Easter Fun in 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class!

The Easter celebrations started early in the middle room this year!  We have been busy writing eggciting (!) stories for a start!  They are on our classroom wall, where everyone can read them… We had an in-class “Design an Easter Egg Competition”.  The results were very impressive as you can see from the lovely display…

March Fun in the Middle Room!

We have been very busy over the past number of weeks in 1st, 2nd and 3rd class.  In Religious Education, we read in detail, the story of Noah’s Ark and completed a giant wall display of the story.  Each child in the class painted some of the picture! For St. Patrick’s Day, the children made…

Irish Author, Martina Murphy visits our school!

On Friday, 15th March 2013, the school welcomed Irish author, Martina Murphy to further support literacy development in our school. Martina’s visit coincided with our “Green Day” for St. Patrick’s Weekend which made it all the more enjoyable and of course memorable for the children! During the day, the children actively engaged in storytelling and drama workshops with Martina.    Martina…

Cool Constructions!

As part of the Visual Arts Curriculum, the children in 1st, 2nd and 3rd class have been working in groups to create a construction of their choice using rubbish!  Without any help at all, the results were very impressive and are on display in the school corridor for all to see.  The children in 1st…