Hello!
Here’s a great website that you can use if you are finished your homework and would like to play some games, practice some skills or learn something new!
Have Fun!
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/
Ms. Furness 🙂
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Mini Science Project!
Hello!
Here is a great website that will help you with your Mini Science Project on a scientist of your choice! You can use a book instead if you want.
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/scientists.html
Have fun!
Ms. Furness 🙂
Athletics Cross Country Event 2019
Portmarnock Cross Country Event
9th October 2019
Comhghairdeas to all of our athletes after a great performance at the Cross Country Athletics Championships in Portmarnock on 9th October 2019.
The under 10s came in 2nd place, the under 11s came in 2nd place and the under 13s also brought the silver home!
Well done to all of the girls who represented our school on the day and contributed to the great results, listed below. You were fantastic!
Those who received medals in their race are highlighted below.
Let’s keep up the great running!
3rd Class
| Ms. Mohan
1. Emily Curran 2. Phoebe Lynch 3. Daisy Kenny Scott 4. Sarah Gleeson 5. Keeva Lyndon 6. Anna Sheehan
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Ms. Walshe
1. Sarah Ryan 2. Lexi Mullarkey 3. Ailbhe Mulligan 4. Ruth Feeney 5. Eabha Williams 6. Caireann Mulqueen
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Ms. Brodie
1. Juliet Forkan 2. Elena Dalton 3. Isobel Condon 4. Ruth Doyle 5. Elizabeth Curran 6. Aibigéal O’Brien |
4th Class
| Ms. Davey
1. Vivienne Lee 2. Lily Kenny Scott 3. Moya Mc Guckin 4. Sarah Leyden 5. Grace Lynch 6. Katie Mac Namee
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Ms. Moore
1. Lily Browne 2. Chloe Connellan 3. Kate Commins 4. Anna Brabazon 5. Aoibhinn Geraghty 6. Lucie O’Keefe
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Mrs. Daly
1. Maggie Foley 2. Ayana O’Callaghan 3. Alison Teeling 4. Rachel Morrisey 5. Caoilainn Walsh 6. Maia O’Regan
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5th Class
| Ms. Furness
1. Mary Drury Byrne 2. Sarah Canavan 3. Louise Ferguson 4. Feena Corcoran 5. Sophia Byrne 6. Tara Burton
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Ms. Carroll
1. Kate Higgins 2. Aoibhinn O’Brien 3. Natalie Kilcullen 4. Sophie Kelly 5. Ali King 6. Orlaith Kavanagh
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Ms. Mc Manus
1. Emily Scott 2. Sinéad O’Keefe 3. Ava O’Reilly 4. Aoibheann Synnott 5. Maeve O’Neill 6. Anna O’Haire
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6th Class
| Ms. Deegan
1. Ellen Brazel 2. Kaitlyn O’Connor 3. Maya Lily Lawless Cotter 4. Alanna Campbell 5. Elise Cunningham 6. Ava Burton
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Ms. Barry
1. Zara Mc Keown 2. Lily Strode 3. Ella Vernon 4. Eve Marie Treacy 5. Aislinn Murray 6. Caoimhe Mc Caul
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Ms. O’Connell
1. Connie Keating 2. Aoife Kavanagh 3. Siún Lindsay 4. Anna Grimes 5. Sorcha Curtin 6. Clodagh Vickers
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Maths Maths Maths!
KEEP GOING OVER THOSE TABLES!
WE USE THEM EVERY DAY SO THE BETTER WE ARE AT THEM, THE EASIER OUR MATH WORK WILL BE!
Here are some great websites for you. Choose a topic to try out. You decide!
- http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/maths/
- fun4thebrain.com
- Choose the maths topic at the top of the homepage first
- Choose one of the games e.g. Candy Capers or Arrrgh! (pirate game)
- They will give you a chance to click on the tables you want to work on and then just follow the simple instructions
- http://woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/
- http://coolmath4kids.com
- http://mathsisfun.com
- http://ixl.com/maths
Athletics Trials
The North Dublin Primary School’s Annual Cross Country Competition 2019 is fast approaching!
The Belgrove Senior Girls Athletics Committee will be holding cross country trials in St. Anne’s Park on Thursday 26th September from 3pm on Pitch 21, beside the Clinic on Vernon Avenue. The girls must arrive 10 minutes before their race time.
The races will be class-based and only for girls that are interested. The race distance is 600m for 3rd and 4th classes and 900m for 5th and 6th classes. The top 6 girls to finish from each race will represent Belgrove on the cross country competition day on Wednesday 9th October at 3pm in Portmarnock (Details to follow after the trials).
3rd Classes: 3pm
- Ms Mohan
- Ms. Brodie
- Ms. Walshe
4th Classes: 3.10pm
- Ms. Davy
- Ms. Moore
- Mrs. Daly
5th Class: 3.20pm
- Ms. Furness
- Ms. Mc Manus
- Ms. Carroll
6th Classes: 3.30pm
- Ms. Barry
- Ms. Deegan
- Ms. O’Connell
Native Americans!
In room 13 we will be researching the Native Americans!
There are three websites below that you can use to help with the research for your projects. I hope you find some interesting facts and enjoy the websites and videos.
https://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/
https://youtu.be/_y9-ymLpO58 (native American tribes)
https://youtu.be/2p8A3MNq8pc (how the first Americans came to America)
https://youtu.be/XS8DEjd2QBg (native Americans intro video)
https://www.ducksters.com/history/native_americans.php
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sgtqPoETz4 (American houses)
https://www.americanhistoryforkids.com/native-american-tribes/
http://people.ucls.uchicago.edu/~snekros/2008-9%20webquests/products3/Native_American_map[1].jpg (map)
![http://people.ucls.uchicago.edu/~snekros/2008-9%20webquests/products3/Native_American_map[1].jpg](http://people.ucls.uchicago.edu/~snekros/2008-9%20webquests/products3/Native_American_map[1].jpg){kind=link}
https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/history/native-americans/ (very good interactive website)
If you find any other good websites, let me know and I can add them to the list!
Enjoy! 
Remember, please monitor your daughter carefully when using the Internet as although these websites have been checked for suitability, navigation away from these sites may not be safe for her.
The Great Famine Project
The Great Famine Project
An Gorta Mór
In your project, you must include information on
- The lead up to the famine
- Some statistics on population/immigration
- The British response to the famine
- Worldwide response to the famine
- Personal testimonies/stories either through mock letters/diary entries/newspaper articles
- Information on daily life in Ireland Workhouses/ Soup Kitchen / Public Work Schemes/Absentee Landlords/Exports vs Imports (Choose at least three of these)
Your project can be presented through many different mediums.
Choose from each of the following (or choose both!):
- Poster or Display book
- Memory Box/Craft eg. Workhouse/Famine Cottage/Famine Ship
- Use labelled pictures (diagrams)/pie charts and timelines to convey information
This is great place to start your research:
https://www.scoilnet.ie/learning-path/ref/4891/
- askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/5th-+-6th-class/history/historythe-full-story/ireland-in-the-19th-centu/the-great-famine-an-gorta/
- Information about the Great Famine
- abandonedireland.com/Workhouse.html
- Information about life in a workhouse
- http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/sadlier/irish/Famine.htm
- Images of the Great Famine
- choctawnation.com/history/choctaw-nation-history/choctaws-helped-starvingirish-in-1847-this-act-shaped-tribal-culture/
- Information about how the Choctaw tribe helped the Irish during the Great Famine
- moytura.com/grosse-ile.htm
- Information about the Irish who emigrated to Canada
- historyireland.com/18th-19th-century-history/quakers-the-famine/
- Information about the contribution of the Quakers
Santry Stadium Event 2019
Santry Event
29th May 2019
Comhghairdeas to all of our athletes after a great performance at Santry Stadium 29th May 2019.
All of the girls ran competitively in their races. The Under 10s 4x100m came 3rd, Under 11’s came 4th, Under 12’s came 4th and Under 14’s also came 3rd.
Well done to all the girls who represented our school on the day, listed below. You were fantastic!
Let’s keep up the great running! 🙂
| Under 10 Sprint and Relay | Under 11 Sprint and Relay |
| Olivia Meikle | Hannah Mc Carrick |
| Vivienne Lee | Amelia Mc Kay |
| Sophie Kelly | Eve O’Grady |
| Emily Scott | Rachel O’Dea |
| Maya Mc Gucken | Katie Wright |
| Under 12 Sprint and Relay
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Under 14 Sprint and Relay |
| Hazel Power | Caragh Mc Cann |
| Maria Doody | Aoife Cosgrave |
| Mischa Mulvaney | Olivia Hogan |
| Aoife Kane | Lily Conaty |
| Ríona Kirwan | Aimee Dunden |
SANTRY INFORMATION
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING SANTRY SPORTS DAY
Technical Rules
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Lanes: During relay and sprint events the team (in relay) or child (in sprint) may be disqualified if they leave their lane during the race and obstruct final results.
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Sprints (80m):
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Girls will complete on one side of the arena in the sprint heats and boys on the other side. All finals will be held on the covered stand side.
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Two athletes from each heat to qualify for final.
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Sprint finals – U10, U11, U12, U14 will take place immediately after heats.
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Relays (4x100m):
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Children will be placed at the white line at the beginning of the zone for the relay.
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Two teams from each heat will qualify for finals
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U10 & U11 heats will be followed by the finals
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Under 12 & 14 heats will be followed by the finals
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Children wearing spikes should adhere to the Stadium guidelines of Morton Stadium “Pyramid/Cone & Christmas tree spikes are acceptable on the Morton Stadium track. Needle spikes are not permitted. Any spikes more than 7mm are not permitted.
Some guidelines to help your day in Santry run smoothly.
Running numbers will be available from 9:30am in the offices on the middle level in the main stand. The teachers will collect these. The parade will begin at 10:00am.
Due to the increased number of teams entering the competitions there will be relay teams sharing lanes for the heats.
Every effort will be made to ensure this only occurs one time for a school.
Every effort will be made to ensure this only occurs one time for a school.
- Parking: Please advise bus drivers parking is in the Clonliffe Club area of the grounds. Parking in the stadium is limited and an overflow car park will be available (weather depending) in Santry Park. There is also public parking in Northwood near Woodies and Mc Donalds. Cars may be clamped if parked in nearby housing estates.
- Rubbish:Each school is responsible for cleaning their area. Any school that doesn’t comply will be fined and may not be invited to enter next year.
- Complaints:Please note all our officials on the day are volunteers and we depend on their good will to help with the running of the events. The decision of the judge is final and communication should be made with committee members only(Personnel in Cumann na mBunscol T-shirts).
- Children SHOULD NOT be permitted to roll down the hills around the track.
- Only accredited photographers who have been previously approved by the committee are permitted to take pictures inside the track area. While teachers are welcomed during cup and medal presentations we would ask that they leave the track promptly and do not obstruct the judges view.
Santry Athletics 2019
Comhghairdeas to all of our super athletes who came to St. Anne’s Park yesterday 9th May, and to those girls chosen to compete in Santry at the 4x100m relay and 100m sprint on Wednesday 29th May this year.
Go n’éirí an t-ádh libh!
| Under 10 Sprint and Relay |
Under 11 Sprint and Relay |
| Olivia Meikle | Hannah Mc Carrick |
| Vivienne Lee | Amelia Mc Kay |
| Sophie Kelly | Eve O’Grady |
| Emily Scott | Rachel O’Dea |
| Maya Mc Gucken | Katie Wright |
| Under 12 Sprint and Relay
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Under 14 Sprint and Relay |
| Hazel Power | Caragh Mc Cann |
| Maria Doody | Aoife Cosgrave |
| Mischa Mulvaney | Olivia Hogan |
| Aoife Kane | Lily Conaty |
| Ríona Kirwan | Aimee Dunden |
Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí!