The school is situated ideally to take full advantage of the Castlecomer Demesne and Discovery Park. This is a fantastic woodland park with a wonderful variety of nature species, including tadpoles, fish, birds and many different species of trees. Sometimes after a nature walk we play for a while in the “Timber Tumbles” playground situated beside the Discovery Park.
Last week, the children in 1st, 2nd and 3rd class had a visit from the local firemen about fire safety in the home. The children listened to Richard Barrett, William Sherwood and Philip O’Neill discuss the dangers in a house which may cause a fire. The children had to identify these dangers on a worksheet. …
The Junior Classroom have started off the New Year with a bang in all subject areas! Take a look at all their hard work below! We talked about the New Year and how we celebrate it as a time for new beginnings and new opportunities in Religion and History! In English, we have been busy learning…
On Friday, 19th October, the Junior Classroom and the Middle Classroom visited Castlecomer Library together. The children really enjoyed browsing through the lovely books and choosing their own books to bring back to their classroom libraries. Take a look at their time together at the library! Junior & Senior Infants! 1st, 2nd & 3rd Classes! We look…
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…
The children in 2nd and 3rd Class along with teachers Ms.O Brien, Mrs. Dooley, Ms. Cobbe and myself went to visit the local fire station on Thursday 3rd May to learn more about the work of a station and the firefighters who work there. It was a fantastic trip, both for children and teachers and…
