Science is taught as part of SESE (Social, Environmental and Scientific Education) and is integrated with geography and history. We enjoy doing experiments with the children and sometimes we participate in science workshops such as the “Discover Science” programme in the Discovery Park in Castlecomer.
We have been learning lots about summer in the Junior Room throughout the month of June. We had fun exploring camping through play. We made play doh and junk art camping items, role played on the campsite & made our own campsites in small world and the sand pit. We learned all about Summer in…
The month of June has flown by and over the past 3 weeks, we have been focusing on the theme of Summer! We made crazy flavoured ice pops… In English, we wrote “Summer Bucket Lists”. The boys and girls are going to be very busy over the next few months! To celebrate the wonderful Dads…
May has been another busy month in the Junior Room. In SESE we learned all about fish & butterflies. We labelled parts of a fish and learned all about the life cycle of a butterfly. We even got our own caterpillars which we’ve watched grow bigger and bigger and turn into chrysalides! In Art, after…
Spring has come and gone and the Senior Classroom were in full swing during the very busy months of March & April! In Art, the children engaged in a still life drawing of daffodils and produced artwork Vincent Van Gogh would be very proud of! In History, the children participated in a local library project…
We have had a very busy few weeks in 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class in our school! To celebrate Mothering Sunday on 31st March, the children created bouquets for a special lady in their lives… We also created treat boxes with some roses inside! We hope they made it home! In SPHE we learned all…
