Aistear
The junior room have been very busy with our new
aistear programme. The children are really embracing and loving our new active
learning programme.
To date we have explored a number of themes including
: School, Library, Park Rangers, Doctors and the Train Station.
The children have the opportunity to explore the
themes through drama/role play, art, reading & writing and small world. The
children are working in smaller groups which enhances their problem solving and
social skills.
On Monday 12th November, we are very
excited to be visiting Rathdrum train station to see a real life train station
and meet the station master.
Walk on Wednesday
We have now concluded our four walks on Wednesday. In
the junior room, we have especially loved walking to school and we were
delighted to receive the golden boot for our highest attendance on the walks.
In addition, a number of us received certificates to confirm that we walked on
each day.
Green Schools Poster Competition.
The junior room were very excited to be involved in
the green schools poster competition. Our theme was litter and our objective
was to raise awareness of not littering in our school. We had wonderful entries
and slogans. The winners that were selected in our room were Naoise, Matthew,
Brooke & Sean.
Jolly Phonics
The junior infant children are having a great time
learning their letter sounds and formation. So far, they have learned s, a, t,
i, p, n, c, k, e, h.
Tree Trail
During tree week we had a great time learning all
about trees around our school. We learned about a tree per day and then we went
on a tree trail around the school. It was great to see the trees and their
leaves and to be aware of the beautiful trees we have in our school.
Maths Week
During Maths week we had great fun learning about
maths all around us. Each day, we had maths stations in our classroom where we
identified shapes and numbers around us . We were delighted to team up with the
senior room for a maths trail around the school. It certainly taught us that
maths are all around us !!
Cheerios Breakfast
and Pyjamas Day
We had great fun on our last day of school before the
mid-term with the cheerios breakfast and pyjamas day. In addition, in our
classroom we made chocolate apples and lots of Halloween arts & crafts. It
was busy, but great fun.
