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.
It’s hard to believe we are all on Easter holidays for 2 weeks. It has been so busy in 1st, 2nd and 3rd class over the past number of weeks! The children have focused on the topic of Spring through literacy activities…We wrote about this season and the new life we see all around us!…
The boys and girls in 4th, 5th & 6th have begun the year by looking back on all that they have achieved and done in 2022. We also discussed our hopes and wishes for the year ahead. In English, we read some of Aesop’s Fables. We then wrote our own fables which included an important…
It is hard to believe that Christmas is here! We have had such a busy few weeks in 1st, 2nd and 3rd class! November and December have been filled with lots of fun activities and learning… In English, we read a poem called “Walk into my Parlour” and discussed nouns, adjectives and verbs which we…
In preparation for Halloween, the Senior Classroom engaged in lots of seasonal activities! Heritage Expert, Orla Bates, visited in October and engaged the children in a Monoprint Workshop on Moths! Didn’t they do a magnificent job making their monoprint moths! In English, the children created their own Halloween Wordsearch for a member of their class…
This year, we came back to school to see lots of new board games in our classroom. A BIG THANK YOU to the Board of Management for purchasing these. We look forward to having fun together and learning new games 🙂 Since the school term commenced, the children in the Senior Classroom have been working…
