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.
Over the past few weeks, the children in 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class have been learning about wildlife, both in Ireland and abroad. In January, the children were divided into groups and completed a project on Arctic Animals. The groups were each given an animal to research and then had to collect information, pictures and diagrams…
The Junior Classroom have started off the New Year with a bang in all subject areas! Take a look at all their hard work below! We talked about the New Year and how we celebrate it as a time for new beginnings and new opportunities in Religion and History! In English, we have been busy learning…
The Junior Classroom have been getting ready for Christmas in lots of different ways this December!! We recycled some old Christmas Cards to make some decorations for our Christmas Tree. We also designed our own 3D Christmas Tree Decorations which we hung around our tree! We also made a little Christmas Photo Frame for our families which had a picture…
October has been busy with “Autumn” and “Halloween” activities for the Junior Classroom. We made our own paper plate owls and clay hedgehogs to support work covered in SESE. In preparation for Halloween, the children made their own “Personalised Pumpkins” and “Spooky Spiders” in Art using paints and pastels. The children also enjoyed eating “Bairín Breac” and making…
We have completed another busy month in the Senior Room. We have been painting Autumn and Hallowe’en themed pictures. Here are our Autumn Leaf Fireworks and Hallowe’en Witches! In English we studied a poem called The Door by Miroslav Holub. We then wrote our own poems called The Door, and displayed…
