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.
October has been a busy month in 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class in Wandesforde National School! We have been focusing on the theme of Autumn and as part of this activity, we made Autumn books. In these books are lots of activities such as Wordsearches, Art, Stories and an Autumn Trail! In Art, we made…
June has been a hectic, but productive month in 2nd and 3rd class! We have crammed a lot of fun activities into our schedule to make it an enjoyable month for all the pupils! In a Visual Arts lesson, we got to tie-dye our own t-shirts and bandanas. Here is a photo of the children modelling their gear!…
In preparation for our Annual School Sports’ Day this June, the Junior Classroom made jelly to help them cool down and rehydrate after their hard efforts in all the races!! We first had to cut up the jelly into smaller pieces! We then had to add hot water to melt the jelly! The jelly mixture now…
This May, the children in the Junior Classroom continue to show their talents in all areas of the school curriculum. There’s been lots of preparation in all subject areas for the 2012 Olympics in London. The children made their own Olympic torches to mark the occasion of the Olympic torch travelling around the United Kingdom and…
To celebrate National Strawberry Week, the children in 2nd & 3rd Class made smoothies! We talked about various fruits that people eat as part of their 5 a day! The children then got to choose their fruit and make their own smoothies! The ingredients provided were mango, bananas, pineapple and of course strawberries! We mixed…
