History is taught to all classes. The older children enjoy learning about various eras in history and completing projects on them too.
The 100th Anniversary of the Coolbawn Ambush happens on June 18th 2021. This event occurred near the end of the War of Independence and resulted in the deaths of Sean Hartley (Glenmore) and Nicholas Mullins (Thomastown) who were IRA volunteers. The ambush location is marked at the side of the N78, north of Castlecomer.The senior…
We were delighted to get back into the classroom for the month of March and we’ve been busy completing lots of work for the month. For Mother’s Day we made fingerprint poems for our mums. We celebrated St Patrick’s Day by making Leprechauns and we also practiced our cutting skills by snipping out some St…
A warm welcome back to all our pupils after a stressful few months at home! It is great to be back in the classroom and it is even better seeing our friends that we haven’t seen in so long! The children have worked very hard since their return. Have a look at what they have…
December has been as busy as ever in the Junior Room! Check out what we’ve been up to below. In Art we made Nativity silhouettes and Christmas Tree Snowglobes. We used shaving foam to create puffy paint for the snow! In SESE we learned all about the topic of Winter. We watched a video about…
The boys and girls in 2nd, 3rd and 4th class have had such a busy few weeks during the months of November and December. After returning from our mid-term break, we wrote about what we got up to.. In History, we learned about Ancient Egypt, the Pharaohs, the Great Pyramids of Giza and Tutankhamun. We…
