Month: November 2015

Assembly Report

Sinéad was in charge of this week’s assembly. We had a very special guest speaker Danny from Irish Red Cross who spoke to the children about the migrant crisis around the world and the work the Red Cross are doing. We also gave our update on the daily K as we edge closer to Lapland. […]

Aunty Ben Visit

Last week, our students in 5th and 6th class visited the Axis Theatre in Ballymun to see the play Aunty Ben. This play deals with issues of gender and difference in a child-friendly way. The children took part in a Q&A with the cast, crew and writer after the show. They got loads of enjoyment […]

Weather in Senior Infants

This week we are learning all about weather in Senior Infants. We are checking, recording  and reporting back on the daily weather in Aistear. We noticed a big difference between outside Vicky’s class and ours. We are also measuring daily rainfall. We made windmills and they were nearly blown away with Barney. We read a […]

November in Róisín’s

What a busy month November has been! We were focusing on the themes of Homes and The Weather. We learned all about the different types of homes and also about the different materials used to build homes. We also learned all the different types of weather. We made wind sock to check the direction of […]

Most Popular Books in School

I wonder if you can guess what books are taken out of our library more often than others… Here’s our top ten loans since the start of the year: Lego Star Wars has been rented 23 times. The Savage Stone Age has been rented 21 times. Where’s Wally? has been rented 18 times. Football Record […]

Gaeilge and Golden Time

Gaeilge sa rang: – Bhíomar ag siopadóireacht an tseachtain seo.  Bhí siopa glasraí againn agus bhíomar go léir ag ceannach agus ag díol. Seo cúpla fótagraif.         This week for we voted to have a pyjama party for our Golden Time activity.. We took out blankets and teddies, took off our shoes and […]

Rice Krispie Buns

Vicky’s class made rice krispie buns yesterday.The children loved helping and tasting the buns!!

Cooperation in Action

Co-operation is our core value in Learn Together this month. A group of children from 3rd to 5th are working co-operatively in Emer’s room on an art project. Watch this space as the project develops.