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Spring and Easter in the Middle Room!
Date posted: 1st April 2023
Category Blog, Class Work, Easter, English, Geography, History, Middle Classroom, Religious Education, Science, Visual Arts
It’s hard to believe we are all on Easter holidays for 2 weeks. It has been so busy in 1st, 2nd and 3rd class over the past number of weeks! The children have focused on the topic of Spring through literacy activities…We wrote about this season and the new life we see all around us!
We read and decorated the poem “Daffodils” by William Wordsworth…
The children researched a variety of topics for projects and presented them to the class. They did such a wonderful job and put a lot of effort into them! Here are some of the projects on display:)
We learned about St. Patrick and made rainbows using our handprints…
We also wrote about what we would do if we found a pot of gold!
To mark Mothering Sunday, we made bookmarks and decorations for the very important female people in our lives…
We went to the Discovery Park during “Wellness Week” and had so much fun!
We looked at the life and works of Pablo Picasso and recreated our own Picasso inspired art…
We learned about Easter and wrote Acrostic poems and made Easter wreaths….
Ms. McGrath created fantastic little figures with the class to show that our bodies can express feelings too…Don’t these look great?
Wishing you all a very Happy Easter from 1st, 2nd and 3rd class pupils!
Date posted: 1st April 2023
Category Blog, Class Work, Easter, English, Geography, History, Middle Classroom, Religious Education, Science, Visual Arts
Spring in the Junior Room
Date posted: 31st March 2023
Category Blog, Drama, Easter, English, Geography, History, Junior Classroom, Local Visits, Mathematics, Our Work on Display, Religious Education, Visual Arts
We’ve been busy in the last few weeks in the Junior Classroom. Our topic in Aistear was ‘The Building Site.’ We were busy in Construction building various buildings like houses, skyscrapers and even a church! We created a Building Site in the sand, made items related to the topic in Junk Art, planned buildings in writing and acted out working on a Building Site in Role Play.
In SESE we learned all about the season of Spring, flowers that bloom in Spring, the country France, the weather we have in Ireland and sequenced the story of The Ugly Duckling.
In Art we looked at the artist Kandinsky and painted circles, we made handprint flowers for Mother’s Day, rainbows with pots of gold for St Patrick’s Day and Easter Bunnies for Easter!
In English we revised sounds learned and did some work on numbers in Maths, playing games with lots of different counting activities.
In RE we learned all about St Patrick as well as the Easter Story.
We went to the Discovery Park as part of Wellness Week and had fun playing with our friends.
Finally on the last day we made an Easter treat, chocolate nests!
Date posted: 31st March 2023
Category Blog, Drama, Easter, English, Geography, History, Junior Classroom, Local Visits, Mathematics, Our Work on Display, Religious Education, Visual Arts
A Great Start to the New Year in the Senior Room!
Date posted: 21st February 2023
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Fundraising Activities, Geography, History, Hurling, Our Work on Display, Physical Education, Religious Education, Science, Senior Classroom, SPHE, Visual Arts
The boys and girls in 4th, 5th & 6th have begun the year by looking back on all that they have achieved and done in 2022. We also discussed our hopes and wishes for the year ahead.
In English, we read some of Aesop’s Fables. We then wrote our own fables which included an important moral or lesson.
We looked at the writing genre of recount writing and the children wrote some fantastic diary entries.
The class has begun reading the novel ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar. We drew predictions of what we anticipate happening in the story based on the title, front cover and blurb.
In History, we learnt about Aboriginal people of Australia. Art is very important part of Aboriginal culture. Inspired by their artwork and it’s role in storytelling, the class created their own Aboriginal Dot Paintings.
Look at how great they turned out!
In SPHE, the children explored the topic of Healthy Living. The children designed a healthy meal based on their knowledge of the food pyramid and importance of eating a balanced diet.
In SESE, the children explored the topic of Forces with Mrs. Joyce. They carried out many different experiments and investigations. The children looked at the influence of gravity and how it allows a hammer attached to a ruler by sting, to hang without falling.
They also carried out a ‘Paper Helicopter Investigation’ to discover how the shape and design of the paper helicopter affects the way it falls to the ground.
On the 1st of February, we celebrated St. Brigid’s Day.
In Religious Education, we learned about the life and work of St. Brigid. After, we designed and decorated her cloak using various pieces of fabric.
In PE, the children explored and practiced the skills needed for hurling/camogie.
The children enjoyed learning about the life and work of American artist, James Dine and created their own art in response to all they had learnt.
To celebrate St. Valentines day, we created some beautiful cards for our loved ones…
We also spoke and wrote about love…
To raise money for Heart Children Ireland, we dressed up in red for the day! Thank you to everyone for their support of this great cause!
Finally, the whole school enjoyed the Pancake Party on Tuesday, 21st of February. A massive thank you to Mrs. Dooley, Mrs. Power and the 6th class boys who prepared and served the pancakes to everyone.
Well done to all the boys and girls on a great start to 2023!
Date posted: 21st February 2023
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Fundraising Activities, Geography, History, Hurling, Our Work on Display, Physical Education, Religious Education, Science, Senior Classroom, SPHE, Visual Arts
Here’s to a great 2023 in the Middle Room!
Date posted: 15th February 2023
Category Blog, Class Work, English, History, Middle Classroom, Music, Religious Education, Visual Arts
We have had a busy few weeks in school since we returned after the Christmas break! We wrote about all the things we got up to in English!
In History, we learned all about the Titanic and wrote about it. The children also drew great pictures of the ship that was once called “unsinkable”….
We learned all about Chinese New Year. 2023 is “The Year of the Rabbit”.
We made Chinese New Year Dragons….
In Music, the children were given a challenge to make a musical instrument from recyclable items. They did such a wonderful job and we had great fun listening to them and seeing how they work!
We also listened and responded to “The Typewriter” by Leroy Anderson…
In English, we read “The Twits” by Road Dahl and completed book reports. We discussed our favourite characters and the setting and plot…The children really enjoyed this!
In Religious Education, we learned about the life and work of St. Brigid and wrote acrostic poems and created her cloak by weaving paper….
In Art, we designed “Racing Rockets”…
We learned about St. Valentine and created cards and hearts for our loved ones…
We drew pictures and wrote about things in our life that we love….
To raise money for Heart Children Ireland, we dressed up in red for the day! Thank you to everyone for their support of this great cause!
We hope you enjoy the midterm break and well done to all the boys and girls on a great start to 2023!
Date posted: 15th February 2023
Category Blog, Class Work, English, History, Middle Classroom, Music, Religious Education, Visual Arts
Happy New Year from Junior & Senior Infants!
Date posted: 15th February 2023
Category Blog, Class Work, Drama, English, History, Junior Classroom, Mathematics, Music, Our Work on Display, Religious Education, SPHE, Sports, Visual Arts
We have made a great start to 2023 in the Junior Room. We made New Year crowns to ring in 2023.
We had fun in Maths measuring the length and width of items using lollipop sticks.
Junior Infants have learned the number 3 and Senior Infants have been looking at number 8.
Junior Infants also learned about 3D shapes that can roll and ones that don’t. We sorted them accordingly.
Our theme in Music was Teddy Bears and as well as singing songs we listened to the song The Teddy Bear’s Picnic and drew pictures of it.
Our Play themes were The Post Office and The Hairdresser.
In SESE we learned about different sports played in the Olympics as well as how important it is to do exercise to keep healthy.
We learned about famous Irish Olympians, Katie Taylor and Gary and Paul O’Donovan, then we designed Olympic Medals for different sports.
In SPHE we read stories and discussed being kind and good friends to each other. We drew pictures of us being a good friend.
Finally it was St Brigid’s Day on February 1st and we learned all about this Irish Saint and the work she did. We used felt to create colourful cloaks for St Brigid.
Date posted: 15th February 2023
Category Blog, Class Work, Drama, English, History, Junior Classroom, Mathematics, Music, Our Work on Display, Religious Education, SPHE, Sports, Visual Arts