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Autumn and Halloween Fun in the Middle Room!
Date posted: 26th October 2022
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Geography, Hallowe'en, Science, Special Occasions, SPHE, Visual Arts
It has been such a busy term in 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class and the boys and girls have settled in really well to their new classes! Have a look at what we have been up to!
In English, we wrote about and drew pictures of our Summer holidays and what we got up to!
We painted pictures to show our artistic abilities!
In SPHE we drew pictures to show how we are special and unique…
We also designed our own family crests!
We decorated our initials with lots of different embellishments!
In Geography we looked at and discussed houses, homes and the various parts of a house…
In Visual Arts, we made “Birds of Peacefulness”…aren’t they so colourful?
We also had fun putting masking tape on paper, painting over it and then taking it off, very carefully!
We looked at the topic of Autumn and wrote about the signs of Autumn all around us. We also went on a nature walk around the school grounds to spot the signs that we discussed….
The children were excited to have a workshop with Órla Bates on 14th October and they were delighted with the Clay Leaf Bowls that they made…They also enjoyed playing some games, using nature in our school grounds….
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To mark Jersey Day and to raise money for the charity “Goal”, we dressed up in our favourite sports’ clothes…
We learned about owls…Did you know an owl can turn its head 270 degrees?!!!
We discussed the theme of Halloween and made these “Spooky Bats”….
We made spooky pumpkin treats and all helped out with Mrs. Dooley!
Happy Halloween everybody! Enjoy your midterm break!
Date posted: 26th October 2022
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Geography, Hallowe'en, Science, Special Occasions, SPHE, Visual Arts
A New Year in the Junior Room
Date posted: 5th October 2022
Category Blog, Class Work, English, History, Junior Classroom, Mathematics, Our Work on Display, Religious Education, SPHE, Visual Arts
September has been a fun and busy month in the Junior Room, we worked on various skills like cutting and drawing, going outside to practice some of these.
We discussed our Class Rules and coloured pictures of them.
We were learning all about ourselves and how we are growing up in SESE.
We discussed the many different people who make up our families and drew family portraits.
Senior Infants are continuing to learn Tricky Words, we went out to practice some of them with chalk. They were also busy working on matching skills in Maths and went on a hunt around the classroom for objects that go together such as paper & crayons, teapot & cup, doll & pram etc.
In art we drew pictures of our summer holidays and painted bright backgrounds to go with self portraits we created.
Finally in RE we learned our School Prayer and made pictures thanking God for school.
Date posted: 5th October 2022
Category Blog, Class Work, English, History, Junior Classroom, Mathematics, Our Work on Display, Religious Education, SPHE, Visual Arts
Summer Fun in the Junior Room
Date posted: 27th June 2022
Category Blog, Class Work, Drama, English, Geography, Junior Classroom, Local Visits, Music, Our Work on Display, Science, SPHE, Sport, Visual Arts
The last few weeks in school have been full of learning and activities in the Junior room. We learned all about the Garden Centre in Play.
In SESE we learned all about the country of Italy, we discussed landmarks, food and where Italy is located. We also learned about fish, things we do at the seaside, the season of Summer and starfish.
We also made butter from cream. We shook the bottle for a few minutes and slowly but surely it turned into butter!
In Art we made sunflowers using tea leaves to create the centre of them and ice cream cones for Summer from puffy paint.
To tie in with the Garden Centre we also sowed some sunflowers for our own gardens.
To celebrate the season of Summer we had a Teddy Bears Picnic with ice-cream and strawberries and played some outdoor water activities and games.
In SPHE we learned all about road safety and practiced crossing the road safely at the Pelican Crossing in town and outside our school.
In English we continued to learn our Tricky Words and in Music listened to the song “Under the Sea” and drew pictures in response to it.
Wishing everyone a fun and happy Summer and see you at the end of August!
Date posted: 27th June 2022
Category Blog, Class Work, Drama, English, Geography, Junior Classroom, Local Visits, Music, Our Work on Display, Science, SPHE, Sport, Visual Arts
Hello Summer!! From all in the Middle Room :)
Date posted: 22nd June 2022
Category Blog, English, Middle Classroom, Religious Education, Science, Visual Arts
It is hard to believe we are at the end of another term! It has been a busy one, so have a look at what the boys and girls in First, Second and Third class have been up to!!
In English, we wrote about our school tour at the end of May. The children had a great time in Dunmore East and Rathwood..
We also read a story called “Flower Power” in Religious Education, which tells us about telling the truth and saying sorry when we do something wrong.
In Science, we learned all about the Solar System, and read a poem called
“Funny Space Rhymes”…
In Gaeilge, we learned and wrote about “An Sorcas.”
In Visual Arts, we learned about the life and work of Monet and made our own version of “Waterlilies”….
We also made minibeasts out of clay…
We created lovely “Lighthouses” and learned all about these structures along our coast….
To mark those important Dads in our lives, we created “Footprints” and cards…and had so much fun making them!!!
We created “Rock n Roll Vests” with very cool designs!
First and Second class wrote about the Summer and facts about the season…
We enjoyed a picnic outside with the Infant classroom and enjoyed strawberries
and ice-cream!
We drew pictures of our favourite memory from the year…
We hope you all have a wonderful Summer! See you all at the end of August!
Date posted: 22nd June 2022
Category Blog, English, Middle Classroom, Religious Education, Science, Visual Arts
Spring in the Senior Room!
Date posted: 15th April 2022
Category Blog, Book Week, Class Work, Easter, English, Funky Kids, Geography, History, Irish, Local Visits, Mathematics, Music, Our Work on Display, Religious Education, Science, Senior Classroom, Visual Arts
During Spring, the Senior Classroom were busy with many seasonal and school activities. They learned how to weave and made some lovely “Woven Hearts” for Valentine’s Day!
As well as this, they made some God’s Eyes using craft sticks and wool.
Ireland was a topic explored in preparation for St. Patrick’s Day in SESE, Religion & Art.
The children enjoyed learning about Coordinate Geometry in Maths. They created their own Spring pictures by following the coordinates given.
The school had a Dress Up in Green Day for the people of Ukraine and in preparation for this, the children learned about their country and their culture in SESE.
They also learned about the Water Cycle and how important water is in our lives.
Funky Kids has been a great experience for the whole school this term. The children have been making their costumes, singing & performing their songs and taking part in some fun drama activities with Denis & Olivia each week.
Well done to all the children on a great performance at the Funky Kids Show. You were all stars on the stage and you did a fantastic show!
Mothering Sunday was also celebrated during Spring. We made some beautiful flower bouquets to thank all the people who mother us in our lives.
In Gaeilge, the children made some very creative posters of adjectives (aidiachtaí)
They also enjoyed playing Biongó to help them learn their numbers in Irish.
Book Week was also another successful event in our school this term. The children designed their own book covers for our We Are Writers Book. Didn’t they do a great job!
In Art, the children engaged in a Still Life Drawing activity and drew some beautiful daffodils in a jug. They worked on the elements of tone and texture in creating their drawings.
The children participated in the Bishop’s Easter Poster Competition in Religion. This year’s theme is HOPE and the children brought their ideas to life in their work below 🙂
In the lead up to the Easter Holidays, the children did a Spring Eggbox Scavenger Hunt in the Discovery Park.
Walking across the new footbridge in Castlecomer!
Easter Eggsperiments were also carried out in Science. We did experiments to find out if an egg is fresh or stale. Did you know that a stale egg will float in water whereas a fresh egg will sink in water.
We also found out how to work out if an egg is raw or hard boiled by spinning it. A hard boiled egg will move in a smooth spinning motion whereas a raw egg will tend to wobble!!
We also explored how to make a fresh egg float. We did this by adding some salt to the water which increases the density of the water resulting in a floating egg!!
One eggsperiment we all really enjoyed was the egg in the bottle! Believe if or not the egg does go into the bottle once a small piece of lit paper is put into the bottle!! This happens because when the match goes out and cools down it causes lower pressure inside the bottle. The air pressure outside the bottle is higher resulting in the egg being pushed down into the bottle!!
Finally, we worked with clay in Art and made our own egg shaped bowls some of which we turned into chicks!
Well done to the Senior Classroom on all their achievements this term. Enjoy your well deserved break and have a very Happy Easter!
Date posted: 15th April 2022
Category Blog, Book Week, Class Work, Easter, English, Funky Kids, Geography, History, Irish, Local Visits, Mathematics, Music, Our Work on Display, Religious Education, Science, Senior Classroom, Visual Arts