Stream Habitat

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The children pulled on their wellies and headed off on a stream adventure. We had a fantastic time exploring our local stream and discovering the amazing freshwater mini-beasts that call it home. The children spotted Greater and Lesser Water Boatmen, worms, freshwater snails, diving beetles, larvae, and even a few young trout.

A huge thank you to Stephanie from Heritage in Schools, who taught us all about the life cycles of these fascinating creatures and the importance of keeping our waterways clean and unpolluted. The children were amazed by the variety of wildlife living right on our doorstep. After our investigations, all of our stream residents were carefully returned to their natural habitat before we headed back to school. What a wonderful day of learning and discovery.

Stories on the Street

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Togher N.S. was delighted to attend the launch of Stories on the Street at Atkins Hall, Dunmanway yesterday. We were honoured to receive a plaque recognising our participation in this wonderful community initiative. It was lovely to celebrate alongside representatives from other local schools and members of the wider community. A fantastic afternoon celebrating local heritage, history and storytelling – well done to everyone involved.

Strawberries

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The children have really enjoyed learning about plant growth through growing strawberries in the classroom. They explored the science behind how plants grow — discovering the importance of water, nutrients, and sunlight, as well as learning about pollination and seed dispersal. Watching the strawberries develop from flowers to fruit was a wonderful hands-on learning experience, made even better by finally getting to taste and enjoy the strawberries they helped to grow.

Creativity meets Curiosity

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Children from Togher N.S., alongside other local schools, stepped into the role of storytellers—bringing the rich history of our town to life through their own voices and perspectives. From exploring local landmarks to sharing the stories behind them, their enthusiasm was wonderful to see.

Before recording began, Flux Learning gave the students a hands-on experience with professional video and audio equipment. From microphones to cameras, the children had the chance to explore how stories are captured and shared—sparking both confidence and creativity. A brilliant collaboration of learning, history, and imagination—well done to all involved.

Stories on the Street

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The Stories on the Street project will transform Dunmanway and its surrounding areas into a vibrant open-air museum, celebrating local heritage through storytelling and art.

As part of this exciting initiative, the Senior Room at Togher N.S. are proud to play their part by developing engaging and interactive content that brings the history of Togher Castle and the Ballabuidhe Horse Fair and Races to life.

We were delighted to welcome local historian Michelle O’Mahony, along with Patrick Kielty from Flux Learning, who worked with the children to record their work.

A wonderful opportunity for our pupils to explore, share, and celebrate the rich heritage of our community.

The Life Cycle of the Frog

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The children in the Junior Room are currently exploring the life cycle of a frog, and it has been a truly engaging experience. They have been fascinated by watching tadpoles hatch from frog spawn and begin their journey of growth into adult frogs (under licence).

Starting as eggs laid in clusters known as spawn, the frogs develop into tadpoles before undergoing metamorphosis—the remarkable transformation from aquatic tadpoles into young frogs. By keeping frog spawn in glass tanks in the classroom, the children have a valuable opportunity to closely observe each stage of this life cycle and deepen their understanding through hands-on learning.

Stories on the Street

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We were delighted to welcome Michelle O’Mahony to Togher N.S. as part of the exciting Stories on the Street initiative. This project will transform Dunmanway and the surrounding areas into a vibrant open-air museum, celebrating local heritage through storytelling and art.

The children at Togher N.S. are proud to play a role by creating engaging and interactive content showcasing the history of Togher Castle and the Ballabuidhe Horse Fair and Races. A wonderful opportunity to bring our community’s rich stories to life.

Heritage in Schools

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We were delighted to welcome heritage specialist Stephanie, who brought the magic of the Celtic calendar to life for our children. The learning didn’t stop there! The children got hands-on with some fantastic activities—beautifully decorating eggs and exploring their creativity through fabric printing. A big thank you to Stephanie for such an engaging and memorable visit.

Lifetime Lab

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Children from 3rd to 6th class enjoyed a truly wonderful day at Lifetime Lab on Thursday at The Old Cork Waterworks. The Lifetime Lab is an ideal setting for primary school pupils to explore science and maths through STEM learning.
The primary science workshops are carefully designed to support the skills, concept development and content objectives of the SESE Science Curriculum. This year’s workshop focused on the theme of electricity, and the children wasted no time getting stuck in. They designed and drew their own electrical circuits, built battery-operated models and learned all about amps, conductors and resistors in a fun and practical way.
It was a day full of curiosity, creativity and learning. To find out more about Lifetime Lab, visit www.lifetimelab.ie

Science Week 2025

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As part of Science Week 2025, the children in the Senior Room proudly presented a wonderful variety of individual science experiments to their classmates—and to the very excited visitors from the Junior Room.

Each pupil chose their own investigation to demonstrate, turning the classroom into a lively science fair filled with colour and curiosity. Some highlights included Walking Water, the strange and squishy world of Oobleck, the explosive fun of Elephant Toothpaste, and the ever-popular Volcanic eruption. There was also a display of Fizzy Colours, a spinning demonstration of Centripetal Force, the colourful swirl of Rainbow Skittles, bubbling Vinegar and Baking Soda reactions, and a sparkling mixture of glitter, water, and soap.

The Senior Room children explained their experiments with confidence and enthusiasm, while the Junior Room pupils listened eagerly, asked some wonderful questions, and joined in the excitement. It was a fantastic celebration of creativity, learning, and hands-on discovery—well done to all our young scientists.