Physical Education is taught by the class teacher for 1 hour each week. The children are very fortunate to have other coaches and experts visit the school to teach soccer and basketball. We also attend swimming for a period of 8-10 weeks in the Summer term.
September has been a busy and enjoyable month in the senior room. We have been learning lots of new and interesting things in all subjects. In art we used oil pastels to colour our names, covered them in black paint and then etched interesting designs and patterns on them! We also created these colourful Celtic…
On Tuesday, 18th June, all the children participated in Sports’ Day. From the word ‘go!’, the emphasis was on having fun and enjoying the whole day. The first race was the sprints. The Infants ran 20 metres, 1st and 2nd ran 30 metres and the senior pupils in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th class ran…
On Saturday, 8th June, the school held their annual sponsored cycle. We were absolutely blessed with beautiful weather. Cyclists started to arrive early and there was a great atmosphere around the school from the start to the finish. As well as a fantastic spread of savoury and sweet food, the children were treated to ice-cream…
Swimming lessons commence after Easter for all children on Wednesday, 10th April 2013 at Graiguecullen Swimming Pool in Carlow from 1p.m.-1.45p.m. The children will travel by bus to the pool and will receive 8 lessons in total, finishing on Wednesday, 29th May 2013.
November has been another busy month for the Junior Classroom. Take a look at all their hard work below! In Religion, the children have been learning about the Story of Jonah and so they made their own whales out of polystyrene cups! We have had great fun singing all the well known Nursery Rhymes in Music and the…
