Philosophy for Children
Pictured below are some of the children from 3rd to 6th class who took part in a short Philosophy course during the year. I am personally very interested in using Philosophy to enhance children’s listening, speaking and thinking skills. It was a great pleasure to see the children embrace the lessons and really listen to […]
Year ends for Roisin’s Junior Infants
Roisin’s class had such a busy month! We had great fun on our school tour. We got to milk cows, blow bubbles, play bodhrans and dress scare crows. Dave taught us how to play the drums- it was excellent!
Goodbye from Senior Infants
We have had great fun in Senior Infants over the last few weeks. We experimented as to whether various objects sink or float in water. Then we put pen to paper and designed boats from recycled materials and tried floating them. We read and painted pictures of the Titanic. We went pretend camping as an […]
Goodbye from Emer’s class.
It’s hard to believe another school year is drawing to a close. We have had a great year. I am very proud of the children in my class. It is amazing and inspiring to watch them face their challenges head on and embrace living, learning and most of all laughing! Have a lovely summer everyone.
Junior Achievement – 4th Class
Fourth class completed Junior Achievement yesterday with a special visit from the Top Oil truck. Damien was our volunteer who came to teach us all about business. We had a fantastic time thanks Damien.
The Olympics in Juniors/Seniors
We’ve been having great fun over the last fortnight learning all about the Olympics; looking at the different events, discovering where the next Olympics will be held, and looking at the continents represented by the five coloured rings of the Olympic flag. We made medals, had swimming races, gymnastics competitions, did the long jump and […]
Thank you from the Irish Red Cross
Paul from the Irish Red Cross came in on Monday to collect our donations for their shop in Naas. His van was full to the top with bags of clothes and stuffed toys. He was very grateful and wanted us to pass on the IRC’s thanks to […]
It’s all about the beets
Yesterday Christopher and Emily harvested some fresh beets from our school garden. We know they are really good for us but we were not really sure what was the best way to enjoy them so we asked Google for some ideas. http://www.thekitchn.com/all-about-beets-97160
Vicky’s Farm Trip
Vicky’s class went to stonebrook pet farm today and we had a fantastic time!
1st Class Tour
1st class and 2nd class had a super day on their school tour in Pirates Cove