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.
December has been a very busy month for the school. We had our Funky Kids Show the week of the Christmas Holidays which the children really enjoyed! The children did a fantastic job on both nights! Well done to you all! Thank You to Denis and Olivia for all their time, patience and energy in…
We have been a busy class during the month of November! In English, we wrote wonderful Winter acrostic poems and decorated our pages with wintery drawings! We are also looking at character descriptions and after listening to words to describe Ben, Sam and Gus, we drew pictures of these three people. The children did a…
During November, the Junior Classroom have enjoyed learning all about the weather in SESE. We have been busy recording the daily weather on our weather chart! We also made some beautiful rainbows to brighten up our classroom this Winter, using rolled up coloured crepe paper and cotton wool! In SPHE, the children have been learning about “Feelings” They…
October has flown by and the boys and girls in the senior room have been busy completing lots of work in different areas. 6th class spent some time cooking delicious potato wedges for us all. Well done boys, they were yummy! (Thanks to Mrs Dooley for all her help!) In geography and science we spent…
September and October have been full of fun and activities in 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class. The Summer holidays are a distant memory for us all now and we have certainly settled back in to our new classes! 2nd and 3rd Class children wrote about their Summer in English, while the 1st Class pupils drew a “snapshot” of their…
