Spring and Easter in the Middle Room!
Date posted: 1st April 2023
Category Blog, Class Work, Easter, English, Geography, History, Middle Classroom, Religious Education, Science, Visual Arts
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!
We read and decorated the poem “Daffodils” by William Wordsworth…
The children researched a variety of topics for projects and presented them to the class. They did such a wonderful job and put a lot of effort into them! Here are some of the projects on display:)
We learned about St. Patrick and made rainbows using our handprints…
We also wrote about what we would do if we found a pot of gold!
To mark Mothering Sunday, we made bookmarks and decorations for the very important female people in our lives…
We went to the Discovery Park during “Wellness Week” and had so much fun!
We looked at the life and works of Pablo Picasso and recreated our own Picasso inspired art…
We learned about Easter and wrote Acrostic poems and made Easter wreaths….
Ms. McGrath created fantastic little figures with the class to show that our bodies can express feelings too…Don’t these look great?
Wishing you all a very Happy Easter from 1st, 2nd and 3rd class pupils!
Date posted: 1st April 2023
Category Blog, Class Work, Easter, English, Geography, History, Middle Classroom, Religious Education, Science, Visual Arts
A Great Start to the New Year in the Senior Room!
Date posted: 21st February 2023
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Fundraising Activities, Geography, History, Hurling, Our Work on Display, Physical Education, Religious Education, Science, Senior Classroom, SPHE, Visual Arts
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 moral or lesson.
We looked at the writing genre of recount writing and the children wrote some fantastic diary entries.
The class has begun reading the novel ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar. We drew predictions of what we anticipate happening in the story based on the title, front cover and blurb.
In History, we learnt about Aboriginal people of Australia. Art is very important part of Aboriginal culture. Inspired by their artwork and it’s role in storytelling, the class created their own Aboriginal Dot Paintings.
Look at how great they turned out!
In SPHE, the children explored the topic of Healthy Living. The children designed a healthy meal based on their knowledge of the food pyramid and importance of eating a balanced diet.
In SESE, the children explored the topic of Forces with Mrs. Joyce. They carried out many different experiments and investigations. The children looked at the influence of gravity and how it allows a hammer attached to a ruler by sting, to hang without falling.
They also carried out a ‘Paper Helicopter Investigation’ to discover how the shape and design of the paper helicopter affects the way it falls to the ground.
On the 1st of February, we celebrated St. Brigid’s Day.
In Religious Education, we learned about the life and work of St. Brigid. After, we designed and decorated her cloak using various pieces of fabric.
In PE, the children explored and practiced the skills needed for hurling/camogie.
The children enjoyed learning about the life and work of American artist, James Dine and created their own art in response to all they had learnt.
To celebrate St. Valentines day, we created some beautiful cards for our loved ones…
We also spoke and wrote about love…
To raise money for Heart Children Ireland, we dressed up in red for the day! Thank you to everyone for their support of this great cause!
Finally, the whole school enjoyed the Pancake Party on Tuesday, 21st of February. A massive thank you to Mrs. Dooley, Mrs. Power and the 6th class boys who prepared and served the pancakes to everyone.
Well done to all the boys and girls on a great start to 2023!
Date posted: 21st February 2023
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Fundraising Activities, Geography, History, Hurling, Our Work on Display, Physical Education, Religious Education, Science, Senior Classroom, SPHE, Visual Arts
Happy Christmas Everybody!
Date posted: 22nd December 2022
Category Blog, Christmas, Drama, English, Geography, Irish, Middle Classroom, Religious Education, Science, Visual Arts
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 are learning about at the moment…
In Visual Arts, we created “Snakes in the Grass” using circular pieces of paper..
In Gaeilge and English, we looked at the topic of Winter/An Geimhreadh and learned vocabulary based on this theme…
We wrote acrostic poems….
We made beautiful snow scenes…
As soon as December approached, we learned about Advent and how it is a time for preparation…
Ms McGrath did some mindful painting with the whole class…The Dancing Santas turned out so well!
The children made some lovely decorations for their Christmas trees!
On 15th December, the children performed the Nativity play “Hosanna Rock!” for all the parents and members of the school community. They did such a wonderful job and we were very proud of all their efforts!
We also had a visit from Santa, who took time out of his busy schedule! We sang “Jingle Bells!” and each got a selection box…
We enjoyed some Christmas baking with Mrs. Dooley…Thank you Mrs. Dooley for these fabulous treats…
We made some lovely Christmas cards for our friends and family…
We read a poem called “The Christmas Party” by Adeline White and drew pictures to represent the various things mentioned in the poem…
We had a Christmas Jumper day on Friday, 16th December…Don’t the boys and girls look so festive?!
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all the boys and girls in 1st, 2nd and 3rd class!
Date posted: 22nd December 2022
Category Blog, Christmas, Drama, English, Geography, Irish, Middle Classroom, Religious Education, Science, Visual Arts
Spooktacular Activities in the Senior Classroom!
Date posted: 2nd November 2022
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Geography, Hallowe'en, Our Work on Display, Science, Senior Classroom, Visual Arts
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 to complete.
They also read the poem, The Marrog, by R.C. Scriven and drew a picture of what they imagined this creature would look like!
In Art, the children created some very creative pumpkin drawing entries for the Folens Halloween Competition!
Some Spooky Skeletons were also created to decorate our classroom for Halloween!
In S.E.S.E. we did a scavenger hunt in the Discovery Park and had great fun using Ipads to take photographs of the aspects of nature we found!
Finally, we all dressed up “Spooktacularly” on the day of our holidays and …
to end a busy day, we enjoyed creating our own Haunting Halloween Cupcakes!
Happy Halloween everybody! Stay safe and enjoy your Mid Term Break!
Date posted: 2nd November 2022
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Geography, Hallowe'en, Our Work on Display, Science, Senior Classroom, Visual Arts
Autumn Antics in the Senior Classroom
Date posted: 2nd November 2022
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Geography, History, Our Work on Display, Religious Education, Science, Senior Classroom, SPHE, Visual Arts
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 very hard in all subject areas. In English, they wrote their Summer Holiday Snapshot Report and drew some lovely pictures to accompany their work.
The children enjoyed learning about The Celts in History and we further explored the history of the Book of Kells. In response to all they had learned, they designed their own Celtic Art patterns to decorate the initial letter of their name.
We conducted an experiment in Science to show the process of oxidation on copper coins.
The green colour on the coins occurs because of the reaction between oxygen and copper. Did you know that the Statue of Liberty has turned green due to oxidation?
Like real scientists, we recorded the details of our experiment onto a Science Experiment Sheet!
In Art, we created our own Magnificent Mandalas. These are circular structures that represent wholeness and life and come from the ancient Indian language, Sanskrit.
The children enjoyed learning about the life and work of Spanish artist, Joan Miró and created their own art in response to all they had learned.
We planned our own towns in Geography with Mrs. Joyce and presented them to our classmates.
We enjoyed learning the scientific names for the parts of a plant in Science with Mrs. Joyce too!
In preparation for the Harvest Service, the children worked in small groups to create their own pictures of Harvest. Didn’t they do a fantastic job?
The children created their own storyboards in response to all they had learned about Saul in Religion
In SPHE, we explored the topic of Well-Being. The children engaged in an online webinar with Kilkenny Education Centre called “Best Foot Forward” and completed lots of well being activities in response to it.
In preparation for the season of Autumn, the children made their own colourful clay leaf pinch pots
and created their own Autumn Sensory Poems
Well done to all the children on all their hard work during Autumn!
Date posted: 2nd November 2022
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Geography, History, Our Work on Display, Religious Education, Science, Senior Classroom, SPHE, Visual Arts