Geography is taught to all classes. We use the Interactive Whiteboards, computers and software when teaching geography. We are very lucky to be situated 5 minutes from the Discovery Park in Castlecomer where we often go on nature walks.
On Wednesday, 25th September, the school were delighted to welcome Paddy Madden, a Heritage Expert to our school. The children were actively engaged in his workshop on wildlife and the natural environment from start to finish! The X Factor Bird Singing Competition was a big hit for all the children as they had to be judges in deciding…
Another busy month has come and gone in the Junior Classroom! We said goodbye to our classmate Conall and his family at the start of the month. We wish them every happiness in Scotland and we hope you are all settling in well 🙂 In SESE, we have been learning about “Water” so we made…
April has come and gone and it has been a busy month as you can see from all the activities we have to show you on our blog! We have been studying weather and climate in Geography during the month and have integrated this topic with Visual Arts. Here are our weather pictures and our…
Last Wednesday a geologist came to visit our school. The boys and girls from 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th class had the chance to learn about the different types of rocks and find out how they were formed. They also learned about how much water we use every day and where our waste water goes…
Over the past number of weeks, the 3rd Class pupils have been working EXTREMELY hard on projects! Each pupil chose a topic that they had an interest in and also wanted to learn more about. After weeks of researching, editing, typing and sticking, the projects were finally ready to present to the class. The boys…
