What an exciting Science Week it has been for our 5th and 6th Class! The senior room has been buzzing with curiosity, discovery, and hands-on learning from start to finish.

We kicked things off by joining a fantastic Curious Minds webinar. The pupils learned all about how scientists ask questions, investigate problems, and use creativity to understand the world around us. There were plenty of “Wow!” moments as we explored new ideas together.

Later in the week, things got even more exciting as the class visited Our Lady’s Secondary School for a real laboratory experience. The pupils put on proper laboratory coats and safety goggles before completing a range of experiments. They investigated chemical reactions, tested materials, and worked just like real scientists. It was wonderful to see their confidence grow as they tried new equipment and worked carefully through each step of the experiments.

The photos show just how engaged and enthusiastic everyone was. A huge thank you to everyone who helped make Science Week so memorable. Well done to all our young scientists in the senior room! 🔬✨

We hope everyone is having a fantastic mid-term break! Here are some snaps from our Halloween Dress-Up Day in the Senior Room. Everyone looked amazing! Huge well done to everyone for their brilliant efforts and creativity.

A big shout-out to Caolan, Holly, Ray, and James for winning the Figure Me Out Maths Competition — great job! 🧮✨

Have a spooky, fun-filled Halloween! 🎃💀

It was another fast and busy month in our room.  All the boys and girls worked really well and we had lot of fun along the way.  Below is a snapshot from October.

In Literacy, we worked on the following stories: ‘Handa’s Surprise,’ ‘Rosie’s Walk,’ ‘The Gruffalo’ and ‘Room on the Broom.’  The children also learned the following Nursery Rhymes this month- ‘1,2,3,4,5 Once I Caught a Fish Alive,’ ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep,’ ‘Two Little Dickey Birds’ and ‘This Little Piggy went to Market’ as well as the poem ‘Happy Halloween.’  We are continuing to revise our letter sounds and tricky words and all the boys and girls are working really well on their handwriting skills.

In Gaeilge, we worked on the themes ‘An Scoil’ agus ‘Oíche Shamhna’ as well as our dán Oíche Shamhna.

This month the children worked on both 3D and 2D shapes.  We all really enjoyed Maths Week and using our Maths eyes to see that Maths can be seen all around us.

The children worked on the theme of Autumn in SESE, working on lessons about the bat in science, the story of the Little Red Hen and examining Halloween traditions in History and in Geography the children learned about the work the farmer does in Autumn and about Firefighters.

In PE, we began working on the strand of Athletics and are continuing to further develop our GAA skills.  We focused on Myself and My Family in SPHE. The children also made fantastic pieces of art based on Autumn and Halloween.

We all had great fun dressing up for Halloween and taking part in fun activities.

I hope you all have a wonderful midterm

Múinteoir Lisa

Introducing this year’s Student Council.  The boys and girls have already been very busy organising some fun activities for Halloween and preparing for future events.  We look forward to working together throughout the year

Below is a snapshot from our dress up day for Halloween.  A big thank you to The Student Council for organising treats for all the children in the school.  We had a great day.  Happy Halloween everyone, have a lovely midterm break.

The Senior Room have been busy celebrating Maths Week, and now that Halloween is upon us, Muinteoir Louise has brewed up a spooky maths challenge for parents and children alike! Can you solve this spooky puzzle before the ghosts do?

Theo is visiting a creepy castle on Halloween night. He notices three eerie lanterns swinging on the walls.

At the start, they all glow at the same time. The first lantern glows every 6 seconds, the second every 8 seconds, and the third every 9 seconds.

How many seconds will pass before all three lanterns glow together again?

And during two full minutes, how many times will the all three lanterns glow together?

Good luck… if you dare to take on the challenge!!

The Senior Room have had a very busy Maths Week, filled with lots of fun and challenging activities! Throughout the week, the children tackled daily Maths challenges, built impressive towers to explore shapes and measurements, and two teams even represented the school in a competitive table quiz held at Our Lady’s Secondary School, Belmullet. Some of the children also worked with the Junior Room on a fun Maths trail, helping them explore and solve problems together.

Well done to all the children for their hard work, enthusiasm, and team spirit. Maths Week was a huge success!

Here’s just a snapshot of some of the activities from the week:

On Thursday, 9th October, the children in 5th and 6th Class attended an educational workshop at the Jackie Clarke Museum in Ballina focused on the Great Famine. The session brought history to life in an engaging, age-appropriate way and captured everyone’s interest from start to finish.

Through storytelling, interactive activities, and hands-on experiences, the children learned about life during the Famine- from daily struggles to the resilience of the people. They especially enjoyed handling replica artefacts and examining historical photographs, which helped them imagine what life might have been like for children their age in the 1840s.

By the end of the visit, the pupils had gained a deeper understanding of this important period in Irish history, leaving with a sense of empathy, curiosity, and appreciation for the lives we lead today.

We have had a busy month in the Junior Room.  All the boys and girls have settled in really well in their new classes and are doing fantastic.  We are all so excited to be in our beautiful new room.

We have a few little special characters in our room….. the ‘Birthday Bear’ can be seen below with the girls and boys that celebrated their birthdays this month.  We also have a ‘Kind Bee’ and we are all working really well at being kind and respectful.  The ‘Tidy Table Fairy’ has come to visit our room a number of times throughout the month and has left lovely notes on some of the children’s desks.

Our theme for this month was Myself. Some of the material we have worked on this month is as follows:

The story of ‘The Little Red Hen,’ ‘The Three Little Pigs,’ ‘The Lamb Who Came to Dinner’ and ‘Incredible Me!’  We worked on lovely Nursery Rhymes too: ‘Little Bo Peep,’ ‘Hey Diddle Diddle,’ ‘Incy Wincy Spider’ and Hickory Dickory Dock’ and we leaned the poem ‘September.’  All the children are doing really well revising the letter sounds and on their phonological awareness.

In Gaeilge, we learned a lovely dán- Seasaigí Suas and worked on the themes of Mé Féin agus An Fómhar.

In SESE, we learned about the various rooms in the house, our family tree, and how we are all unique.  Music Generations and GAA Nursery have begun again this year and we are all really enjoying both.

All the children worked really well on the topic of Data and Patterns in Mathematics.  We made some fantastic patterns using different resources.

The boys and girls also created fabulous pieces of Art based on Myself throughout the month.

Please read through the following leaflet to inform you on changes to the New Primary Curriculum.

leaflet-for-parents-english-new primary curriculum

Beginning Thursday the 18th of September– Music Generation for Junior Infants to 4th Class

Beginning the Friday the 19^th of September–GAA Nursery for Junior Infants to 3^rd Class

Thursday the 23^rd of October–Tag Rugby Blitz for 3rd and 4th Class

Beginning Friday the 3^rd of October–French lessons with Martin will run for 10 weeks for 5th and 6th Class

Thursday the 09^th of October-an educational trip to the Jackie Clarke Collection in Ballina for 5^th and 6^th Class

Thursday the 23^rd of October-the children can dress up for Halloween

Friday the 24^th of October-the school is closed due to the Presidential Election

Tuesday the 30th of September-Mini-7’s Tournament (Girls)

Wednesday the 01st of October–Mini 7’s Tournament (Boys) Rescheduled to Monday 06th of October 

Maths Week Ireland starts on the 11th October – 19th October 2025.

Maths Week Ireland is an all-island initiative promoting positive attitudes towards maths and highlighting the importance of maths in our lives. Watch this space for mathematical challenges!!!

The PE days for each room as follows:

Below is a snapshot of the last 2 months in our room.  I hope you all have a wonderful summer and the sun keeps shining

Múinteoir Lisa

Our wonderful Inver Song!

Inver Song

Inver school is the place to be

The Pub, the church, we are right in between.

Champs of football, Hurling too.

We play by the rules, every age, me and you.

We are Inver..  we are proud.

Raise the red and black …… shout it loud!x2

Our festival is really class.

Our famous sheep show, always a blast.

Drawing bales, tractors Galore,

John Deere should stay in the store!

Chorus

The Abhainn Dubh and Peadar’s road,

Here they come bringing home the load.

Head to the pier or down to the beach

You’re really in for such a treat

Chorus

Brian Rua Carrabine,

No one believed him at the time.

His prophecies, with evidence today

There was truth in all he had to say

Chorus

Rap Inver is the best yo!

Better than the rest ya know!

Fast as lightning , very very frightening.

Gaelic , Soccer, hurling too

We always have the crack,

No matter what we do!

We are Inver  aon dó trí

Let’s shout it loud,

And sing it now with me!  Chorus