Junior Room- March

Aistear

The children had an enjoyable month with the aistear programme. We visited the local Garda Station and the children were delighted when two local guards visited our classroom. It was a positive experience for the children and they enjoyed passing around the hand-cuffs, badges, uniform etc. I think the highlight of the visit was when they went outside and tested out the sirens!!

Mother’s Day Surprise

The children made lovely decorative clay pots and placed a chocolate surprise in the middle for their mothers. They went down a treat and earned some extra brownie points for the children!!! 

                                             

Write a Book Competition

I would like to say huge congratulations to Lara who was the winner of the Write a Book in our Senior Infant classroom. She will receive her certificate within the next few weeks.

Young Achievers

The Children have completed the Young Achievers Programme and they were awarded with a certificate and a small gift from Bríd on their last week. The children enjoyed the programme and it was a beneficial experience for all.

                                                

After School Science

Science with Christine was an exciting hour each Friday for the children. They enjoyed the experiments and the hands on approach really hit it off with the children.

Easter festivities

The children were very busy this week making Easter eggs and Easter decorations for the classroom. They were delighted when they got to open up the Easter bunny box on the Friday of the holidays to reveal an Easter surprise for everyone.

Junior Room- February

Yet another busy month in the Infant Classroom!

Aistear

During February, we were learning about "The Gardener/ Garden Centre" and "The Farmer/ Spring Animals". We learned about the different parts of the plant and we now can name some well known flowers which can be seen in any Irish Garden. We had great fun doing our flower paintings using some different vegetables. We integrated some famous childhood stories for this month’s theme “The Enormous Turnip” and “Farmer Duck”. The children thoroughly enjoyed acting out these stories in their home corner over the weeks. The children are working very creatively in their groups and they produced a fantastic Farm Scene display in our classroom. The children created some lovely small word farms which showed their understanding of the topic.        

              

3-D Robots

The children had great fun making their 3-D Robots last Friday using recyclable materials which they brought in from home. This was linking in with our Maths topic for the week.

                                                           

Martial Arts

The children have completed their four sessions of martial arts.  They really enjoyed the classes and Paul kept them on their toes each week. It was a memorable experience for the children.

Young Achievers

The Children have started their Young Achievers programme with Bríd Kavannagh. Colourful story books and interesting activities have won the children’s interest over the past two Wednesday morning slots! Lots more interesting activities are to follow according to Bríd.

                                                     

After School Science

The children started their first Science class last week with Christine. It was an exciting time for the children. They were fascinated with the results of the acid/ base testing experiments which they carried out.

                                                    

Good News Travels Fast

The children were delighted to hear the good news of the arrival of Mrs. Doyle’s new baby Henry. We wish them both the very best and the children made a lovely decorative card especially for Mrs. Doyle.