English is taught to all children from Junior Infants to Sixth Class. Oral language, reading and writing are all encouraged and promoted throughout the school. The child’s reading and writing experience in school can contribute greatly to their cognitive, emotional and imaginative development. The children love to write stories, complete projects and post their blogs on the school website.
Recently 4th, 5th and 6th class have been learning about Hinky Pinkies in English. A hinky pinky is a clue and the answer to this clue will rhyme, e.g. A bitter bloom = sour flower. We have been solving a few riddles at the beginning of English lessons for the past few weeks and on Monday…
The children in 2nd & 3rd class have been learning about the human body over the past few weeks. As well as learning the names of various bones in the body, they got the opportunity to see inside the human body and learn about the functions of various organs such as the heart and lungs. Above you…
It has been a very busy few weeks preparing for Christmas in Wandesforde School. 4th, 5th and 6th class have been busy doing lots of Christmas activities in different subjects. In art we made wreaths from tissue paper, then made bells and stuck on bows. In English we read the story The Little Match Girl and…
2nd and 3rd Class boys and girls have been very busy for the past few weeks decorating the classroom, writing stories and having fun as Christmas approaches! We really enjoyed doing lots of Art & Craft from the various strands of the Primary School Curriculum. We painted some love pictures of Rudolph, Santa, Christmas Trees and…
The 2nd and 3rd Class pupils wrote their letters to Santa last week. On Monday, when the weather was better, we set off to the local post office to send them on their long journey to the North Pole! We waited patiently all week for a letter and on Wednesday it came! Santa and Mrs. Claus…
