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Maths is always a challenge in fifth class but these boys rose to the challenge and mastered some really difficult things like Long multiplication, long division and fractions. The boys used whiteboards and markers and concrete materials to really tackle these sums and they have been very proud of their learningthis year.

We did huge amounts of reading. In the first term the boys read books in groups in a book club format with group chats about the plot, the characters, the conflicts and we compared and contrasted our novels with other groups. The hot chocolate was a great bonus to our Friday Book club. We has a very magical day for cosy reading when our classroom became a giant circus tent and we brought pillows and blankets and camped out and read for the afternoon.

This class in particular have unlimited creativitythey build a Norman motte and Bailey model, a working volcano, fully wired rooms with light bulbs and working fans, a Banksy creation, a Mona Lisa parody, sketches and live drawings. We even had a student win the Cork County Library Art Competition. A very prestigious competition in the art world.

The boys brought plenty of laughs to our drama lessons, they performed improvisations, made advertisements, wrote scripts and even put on an assembly show. This was pretty hilarious and the boys had the school in floods of laughter. The boys performed drama in both English and Irish.They areverytalented youngactors. We followed the Dabbledoo musiccurriculum which had us singing folk songs and identifying bird songs and playing along with percussion instruments. We even composed our ownHalloween movie score. The boys prepared for their confirmation next year with their religion journal activities, videos, songs and stories.

SPHE was hugely beneficial to our boys this year with a focus on self-regulation skills and building resilience. The weaving wellbeing curriculum reminded us of the importance of building and maintaining positive relationships. We learned the stay safe rules and what to do in the event of cyber bullying. We had meaningful chats about the changes that we go through on the journey to adulthood. Our class was particularly mindful of our needs with the use of a chill out zone and a sensory kit. We had a spinner on the wheel which we used to reward kindness and hard work.

History was fascinating this year with the highlights being our Norman village model, the famine projects and the amazing history workshop. We learned about WW2 through story. We researched Irish Historyandlocalfaminehistory.

Geography projects included France and Mexico and planting seeds and identifying plants and minibeasts, we drew maps from aerial photos and used map keys and legends. We transferred this knowledge in to acomplex Easter treasure hunt.We went on nature trails around the school and learned the names of all the plants in the school grounds. We collected bug and minibeasts using pooters and magnifyingjars. Weengaged in outdoorlearning.

Science was incredible with a short lesson on simple machines taking off to a full-on engineering and making working machines. Fifth class had several very impressive machines to display in our Science Fair. The boys were so skilled that they went on to actually teach the thirdclass students about circuits and electricity in a workshop designed and lead by fifth class students. The boys engaged in the best form of science this year they learned through hands on experiments and recording their experiments in their science copy. Some experiments were successful and others failed but in all we learned invaluable life skills. We had a lot of fun learning about properties and materials, about heat and conductors and living things. These boys are definitely future engineers and scientists.

These boys have very bright futures. They are readers, writers, artists, actors, playwrights, public speakers, mathematicians, scientists, engineers, musicians and inventors. Most importantly they have learned how to manage all the big feelings which come with growing up and they have great skills to manage anger, anxiety and worries. They are kind and compassionate students and they have learned to resolve conflicts calmly and restoratively.

They will no doubt continue to thrive in sixth class as the seniors of the school. They will be excellent role modelsforthe youngerstudent in the school.

A Quick Snap Shot of Our Year

It has been a busy, fun and very enjoyable year in Múinteoir

Rory’s

5th/6th

Class. The boys have learnt lots, developed their skills and talents and most importantly enjoyed themselves. Events and activities have included – School Tours, STEAM Workshops,atrip to FOLTECHengineering, FAI-5-a - side competitions, Sciath na Scol, The say yes to languages programme, splash day, teachers vs

Students, Cork City Sports, Archaeologist visits, Confirmation, Multicultural day, engineering week, our annual 5th and 6th class soccer tournament, beach clean ups, graffiti workshops, graduations, JEP and much much more.

The boys have grown up so much in the last year and we would like to wish all of the boys in 6th class the very best in the future in their new schools. I’m sure where ever they go they will continue to make memories and friends that will last a lifetime.

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Multi-Cultural day (By Dawid Sabo)

On the 26th of May we enjoyed multi-cultural day in the school. We have so many diverse and interesting cultures in our school and it was amazingtoseethem ondisplayin the Halla. Some people dressed in traditional dress, some people wore their national colours, some people created PowerPoints and projects based on their backgrounds and nationalities. The most amazing partofthedaywas all the foodondisplayfromall over the world in the Halla. We tried food from Asia, Africa, South America, Europe and the middle East. Food included rice, pakoras and onion bhaji from Pakistan and India. Noodle dishes from the Philippines and Jollof rice from Nigeria. Multi-cultural day is a great day in our school all the boys loved the food and the opportunity to learn about other countries traditionsand cultures.

Swimming (By Fahad Hussain)

In term 14th,5th and6th classes wentto swimming lessons in Aura Swimming pool, Youghal. We learned how to swim and preform new tricks and perfected old and new techniques such as forward crawl, breaststroke, backstroke and breathing. As well as learning about water safety and improving our ability in the water we had great fun at Aura. Over the 7 lessons we had our instructor would allow us 10 minutes to play. On our last visit we were allowed to use the big waterslidewhich was greatfun,

Lucy’s, Rory’s and Brendan’s classes made the trip to Oysterhaven adventure centre for their annual school tour. We departed the school at 8.30am sharp in order to be in Oysterhaven for a start time of 9.30. When we arrived we were split into two groups. One group would be on land and one group on the water in the morning and visa versa in the afternoon. Activities on land included zip lining, obstacle courses, team games and a swamp. Activities on the water included kayaking, swimming and rafting. We were so lucky with the weather it was sunny with blue skies all day. We had a great day and we were so tiredcoming.

History Workshop (By Ollie Jarosz)

On the 13th of May we had a visit from Heritage schools Medieval Workshops. An Archaeologist visited us and brought loads of different artefacts from around the world. The artefacts were from different time periods and included things like Roman Coins, Viking Spears, Playing cards from medieval times, jewellery, animal bones and much more. The Archaeologist had a pair of ancient ice skates with her and told us that they were found in the river Liffey. She believes that they were a person who was skating across a frozen river Liffey in Dublin. She explained that this was long before the invention of bridges. The person fell through the ice and this was why they were found at the bottom of the bridge. We also learned a huge amount of Celtic history and were allowedtohandle weapons and armour.

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FAI 5-A-SIDE (Jack Flynn)

At the start of February 16 boys from 5th and 6th class went to Carrigtwohill to represent the school in the annual FAI 5-A-Side tournament. Schools from Mitchlestown, Midleton, Glanmire and Cobh. The boys performed really well on the day winning 4 of the 7 games played, drawing 2 and only losing 1 game. Unfortunately, this was not enough on the day as one team remained undefeated and qualified to the next round ahead of us. We look forward to next year. Hopefully we can go onebetter.

Trip to Foltech engineering (Brian Nimpa) electrical circuits. John invited us to his workshop in little island a few weeks after and we were able to applying our knowledge to a real-world setting. John showed us how he builds and fabricates different things, showed us how to weld and showed us their really cool 3D printing press. We had a great day and would like to say thanks to Johnfor allhishelp andhospitality.

Confirmation (Natan Matuszkiewicz)

On the 2nd of March both 6th classes had their confirmations. It was a wonderful occasion that was enjoyed by both the students and their families. Midleton CBS attended the Holy Rosary Church along with Scoil Bhríde and Balintotis NS. The boys from Midleton CBS dressed up in their finest suits for the occasion and all looked very smart ontheday.

Just after Christmas John Foley the owner and founder of Foltech engineering, Little island came to our school and led a number of different workshops based around Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths (STEAM). We learned about so many things such as sustainable energy, structures, bio-mechanical engineering and

An Exciting Year in M.Brendán’s

During term one of our school year, for six weeks the boys of 6th Class attended swimming lessons at the Aura Swimming Centre in Youghal every Friday morning. While at swimming lessons we learned several life skills such as, floating on water, holding our breath under water, and how to swim in general.

At the beginning of our lessons the class was split into separate groups. Those who could swim and those who couldn’t. The group who could swim were taken to a large and deeper pool and the other groups who were only beginning to learn how to swim were taught in a smaller, shallower pool.