entertained. Some of us even entered a Roald Dahl competition. Then we looked at a variety of books and ambled around the library becoming familiar with it. Multiple books caught our eye and some of us wished we had cards to borrow them. On our return, we stopped off at the sundial in Kelleher’s Buildings. We attempted to read the time and soon learned from a local resident that it was never...