Archives: March 2016

Seachtain Na Gaeilge

Class News Posted by Catherine Whelan Category Competition Winners, Junior Infants Ms. Coffey, Latest News, Mr. Fanning - 6th Class, Mr. O' Brien - Maths Support, Mr. Smyth - 3nd class, Mr. Wall - 6th class, Mrs. Breen Smith - 1nd class, Mrs. Coady Power - Senior Infants, Mrs. O' Connor - 3rd Class, Mrs. Power - 1st class, Ms Murphy - 2nd class, Ms. McGailey - Junior Infants, Ms. Whelan - 4th class, Senior Infants Ms. Barry, Sports and Activities, Uncategorized

Tugann Seachtain Na Gaeilge deis go gach uile dhuine sult a bhaint as an nGaeilge. Seachtain Na Gaeilge gives everyone a chance to enjoy our language and culture.

Kali @ Mount Sion Primary School

Class News Posted by Catherine Whelan Category Competition Winners, Junior Infants Ms. Coffey, Latest News, Mr. Fanning - 6th Class, Mr. O' Brien - Maths Support, Mr. Smyth - 3nd class, Mr. Wall - 6th class, Mrs. Breen Smith - 1nd class, Mrs. Coady Power - Senior Infants, Mrs. O' Connor - 3rd Class, Mrs. Power - 1st class, Ms Murphy - 2nd class, Ms. McGailey - Junior Infants, Ms. Whelan - 4th class, Pre/Play School, Senior Infants Ms. Barry, Sports and Activities, Uncategorized

Click read more to check out our video. Kali Sikaran is a martial art which belongs to a family of martial arts from the Philippine Islands. It involves the use of 2 to 3 ft sticks which can be used singularly or as a pair. When using the sticks in a pair, we explore simple drills called ‘Cap Cas’. These involve holding a stick in each hand and tapping the sticks against those of your partner in a predetermined pattern. It looks very easy but it takes a lot of hand eye coordination. As coordination improves so does the difficulty of the Cap Ca, ensuring the student will always feel challenged.