Board Games Club
A fantastic new after school club began a couple of weeks ago and is growing from strength to strength. Our new Board Games club was started by a group of parents and every week, children get to try out different board games. If you’re interested in joining in, call us in the office.
The Sugar Factory Mural Project Begins
This week, we had the pleasure of having 3 former sugar factory workers in our school for our Sugar Factory Mural Project. Our mural will be created by some of our children along with the former factory workers under the direction of Jean Robertson from Mural Mayhem. They will be creating 3 murals, which will […]
Explanation Writing in Emer’s class
This month we are learning how to write explanations. Before Christmas we had fun making sock puppets with some of our friends from Edel’s class. This time we made them so that we could explain how they work. Who is the hidden puppeteer?
Safer Internet Day
Today is Safer Internet Day and 5th and 6th class spent some time learning about how to use the Internet safely. They watched a video: After that they did a quiz and discussed being safe on the Internet. Next they made posters with messages to help people stay safe on the web.
The Willow Pattern Rang 5&6
In 5th and 6th we learned about the ancient Chinese story behind the willow pattern design. We created story plates in English in small groups and presented a new version of the story to the class to develop our narrative writing. In visual arts we created our version of the willow pattern. All we needed […]
Students of the Week
Pen Licences in Rang 3
Comhghairdeas libh to the boys and girls in 3rd and 4th Class who received their pen licences today. They are now fully fledged members of the pen writing club in 3rd and 4th Class. The pen licence has almost become a right of passage over the last three years in 3rd and 4th and we […]
Turas go dtí an Leabharlann i Ranganna 3 agus 4
D’eagraigh Clare an leabharlann agus rinne sí jab iontach! Ar an Mháirt, chuaigh na páistí as rang 3 agus 4 go dtí an leabharlann. Is áit speisialta í an leabharlann – tá atmaisféar suaimhneach ann agus bhí spraoi ag na páistí. Féach ar na pictiúrí seo a leanas:
Break in in Junior Infants!
We had a break-in in Junior Infants! Some characters came into our classroom during the night and messed up things in our room. They left clues for us to solve. We measured their footprints and discovered that the giant, the bean-seller, Buttercup the cow and Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk were the […]