Gallery

Gallery
A selection of images from around the school, displaying the unique talents of our students.

Term 1 2024 - 2025

Term 2 - January to April 2023

Some of the wonderful work we enjoyed completing during term 2 this year.

Term 1 - September 2022

Terms 1 and 2 2021

Here is a selection of material from across the school. We are blessed to share in the talents of our boys and girls.

Term 3 2021

Although it has been a strange and at times difficult year, our students have been very busy and the quality of the work produced remains inspiring.

Term 2 January - April 2021

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Thank you to Georgia in Ms Murray's sixth class for researching and preparing this wonderful History project. Clearly Georgia has been busy over the past number of weeks. We love to share our enthusiasms and interests.

Term 1 September - December 2020

Some wonderful poems composed and performed by the boys and girls in Rang 6.

Ms Dwyer:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N673F0ZaB_frv4YXifYAcQjFn8klxj2p/view?usp=sharing
Ms. Murray:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qIJETXUxj_EP5O8EXeClE2rNoPg4MYcW/view?usp=sharing
Mr Thynne:
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Mr. Harraghy:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OUCRaIpgpRJBtehdTPCBnkv4VUj81rbh/view?usp=sharing

A selection of Christmas art from across the school. We are so uplifted by the majesty of the artwork on display. Well done everyone.

Beautiful hands reaching for the stars - Rang 1 (Ms Barry, Ms Leyden)

Wonderful castles - Rang 2 (Ms Barry, Ms Lucey)

Art and Maths - Senior Infants (Ms Mullany)

The Salmon of Knowledge - Ms E O'Connor (Rang 3)

TERM 1 September - December 2019

We are all connected.
Third class students together with their teacher Ms Concannon, have been getting to know one another after the long summer break. With some new faces and a new teacher, it is always great to re-familiarize ourselves with the people with whom we share so much of our lives. What we learn through our games, work and conversations is a universal truth: we are all one. One community, one world and one family. We celebrate the things that make us unique and value the binds and ties that keep us together. As our motto says: Ní Neart go chur le chéile.

Term 2 January - June 2019

First class students worked on an experiment to discover the number of seeds found in different fruits. They then used fruits to create some beautiful artwork. We love their creations.

Why not marvel at the amazing creativity of our fifth class students who, together with their teacher Ms Kennedy, produced these stunning famine villages. The 'Gorta Mór' or Great Hunger, devastated Ireland from 1845, when the potato crop failed. Abject poverty drove thousands of people to the workhouse and saw many people leave Ireland for America, England and Australia. We remember this period in Irish history with great sadness. A stark reminder to us all to help those in need and show kindness to our brothers and sisters wherever they may suffer.

We love the beautiful airplanes that sixth class designed and built with their teacher Mr Herity. They have been exploring aerodynamics as part of their Science lessons. Well done to all involved.

Term 1 September - December 2018

Term 3 April - June 2018

Children in fifth class have been working with Lego WeDo 2.0 to create this impressive robot called 'Milo'. He can be programmed to move using an IPad. Well done to all involved. This project is part of our school's effort to promote STEM education and the idea of integrating subjects together. Critical thinking has always been an essential part of the activities in which we engage here in Huntstown. It prepares our students for a world that is fast paced and ever changing. We will continue to explore technology within the classroom, finding new and innovative ways to enable our students to be the change makers of the future.

Term 2: January - March 2018

Pancake Tuesday in First Class

Ms Concannon was busy flipping pancakes with her first class students on Shrove Tuesday last. Together they prepared the batter with eggs, milk, flour and butter. They carefully poured the batter on to the hot plate, ensuring that the pancakes were flat and even. Once flipped, the pancakes made it to awaiting plates where they were generously attended to with tasty treats such as sugar, lemon, marshmallows and chocolate. Eager eyes were transfixed on the sweet delights. They happily did not last long and were savoured with relish by everyone in the class. All of the other first classes were invited to visit the classroom and were delighted to share in the joy of this important day.

Picasso - Rang 4

Picasso was a Spanish painter who until his death in 1973, led the cubist movement; an artistic style that turned on its head the conventions of painting. Faces are irregular and unusual and it often appears as though the artist has been haphazard with his/her painting. Ms Fagan and her fourth class worked on these impressive pieces of work over the past few weeks. We are all hugely impressed by the quality of what they have produced.

https://www.flipsnack.com/F5F8C89A9F7/fortune-wheel.html

Aoife has composed an incredible story about her Great Grandmother. Enjoy it by clicking the link above.

Mr Thynne's fifth class children were busy designing and making circuits recently. They decided to create a door alarm for their room. When the door is opened, a buzzer alerts the occupants to the arrival of the visitor. It is ingenious and is testament to their creativity and dynamism. Well done to you all for your work in STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics).

Term 1: September - December 2017

These incredible snowmen were created by Mrs. Dooley's second class. They look beautiful and very effective. They used socks for the bodies and decorated them with buttons, ribbons and markers. The elf holding the scissors is keeping a close eye on proceedings. He, like us all, is hugely impressed by the standard of creativity in Rang 2. Well done everyone.

Sixth class students in Mr. Herity's and Mr. Costello's classes have been celebrating the work of beloved Irish poet, Seamus Heaney. They have created some incredible pieces of work as a result. Click on the link below to enjoy their work.
https://www.flipsnack.com/F5F8C89A9F7/response-to-heaney-fdxn2mph4.html

The boys and girls in Coisceim 1 enjoy Art. They produced these beautiful pieces of work using a variety of media. Well done. They are stunning.

Cara in Ms. Concannon's first class composed this beautiful poem. She rightly points out that everyone should be proud and happy with themselves. Well done Cara. A really great piece of writing for everyone to enjoy.

Mr. Herity shared the poem 'The Railway Children' with his class. The poem, by Seamus Heaney, uses incredible imagery, creating beautiful pictures with words. We are hoping to share these incredible responses to poetry with the Seamus Heaney museum in Bellaghy. Well done to everyone who is involved. https://www.flipsnack.com/F5F8C89A9F7/response-to-heaney-fdxn2mph4.html
Click on the link above to see our digital book displaying our poetry.

Aaron in Mr Herity's class, wrote and illustrated this wonderful adventure story. He has a great imagination and used it wisely to compose this great narrative. Well done Aaron.

David, Ivan, Noah and Samantha created a digital animation using lego. They based it on the story of Matilda by Roald Dahl. They designed scenes, made props and then used a digital camera to record the moving characters.

Term 3: May - June 2017

Every year we celebrate the rich traditions and cultures of our boys and girls with a vibrant intercultural display. We are always inspired by the talents of our students and this year has been no different. The projects covering the P.E. hall wall are stunning, informative and collaborative. Well done to all involved.

Ms Cooper's boys and girls are drafting stories about a shipwreck. Here is Jessica Sophie's great first draft. Keep a close eye on the website for some more samples of writing.

Coiscéim - Photo story

Nzuzi has been busy photographing some of the incredible displays dotted around our school. He has a real eye for detail and was attracted to the bright and vibrant colours used. He noticed displays of art work, samples of presentations for the First Holy Communion and information on the Green schools. Well done and thank you Nzuzi for all your hard work.

Term 2: January - April 2017

Spring has arrived in Huntstown.

Thank you to the boys and girls who created these wonderful pieces of art with accompanying jokes. Thank you to Joseph in Rang 6 for his detailed outline in photograph two. Well done.

Mr Herity - Rang 6

Ms Mullany - Senior Infants

Senior Infants were asked to design a raincoat for a bear. Their creations are impressive while also functional. Well done.
We looked at the properties of different materials and asked questions about the strength, durability and quality of plastic, bubble wrap and paper. We then tested our materials to see if they would keep water away from Teddy's fur because he hates getting wet. We discovered that the black plastic was very useful. It helped to keep the water away and ensured that Teddy was dry and warm in the rain. We then added colourful designs and decorations to enhance the jackets. We think that Teddy looks very impressive now.

Mr Hanley - Rang 6

Inspired by the poetry of Cheyenne Raine, the boys and girls in Rang 6 looked at the Cherry Blossom to get their creative juices flowing. They composed 'Cinquiane Poems' which are featured on the blossoms. The accompanying clouds feature the poetic terms and terminology they explored in class such as metric rhythm and rhyme. Well done everyone.

Senior Infants - Ms Mullany

Lent is a time for reflection and renewal. The boys and girls in senior infants have been thinking about ways they might try to improve and be kinder to those around them every day. They discussed the things that they could do at home and at school to make everyone happier. They then made these wonderful trees with Lenten intentions as the leaves. Everybody can work harder to treat people with kindness and love and we are reminded during Lent that there is always an opportunity to turn over a new leaf and start again. Well done everyone.

Rang 5 - Mr Stapleton

Edvin in Mr Stapleton's fifth class created this incredible tank with help from his Dad. He used wood to form the base and secured the various parts with screws. He then painted the entire structure before presenting it to the class. It is a very fine piece of work and it is great that he shared it with everyone in the class and school.

Term 1: September - December 2016

Ms Mullany - Senior Infants

The boys and girls in Senior Infants have produced some wonderful work this term. As part of Science they designed an outfit for a teddy bear. Some very creative ideas were produced. They were also inspired to create these wonderful Christmas pieces. Well done to everyone involved.

Art Work: Infants - Second Class
Children in Ms Mullany's, Ms Barry's, Mrs Dooley's and Ms Coady's classes have been very busy this term. Here is a selection of work now adorning our walls and classrooms.

Third Class Art Work and Project
Ms McGowan has been very busy with her third class boys and girls. The images below capture their talents in all their wonderful glory.

Junior Infants have been busy since September. Look at the amazing artworks they have created. Thank you to Ms Gallagher for sharing them with us and for unleashing the talent of our boys and girls.

Wonderful Snowmen and Amazing Aquariums - Mrs Dooley (Rang 2)

A perennial favourite, the snowman has provided plenty of inspiration this Christmas. The students in Rang 2 have used needle work to create these wonderful festive characters. They followed a pattern to sew wool on to card. They look very effective. Well done everyone. Having read the book 'My Rock Pool' some of the students decided to create their own aquarium. They are on display in the Atrium. Wonderful work from all involved.

Christmas Art

Ms Kirby and her third class students created these wonderful snowmen and Nativity scenes. They used clay as their medium of choice and decided once dry, to paint and decorate their amazing creations. A lovely way to get into the festive spirit. Well done to you all.

Rang 6 - Creative and Informative

Mr Herity and Ms Hegarty have been very busy with their boys and girls in recent weeks. The images below capture a flavour of their talents. The self portraits were created using oil pastel crayons. The Christmas scenes were created using clay. A project about rocks yielded the very fine projects below. Some boys and girls captured the front of the school using crayon. It is all very impressive.

Design and Make activities

First and Second class boys and girls have been very busy designing and making some incredible pieces in Science and Technology education. Boys and girls in Ms Leyden and Ms Barry's class imagined what floating cars and submarine type vehicles might look like and worked to create them using household materials. Their creations are very impressive.
Mrs Dooley's second class read a book about designing a car. They then decided to make their own version using cardboard, plastic and cocktail sticks. Well done everyone.

Inspired by the colours of Autumn, Ms Kirby's third class used leaves to create these incredible pieces of art. They decorated them in the yellows, reds and dark colours of Autumn. They look beautiful in the fading sunlight.

Living Things - Science in the Classroom

Well done to the boys and girls in Mrs Dooley's second class who recently conducted some fascinating experiments on the response of plants to light (phototropism). The students planted seeds in plastic cups and placed some of the cups in direct sunlight and some cups in a dark place. They predicted what might happen and were fascinated to discover the health of the plants in sunshine. The plants growing in darkness (seen here on the left) were not so healthy. It might be a lesson to us all that sunshine is very important in helping to make things grow. If you want to be healthy, you too should go outside in the sunshine whenever you are able.
Well done everyone.

Term 2: January - April 2016

Coisceim 1 - Nicola's class

Here are some beautiful images from around the school. Ms Barry's third class enjoyed reading 'Windy Nights' by Robert Louis Stevenson. They responded to the poem by producing these incredible pieces of art. The use of colour and shadow is very impressive.

In second class, Ms Daly hatched chickens and ducks. There was great excitement as the students waited patiently to see a sign of movement from the eggs. Thankfully some beautiful chicks 'broke free' from their shell and are now happily living on a farm. It was wonderful to learn about the cycle of life. The students were delighted to share their excitement with others in the school. Children from other classes happily visited to view the chicks. Well done everyone for bringing new life and great joy to our school.

Term 1: September - December 2015

Senior Infant Christmas performance - Ms Quinn

Ms Quinn's boys and girls proudly produced Whoopsy Daisy angel for their parents on Thursday 17 December. They spent several weeks preparing for the performance, learning lines and songs. The beautiful costumes added to the performance. Well done to all the boys and girls. We were delighted to welcome our parents to the classroom.

Senior Infants - Ms Quinn

Coisceim - Ms O'Gorman's class

The boys and girls in Coisceim 1 have created these beautiful pieces of art. They love to share their work with everyone in the school.

Ms O'Connor - Rang 1.

September has been a very busy month.

Science Club 2015 / 2016

After school science club has recommenced this year. It is a wonderful opportunity for our sixth class boys and girls to explore science in a fun environment where they can pose questions, hypothesise, trial experiments and discover new things. We are delighted with the enthusiasm of all the participants and we look forward to producing another project for the Primary Science Fair in January.
Our slide shows below, offer a snapshot of some of the activities we have participated in since September.

Amazing Aliens - Rang 5 (Ms Kirby)

Ms Kirby's class read the poem 'The Aliens have landed' by Ken Nesbitt. They really enjoyed reading about the amazing creatures who landed on planet earth much to the excitement and entertainment of the humans.
In response to the poem they created these incredible creatures out of clay. Well done everyone. They are impressive.

Super Science - Rang 4 (Mr Herity and Mr Stapleton)

Fifth class project - Advertising. (Ms Kirby's class)

Ms Kirby's fifth class have spent some time during September looking at the topic of advertising and publicity. Through their discovery they realised that we are all influenced by the images and messages we receive every day. They took their digital cameras and went exploring their school. The images above are a small selection of what they recorded. Well done everyone.

Term 2: January - April 2015

Poetry Corner - Mr Lyons (Rang 6)

The sixth class children read the book 'I am David' about a young boy who escapes the horror of the concentration camps. In response to their reading, Mellanie was inspired to write this fantastic poem. People who have read the novel will recognise immediately the story of the young David and his epic journey from camp to freedom. It is a wonderful piece of work. Well done.

St Brigid's Day 2015

St Brigid's day 2015 was celebrated during the recent visit by our Diocesan support team. The children learned about the tradition of gathering rushes and fashioning them into Christian symbols. Children from across the school were involved in making crosses this year. Our pictures show crosses made by fifth class children from Mr. Byrne's class and fourth class children from Mr Herity's class. There are two main types of crosses. The first method highlighted here involves weaving twenty one rushes together. It is a style associated with the West of Ireland and crosses like these are common to Clare and Galway. The second, more widely recognised method involves weaving the rushes around a central point. Both styles are beautiful and are an important symbol of our Christian traditions.

Building Volcanoes - Mr Shelly (Rang 6)

An amazing flying machine (Adam in Ms Gillan's class)

Term 3: May - June 2014

Here are some images from the final term showing what the boys and girls have been doing in school.

Discover Primary Science Awards
We had fantastic success this year in the Discover Primary Science awards. The images below showcase some of the activities and experiments from the boys and girls across the school. Well done to all involved.