Knitting in Wandesforde National School!

Over the past number of weeks, Frances Bradley has been teaching the children in 1st-6th class to knit!  This fun activity incorporates the fabric and fibre strand of the visual arts curriculum.  The children have really enjoyed having Frances in the classroom.  Mrs. Dooley helped the children also.  Thank you both very much!  Have a…

Smoothies!

To celebrate National Strawberry Week, the children in 2nd & 3rd Class made smoothies!  We talked about various fruits that people eat as part of their 5 a day!  The children then got to choose their fruit and make their own smoothies! The ingredients provided were mango, bananas, pineapple and of course strawberries!  We mixed…

Junior Classes on Tour in Co. Wexford!

On Friday, 25th May the whole school went on a school tour to Fethard on Sea in Co. Wexford. The Senior Classes went surfing while the Junior Classes visited Hook Lighthouse and also enjoyed an art lesson there with local artist, Rose Finn. Take a look at our pictures of Hook Lighthouse! We first had our lunch outside by the sea!  We then…

History comes to life!

On Tuesday, 29th May, the children from 2nd-6th class visited the library for a talk on the “Titanic” by historian Michael Moylan.  It was a fantastic way to learn more about this topic, which has been covered by teachers over the past few weeks.  Michael engaged the children in dressing up and told us all…

Senior School Tour

On Friday 25th May we all went to Wexford on our school tour. The senior classes had an amazing morning learning to surf at the beach! We were dropped at Booley Bay, while the junior classes went on to visit Hook Lighthouse. It was a beautiful day, perfect for learning to surf! Our instructors were…