Junior Infants
September has been a very busy month for Junior Infants. We have been busy getting to know one another and working very hard learning about lots of different things. Here you can see some pictures of our great work. We had so much fun painting our Autumn tree prints and also painting our hands to make hand […]
2nd class update
We have been learning all about our senses in second class. We took advantage of the good weather and we explored our senses outside. We were also very lucky last week as we got the chance try tag rugby.
Aistear
Here’s a sneak view of what happens in an Aistear session. Senior Infants enjoyed their session so much, they didn’t notice Simon taking photos of them in action!
Final GAA game of the season
Today we had our last match in this competition and we played so well and were unlucky not to win! Again a huge thanks to parents that drove today! Well done to all involved. Carlow etns is very proud of all the players involved over the last 3 matches!
The BFG in 3rd Class
This week 3rd Class read, wrote about and used the book the BFG as a stimulus for art activities. 3rd Class enjoyed reading the book and wrote wonderful imaginative stories on what it would be like to be snatched from your bed by a Giant! In art they re-created their own dream jars and we […]
Archaeology
On Thursday, 25th September, Sinéad Milton came into our class and spoke to us about archaeology. She told us lots of stories about her time working as an archaeologist and we asked lots of interesting questions. She told us about some digs that she worked on. She explained how they dig up artefacts and what […]
Cross Country Running
On Wednesday,24th of September, 4th, 5th and 6th class attended the annual cross country races at Éire Óg GAA grounds. Competing against many other schools around Carlow, 4th class ran 800m, 5th class ran 1000m and 6th class ran 1200m. We were lucky to have a warm, dry day. All children took part and really […]
Oak Park Walk
Senior Infants have been making the most of the good Septemeber weather. We took a walk under the bridge and out to Oak Park. We drew some lovely pictures of the things we saw. Then we made a house out of straw just like the one in the story of the […]
Parent Association AGM
The Parents’ Association AGM took place last night with a good crowd of parents from all classes represented. Simon addressed the parents to welcome them to the AGM and outlined the important role they have to play in the success of Educate Together. Rhonda then summarised all the events that Parents’ Association were involved in in […]
Construction in 1st Class
Last week, 1st class were learning all about houses / homes. They learned about all the different types of homes people live in, the different materials used to build homes, what homes looked like in the past and the names of various items in our homes as Gaeilge. They then designed and constructed their own […]