Mandalas in 5th and 6th
This month we have been learning about the Buddhist Faith and the core value of Honesty. We learned about Mandalas while reading about Buddhism and we created our own Mandalas.
Images from Ireland 5th and 6th class
In art we created some excellent pieces out of Clay. children were learning about place names, settlements and the revival of the Irish Language. As a result we decided to look at what makes us Irish and created a range of things out of clay to include ogham stones, shamrocks, round towers and chalices.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle 5th and 6th class
In Science we were learning about the importance of recycling, what are the items you can recycle and what must go in the waste bin. We learned the journey that glass and aluminium makes from our recycle bins back to the factory to be recycled. We then created posters encouraging people to recycle. They can […]
Totem Poles 5th and 6th class
In 5th and 6th class we are currently learning about Native Americans. We learned that the Native Americans created Totem poles. Totem poles are monumental sculptures carved on poles, posts, or pillars with symbols or figures made from large trees, mostly western red cedar, by indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast of North America. We […]
This Week in Third Class!
This week in 3rd class we learned some more about Tom Crean and wrote letters pretending to be him. Did you know Tom Crean left school at the age of 12 to help his family? Only three years older than us! We listened to Tom Crean- Ice Man and drew timelines of Tom Crean’s life. […]
Assembly Report
This week’s assembly was given by Simon and he spoke to the children about Australia Day that is coming up on Monday. The children told him some facts about Australia. A boy in first class told us that while we were doing assembly, it is night time in Australia A boy in third class reported […]
Snow Days
Senior Infants were very excited waiting for the big freeze and the chance to finally build a snowman. Unfortunately they didn’t have enough snow for a snowman but they did get the chance to throw some snowballs at their teacher. .
Senior Infants in Space
This month in Senior Infants our Aistear theme is Space. We have had lots of fun creating our own space role play area using our imaginations, items we found around the class and lots and lots of tinfoil. These astronauts did some experiments aboard their space station before going on a space […]
January in 2nd Class
Second class have had a busy start to the new year. This month, we have been examining man-made and natural materials. We learned how paper is made and why recycling paper is important to help save trees. Did you know that 1tonne of recycled paper saves 17 trees?! Today we explored the school for natural […]
Milking Cows in 1st Class!
This week, 1st class are learning all about “The Farm” with Cora. In their history lesson yesterday, they learned how butter was made long ago and they even got to make their own butter! They also learned that cows were milked by hand long ago. They really enjoyed experiencing what it was like to milk […]