Sports’ Day 2012!

On Wednesday 20th June , the children in Wandesforde NS had their annual sports’ day!  Each year, we focus on the fun aspect of playing sports.  Thankfully, the sun was shining and we had a great day!  We had 5 events throughout the morning.  They included races, hurdles, a three-legged race, the egg and spoon…

Sponsored Cycle 2012!

On Saturday, 9th June 2012, the children, parents and almost 170 cyclists took to the roads for the annual sponsored cycle in aid of the school.  It was a wonderful day!  The sun was shining, music was playing and a great day was had by all! The day started off with registration at 9 am.  There…

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…

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…