6th Class Graduation

Congratulations to all 14 pupils in 6th class who celebrated their graduation ceremony today with their schoolmates, teachers and family. The ceremony took place in the school hall, which was beautifully decorated by the 6th class. Here, with their friends and family present, the children spoke of their time in St. Brigid's National School. Each pupil was presented with their certificate and a St. Brigid's cross by principal Ms. Duffy, marking their achievement of completing their primary education. A poem 'Graduation Day' was read out by Ushna, and Victoria marked the end of the ceremony by playing 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow'. Well done girls!
Each pupil wrote a message and attached it to a balloon, which were released on the steps of the school - where their journey began 8 years previously.
Then, it was time for their party, V.I.P's only - 6th class!
Thank you to all who helped organise the ceremony, and to Ms. Duffy and all the teachers for working so hard over the past 8 years!
Best of luck to Adam, Victoria, Matthew, Ellen, Daragh, Mark, Niamh, Lilian, Kelan, Ushna, Eddie, Caoimhe, Grace and Daniel!

Mayo Cumann na mBunscoil Camogie Division 1 Champions!

Another great day for camogie in Tooreen!
Congratulations to the camogie team from 5th and 6th class who competed and won the Division 1 title of the Mayo Cumann na mBunscoil earlier today in Bekan. The team played very well in the hot conditions. Well done to all involved. Thank you to Fergal and Dom for all their help during the year with the team.

Kenny Folliard Football Competition

A great day was had by all at the annual Kenny Folliard Football Competition.

An enjoyable day was spent playing football along side the local schools Aghamore and Knock. Well done to Knock, who emerged winners. Super effort was made by all on our team, who represented Tooreen admirably. Everyone was delighted to see the Aghamore U21 'A' County champions today, and got their photo taken with members of the team. Thank you also to all the organisers who provided refreshments for the children on a very hot day!

Great weather for summer Football!

Team talk with the coach!

Members of the Aghamore U21 county champs with Tooreen team

6th class girls watching the action from the stand

Taking a break from the sun!

Magnetism

This week we have been investigating and experimenting with magnets. A magnet is a solid object that has the power to attract iron and other metals.

We tested the strength of different magnets by comparing the amount of paper clips they could hold.  To keep the test fair, we made sure we used the same size paper clips each time!

 

                                             We also investigated the north and south poles of magnets. Opposite poles attract and same poles repel.

A material can be magnetised by stroking it with one pole of a magnet. We magnetised a nail and tested it to see how many paper clips it would hold!