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.
On Friday, 18th September, Michael Moylan from the Heritage in Schools Scheme visited our school to engage the children in an Interactive Science Workshop. All classes participated in the workshop which explored the 3 areas of Science, they being Biology, Chemistry and Physics. The pictures below show the children actively engaging in all the experiments and…
It has as always been another busy and productive term in the Senior Room. As the end of another school year approaches here are some of the things we have been studying and learning about. In Art we made pretty Cherry Blossom Trees from tissue paper. We also created a Minibeast Scene and framed it….
Although April has been a short month after the Easter Holidays, the Junior Classroom have once again been hard at work! In SESE, we planted our own sunflower seeds which are now growing so well in our classroom. Very soon, we will be able to bring our seedlings home to plant in our gardens! In…
Isn’t it hard to believe that April is almost over? The children in 1st, 2nd & 3rd class have worked very hard indeed throughout the month! After returning from the Easter holidays, the children wrote about what they got up to! In Maths, the children in 3rd class learned about symmetry and then drew the…
March has come and is almost finished and it certainly has been a busy month in 1st, 2nd & 3rd Class! To celebrate the wonderful work that our Mums do for us every day, we made beautiful bouquets and cards to give to them on Mothering Sunday! To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, the children created…
