Author Archives: Ms. Melvin

Third class Knitting

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Ms. Melvin

Third class have just completed a four week course in the basics of knitting. We would like to thank all those who helped us  especially some of our grandparents.  We have created some lovely hairbands,wristbands,purses and some very original pieces. Everyone did a piece for our colourful little class blanket. We will put up another post when it [...]

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February Assembly

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Ms. Melvin

There was a great showcase of talent on display in the school on Wednesday 15th of February. All classes met in the hall. We had lots of songs and poems as gaeilge agus as bearla. There was even a show stopping dance routine to accompany ABBAs Dancing Queen, tin whistle recitals and a special powerpoint [...]

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Pancake Tuesday

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Ms. Melvin

Our senses of smell and taste were in for a treat today. Mrs. Cook, living up to her good name, treated all pupils and staff to her traditional pancakes. There was lots of learning going on at the same time :language lessons, measuring, cupla focail, traditions and customs. Hope you are all being treated to more pancakes [...]

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Christmas Assembly

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Ms. Melvin

Christmas cheer was the order of the day in Culleens as all classes performed for Assembly. We had great renditions of “Awayin a manger” “Happy Birthday Jesus” “Jingle bells” “Cloiginí na Nollag” Na hArd Rí and ” Wise Men Three” from the Junior end. The Senior end of the school performed “Silent Night” “Santa Claus [...]

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Science Week

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Ms. Melvin

Sixth Class Explore Sound

Fifth Class Science Team
Just to let you know that there are lots of young scientists at work in Culleens this week celebrating national science week. There is a special team of scientists from fifth class helping with science stations in the junior classes.
They are experimenting with sound,light,magnetism,forces,materials and electicity. Sixth class had [...]

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Halloween Assembly

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Ms. Melvin

Culleens was transformed into Hogwarts today.There were all sorts of witches , wizards and spooky brides, ghosts, princesses and vampires haunting our classrooms. They all gathered in the assembly hall to showcase their talents. There were  poems,songs,tinwhistle recitals,powerpoints of Halloween customs in different countries and art presentations. There was even an add interval provided by the pupils [...]

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Pancake Tuesday

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Ms. Melvin

There was great fun in Culleens today as all the pupils gathered for pancakes in the assembly hall. Some of the fifth and sixth class pupils helped Ms. Melvin and Mr. Mc Evoy to prepare the mixture.Some  took down the recipe and intend to cook at home.  There was great waft of pancake ,smoke and lemon throughout the [...]

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Science Assembly

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Ms. Melvin

We had a great morning of science in school today. Children from every class in the school presented a variety of science experiments. We had” water turning to ice”,  “dancing raisins”,”how sound travels”,” static electricity”  , “lava lamps”,” marshmallow challenge”   from junior infants to second class. The seniors from third to sixth explored the” speed of flow of liquids”,”electric [...]

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Science Assembly

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Ms. Melvin

There were lots of young scientists at work in the school during science week. All classes are going to present their science experiments to the rest of the school on Friday 26th November. We are looking forward to this.
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Visit to Ballina Arts Centre

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Ms. Melvin

sixth class view Yeats
Sixth class visited the Ballina art centre recently to view the Yeats collection. They enjoyed the experience.

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